Baby Activity – Texture Ideas On last week’s Baby Activity post, I asked for help with texture card ideas to use with baby N when she gets a little older. You guys gave me some great ideas and I can’t wait to give them a try! (I want to do them all!) After that post, …
Baby Activity – Texture Cards On the blog, Inspiration Surrounds Creativity Abounds she created a really neat Australian Animal Activity (click on the link and scroll down a bit) for her kids where she had them match up the textures on the cards to how they thought the animal might feel. As I was reading …
Baby Activity – Black & White Images N is 3 weeks old and I was reading in “Your Baby’s First Year, week by week” by Glade Curtis and Judith Schuler that in the 3rd week a baby starts to make eye contact and focus on more things. They suggested introducing bold, black and white patterns …
Valentine Songs and Rhymes are perfect to sing with your toddlers and preschoolers in February or all year long! Do You Know My Valentine? (to the tune of “Do You Know the Muffin Man?”) Do you know my valentine? My valentine?My valentine? Do you know my valentine? S/he’s wearing (a/an) [color] [article of clothing]. …
I know parents love their kids’ handprint crafts regardless of their age or size of their handprint, but there’s just something about an itty bitty handprint keepsake that melts my heart! Here are a few ideas that I found online that would be so cute to use for a Valentine Handprint Keepsake: Handprint Heart – …
Winter Songs and Rhymes I’m a Great Big Snowman (sing to the tune of “I’m a little teapot”) I’m a great big snowman, (hold arms in a circle in front of you) Round and fat, Here is my scarf, (touch neck) And here is my hat, (pat head) When the sun gets warmer, (raise hands …
This Family Shapes Puzzle is from Pink and Green Mama. I have big plans to make one for my friend’s daughter’s first birthday, but just couldn’t wait to share this awesome idea with you! I’ll let you read her tutorial of how to make this Family Shapes Puzzle but I love that it incorporates shapes …
This piece of nursery artwork was created by my 3 year old for his soon to be born sister’s room. Pick out a canvas size and paint colors that go with your nursery’s color scheme. Paint the entire canvas using the darkest color. Let dry. Paint lines and dots with the next lightest color. Let …
Your baby or toddler will love these fun, Winter Songs and Rhymes! Say them together all Winter long! WINTER FINGERPLAY Climb, climb, climb – up the hill of snow. (Let fingers walk up your arm or bent leg.) Jump on our sleds – down we go. Weeee! (Let fingers slide down your arm or …
You can use this simple parts of the face puzzle to introduce or reinforce parts of the face vocabulary and/or to keep little hands busy while traveling. Materials: 2 identical pictures of your child (face shots) velcro Take a picture of your child’s face (5×7 or 8×10) and laminate it on poster board, a file …
The Activity Moms have more Christmas songs for you that your little one will love no matter what age they are! Christmas Bells Sung to: “The Muffin Man” Oh, do you hear the Christmas bells, The Christmas bells, the Christmas bells? Oh, do you hear the Christmas bells That ring out loud & clear? Oh, …
My friend J, made this toy for her daughter when our kids were really little. It was our favorite handmade toy then and it is STILL one of B’s favorites to pick up and play with when we go over there. Use a large formula container (or something similar) Cut a slit in the lid …