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Abstract Toddler Art
I set this up this activity for my littles (18 months) the other day. We have lots of scrap paper and I can't seem to throw it away, figuring we could use it for something. My littles love tearing...
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5 Little Speckled Frogs
Let me preface this post with....I am no artist! I actually am not very crafty either. I can come up with ideas and they look great in my head, but when they come to life, ummm, not exactly like it...
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Gigantic Ball Paintings
We have been taking full advantage of the incredible weather we have had in our part of the world lately. I picked up this plastic pool for about $10 at the hardware store. These pools are everywhere...
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Good, Clean Fun
When I saw this over at Growing a Jeweled Rose, I knew I had to find some sort of giant sponge type object. We had a couple nap mats that had some tears in them so we have been using them outside to...
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Handprint Mermaid
I didn't take pictures of us doing this project because I wasn't planning on blogging about it. It just came out so lovely that I felt the need to share with all of you. My daughter loves mermaids....
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Rock Houses
If you have been following me for any length of time, you know that I am all about recycling and cheap! I don't know if I can get any cheaper than this and my kids love this play set. We washed out...
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Supersized Water Bag
I first saw this over at The Mommies Made Me Do It, and have since seen lots of others. I knew it was something we had to try. It couldn't be any cheaper either. We picked up a plastic, paint tarp at...
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Water Wall and Ice Balls
I have seen lots of water walls around like this ONE from Play Based Learning or this ONE from Teach Preschool, (both amazing and inspiring websites). I have been wanting to try it but wasn't sure how...
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Just Add Bubbles
It has been very hot in our neck of the woods lately. We decided to add some bubbles to our little pool for some bubbly fun. Just a squirt of bubble bath can make a pool full of water a brand new...
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Firework Couture
My wonderful friend, Meagan, sent me some pictures of her kids making their own Fireworks shirts for the big day tommorrow. They came out so cute, I asked her if I could share the shirts with you all....
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Let Them Roll, Easy Marble Run
This is about as easy as it gets and occupied my kids for a very long time. They get this out a lot!All you need it a pool noodle, some marbles and something to catch them in (or not). I used a...
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Babba Box Review and Giveaway
Have you heard of Babbaco? I just discovered this wonderful company. They offer a monthly subscription fun filled, play box for kids ages 3-6 (but I had tons of fun with it and I think any age would...
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Cork Boats
Have you visited A Little Learning for Two? If not, you should. I saw these cork boats on her blog and thought they look super fun. I borrowed a couple corks from our fabulous neighbors (along with...
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Target Practice with Wet Sponges
We had so much fun with this activity. First we soaked a couple sponges in a tub of water. The kids drew their own targets on the fence with chalk. Then, they took aim and threw the wet sponges at...
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DIY Australian Bilma's
We love making our own musical instruments. I love when the kids can use their creativity and really get involved in the process of creating something they can use. When Daria over at Daria's Music,...
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Beans and Tractors
This little man loves his tractors, and backhoes, and bulldozers and whatever big machinery you can think of. He is always looking for things to load into his play trucks. I grabbed some beans that I...
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Wow! Life has gotten crazy busy lately. I apologize for the long delays between posts. I will be taking a break from blogging for a bit to focus on my newly opened preschool and all of those little...
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Mail Call
We have been discussing Community Helpers in class. Here is a simple, easy, and fun way to let the kids practice their organizing, counting, and number recognition skills. I have saved these cool...
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Golf Ball Paintings
This is a different version of the tried and true "marble painting". We used golf balls. The kids had a "ball"! We used a deep tub, placed a piece of paper in, let the kids squirt in their colors,...
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Painting With Pumpkins
Want a fun way to use up those pumpkins? Use them for painting! After we used ours for hammering golf tees, cut them open, examined the innards, roasted the seeds, I cut the pumpkin into small...
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