Indoor Soccer

We’ve been snowed in for the last 3 days and w are all a little stir crazy! I decided we needed some “gross motor” activity, so we played indoor soccer! Here’s what you’ll need:  balls, two chairs, and a blanket! 2. Put…

Ice "Fishing"

I first saw a similar idea to this one back in July from Counting Coconuts. We didn’t do it back then (mostly because I was a little worried about Big Brother having a hammer) and it didn’t come to mind again until…

Santa Says

I might have mentioned before that for almost 3 WEEKS now, either one or both of the boys have been sick. We all have MAJOR cabin fever! While Little Brother was napping this morning, I decided Big Brother needed some…

throw a "snowball"

A sweet reader, Anna, e-mailed me with the idea to use cotton balls as pretend “snowballs”. Both of my boys loved this! We have all been “sicklings” for the last several days…so it was nice to do something fun together….

Laundry Basket Push

Babies love to push things. Some fun things to push are strollers, child-size chairs, push toys you can buy from the store and even laundry baskets–which easily slide across the floor. Little Brother enjoyed putting things in the basket, pushing…

Apple Toss

I thought our apple theme was coming to a close, but then I remembered that I hadn’t done a gross-motor activity in this unit yet… This activity will require a lot of creativity and imagination. This isn’t a bad thing…kids…

Dinosaurumpus!

We had our very own “Dinosaurumpus” today! Combining gross-motor with pretend play, we had ourselves a grand-ol’ time! And the best part is…the only thing you need is your imagination. T-Rex Caleb A dinosaur who walks on four legs…(a Stegosaurus…

Sponge Relay

This activity is embarrassingly simple. It would be a great activity to do when there are multiple children around, but since this was thought up spur-of-the-moment, we made do with just Big Brother. Here’s what you’ll need:  2 large bowls,…