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March 16, 2014
Activities: 10 Fun Things to Make at Home with Kids of all Ages
Stuck Inside on a Snowy or Rainy Day? Make staying at Home with the Kids a fun adventure with these Activities
In this list of 10 fun things to make at home, we've included something for boys, girls, preschooler, and teens. Kids of all ages will enjoy these fun activities to do inside on a rainy or snowy day! Best of all, you don't need a lot of fancy supplies or expert crafting skills.
1. Make a homemade lava lamp minus the light - but grab your flashlight to illuminate it. Click the link above to see a YouTube Tutorial. If you aren't so diy-iee or crafty try this kit from ALEX® Toys - Make your own Lava Lamp at Home
.
Make a Lava Lamp at home with a few supplies or use this kit from Alex Toys.
2. Make Homemade Rainbow Slushies at home. Slushes, Slush, Slushy, Icee, whatever you call it - you can make a fun party one at home with popsicles!
Make a slush drink at home for a birthday party.
3. This Gift bag purse can be fun for little girls or teens. Do an extra good job, and it makes a great coin purse. So, for a fun teen birthday party activity recycle the gift bags and make purses for kids.
Girls' Birthday Party activity to make at home.
4. Cardboard Play Kitchen - Save Money and Make your own pretend stove at home.
Make a stove at home with a cardboard box and wrapping paper.
5. Make a Homemade sleeping Mask like this one from Henry Happened.
Want to know how to make a homemade sleeping mask? Click the link above. This is a great activity for a pre-teen or teen girl's birthday party.
6. Make an Art Exhibit at Home How about having a an Art Exhibit at home. Have the kids each draw their favorite cartoon characters and place them on display. This is a fun Art Lesson for Kids.
This is from Bunsella.com Use clay or markers to create your own art exhibit at home. Give the kids ribbons to vote for their favorite entry.
7.Make your own Homemade Bath Crayons at home from Teach Beside Me
See the link above to learn how to make these soap bath crayons from Teach Beside Me blog. The kids will love this fun bath time activity.
8. That reminds me of our Fun Shaped Crayons in Soap/Candy Molds. Crayons are a fun thing to make at home.
Make your own fun shaped crayons at home.
9. Make Mini Cheeseburgers at home to eat after you craft up all of these other ideas!
10. You can make metal butterflies at home using Pop cans. butterflies for Mobile.
Make metal butterflies like these from Gingerbread and Snowflakes.
More fun things you can make at home
Homemade Doughnuts - you can make your own donuts at home. It is easy, fun, and affordable. We have 3 Doughnut Recipe posts.
Recycled Plastic Bottle Crafts
A secret growing, living garden Playhouse
Weaving wall art for Kids
Recommended Reading:
Things to Make at Home for the home and garden
In this list of 10 fun things to make at home, we've included something for boys, girls, preschooler, and teens. Kids of all ages will enjoy these fun activities to do inside on a rainy or snowy day! Best of all, you don't need a lot of fancy supplies or expert crafting skills.
1. Make a homemade lava lamp minus the light - but grab your flashlight to illuminate it. Click the link above to see a YouTube Tutorial. If you aren't so diy-iee or crafty try this kit from ALEX® Toys - Make your own Lava Lamp at Home
.
Make a Lava Lamp at home with a few supplies or use this kit from Alex Toys.
2. Make Homemade Rainbow Slushies at home. Slushes, Slush, Slushy, Icee, whatever you call it - you can make a fun party one at home with popsicles!
Make a slush drink at home for a birthday party.
3. This Gift bag purse can be fun for little girls or teens. Do an extra good job, and it makes a great coin purse. So, for a fun teen birthday party activity recycle the gift bags and make purses for kids.
Girls' Birthday Party activity to make at home.
4. Cardboard Play Kitchen - Save Money and Make your own pretend stove at home.
Make a stove at home with a cardboard box and wrapping paper.
5. Make a Homemade sleeping Mask like this one from Henry Happened.
Want to know how to make a homemade sleeping mask? Click the link above. This is a great activity for a pre-teen or teen girl's birthday party.
6. Make an Art Exhibit at Home How about having a an Art Exhibit at home. Have the kids each draw their favorite cartoon characters and place them on display. This is a fun Art Lesson for Kids.
This is from Bunsella.com Use clay or markers to create your own art exhibit at home. Give the kids ribbons to vote for their favorite entry.
7.Make your own Homemade Bath Crayons at home from Teach Beside Me
See the link above to learn how to make these soap bath crayons from Teach Beside Me blog. The kids will love this fun bath time activity.
8. That reminds me of our Fun Shaped Crayons in Soap/Candy Molds. Crayons are a fun thing to make at home.
Make your own fun shaped crayons at home.
