This Ladybug Craft Cut and Paste activity is a great visual perception activity for a toddler or preschool age child. Little kids love cutting and gluing. My 2 year old loves fine motor activities and he doesn't even know that he is working on some important hand skills while he is doing them. Spring always prompts some wonderful ladybug themed painting activities and sensory bins. I made a Ladybug Cut and Paste ...
Crawling Knee Pad Tutorial Sewing
Materials Needed: Fabric (i used a woven cotton), nursing pads (or cotton knit , fleece, bamboo/cotton velour, or any fabric for padding), elastic Aaliya started crawling 2 weeks ago(8 months old) and I was worried that the tiles on the floor would be a bit hard for her to crawl on. It is still really hot here so she isn't wearing pants all that often. I looked online for a tutorial to make some crawling knee pads but I ...
Happy 3rd Birthday D
On Sunday(the 24th of January) my baby turned 3... I can't believe D is already 3.... Time is flying by... D loves mickey mouse so we had a mickey mouse theme for his birthday party. We had a bbq for his birthday and kept the party very small, only my hubby and I's immediate family(and kids) The cake above is the cake I chose for D and the cake below is the cake my hubby chose for D (an ice cream cake) Mmmm... bbq ...
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Colorful Hand Painting
We did colorful hand prints today. I painted Deens hands and fingers different colors and then he stamped his hand on the piece of paper many times. His hand stamp lightened each time since I didn't repaint his hand which he found interesting.)Each time he stamped he said "Mama, I love you."Then he painted my handsAnd as I stamped he said say, "Deen, I love you." Which I happily did :)We added some colored salt and googly eyes. ...
Fly safely with your kids
I am a very nervous flyer and hate having to fly(this is odd since we travel A LOT). I am so scared of all the millions of things that can go wrong on a flight(which I blame on Discovery's Air Crash Investigations)! We decided to fly to Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand in December. After having heard about a Continental Airlines flight that had bad turbulence in the air and how there were a few injuries I immediately started ...
Flowers for you…
Here is a really sweet valentines day activity that children will be so proud of. We found this activity here and couldn't wait to get started on it. Trace your child hand and part of their arm and cut. Cut out some stems, leaves, and flowers. Glue the arm and palm part to a piece of colored paper. (Do not glue the fingers down) Glue your flower stems down and glue the tops of your fingers down. (For the fingers I ...
Pencil Sharpening and Paper Clip Colors
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 showing him what to do.This is how much he did before he lost interest got tired.This would be a great activity to keep your 3 year old busy while you ...
Tissue Paper Coloring
Materials needed: Water spray bottle, tissue paper cut up into small pieces, paper... and snacks are always welcome :)Give the paper 2 light sprays then start sticking the tissue paper on the paper in any design....When you are happy with your design spray your paper a few times till the tissue paper is pretty wet (being careful not to misplace your tissue paper)Wait for it to dry...When it is dry peel off the tissue paper. ...
Malaysia With Kids
Hi everyone! We are back from our holiday and we had loads of fun. Travelling with two kids: Travelling with a 7 month old ---- easy Travelling with an almost 3 year old --- Difficult A little more challenging :) but that is to be expected since all of Deen's toys could not come with us on holiday and being confined to one room at times is a bit difficult for a boy his age. It honestly was easier than we thought it would be ...
Coffee Filter Butterflies
Use coffee filter paper to make coffee filter butterflies. My kids love butterfly crafts because of all the pretty colors. Little do they know that I am working on my toddlers pincer grip and fine motor skills in this fun craft for kids too! Materials Needed: Coffee filter paper (We used Coffee Filter Bags), pipe cleaners, washable markers, food coloring and water, and a water spray. First I opened up our coffee filter bags ...
