Ideas on what to create for an elementary schooler
My one and a half year old wants to do everything his three year old sister does. But, when it comes to arts and crafts, he still constantly puts them in his mouth. Just the other day I fished a bitten off marker tip out of his mouth. So, playdough is always a struggle. At […]
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When my daughter was really young, I went to a really cool and weird book sale. A man had bought a lot of books from local thrift stores to sell for really cheap while the libraries were closed. And when I say a lot of books, I mean 3 foot tall boxes of books that
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Stamps are such a fun art supply for kids. They let them make shapes and pictures that they can’t draw on their own yet. While any shape stamp is fun, shapes that are special to your kids are even more fun. I made a handmade stamp that looks like my 3 year old daughter’s elephant
My three year old daughter is very interested in letters and what letters are in each word. She loves when my husband and I help her spell words with her magnets on the fridge. I made these colorful word mats to stick on the fridge as a simple alphabet activity for her. Now she can
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I have heard a lot of great things about dot markers. My three year old daughter has used them in Bible class and thinks they are a lot of fun. I kept meaning to get some, but never got around to it. So, when I was looking for something crafty starting with D for my
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Playing outside and games involving water are summer staples. We have been going outside so much lately and both my kids love playing with water while they are outside. My husband recently bought them water guns and we have already had a water gun fight. I think my one year old was mostly confused, but
My three year old daughter loves Play Doh. For a long time Play Doh time was really boss Mommy around time. It started with balls. As soon as a tub of Play Doh came out, she expected me to make balls with it. My daughter would move them into various containers and occasionally smash them.
Children are fickle. In less than a minute, my three year old daughter can change her mind several times. In one sentence she can tell me she both wants something and doesn’t want it. Bows is one of the things my daughter has been most fickle about. She has a whole bunch of them and
Stickers have always been a favorite for my three year old daughter. We have used them as car trip entertainment, potty training motivation, and just plain fun. When coming up with favors for her under the sea birthday party, I wanted to give things that would actually get used. Since stickers are so loved in
My three year old daughter has been all about hunting for things lately. Whether she is purposely hiding her lovey from me or going on bear hunts, she loves looking for things. This made a sandbox treasure hunt an obvious activity choice for her birthday party. Since she wanted an under the sea themed party,