9. Make Mini Cheeseburgers at home to eat after you craft up all of these other ideas!
10. You can make metal butterflies at home using Pop cans. butterflies for Mobile.
Make metal butterflies like these from Gingerbread and Snowflakes.
More fun things you can make at home
Homemade Doughnuts - you can make your own donuts at home. It is easy, fun, and affordable. We have 3 Doughnut Recipe posts.
Recycled Plastic Bottle Crafts
A secret growing, living garden Playhouse
Weaving wall art for Kids
Recommended Reading:
Things to Make at Home for the home and garden
March 2, 2014
Dr. Seuss: Daisy Head Mayzie Worksheets and Book Activities
Daisy Head Mayzie Activities for the Classroom
With Dr. Seuss's birthday just around the corner, we wanted to bring you more ways to celebrate. Daisy Head Mayzie is a popular book and has lots of activities for you to use in the classroom or in your home.
A fun book activity for a large group is the Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth found on the obSEUSSed blog. Gather different colors of paper, feathers, pom poms, scissors, tape and a stapler and let the kids create fun hats.
Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth. Visit ObSEUSSed for more info.
Here is an idea you can use to make a classroom bulletin board. Start with the writing prompt, add some pictures, cut out flowers, and you end up with these cute pictures of the kids trying to remove a daisy from their heads. For the free printables and instructions head over to Tattling to the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Worksheet from Tattling for the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Bulletin Board ideas from Tattling for the Teacher.
The principal in the book, Daisy Head Mayzie, knew of several places daisies grow. Use a big map like they do at scholastic.com and these daisy printables to mark all the places daisies grow.
Daisy Head Mayzie printable sheets from Shari Edwards found at Scholastic.com
The Princess and the Tot has a simple color by number daisy printable to use to celebrate Dr Seuss's birthday.
Daisy Printable Coloring Sheet.
Of course, what is a birthday celebration without food? Crack of Dawn Crafts has this cute preschool snack of daisies that is easy to assemble and eat.
Edible Art Daisy Snack from Crack of Dawn Crafts.
So go on, celebrate Dr Seuss birthday with a Daisy Head Mayzie book activity and craft!
Recommended Reading:
Happy Birthday to You! Dr. Seuss
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
With Dr. Seuss's birthday just around the corner, we wanted to bring you more ways to celebrate. Daisy Head Mayzie is a popular book and has lots of activities for you to use in the classroom or in your home.
A fun book activity for a large group is the Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth found on the obSEUSSed blog. Gather different colors of paper, feathers, pom poms, scissors, tape and a stapler and let the kids create fun hats.
Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth. Visit ObSEUSSed for more info.
Here is an idea you can use to make a classroom bulletin board. Start with the writing prompt, add some pictures, cut out flowers, and you end up with these cute pictures of the kids trying to remove a daisy from their heads. For the free printables and instructions head over to Tattling to the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Worksheet from Tattling for the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Bulletin Board ideas from Tattling for the Teacher.
The principal in the book, Daisy Head Mayzie, knew of several places daisies grow. Use a big map like they do at scholastic.com and these daisy printables to mark all the places daisies grow.
Daisy Head Mayzie printable sheets from Shari Edwards found at Scholastic.com
The Princess and the Tot has a simple color by number daisy printable to use to celebrate Dr Seuss's birthday.
Daisy Printable Coloring Sheet.
Of course, what is a birthday celebration without food? Crack of Dawn Crafts has this cute preschool snack of daisies that is easy to assemble and eat.
Edible Art Daisy Snack from Crack of Dawn Crafts.
So go on, celebrate Dr Seuss birthday with a Daisy Head Mayzie book activity and craft!
Recommended Reading:
Happy Birthday to You! Dr. Seuss
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss: Daisy Head Mayzie Worksheets and Book Actvities
Daisy Head Mayzie Activities for the Classroom
With Dr. Seuss's birthday just around the corner, we wanted to bring you more ways to celebrate. Daisy Head Mayzie is a popular book and has lots of activities for you to use in the classroom or in your home.
A fun book activity for a large group is the Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth found on the obSEUSSed blog. Gather different colors of paper, feathers, pom poms, scissors, tape and a stapler and let the kids create fun hats.
Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth. Visit ObSEUSSed for more info.
Here is an idea you can use to make a classroom bulletin board. Start with the writing prompt, add some pictures, cut out flowers, and you end up with these cute pictures of the kids trying to remove a daisy from their heads. For the free printables and instructions head over to Tattling to the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Worksheet from Tattling for the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Bulletin Board ideas from Tattling for the Teacher.
The principal in the book, Daisy Head Mayzie, knew of several places daisies grow. Use a big map like they do at scholastic.com and these daisy printables to mark all the places daisies grow.
Daisy Head Mayzie printable sheets from Shari Edwards found at Scholastic.com
The Princess and the Tot has a simple color by number daisy printable to use to celebrate Dr Seuss's birthday.
