Category: Fun Activities
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DIY Fire Truck Birthday Party
Landon’s best buddy, Nathan, turned 3 a while ago. He had such a fabulous fire truck birthday party. His mom (one of MY best buddies!), Kelli, went all out with everything fire fighter and fire truck – after all Nathan’s dad is a fire fighter. The food was all themed around fire fighters, there were…
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Styrofoam Construction
We had a large fish tank at the old house – it was nice to have and now that Landon is allergic to both cats and dogs, these are some pets he can have in the house that won’t make him break out in hives or irritate his eczema. We bought a new fish tank…
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Glittery Snowflakes
This is a simple, but fun project that we did on the spur of the moment. Landon’s idea was the glitter. Honestly I hate glitter. I mean I love how it’s sparkly and makes things pretty – but it is so messy. We do everything we can to keep the mess down by doing it in a…
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Crayon Resist Snowman
I do this project every year in kindergarten. I wanted to try it, knowing it would be a bit of a stretch developmentally for Landon. His independent drawing is still in the scribble and call it a dolphin phase. So I decided to try some directed drawing with him to help him make a snowman for this…
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Top 10 Posts for 2012
What a year! Our little family has had so much change this year. I’m really looking forward to 2013 where we will have a year full of consistency! So many things about 2012 have surprised me, and when it’s all said and done, I’m thankful for the surprises – thankful for the ups and downs that…
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Puffy Hand Print Santa Craft
This is a fun variation on the hand print Santa using one of my favorite mediums of “paint” Puffy Hand Print Santa Craft Brown or Tan construction paper Red construction paper Glue Shaving Cream Googly Eyes Cotton balls (optional) Mix equal parts of shaving cream and glue. Once well combined, liberally paint your child’s hand…
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Painting with Corn
We had a great sensory and art experience using corn to paint. This is a great fall time activity as corn is fully in season. We started by talking about how corn grows and how to shuck corn. Shucking corn provides many different sensory experiences as well as a life skill lesson. The different textures…
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Pumpkin Seed Pumpkin
Pumpkins come from pumpkin seeds. Pumpkins have seeds in them… why not make a pumpkin from pumpkin seeds?! Pumpkin Seed Pumpkin Pumpkin Seeds (washed and dried) Orange and green paint Pumpkin Outline (I reused the one from doing the pumpkin “mache” craft) Glue Paint a large handful of pumpkin seeds orange (enough to cover the…
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Decorating Pumpkins
A great way to celebrate the fall season with out carving pumpkins (ya know 3 year olds and sharp knives don’t jive well) is to simply decorate them with craft supplies. Pull out the glue bottle, paint, beads, stickers, feathers, etc…. and let them use their imagination! The mini pumpkins were less than a dollar…
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Mr. Pumpkin Head
Of all the pumpkin decoration ideas this one is the best. By far. Like WAY far. Landon had so much fun with this (and so did I)! Mr. Pumpkin Head Small Pumpkin Mr. Potato Head parts Ice Pick, Nail or other sharp cylindrical object Take your small pumpkin (about the size of the potato for…