You can’t go the entire winter without making paper snowflakes!
As a child, one of my favourite crafts to do during the wintertime was making snowflakes. It’s easy, and all you need are paper and scissors.
My daughter is too young to make the snowflakes but loves decorating them with glitter.
(Glitter BTW looks great but can get… [Continue Reading]
Gone are the days we could simply run over to the park or splash pad without a second thought and little planning. Gone are the impromptu picnics and jaunts to our favorite kid friendly activities. Fall is here. For my family that means spending more time indoors where it’s cozy and warm. It also means… [Continue Reading]
Glue is one of my daughter’s favorite art supplies to work with. This is a fun project and the finished project always looks great… as long as your child puts more cereal on the page than in their mouth!
One day when I picked up my daughter from daycare I saw one of her friends taking home a caterpillar craft. I asked my daughter if she had done one and she said no. It looked easy enough to do so I asked if she’d like to try making one at home sometime. After a… [Continue Reading]
You may be surprised to see finger painting with pudding. Yes, it’s messy. Very messy. But great for kids who are still inclined to stick their fingers in their mouths, like my son.
It was laundry and bath day so I decided this was the perfect time to let my kids go wild with… [Continue Reading]
My daughter absolutely loves colouring, and my son loves to colour the table.. and run away with my daughter’s crayons/ pencil crayons with her screaming “noooo Kai!!!!”
On that note, I’ve created some colouring sheets for my children. My son is recognizing so many things now. He loves bananas and gets so excited when he sees… [Continue Reading]
If you’re a Pinterest follower (especially of children related pinners) you’ve probably seen this idea popping up every now and again. I knew the moment I saw it that this was a project I wanted to do with my daughter!
Materials: Rice (2 cups for each color), measuring cup, spoon, baking sheets covered with plastic wrap, food… [Continue Reading]
Here’s another activity from Nancy! My 3 year-old will love doing this. Potatoes- check. Paint and shape cutters- need to get those. Thanks Nancy for posting! Your daughter’s masterpiece looks fantastic!
Making potato stampers is such a fun activity! Stamping is a favorite with many young children since it requires less dexterity than using a paint brush,… [Continue Reading]
Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! I got back from Alliston yesterday (more on that later!). I didn’t get a chance to post an at-home activity on Friday so I’m posting it now
I’ve been reading about children’s gardens and looking at a couple flower beds in my backyard that I inherited and wasn’t… [Continue Reading]
Here is another at-home activity from Nancy that she did with her (almost) 3 1/2 year old daughter. LOVE this idea!
Cutting & pasting… so simple, yet so much fun! Getting to ‘destroy’ paper by cutting or ripping it, not to mention getting those little hands all gooey with glue! No wonder kids love working with… [Continue Reading]
I had this idea to make an in-home garden the other day when it was raining. I used a cardboard “fort” my husband put in the living room for my two kids to play with, but you can easily use any cardboard box to make your garden. Involve your child from beginning to end by… [Continue Reading]
Nancy gave me this great idea for coloured ice cubes that is suitable for both my 16 month old and 3 year old. If you haven’t bought food colouring yet, you may want to consider it. So many useful things you can do with it- painting, play-doh, ice cubes and of course, desserts!
All kids love… [Continue Reading]
I didn’t get a chance to post one of Nancy’s at-home activities on Friday but since we’ve got rain in the forecast for today and tomorrow, I’ll post this one now. It’s the In-Home Car Wash! (BTW I love your daughter’s headband Nancy!)
LOL I just realized it’s the same one that Nancy donated to my… [Continue Reading]
Thank you Nancy for another great at-home activity! I chose this activity to post today because there’s rain in the forecast for this weekend. (Everyone got rain boots for some splish splashing in puddles? )
Sand is a great sensory activity that children love. When you can’t make it to the beach… bring the… [Continue Reading]
Here’s another Easter craft from Nancy! My daughter absolutely loved making this bunny rabbit. It has some easy steps that children around 18 months will love to help with: like gluing the cotton balls onto the pre-glued surface. The older the child gets, the more they can do on their own; like cutting out the… [Continue Reading]
