Day 6 of the Activity Advent Calendar – Christmas Light ABC Activity Christmas Light ABC Activity Printable We clipped the ABC lights, in order, onto a ribbon. Originally we clipped them from the top but the weight of the clothes pins kept flipping them over so B had the challenge of trying to clip them …
Day 5 of the Activity Advent Calendar – Make a Candy Cane Reindeer Remember these from when we were younger? All you need to put together one of these is a pipe cleaner, googly eyes, and a red pom pom. This turned out to be harder for B’s little hands than I thought it would …
Day 3 of the Activity Advent Calendar – Make Beaded Candy Cane Ornaments I got this kit at Hobby Lobby for $1 but if you already have pipe cleaners and red and white beads then you are ready to make a candy cane ornament. This was a great activity to work with patterns and stringing …
As we all know, the Christmas tree is SO tempting for little ones! The thought of keeping your tree “safe” is exhausting. So here is my solution….. Kid Friendly Ornaments Last year at Christmas time B was 21 months and really into Sesame Street so I decided to make him his own “special” ornaments. I …
Day 2 of the Activity Advent Calendar – Santa Dice Game Directions: Print out the Santa Dice Game sheet. Find something to use for counters. We used mini M&Ms. Roll the dice or spin a spinner. Place that amount of M&Ms on the Santa sheet. When you fill up your sheet (or whoever fills it …
Activity Advent Christmas Countdown – Make a Bow Wreath B (2 1/2) is so excited about the whole thing which makes me so excited. He does keep demanding to pull out Day 25 so it will be Christmas. I think I need to store the calendar higher up somewhere. Day 1 is “Make a Bow …
There are so many different, awesome types of advent calendars out there. I was having a hard time deciding on one and then it occured to me that one Christmas activity a day would be fun for us. I made and printed the activity cards (below), sewed 25 felt pockets (pictured above, directions below in …
I read about Max & Ruby’s Thanksgiving Table Setting on The Home Teacher this week. This printable Thanksgiving place setting is found on Nick Jr.’s website. The Home Teacher had the great idea to put it in a sheet protector and I’m glad she thought of that! B has set the table with this placemat …
These Turkey rhymes are fun for you and your toddler to say together. Great for language development, rhyming, and vocabulary. FUNNY TURKEY The turkey is a funny bird. It’s head goes wobble, wobble. All it knows is just one word And that is gobble, gobble! -Traditional WALK LIKE A TURKEY (A movement rhyme) …
Our family lives across the country and we won’t get to see them for Thanksgiving so B and I made some simple Thanksgiving cards to let them know we are thinking of them. I painted B’s hand and he stamped the paper to make a handprint turkey. On the inside I printed and …
Here are Pumpkin songs that B loved as a toddler. Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Sitting on the wall. (Child sits on the floor.) Pumpkin, pumpkin Tip and fall. (Child tips and falls over.) Pumpkin, pumpkin Rolling down the street. (Child rolls on the floor.) Pumpkin, pumpkin Trick – or – Treat. Pumpkin Play (tune: If …
Here are a bunch of great Go Away Big Green Monster activities for your child based on the book by Ed Emberley, a favorite among children’s books. B is going through a phase of nighttime fears and issues with scary monsters, so I’m hoping that by reading the story and participating in some of these …