I always try to add a new twist to the playing and learning that happens at our water/sand table. I’ve tried water beads, a frog pond theme, and this time I decided to make a DIY water run to encourage the kids to experiment and pretend. Empty International Delight coffee creamer bottles, water bottles, and …
Want to make some fun, easy, and cheap toys for your tot? I bet you have most of these materials in your house! Straw Drop I took a plastic container and used my exacto knife to cut rectangles in the lid, some big and some small. Then I cut plastic straws to varying lengths and …
I made these! DIY Lego Storage! Can you believe it? You won’t believe how easy they were to make and B (6 years old) told me I was awesome and that always makes my day! You don’t have to use them to store Legos, you can use them to store anything and it …
Ready for more superhero fun? Why not use what you already have and make a Superhero City! We taped together pieces of paper from a large roll to make our superhero city. B brought out ALL of the superhero houses, jails, cars, etc. and set them up around the outside. We drew …
Make a quick cookie cutter puzzle for your toddler using cookie cutters. Trace (or have an older child practice tracing) each cookie cutter and then let your child match them up.
Here is an easy way to make a light box for your child to experiment with: Line a clear shoe box sized container with waxed paper and tuck a strand of Christmas lights inside. After you snap the top on, leave a small end of the strand and plug hanging out of the side …
How to Make a Sticky Sensory Table: Cover a table or small area with contact paper, stick side up. Tape the sides down and explore with different objects on the sticky table. We used pom poms, pipe cleaners, ribbons, straws, and dominos. Make designs, see what objects stick the best, and have fun with this …
Make your own sprinkles to add to yogurt or ice cream! First, sort the Fruity Cheerios or Fruit Loops by color so you can make different colored sprinkles. For us this lasted for about 20 Cheerios and then he decided he would rather make rainbow sprinkles. Next, put the Cheerios in a …
To make a plastic bag book, staple 3-5 plastic bags together at the bottom of the bag so that the openings face out. Cover the staples with tape. This will be the binding of your book. Cut cardstock or paper to the size of your bags. As you write each page, slip it …
Have you ever looked through your baby’s closet and come across a new outfit, with tags still on it, that your baby never wore but is now too small? Use closet tags to organize the closet. Group the clothes by size and hang the tags in between. This has helped us so much. Now I can look …
For B’s 3rd birthday, we built him this pretend play grocery store. This awesome DIY pretend play store is easy to make and will provide hours of pretend play. We used two shoe organizers (turned on their sides) for the bottom, a piece of shelf we stumbled upon at Lowes for the counter ($9.99) and …
There are so many ways you can use lima bean letters to make learning fun! This alpha beans idea from Creative Jewish Mom is another fun and inexpensive way to “play” with the alphabet. I wrote the alphabet (upper and lowercase) on lima beans using a Sharpie. She recommends putting on a clear finishing coat but …