Muffin Tin Monday – All About Me B cereal, Bears, Bananas, Bagel Bites The theme for Muffin Tin Monday this week was “All About Me”. I decided to do foods that start with B. B went on a letter hunt to collect the Bs while I put this tin together. B actually grimaced as he …
Raisin bread & cream cheese sandwich, strawberries, cheese, carrots and dip There wasn’t a theme this week for Muffin Tin Monday and I had a few neat ideas but they all came to a halt when I saw these cool muffin tins on sale. We have been on vacation and eating on the go a …
Muffin Tin Monday – Apples This week’s theme is Apples and I decided to focus on putting them in order by size. First, B put these apple pictures in order from largest to smallest. When I got out the real apple pieces to sort, B refused to do it so I ended up doing it myself, …
Muffin Tin Monday – Things to Dip peanut butter sandwich slices to dip in Jelly, carrots to dip in ranch, pretzels to dip in cheese, and apples to dip in peanut butter So our theme is “THINGS TO DIP”. What kid doesn’t like to dip? I did a silent “YAHOO” as he picked up the …
I bought these puzzle cards a long time ago from the dollar store, but whenever we got them out to work with them it is too overwhelming (there are so many cards and each card has a picture on the front and back). Instead, I made this Puzzle on the Go (with just a few …
Muffin Tin Monday – Circus This week’s theme for Muffin Tin Monday is “The Circus”. B didn’t have any background knowledge on the circus so we went to the ringling.com website to the Create Your Own Circus link. Fun! I didn’t really get creative with the food and introduce new and exciting things (which is …
Muffin Tin Monday – People and Faces. yogurt smoothie (milkshake), chips, dog shaped peanut butter sandwich, pretzels, pickles, turkey dog, cheese cubes, and grapes B has really been into the concept of “Our Family” lately so I drew these little toothpick family members and let him choose which food was our favorite. Simple I know, but …
Alphabet cereal, Apple, Pancakes, Yogurt Smoothie, Scrambled eggs, & Raisin Toast The benefits of Muffin Tin Monday are a breaking up the lunchtime routine, serving foods in smaller more manageable portions for little ones, and introducing new foods in a fun and interesting way. Sometimes there is a theme for Muffin Tin Monday, but this …
There is a lot of talk right now out there in blogger world about organization (must be back to school time) and I wanted to show you the one inexpensive organizational tool that is working for us right now in this room of organized chaos. My hubby bought a big heavy duty cardboard cylindar from …
Making reusable activity pages is great for traveling or waiting at a restaurant! Toddlers and preschoolers will love using the dry erase markers and erasing their marks to try again. Materials: Dry Erase Markers, Contact Paper, Paper or Cardstock Simply cover a piece of paper, cardstock, or coloring book page with a piece of …
If you haven’t discovered gel window clings yet, you’ve been missing out. B loves them! I was ok with just letting him arrange them on the windows while I cleaned or made dinner but he started organizing them by color and I realized we had a potential learning experience on our hands. Here are a …
Overall, this Shopping List Activity is something simple that is well worth the time to create if it keeps your child happy in the grocery cart (although a doughnut or sucker works well too). It can be adapted to all ages and specific needs of each child. (older kids = making the list themselves) …