Daisy Printable Coloring Sheet.
Of course, what is a birthday celebration without food? Crack of Dawn Crafts has this cute preschool snack of daisies that is easy to assemble and eat.
Edible Art Daisy Snack from Crack of Dawn Crafts.
So go on, celebrate Dr Seuss birthday with a Daisy Head Mayzie book activity and craft!
Recommended Reading:
Happy Birthday to You! Dr. Seuss
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
With Dr. Seuss's birthday just around the corner, we wanted to bring you more ways to celebrate. Daisy Head Mayzie is a popular book and has lots of activities for you to use in the classroom or in your home.
A fun book activity for a large group is the Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth found on the obSEUSSed blog. Gather different colors of paper, feathers, pom poms, scissors, tape and a stapler and let the kids create fun hats.
Daisy Head Mayzie Crazy Hat Booth. Visit ObSEUSSed for more info.
Here is an idea you can use to make a classroom bulletin board. Start with the writing prompt, add some pictures, cut out flowers, and you end up with these cute pictures of the kids trying to remove a daisy from their heads. For the free printables and instructions head over to Tattling to the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Worksheet from Tattling for the Teacher.
Daisy Head Mayzie Bulletin Board ideas from Tattling for the Teacher.
The principal in the book, Daisy Head Mayzie, knew of several places daisies grow. Use a big map like they do at scholastic.com and these daisy printables to mark all the places daisies grow.
Daisy Head Mayzie printable sheets from Shari Edwards found at Scholastic.com
The Princess and the Tot has a simple color by number daisy printable to use to celebrate Dr Seuss's birthday.
Daisy Printable Coloring Sheet.
Of course, what is a birthday celebration without food? Crack of Dawn Crafts has this cute preschool snack of daisies that is easy to assemble and eat.
Edible Art Daisy Snack from Crack of Dawn Crafts.
So go on, celebrate Dr Seuss birthday with a Daisy Head Mayzie book activity and craft!
Recommended Reading:
Happy Birthday to You! Dr. Seuss
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
February 19, 2014
12 Games, Crafts, and Activities for Kids for St. Patrick's Day
Looking for Classroom curriculum or fun after-school activities for St. Patrick's Day, find them here!
If you are planning Saint Patrick's Day curriculum for an after-school program, homeschool, or early childhood and preschool classes, we've got everything you need from educational games to free printables to easy crafts for kids. Rather than make you search all over our site, we've rounded 12 of them up for you here, and it includes some of our very first posts from way back in 2007.
Crafts and Activities for kids to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's Day activities for Boys and girls too!
Leprechaun Printable Coloring Sheets.
Felt Leprechaun Craft
Eight St. Patrick's Day Activities for Kids
Shamrock Crafts for Preschoolers
Saint Patrick's Day Leprechaun Cookie Ideas
Educational Game for St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Door Decoration
Elementary P.E. Games for St. Patrick's Day
Handprint Leprechaun Craft and What is Erin Go Bragh?
Cardboard Leprechaun Hat Party Favors from Toilet Tubes
St. Patrick's Day Play for Children.
If you are planning Saint Patrick's Day curriculum for an after-school program, homeschool, or early childhood and preschool classes, we've got everything you need from educational games to free printables to easy crafts for kids. Rather than make you search all over our site, we've rounded 12 of them up for you here, and it includes some of our very first posts from way back in 2007.
Crafts and Activities for kids to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's Day activities for Boys and girls too!
Leprechaun Printable Coloring Sheets.
Felt Leprechaun Craft
Eight St. Patrick's Day Activities for Kids
Shamrock Crafts for Preschoolers
Saint Patrick's Day Leprechaun Cookie Ideas
Educational Game for St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Door Decoration
Elementary P.E. Games for St. Patrick's Day
Handprint Leprechaun Craft and What is Erin Go Bragh?
Cardboard Leprechaun Hat Party Favors from Toilet Tubes
St. Patrick's Day Play for Children.
February 16, 2014
March Calendar of Special Days and Holidays for Planning Activities for Kids
Need some unique holidays to add to Classroom curriculum or Afterschool Activities?
We've got those and the traditional ones too. March is almost here. March brings the promise of Spring! What activities will you plan? Did you know March is National Craft Month in the United States. It is also National Girl Scout Week (10-16).
March Calendar for Planning Kids' Activities.
March Holidays and Special Days:
1 - National Pig Day - Hooray! I love Pigs. Make homemade clay and make a pig today. It is also Peanut Butter Day, we've got some fun things to do with Peanut Butter. Peanut Butter Recipes and Peanut Butter Brownies.
