Growing Play
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Toddler Time: Bottle Bat
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 […]
5 Games to Play for July 4th
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
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 […]
Character Trait Report Card
Why not try letting your child be the teacher the next time you read a picture book or any book. Download this character trait report card and complete it after reading a story. You could also take the time to relate it to your child’s life by discussing important character trait or people you know […]
Toddler Time – Water and Rock Sensory Play
I am all about keeping it simple with toddlers. There are so many things to entertain toddlers that do not involve bells and whistles. We all know water is probably the biggest entertainer of toddlers. Here I just added a few rocks of different sizes, a small cup and an inch or two of water […]
Invention Game
Here is another kid created activity that my children enjoy. The invention game is to either create something from scratch from different materials or recreate something with items from around the house. One of the first challenges they did was to make your own water bottles. Then they had people vote which one they thought […]
Birthday Claycakes
Children love to play pretend birthday party. To start off this pretend party we needed to make the birthday “cupcakes”. I set out a tray with some play dough, cut up straws, beads, cotton balls and cupcake liners. After rolling the cupcakes into balls, we placed them into the cupcake liners and they were ready […]
Toddler Time: Nature Salad
Head outdoors with your toddler to create some nature salad. Give the toddler a plastic bowl, large spoon, ladle or tongs. Go exploring to find grass, large leaves, wildflowers or whatever your child can find in nature. Mix it all up and you have a delicious nature salad. If it is a warm day, add […]
Playing Pretend on the iPad
Want to learn how you can mark up pdf documents so that you can write on them on your iPad? This is a wonderful way to turn our Pretend Play books into your own iPad apps to let your children take digital documentation just like some doctors do! Plus, it combines the technology with good […]
Outdoor Puzzle Race
Here is a suggested activity for older children that combines physical activity with visual perceptual skills. Trace around a bunch of small objects or toys on a large piece of paper or folder. Place all the small objects plus a few extra that you didn’t trace in a large container. Head outdoors or a large […]