Category: 2.5-3 Years
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4th of July Craft
Earlier I was talking about doing some finger painting flag craft, well here it is! I kind of made it up as I went, and Landon had fun making it. Materials: White and blue construction paper Red and white paint Masking tape (painters tape) Q-tip Scissors First I took a large sheet of construction paper…
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Happy Summer!
In honor of the first day of summer, Landon and I made a sun. I drew lines on the construction paper for the triangles, and yes, this 2 year old (ok, 2 year 10 month old) cut all the triangles by him self. He’s had lots of exposure to using scissors. Not only through his…
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Math Mats
Math mats are a wonderful way to scaffold and expose children to number sense concepts, like one-to-one correspondence, counting, and number recognition. The idea originated with an old program – Math Their Way (I think). I used math mats as a kindergarten student teacher with Mrs. Kliefoth in Thermalito back in “the day”, and was…
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Gluten Free Playdough
Landon’s allergic to wheat. I know he’s not the only kid! He’s much better now about eating it, but when he was littler he would eat the playdough when I wasn’t looking. Shocker of all shockers I know. This recipe I found here it’s really easy to make! Gluten Free Play Dough 1/2 Cup Rice Flour 1/2…
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Moon Sand
This morning we had some fun with moon sand. If you’ve never made moon sand you’re missing out on hours of fun. It’s super easy and cheap to make and lasts for quite some time in a zip lock bag. It’s like sand when you run your fingers through it, but it forms like play dough when…
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Everyday Life – Music Time
Both Brad and I were very musically involved growing up. I think I was way more than Brad as I grew up in a singing instrument playing family, went through band since elementary school (Brad did too) and kept making music a part of my life even now by singing in our church worship team…