2 - Dr. Seuss Day - Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday with a fake surprise cake and Sue Snue or Daisy Head Maisy Activities for Kids or maybe some Cat and the Hat Birthday Party Favors. March 2nd is also Read Across America Day.
3 - In the United States is National Anthem Day - The Star Spangled Banner became our National Anthem on this day in 1931. Patriotic Crafts and Activities
6 - Dentist Day - Click here for Tooth Fairy Tales.
8 - International Women's Day and Working Woman Day
9 - This Blogger's Birthday - Make a cake to celebrate, Oh and it is also another lovely ladies birthday, Barbie! Oh my, she is only a decade older than me, how can that be? Yes, Barbie's Birthday is today.
10 - Genealogy Day - This is a great day to design a family tree. Here is a free family tree printable.
11 - First Basketball Game. Know who invented the basketball? How about celebrating with a game to play in the classroom or learning about things to do in Indiana (this blog's hometown).
12 - Girl Scouts was founded - We've got lots of activities and articles about Girl Scouts. In celebration, plan a community service project for girls .
13 - Good Samaritan Day - Plan a random act of kindness. Today is also the day the planet Uranus was discovered. How about doing some futuristic activities for kids?
14 - Albert Einsteins Birthday - (1879) Free Albert Einstein Printable. It is also Learn about Butterflies Day. So, make a butterfly craft today. Do you think Albert took times to enjoy butterflies? Oh, and of course, it is National Pi Day, that is an intriguing coincidence. Who knew Albert Einstein was born on Pi Day. Divine intervention? What? You don't know what Pi day is? Math! Pi is a name given to the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter. Pi = 3.14
When is the Ides of March? Today! March 15th.
17 - St. Patrick's Day - and the Rubber Band was invented. What things can you do with rubber bands? Saint Patrick's Day activities for kids.
18 - First walk in space - here are some space activities for kids.
19 - National Quilting Day - make a quilt square craft today. It is also Poultry Day! Poultry, birds of a different feather flock together! We've got ducks and chickens here. How to make a chicken hat.
20 - International Earth Day - Check out our Earth Day Activities for Kids or Healthy Earth Day Recipes. Speaking of poultry, today is Big Bird's Birthday! Learn to draw Birds. And, depending how you figure it today or tomorrow (21) is the first day of Spring.
21 - Children's Poetry Day - Write a poem today! Haiku's are fun. Iambic Pentameter is funner... um - more fun!
24 - Houdini's Birthday - (1874) in celebration watch me pull a chicken sandwich out of a hat!
28 - Something on a Stick Day - that's fun, make a stick puppet and have a little play today and then go eat a corn dog.
31 - Cesar Chavez Day -
We've got those and the traditional ones too. March is almost here. March brings the promise of Spring! What activities will you plan? Did you know March is National Craft Month in the United States. It is also National Girl Scout Week (10-16).
March Calendar for Planning Kids' Activities.
March Holidays and Special Days:
1 - National Pig Day - Hooray! I love Pigs. Make homemade clay and make a pig today. It is also Peanut Butter Day, we've got some fun things to do with Peanut Butter. Peanut Butter Recipes and Peanut Butter Brownies.
2 - Dr. Seuss Day - Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday with a fake surprise cake and Sue Snue or Daisy Head Maisy Activities for Kids or maybe some Cat and the Hat Birthday Party Favors. March 2nd is also Read Across America Day.
3 - In the United States is National Anthem Day - The Star Spangled Banner became our National Anthem on this day in 1931. Patriotic Crafts and Activities
6 - Dentist Day - Click here for Tooth Fairy Tales.
8 - International Women's Day and Working Woman Day
9 - This Blogger's Birthday - Make a cake to celebrate, Oh and it is also another lovely ladies birthday, Barbie! Oh my, she is only a decade older than me, how can that be? Yes, Barbie's Birthday is today.
10 - Genealogy Day - This is a great day to design a family tree. Here is a free family tree printable.
11 - First Basketball Game. Know who invented the basketball? How about celebrating with a game to play in the classroom or learning about things to do in Indiana (this blog's hometown).
12 - Girl Scouts was founded - We've got lots of activities and articles about Girl Scouts. In celebration, plan a community service project for girls .
13 - Good Samaritan Day - Plan a random act of kindness. Today is also the day the planet Uranus was discovered. How about doing some futuristic activities for kids?
14 - Albert Einsteins Birthday - (1879) Free Albert Einstein Printable. It is also Learn about Butterflies Day. So, make a butterfly craft today. Do you think Albert took times to enjoy butterflies? Oh, and of course, it is National Pi Day, that is an intriguing coincidence. Who knew Albert Einstein was born on Pi Day. Divine intervention? What? You don't know what Pi day is? Math! Pi is a name given to the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter. Pi = 3.14
When is the Ides of March? Today! March 15th.
