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Teach Gratitude With a Thanksgiving Toddler Craft
Teaching a toddler to be thankful is so difficult. My 2 1/2 year old is pretty good about saying thank you, but the meaning isn’t quite behind it yet. When we pray with her, we ask her what she wants to pray for and she almost always answers “everything”. According to this article on teaching…
A Turkey Toddler Craft That is Quick and Cute
Thanksgiving is in one week! I don’t know about you, but it has really snuck up on me. What traditions does your family have? My family’s Thanksgiving traditions have always been far from traditional (more on that in a later post). This doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy traditional Thanksgiving things, and what is more traditional…
Easy Suncatcher Craft that Reuses Old Crayon Pieces
Last week we spent several days at my parent’s house. My baby was in high alert stranger danger mode and needed to be near me the whole time. This meant my 2 1/2 year old daughter had the grandparents mostly to herself. Besides feeding her Grumpy (yes that’s my dad’s grandpa name) imaginary food and…
An Artwork Candle DIY Christmas Gift From Toddler
When I was little, my mom had my brother and I make popsicle stick picture frames for my grandparents. The only reason I remember this is because they are still on my grandma’s fridge to this day. My brother’s is a pattern of scribble lines and mine is a set of perfect hearts and dots…
Make a Train Craft Using Only Coffee Stirrers and Glue
A couple of months ago, I was nursing my baby when I heard the clatter of over a hundred coffee stirrers hit the ground. Our hall closet turned pantry is always an overstuffed mess and my husband had knocked off our package of coffee stirrers. I didn’t want to just throw them away, but I…
DIY Stuffed Animal Costume for Trick or Treating
Happy Halloween! To prepare for trick or treating tonight, I have been practicing with my shy 2 1/2 year old daughter. So far she understands that we need to go to the neighbors’ houses and knock or ring their doorbell. After she asked how many eyes and legs neighbors have, I think she has also…
Free Toddler Calendar Printable to Teach Concept of Time
My 2 1/2 year old daughter is still learning the concept of time. She will ask me if things are “this day” (today) or “next day” (tomorrow). For a long time every thing was Tuesday, so she is learning. To help her understand when things are, I created this two week toddler calendar for her.…
Zucchini Painting: A Simple Alternative to Pumpkin Carving
Every spring I say, “this is going to be my gardening year.” Then, every fall I say, “next year is going to be my gardening year.” Every summer since having a yard I have started out hopeful, but between 1st trimester morning sicknesses and newborns, the weeds have taken over by the end of every…