Month: September 2012
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Farm Animal Puzzles
This super cute idea I found on pinterest from a friend over at I can teach my child. I figure what a more perfect way to kick off our week of talking about farm animals than this! Landon loves his duplos! Farm Animal Puzzles Duplos (2 per animal – the longer 8 “pegged” duplos)Farm Animal…
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On staying home {maybe longer now}
At the begninning of the new school year I wrote about my feelings of displacement and how I missed being in a classroom. I really struggled with where my place in life should be. Living the life of a working mom and having a taste of a stay at home mom during my maternity leave…
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Cardboard Coloring
Want a way to keep a preschooler or toddler busy for a while? Want to have fun with them while fostering imagination? Cardboard …and markers and some tape sometimes, but really cardboard. Riley’s new car seat box is a nice big one. Last night Landon was getting antsy – it was too hot to go…
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Popsicle Stick Puzzles
Landon has been on a major puzzle kick the last few weeks. I’m happy about that because I love doing puzzles. Not the 25 – 40 piece ones he’s able to do so much, but he’s got to start somewhere to work up to those 1000+ piece puzzles. We have several small puzzles that he…
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Weekly Activities – Sensory Play
Sensory Sensation! Monday Shaved Crayons Tuesday Cornmeal Sensory Play Gelatin Math Wednesday Water Beads Thursday Allergy Friendly Edible Finger Paints Friday Baked cotton balls Supplies Needed (other than “typical” stuff like construction paper, glue, etc.) Old Crayons Old Cheese Grater Cornmeal Unflavored Gelatin Marbles or other counters Number cards Water beads (Some places call them…
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Gelatin Math
Gelatin math? Yeah, you read right! Today we worked on number recognition and counting and had a blast getting messy at the same time! Gelatin Math Unflavored Gelatin food coloring (optional) Marbles or other counters Number cards Mix 1 packet of gelatin in 1/2 cup warm water and mix, add 1 cup cold water in…
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Baked Cotton Balls
I came across this post on pinterest from Play Create Explore – I think it’s a super great idea, not only as a sensory activity, cooking activity and color practice, but a great way to get out a little aggression and pent up energy. As you may figure out by now we have allergy considerations due…
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I’m a superman Landon
Me: “Why do you keep pulling your pockets so they’re hanging out? Landon: “Because I’m a superman Landon!!”
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Water Beads
If you have never tried these – they are SUPER awesome. They are something I’ve seen on pinterest and thought – that would be cool, but that was like 6 months ago and we’ve never explored them. Some places call them Water Gems, and I got mine at Micheals. You can get them in a…
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Edible Finger Paints {Allergy Friendly!}
I love the art projects that you can eat. Seriously the look on Landon’s face when I tell him he CAN put something random in his mouth is priceless. There have been some posts going around about edible finger paints and they look like tons of fun – except if you’re allergic to wheat or…