17 - St. Patrick's Day - and the Rubber Band was invented. What things can you do with rubber bands? Saint Patrick's Day activities for kids.
18 - First walk in space - here are some space activities for kids.
19 - National Quilting Day - make a quilt square craft today. It is also Poultry Day! Poultry, birds of a different feather flock together! We've got ducks and chickens here. How to make a chicken hat.
20 - International Earth Day - Check out our Earth Day Activities for Kids or Healthy Earth Day Recipes. Speaking of poultry, today is Big Bird's Birthday! Learn to draw Birds. And, depending how you figure it today or tomorrow (21) is the first day of Spring.
21 - Children's Poetry Day - Write a poem today! Haiku's are fun. Iambic Pentameter is funner... um - more fun!
24 - Houdini's Birthday - (1874) in celebration watch me pull a chicken sandwich out of a hat!
28 - Something on a Stick Day - that's fun, make a stick puppet and have a little play today and then go eat a corn dog.
31 - Cesar Chavez Day -
February 12, 2014
My Best Option: Formula Alternatives to Breast Feeding
Formula was the best choice for us.
This post brought to you by Sam’s Club. All opinions are 100% mine.
I’m a mama of four - blessed through adoption. Choosing to adopt comes with different feeding options and needs. While working towards breastfeeding is possible with the help of your doctor and a lactation consultant, it was not the route we chose or felt was best for our family. So, formula was the best and only option for us. I wish we had known about SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formulas!
Happy formula fed baby.
Our oldest son, suffered from serious malnutrition when he came to us and even though he was above the age of typically needing formula, we used it in his cereal to increase the calories and nutrition that he desperately needed. One of our sons came to us as a newborn and struggled with a sensitive stomach. After trying several formulas (with our doctor’s guidance), we ended up using Similac Sensitive™ with success.
SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formulas are available at Sam’s Club and in retrospect would have saved me a lot of money while still providing the important nutrition that my children needed. It even comes with three different options to best fit your baby's needs: Baby Care Gentle®, Baby Care Complete®, or Baby Care Sensitivity® SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formula. They each provide the best nutrients for your infant and now include Lutein for brain and eye health. They have also recently improved their formula ingredients, included a useful scoop holder and leveler, and offer an easy open top all while being very affordable.
Clinically proven to support growth and development, now with Lutein for brain and eye health
The bottom line is, you will get a great formula with everything you need while paying less - in fact, you can save up to $617 per year by switching to SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formula. That's undeniably a wonderful savings that can be used for so many other things that your child may need.
Have you tried SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formula? Has formula been something that you needed for your baby? I have four wonderful, formula-fed kiddos and I don't regret choosing formula for their early nutrition!
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This post brought to you by Sam’s Club. All opinions are 100% mine.
I’m a mama of four - blessed through adoption. Choosing to adopt comes with different feeding options and needs. While working towards breastfeeding is possible with the help of your doctor and a lactation consultant, it was not the route we chose or felt was best for our family. So, formula was the best and only option for us. I wish we had known about SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formulas!
Happy formula fed baby.
Our oldest son, suffered from serious malnutrition when he came to us and even though he was above the age of typically needing formula, we used it in his cereal to increase the calories and nutrition that he desperately needed. One of our sons came to us as a newborn and struggled with a sensitive stomach. After trying several formulas (with our doctor’s guidance), we ended up using Similac Sensitive™ with success.
SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formulas are available at Sam’s Club and in retrospect would have saved me a lot of money while still providing the important nutrition that my children needed. It even comes with three different options to best fit your baby's needs: Baby Care Gentle®, Baby Care Complete®, or Baby Care Sensitivity® SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formula. They each provide the best nutrients for your infant and now include Lutein for brain and eye health. They have also recently improved their formula ingredients, included a useful scoop holder and leveler, and offer an easy open top all while being very affordable.
Clinically proven to support growth and development, now with Lutein for brain and eye health
The bottom line is, you will get a great formula with everything you need while paying less - in fact, you can save up to $617 per year by switching to SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formula. That's undeniably a wonderful savings that can be used for so many other things that your child may need.
Have you tried SIMPLY RIGHT™ Infant Formula? Has formula been something that you needed for your baby? I have four wonderful, formula-fed kiddos and I don't regret choosing formula for their early nutrition!
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February 8, 2014
Valentine's Activities that Incorporate Sensory Play
Valentine's Day Activities that are perfect for the classroom
The Sugar Aunts are back with this fun classroom Valentine activity that includes sensory play.
Valentine's Day activities are so much fun! This party activity is perfect for classroom parties or even a themed play date. We loved the sensory aspect of it and played for a long time!
Incorporating sensory play into learning and play activities is a great way to explore textures, scents, and so much more. The learning that comes from sensory play is vast! For children, sensory play builds language, self-esteem, and independence...all as they learn through the five senses.
