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Shape Fire Engine

Shape Fire Engine

We can’t learn about fire without learning about those who put them out…and their mode of transportation, of course! This is a great way to practice shape recognition, scissor skills, and visual discrimination (placement of the “tires”, etc). Here’s what…

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3-D Pumpkin Puzzles

3-D Pumpkin Puzzles

Sometimes people ask me where I come up with my ideas. I’m REALLY not a very creative person (I’m not even a fan of crafting, at least on the adult level…mostly because I am completely inept). In all honestly, a…

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Making Shapes

Making Shapes

I’ve seen lots of ideas floating around using variations of craft sticks and velcro. So rather than try to fancy it up, I thought I’d keep it simple and show you how we used this idea to make various shapes!…

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Build A Monster!

Build A Monster!

Go Away, Big Green Monster has been one of our favorite books to read lately! This is a wonderful book for young children because it is repetitive and has a predictable pattern (as is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You…

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M is for Monster

M is for Monster

Use the letter “m” to make a unique monster! All you need is a piece of cardboard, some fuzzy fabric (cut into squares), wiggly eyes, glue and a sharpie. 1. Take a piece of cardboard and using a Sharpie, write…

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Playdough Monsters

Playdough Monsters

This was Big Brother’s favorite monster activity yet! He spent over an hour playing with the playdough monsters…which is like an eternity in little boy time! We used wiggly eyes (sent to us by Craft Project Ideas), pipe cleaners, and some…

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Monster Finger Puppet

Monster Finger Puppet

These little boogers are fun for kids of all ages! There are so many fun ways you can use this puppet glove: color recognition, one-to-one correspondence, songs, and monster-tickles…just to name a few! All you need is a gardening glove…

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Mini Monster Fruit Pizzas

Mini Monster Fruit Pizzas

We swapped date nights with some friends of ours this weekend…we went out on Friday (and they watched the kids) and then they went out on Saturday (while we watched the kids). On our night with the kiddos we decided…

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Toddler Time: Simple Color Sorting

Toddler Time: Simple Color Sorting

We’ve been casually working on our colors with Little Brother. Right now everything is “yellow”. Big Brother did the exact same thing, only everything was “blue”! Sorting is an important concept for young children, though this is our first deliberate…

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‘Are You My Mother’ Sensory Tub

‘Are You My Mother’ Sensory Tub

After our Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sensory Tub, I thought it would be fun to do more sensory tubs inspired by some of our favorite children’s books! The Are You My Mother? Board Book is one of Little Brother’s…

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Encouraging Independence: Going Down the Stairs

Encouraging Independence: Going Down the Stairs

Stairs are recurring parts of my nightmares. I am terrified of my children falling down the stairs…especially the half of our flight of stairs that isn’t carpeted. But much to my dismay (and a racing heartbeat), stairs are an inevitable…

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Turntable Art

Turntable Art

I love free stuff. I happened upon this PhonoViewer on the “free-take it” shelf at church. It came with tons of “records” as well. I honestly don’t really know what a PhonoViewer is…and apparently I won’t be finding out because…

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Encouraging Independence: Getting Dressed

Encouraging Independence: Getting Dressed

Getting a toddler/preschooler dressed is normally less about the skill involved (although that certainly takes a lot of practice),and more about the battle of the wills…or at least this is the case in our house. Last summer, Big Brother…

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Homemade Musical Instrument

Homemade Musical Instrument

Both of the boys have had so much fun playing with their musical instruments. This is really multiple instruments in one…it acts as a maraca, a tambourine, and a drum. Talk about versatile! A word to the wise: Don’t let…

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“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Sensory Play

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Sensory Play

Big Brother’s favorite book at the moment is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. We read it at least twice a day. If you’ve ever read this book, you know how long it is…it is quite the time investment! I think the…

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Painting with Dried Corn Husks

Painting with Dried Corn Husks

It seems like just about everything these days can be transformed into a fun art project (much to the dismay of my husband)…often including what otherwise might go in the trash. After eating fresh corn on the cob recently, I…

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“Little Cloud” Activity

“Little Cloud” Activity

I just love Eric Carle. His books are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers…bright and colorful with simple story lines. Little Cloud is a fun, simple, and utterly adorable book that we recently checked out from our local library. After reading…

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Icy “I Spy”

Icy “I Spy”

We’ve done several variations of “I Spy” activities…“I Spy” bottles, “I Spy” mats, and an “I Spy” Magnifying Glass. This fun variation, however, adds a sensory element using ice cubes. Here’s what you’ll need: ice cube trays, water, food coloring,…

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