Activities

Air Pressure Balloon Science Experiment

August 25, 2010
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Kids love to play with bal­loons so I thought this sci­ence exper­i­ment would cap­ture Deen’s inter­est. All you need to do is: Tie a bal­loon onto a bot­tle. Fill up a dish/container with hot water. (I used a bread pan). Fill up a dish/container with cold ice. (I wish I had another bread pan) When you put the […]

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Magical Paint Resist

August 4, 2010
Paint Resist Activity

Today we did a paint resist paint­ing activ­ity. Mate­ri­als Required: Card stock paper (or non absorbent paper) White Can­dle (or white crayon) Water Col­ors Paint Brush Small amount of water for the water col­ors. My help­ful son, Deen, helped me get our table and chairs ready while I secretly drew pic­tures onto the card stock […]

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Toddler Racket Ball

July 29, 2010
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Here is a fun and sim­ple idea to keep your tod­dler enter­tained. This activ­ity is fun and mess free! All you need is a beach ball. (Or any ball that is light and filled with air). Take a string and tie a knot around the area where you blow up the ball. Hang it up some­where. Give your […]

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The Best of Fun With Mama 1st Year

July 23, 2010
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Today (Fri­day the 23rd of July) Fun With Mama turns 1! The year has passed so quickly and I am so excited that I have been able to doc­u­ment so much about our fam­ily in this past year. I will be cre­at­ing a Blurb book of all the past years posts to keep for our […]

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What Is This? Shaving Cream Painting

July 2, 2010
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The shav­ing cream paint­ing activ­ity is more about the process and the expe­ri­ence than it is about the final prod­uct. Warn­ing: Do not have a heart attack when shav­ing cream ends up on your floor, walls, couch, hair, and in funny places you really it wasn’t  Do this out­side on a warm day.. Always gather […]

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Fun with Rice — Great Learning Opportunities

June 30, 2010
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There are so many learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties that play­ing with rice pro­vides..  A fun hid­ing spot… A great tex­ture to feel on your hands, face, and feet… (Aaliyas toes) and it also pro­vides a great oppor­tu­nity to work on pour­ing and clean­ing up! But best of all, it is FUN! Deen helped me choose some items around the house that […]

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Organza Hide and Seek

June 13, 2010
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Here is a sim­ple yet effec­tive activ­ity that is great for babies 9 months and older. Take a small bear or some­thing sim­i­lar to that and show your child as you place it in the organza bag. Let her watch how you have put it in and since the organza bag is clear she will […]

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Messy Cornstarch! (Maizena)

June 3, 2010
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Today we had some very very messy fun! We took corn­starch and mixed it with water to cre­ate a fun and unique tex­ture that is sure to keep kids (and adults) busy! It was such a beau­ti­ful day out­side so I took this oppor­tu­nity to intro­duce this activ­ity to Aaliya. (Deen has done this quite […]

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Bubbles Galore

April 7, 2010
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It was a nice sunny day so we took this oppor­tu­nity to go out­side and have some bub­ble fun! This activ­ity is super easy, great for after­noon fun or even for a few free moments. I’ve been see­ing this idea all over the blog­ging world. All you need to do is cut the end of a plastic […]

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Pencil Sharpening and Paper Clip Colors

January 16, 2010

This is how I pre­sented the pen­cil sharp­en­ing activ­ity. For adults and older kids this may seem easy but for an almost 3 year old this can be dif­fi­cult.You have to bal­ance the pen­cil and hold a good enough grip in order to rotate the pen­cil. I gave Deen the flat side to sharpen after […]

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