Our classroom Valentine's Day activity does just that, with a little fine motor thrown in!
We started with a bin of water and a half cup of pomegranate scented bath salts. Any scent would do for this activity. We loved the pink color of these salts and the smell was divine!
Mix the bath salts in the water until all of the salt dissolves. Depending on the amount of water you have, you may need more or less salt. Add a little at a time until all of the salt is dissolved.
Next, I drew a heart shaped bulls eye on our chalkboard easel. You could also do this activity on a white board. I added some small numbers for keeping score.
I added some hearts cut from foam sheets to the scented water and set out a pair of kitchen tongs. This activity alone was enough to inspire sensory play and exploration! It was fun to just play in the sweet smelling water and grab the hearts with the tongs.
Grabbing the hearts with the tongs required fine motor coordination (especially to use the tongs correctly and not with two hands!) Little Guy, age 4, was able to do this, but tended to switch over to using two hands on the tongs. What a great pre-scissor skill this was!
Eye-hand coordination was needed to grab the hearts with the tongs as they swished around in the water. As we did, we were enjoying the scent of pomegranate!
After they caught a heart in the tongs, they could apply them to the bulls-eye. Little Guy closed his eyes and tried to get the heart into the middle. Baby Girl (age 2) liked to just play around in the water and stick the hearts up on the chalk board. This was a good age-appropriate modification for her!
We had so much fun with our scented water bin, that we kept it out for a good portion of the day and enjoyed more sensory play!
The Sugar Aunts are three sisters who blog about
all things creative in motherhood. They love playful learning, creative kid's crafts, sensory and fine motor activities, kid's party themes, DIY, and so much more. Between the three Aunts, there are 6 cousins (with more on the way!) who are around each other so often, they are more like siblings than cousins! You can see the action at www.sugaraunts.com.
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The Sugar Aunts are back with this fun classroom Valentine activity that includes sensory play.
Valentine's Day activities are so much fun! This party activity is perfect for classroom parties or even a themed play date. We loved the sensory aspect of it and played for a long time!
Incorporating sensory play into learning and play activities is a great way to explore textures, scents, and so much more. The learning that comes from sensory play is vast! For children, sensory play builds language, self-esteem, and independence...all as they learn through the five senses.
Our classroom Valentine's Day activity does just that, with a little fine motor thrown in!
We started with a bin of water and a half cup of pomegranate scented bath salts. Any scent would do for this activity. We loved the pink color of these salts and the smell was divine!
Mix the bath salts in the water until all of the salt dissolves. Depending on the amount of water you have, you may need more or less salt. Add a little at a time until all of the salt is dissolved.
Next, I drew a heart shaped bulls eye on our chalkboard easel. You could also do this activity on a white board. I added some small numbers for keeping score.
I added some hearts cut from foam sheets to the scented water and set out a pair of kitchen tongs. This activity alone was enough to inspire sensory play and exploration! It was fun to just play in the sweet smelling water and grab the hearts with the tongs.
Grabbing the hearts with the tongs required fine motor coordination (especially to use the tongs correctly and not with two hands!) Little Guy, age 4, was able to do this, but tended to switch over to using two hands on the tongs. What a great pre-scissor skill this was!
Eye-hand coordination was needed to grab the hearts with the tongs as they swished around in the water. As we did, we were enjoying the scent of pomegranate!
After they caught a heart in the tongs, they could apply them to the bulls-eye. Little Guy closed his eyes and tried to get the heart into the middle. Baby Girl (age 2) liked to just play around in the water and stick the hearts up on the chalk board. This was a good age-appropriate modification for her!
We had so much fun with our scented water bin, that we kept it out for a good portion of the day and enjoyed more sensory play!
The Sugar Aunts are three sisters who blog about
all things creative in motherhood. They love playful learning, creative kid's crafts, sensory and fine motor activities, kid's party themes, DIY, and so much more. Between the three Aunts, there are 6 cousins (with more on the way!) who are around each other so often, they are more like siblings than cousins! You can see the action at www.sugaraunts.com.
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February 7, 2014
Breast Milk or Formula? What Challenges Defined your Choice?
Which Infant Formula is Best?
Here at Kids Creative Chaos, the mommies have nursed over 20 babies. Whenever possible we encourage breastfeeding, but that isn't always the reality of life. Some of us adopted our children as infants, others faced milk allergies, and some just couldn't produce enough milk.
Walmart infant formula.
Personally (Lora), faced a child with a rare true milk allergy- not lactose intolerant. What does that mean? Everytime, I had milk in my cereal, a glass of chocolate milk, or ice cream, Jake projectile vomited. At first, the doctor thought it was acid reflux, but we soon realized it was milk! During the time we thought it was acid reflux, we tried forumula. I used Enfamil. Eventually, we had to swtich back to mommy milk. Turns out, Jake was allergic to soy too, so I had to give up my indulegences. We breast fed until Jake was nearly two years old. Yep, I recently discovered there is a name for my parenting style. I practice attachment parenting.
