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Pretend Play Box – Doctor Hospital
Pretend Play Box -Doctor Hospital What’s Inside: Inside this box is a home made clipboard (cardboard, contact paper and binder clip), some Pretend Play pages from Doctor and Hospital, box of band aids, ace wrap, gauze, jar of cotton balls, container of Q-tips, fake ice pack (blue fun foam with clear paper shreds inside plastic […]
Addition to Sensory Play
My toddler loves sensory play with beans, rice, oatmeal and more. We added this nice addition to her sensory play – the milk jug with a tube on it. I just rolled a piece of cardstock, taped it closed and then duct taped it to the top of the milk jug. I also cut open […]
Keep Life Simple – Go Hiking
Egg Drop Contest
This has been a tradition for the last several years in our family. It is loads of fun and great for kids of all ages. Object of the Contest: Create the strongest “nest” for your egg so that your egg remains intact after dropping it from different heights. How you Play: 1. Collect recycles: […]
Premiere FREE Issue of Growing Play Magazine
Here is the first issue of the Growing Play Magazine which is loaded with activity ideas that focus on pretend play, outdoor fun and active play. If you can not read it below head over to GrowingPlay to download the pdf. Open publication – Free publishing – More free play
Pretend Play Box – School
Pretend Play Box -School What’s Inside: Inside this box is a home made clipboard (cardboard, contact paper and binder clip), large index cards, pencil box (recycled watercolor container), ruler, protractor, paper clips, set of dice, pointer, stickers, dry erase marker, eraser, name jar (popsicle sticks inside recycled Parmesan cheese container), pom pom jar (collect one […]
DIY Rope Ladder for Indoor Active Play
Make this rope ladder for a couple of bucks using duct tape and rope. Watch the video at GrowingPlay.com to learn how to make the rope ladder and some suggested activities to get kids moving. Great for indoor play on a rainy day!
Keep Life Simple – Pick Flowers
Simple Egg Box
After getting some inspiration from this blog post about Easter ideas, I decided to make a simple egg box myself (keep in mind, mine does not look nearly as pretty as hers I cut corners whenever possible). I am always looking for simple ideas for my 18 month old to play with to keep her […]
I Love Geocaching!
I just love geocaching. If you are not familiar with geocaching you basically go on treasure hunts to look for hidden canisters using a GPS device. We use an app on the iPhone to find our geocaches and log which ones we find. This last find on Friday was one of our best ever – […]