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Pretend Play Boxes – Newborn Baby
I have officially decided I am going to try to organize some pretend play activities. One reason is to clean up our pretend play supplies and keep them together. The other reason is to be able to switch out toys easily. Therefore, my goal is to organize one pretend play box a week using stuff […]
Outdoor Math Hunt
Here is a fun outdoor game to practice math skills. We have played this before using cards and vocabulary words but figured we would change it up and practice math. It works just like a treasure hunt. 1. Head outdoors with sidewalk chalk. Write the first problem i.e. 4+4=. Continue creating problems and write the […]
Keep Life Simple – Splash in Puddles
Homemade Toy – Sock Blocks
Make some of these homemade sock blocks for playtime. Great way to use up old or mismatched socks. Find out how at GrowingPlay.com.
Mini Sponges
Here is a simple but effective play idea for toddlers – mini sponge play. Check out GrowingPlay.com for the details.
Keep Life Simple…Go Fishing
Water Bottle Run
We created a fun water bottle run on the refrigerator yesterday. First cut the bottoms off of water bottles (adult job). Then duct tape magnets onto the bottles. We taped the magnets on so we can reuse them another time. Arrange the bottles in order so that objects can fall through all the way to […]
10 Games to Play with Plastic Easter Eggs
Here are 10 ideas and games to do with plastic Easter eggs (none of them include candy inside!) 1. Sensory Table Accessories: Separate the plastic eggs. Children can use them to dig in sand, beans or other tactile items. Put them in the water table. Some of the eggs have holes in the bottom and […]
Pretend Play – Astronaut
Time for some imagination and pretending to be astronauts heading to outerspace. There is a cardboard box with a paper plate on it and another box with a few colored circles – green for go and red for stop. The kids loved playing in their rocket ship with their special suits on. Once they landed it […]
Keep Life Simple…Go for a Swing