Learning anything is more fun when you turn it into a game. To help Littlest work on learning his left and right I created this fun dice rolling/sticker game for him. I started by taking a large sheet of paper and tracing his hands. Then I turned a large styrofoam block we already had into a large dice. I used some bright orange duct tape to mark three sides of the dice with an 'L' and the other … [Read more...]
Upcycled Plastic Bottle Zipper Container
If I've learned one thing with little (and bigger) boys it's that they like to pick things up and carry them around. From rocks and sticks to coins and small toys. I never know what I fill find in their pockets. So I knew that Littlest would absolutely love this simple upcycled plastic bottle zipper container. We were able to do this mainly with items we already had at home. Two plastic … [Read more...]
You are my Sunshine
Yellow ducks. Yellow brick roads. Yellow submarines. We are all about the cheerful color yellow this week. Culminating in creating a yellow "You are my Sunshine" basket to take to a friend who could use some cheering up. Of course Littlest needed to test the pinwheel before it went into the basket. We mainly focused on yellow packaging, rather than if the items inside were actually yellow. We … [Read more...]
Treasure Map: X Marks the Spot
I remember loving a good scavenger hunt/treasure map search as a kid. But as a parent sometimes creating the map is the hardest part. Not any more. I started by using Google Maps to find a satellite photo of the park near our apartment building. I took a screen shot of the park and then put it into a photo editing program where I changed it to black and white and lightened it. Print it on some … [Read more...]
Straw Weaving
For the kids first adventure with weaving I thought I would have us try straw weaving. I was able to use things I already had around the house. Straws (I had bendy straws so I just them them cut off) Yarn scraps (for the base of the loom and for weaving) Scissors Tape Tapestry needle (optional) To start with you will need equal pieces of yarn to go through each straw. These will need to be … [Read more...]