Ideas on how to create with a toddler
Is your house a zoo? I mean, does your house need a zoo? My two kids (1.5 & 3.5) both love zoos and making things, so I was confident they would love making a pretend zoo. It was so simple and fun to make and it is also simple and fun to play with. And […]
Let me start with an update on my previous Shrinky Dink DIY wind spinner. We had a really strange start to the summer with way more rain than normal. My pinwheel was a champ at holding up to the wind, rain, and even hail. But, then the sun came. It started to droop at a
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My three year old daughter loves coloring. It doesn’t matter if she uses crayons, pens, markers, dot markers, etc. she will color for hours. My 18 month old son also loves coloring supplies. BUT, he enjoys them a little too much with his teeth. When I heard about painting with ice, I thought it was
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When I saw that I could buy paint that showed up white and turned clear when wet, I was super excited. This hydrochromic paint has been harder to use than I expected, but I have still made a water reveal book and a set of water gun targets with it. In the paint’s instructions they
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Happy Father’s day to all you great dads out there! Several weeks ago, my one year old son and three year old daughter made their dad a Shrinky Dink frame for Father’s day. I was feeling ahead of the game until it still snuck up on me and we hadn’t made anything for the grandpas.
Homemade Father’s Day Cards From Little Kids and Grandkids Read More »
Weeds are my number one enemy. This is the 5th summer that we have had a garden. Every year we have started out excited, but every summer I fall behind to the never ending weeds. In my defense, I have been pregnant or had a newborn every summer so far. This year we are late
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My three year old daughter used to be a great eater. I remember the pediatrician telling me she was going to get even pickier as she grew up and thinking to myself “duh, she can’t get any less picky.” Well those days are long gone and she is very picky. Meals seem to drag on
Preschooler Eating Hack: Make It Into a Sandwich Read More »
I love using special occasions as an excuse for having my kids learn to make things for others. With Father’s Day quickly approaching, I knew that we needed to make their dad something. This is easier said than done with a 1 year old and a 3 year old. When my son (the 1 year
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My three year old daughter loves “reading” books to her elephant lovey named Lumpy. The stories are hilarious to listen to. They have phrases from all sorts of books and songs mashed together in them. Recently, I have been feeling nostalgic about Shrinky Dinks. So, I thought it would be fun to make shrink plastic
This is going to be what my 2 1/2 year old daughter would call a “silly” post. For her something being silly is a badge of honor. She loves wearing mismatched shoes and putting the wrong color caps on her markers. Her elephant lovey named Lumpy is also very silly. One day my daughter decided
