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When I worked at the local museum , we had similar marker holders to these. I have wanted one since! Even with hundreds of kids coming through each day, we rarely lost a marker or had one left to dry out! If you have done art with kids, you know that’s pretty impressive. I wanted […]
Animal TracksThis is one of the easiest ways to add some extra fun to playdough. You can add any plastic toy animals to the table or tray. Little ones love squishing the playdough to make it flat and then stomping the animals through the dough. And of course, sound effects and pointing out each footprint […]
Last year, Lance made these sand tools as his “dad project” and ever since, they have been a big hit and a bestseller. A few months ago, I had the idea of doing a miniature version for a small sensory bin for kids or even an adults desk! So, the tabletop sand bin was born. […]
The boys love to help around the house! And we usually love to have them help. Of course, sometimes, it’s a little more work or takes about ten times as long, but it is fun to see them learn and participate. DISHES: The boys love to help unload the dishwasher. Lucian’s dishes are all in […]
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This project came to mind after Brooks and I took a trip to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden to see the butterflies in their butterfly pavilion exhibit. We were able to see the eggs, caterpillars (larvae), Chrysalis (pupa), and butterflies. It was really neat and I started thinking about making something to help teach life cycles […]
We have been working on numbers and colors with Brooks and I love puzzles! I wanted to make a puzzle that would combine both colors and numbers! He is really interested in squirrels lately and loves collecting acorns too! This puzzle has numbers 1-10. The corresponding acorn has the same number of circles under it […]
Lucian’s vocabulary is growing SO quickly these days. It is amazing to see how much more he knows each day. I thought it would be fun to help him learn with a matching game. This is fun because, I can make any variations or themes with these games. We have been practicing identifying colors with […]
For this week’s project, I created a counting puzzle. I included the number and the number word for kids who are learning both! I love the way this puzzle turned out. It is too advanced for Lu for now, and I planned to put it away for when he is older and ready to practice […]
I saw this idea made out of cardboard and decided I wanted to make it for Brooks! The cardboard option is a great DIY recycle and play option. A prerequisite to writing letters, numbers, and words is to be able make lines and marks, that is why this has a straight line, squiggly line, and […]