Of all the things my children have enjoyed playing with through the years the dried bean container is in the top three most favorite “toys”. Toddlers especially like to pour, sort, scoop and touch all the beans. If you provide kitchen items the beans make a nice plinking noise as you pour them. You do […]
Print these two free fun pages to play pretend laundromat. This is a functional pretend play activity. A child can work on sorting and counting laundry while using their imagination to open up a “laundromat”. You can download the pages at GrowingPlay. This activity encourages: pretend play imagination literacy math skills writing skills functional skills […]
Running Bases is a great classic game that I played frequently as a child and my children play now. Here is how you play: Preparation: Head outdoors and find two trees at least 40 feet apart. If trees are not available, put out two bases or cones. Grab a ball to toss, something that won’t […]
After stacking all of our cups to see how high we could go, my toddler loved watching us stack the cups so she could knock them all down. She would wait patiently while we stacked and then knock them down with all of her might. She kicked them, squashed them and tossed them all over […]
Try out this challenge… how high can you stack layers of small plastic cups and cardboard and balance on it without crushing it all? In our house, the 50 pound child was able to stack 4 layers of cups and cardboard and balance on it without breaking the tower down. This was a great project […]
I have seen many recipes for slime on the internet and in books so we figured we would try it out. This was so simple and fun. Just combine equal parts clear glue and liquid starch (found in the laundry aisle at grocery store). Mix them together. Then separate the slime and add food coloring […]
Here is one of the games my son set up at his recent birthday party. He turned over a Styrofoam cooler, pushed 5 golf tees into the bottom and balanced 5 ping pong balls on top of each golf tee. Using a water gun from about 5 feet away, we timed how fast each player […]
Here is a simple toy to make with recycled items from around the house. You will need a two liter bottle, paper towel tube, duct tape and colored cotton balls or pom poms. Put colored cotton balls or pom poms inside the two liter bottle. This is just to add some visual fun therefore you […]
Check out these 5 fun games to play on July 4th. It does not get any easier than this – just print and play to start celebrating Independence Day. You can download one game for free – Red, White, Blue, Flag.
Small Hands Creating Hope is a project started by MaryAnne at MamaSmiles.com. As a survivor herself she reached out to many bloggers to submit children’s projects that symbolize hope in the face of cancer. When I read her blogpost I knew I wanted to participate. As a 10 year survivor myself, courage, hope and love […]