Anyway, I just went to the Wal-mart website and wow! Look what I could have saved if I had used Parent's Choice formula.
My Savings with Parent's Choice
Another one of our mommies, Jessica, used Parent's Choice™ Formula. Here's what she had to say about it:
"I was determined to breastfeed, however (long story), I had to begin supplementing with formula beginning at 8 wks old. We used Parents Choice™formula from 2 mos to 1 year. We even used Parents Choice™toddler formula for about a month. We were always very happy with it - no issues. AND, because we DID supplement, we were able to continue a successful nursing relationship well into toddlerhood!"
Photo of a happy formula baby.
Turns out, Parent’s Choice Formulas are clinically proven to be as well tolerated as the national brands.
It contains DHA and ARA which may support brain and eye development - Just like Enfamil®. It is milk-based which is good for most babies! It also contains prebiotics which support your babies' immune systems. Go check it out so you can give your baby the best and save money too! Parent's Choice™
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Here at Kids Creative Chaos, the mommies have nursed over 20 babies. Whenever possible we encourage breastfeeding, but that isn't always the reality of life. Some of us adopted our children as infants, others faced milk allergies, and some just couldn't produce enough milk.
Walmart infant formula.
Personally (Lora), faced a child with a rare true milk allergy- not lactose intolerant. What does that mean? Everytime, I had milk in my cereal, a glass of chocolate milk, or ice cream, Jake projectile vomited. At first, the doctor thought it was acid reflux, but we soon realized it was milk! During the time we thought it was acid reflux, we tried forumula. I used Enfamil. Eventually, we had to swtich back to mommy milk. Turns out, Jake was allergic to soy too, so I had to give up my indulegences. We breast fed until Jake was nearly two years old. Yep, I recently discovered there is a name for my parenting style. I practice attachment parenting.
Anyway, I just went to the Wal-mart website and wow! Look what I could have saved if I had used Parent's Choice formula.
My Savings with Parent's Choice
Another one of our mommies, Jessica, used Parent's Choice™ Formula. Here's what she had to say about it:
"I was determined to breastfeed, however (long story), I had to begin supplementing with formula beginning at 8 wks old. We used Parents Choice™formula from 2 mos to 1 year. We even used Parents Choice™toddler formula for about a month. We were always very happy with it - no issues. AND, because we DID supplement, we were able to continue a successful nursing relationship well into toddlerhood!"
Photo of a happy formula baby.
Turns out, Parent’s Choice Formulas are clinically proven to be as well tolerated as the national brands.
It contains DHA and ARA which may support brain and eye development - Just like Enfamil®. It is milk-based which is good for most babies! It also contains prebiotics which support your babies' immune systems. Go check it out so you can give your baby the best and save money too! Parent's Choice™
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Title: Breast Milk or Formula? What Challenges Defined your Choice?
Which Infant Formula is Best?
Here at Kids Creative Chaos, the mommies have nursed over 20 babies. Whenever possible we encourage breastfeeding, but that isn't always the reality of life. Some of us adopted our children as infants, others faced milk allergies, and some just couldn't produce enough milk.
Walmart infant formula.
Personally (Lora), faced a child with a rare true milk allergy- not lactose intolerant. What does that mean? Everytime, I had milk in my cereal, a glass of chocolate milk, or ice cream, Jake projectile vomited. At first, the doctor thought it was acid reflux, but we soon realized it was milk! During the time we thought it was acid reflux, we tried forumula. I used Enfamil. Eventually, we had to swtich back to mommy milk. Turns out, Jake was allergic to soy too, so I had to give up my indulegences. We breast fed until Jake was nearly two years old. Yep, I recently discovered there is a name for my parenting style. I practice attachment parenting.
Anyway, I just went to the Wal-mart website and wow! Look what I could have saved if I had used Parent's Choice formula.
Insert Screenshot here. Another one of our mommies, Jessica, used Parent's Choice™ Formula. Here's what she had to say about it:
"I was determined to breastfeed, however (long story), I had to begin supplementing with formula beginning at 8 wks old. We used Parents Choice™formula from 2 mos to 1 year. We even used Parents Choice™toddler formula for about a month. We were always very happy with it - no issues. AND, because we DID supplement, we were able to continue a successful nursing relationship well into toddlerhood!"
Photo of a happy formula baby.
Turns out, Parent’s Choice Formulas are clinically proven to be as well tolerated as the national brands.
