Growing Play
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Body Awareness Art
Here is a fun, cute project to work on body awareness. The child should lay down on large paper. Trace the body, identifying the body parts as you trace around each one. Now let the child paint the body however they would like. Once dry an adult can cut it out and hang it on […]
Autumn Displays for Kids
I have been behind on blogging since back to school – very busy here at our house. Today we enjoyed an outdoor activity with our pool noodle parts and Autumn materials. We collected mums, leaves and twigs to create Autumn floral displays. You just need to pinch off the bottom of the flowers or leaves […]
Body Painting
This was a fun outdoor activity we did today – body painting. First we were painting the bottoms of our feet and making prints. But then the toddler just wanted to paint other people’s feet or her own. We had a bucket of water close by so anyone could wash up when done. The toddler […]
Homemade “Nail Polish” for Toddlers
My little toddler LOVES to get her fingernails polished. One day we were making some homemade paint and we realized it would work great as pretend nail polish. It was some corn starch and colored water. She really enjoyed “painting” my nails. The corn starch made it dry hard on my fingernails but it washed […]
Toddler Time: Hide and Seek
I am all for keeping it simple and this activity certainly keeps it simple. No materials or preparations are needed. All hide and seek requires is your time. When you stop to think about all the benefits of hide and seek it is really a learning game for little ones: visual perceptual skills – the […]
Surfing on Dry Land
Watch this quick video on how the kids came up with surfing on dry land. This was a lesson in engineering, design, balance skills, imagination and loads of fun!!!!!
Playing to Get Ready for a Doctor’s Visit
If your child is fearful about going to the doctor here are a few tips to prepare your child through play for a doctor’s visit: 1. Play pretend – Start off by using a pretend doctor’s kit (homemade or store bought) to check a stuffed animal or a doll. The child can watch you check […]
Toddler Time – Giant Abacus
Next time your toddler needs something to entertain him or her, try setting up this giant abacus. All you need to do is grab items from around your kitchen that have a hole in them. Here we used cookie cutters, paper towel tubes, measuring spoons, cups and pastry brushes. Lace a string through all of […]
Homemade Play Dough You Can Eat!
This edible play dough was actually created out of necessity. My littlest one is currently crazy about using play dough but we were running low. We decided to make a new batch but realized I did not have enough salt. I did have lots of butter though! Why couldn’t we make cookie dough to look […]
My First Matching Game
Set up a sensory box for your toddler to explore same and different. Here we collected items from around the house that were all the same. Some of the items we collected were: paintbrushes, toilet paper tubes, sponges, cups, lids, felt scraps, plastic spoons, popsicle sticks and straws. The toddler explored the sensory box and […]