It contains DHA and ARA which may support brain and eye development - Just like Enfamil®. It is milk-based which is good for most babies! It also contains prebiotics which support your babies' immune systems. Go check it out so you can give your baby the best and save money too! Parent's Choice™
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Here at Kids Creative Chaos, the mommies have nursed over 20 babies. Whenever possible we encourage breastfeeding, but that isn't always the reality of life. Some of us adopted our children as infants, others faced milk allergies, and some just couldn't produce enough milk.
Walmart infant formula.
Personally (Lora), faced a child with a rare true milk allergy- not lactose intolerant. What does that mean? Everytime, I had milk in my cereal, a glass of chocolate milk, or ice cream, Jake projectile vomited. At first, the doctor thought it was acid reflux, but we soon realized it was milk! During the time we thought it was acid reflux, we tried forumula. I used Enfamil. Eventually, we had to swtich back to mommy milk. Turns out, Jake was allergic to soy too, so I had to give up my indulegences. We breast fed until Jake was nearly two years old. Yep, I recently discovered there is a name for my parenting style. I practice attachment parenting.
Anyway, I just went to the Wal-mart website and wow! Look what I could have saved if I had used Parent's Choice formula.
Insert Screenshot here. Another one of our mommies, Jessica, used Parent's Choice™ Formula. Here's what she had to say about it:
"I was determined to breastfeed, however (long story), I had to begin supplementing with formula beginning at 8 wks old. We used Parents Choice™formula from 2 mos to 1 year. We even used Parents Choice™toddler formula for about a month. We were always very happy with it - no issues. AND, because we DID supplement, we were able to continue a successful nursing relationship well into toddlerhood!"
Photo of a happy formula baby.
Turns out, Parent’s Choice Formulas are clinically proven to be as well tolerated as the national brands.
It contains DHA and ARA which may support brain and eye development - Just like Enfamil®. It is milk-based which is good for most babies! It also contains prebiotics which support your babies' immune systems. Go check it out so you can give your baby the best and save money too! Parent's Choice™
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January 31, 2014
Which Girl Scout Cookie is your Favorite: It is National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
What is National Girl Scouts Cookie Weekend and the Girl Scout's Cookie Championship?
Our scout loves cookies so much, she bakes them as a community service project!
One of our local troops does a Powder Puff Pinewood Derby.
If you want to keep up with GSUSA happenings Follow them on Pinterest or Like them on Facebook. #CookieBoss
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It's cookie time! Girl Scout Cookie time that is. All over the nation girls are selling cookies and setting goals for the National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend Championship.
Every year, the Scouts set their New Year resolutions, but the scouts are far more likely to stick to their goals than everyone else.
Our scout loves cookies so much, she bakes them as a community service project!
Why is that?
Did you ever wonder what your cookie money goes toward? You may have seen a note about the personal goal for the Girl Scout that sold cookies to you, but that is not the only purpose the money serves.
This post is sponsored by the GSUSA, but the words and stories are our own.
Samoas our a favorite Girl Scout Cookie.
Each troop gets a portion of the money. Depending on how the troop runs, it could go toward a pooled troop goal or the individual scout's goal. When the girls start as Daisies and every year on up to their Senior year, they set goals. Some girls are motivated by the prizes that they will earn. Other girls are motivated by a trip or special event.
One of our local troops does a Powder Puff Pinewood Derby.
The Girl Scouts have set up fun ways to help each girl achieve their goal. The girls can log into a program and track their goal along the way. They also learn about safely using social media to pass along the word about cookies. #CookieBoss
Have you seen the poll on Facebook? Like the post if you are a fan of Thin Mints or Share it if you are a Samoa's fan? Vote for your favorite Girl Scout cookie! Which will be the National Champion Girl Scout Cookie? Check the GSUSA Facebook page to find out.
Girl Scouts have four different bakeries in the country. Depending on where you are, you could get cookies from two different girls and get two different cookie flavor choices. But, never fear, the past champions Thin Mints, Samoas, and Do-Si-Dos are produced nationwide.
Trefoils- another top seller for our troop.
This year, our girls are spending some of their troop money to go to the local local SkyZone, another part of the money will go toward a troop goal for a trip, and the last of their hard earned money will go toward a community service project.
Our troop numbers and unit.
Our girls are in between the Silver and Gold awards so they are talking about a helping an animal shelter as a community project. The Girl Scout Gold Award is equivalent to the Eagle Scout Award. The girls have to choose an individual project and plan and work over 100 hours on something that will benefit their community. A pretty lofty goal, but they are willing to spend the hours needed to make a difference in the community. Planning will start at the end of this school year. Check back here for updates on their projects and if they meet their goals.
The girls would love to hear about what other scouts are doing around the country. So, if you have a scout (boy or girl) please comment and let us know what your troop has done.
If you want to keep up with GSUSA happenings Follow them on Pinterest or Like them on Facebook. #CookieBoss
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