A Mom making a Difference through Grace
I wanted to make something homemade to teach vegetables and fruits. Needed: Foam – Red,Purple, Magenta,White,Brown,Black,Yellow Cardboard From Cereal box Glue Scissors Craft Stick Cardboard box Procedure: 1.Cut foam vegetables and Fruits 2.And glue them on the cereal cardboard.Allow to dry 3.Cut out the vegetables and fruits ,glue them to the craft stick 4.Cut holes into the cardboard box to create
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Being mom of boys ,there definitely needs to be some outlet for them to release their pent up energy.And then there are the rainy days when we are cooped up at home. I came across these videos ,my older son and I had fun trying them out. Note: young children may not do the exact exercise and may not do
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Matching Cards are always a great teaching tools.They are also great activity to keep my toddler busy. Needed: Cardboard Cereal Foam any color White Paper Glue To make the Color Matching Cards: 1.Cut circles from different colors of Foam.Make a pair for each color. 2.Glue the Color circles to the cardboard. To make the Shape Matching Cards: 1.Cut Shapes from
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A fun way to teach children Emotions. Needed: Cardboard from Paper towels White Paper Scissors Marker Procedure: Cut Oval Shape for the face from card board Rolls. Stick White Paper on the Oval cutout.Allow to dry. Draw emotions on the oval face. Now Glue the oval face back to the Cardboard Paper Roll. Alternate play- Use them for bowling.
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Thought Ill post a summer activity. Needed: Green Water Beads Green Pebbles Green Food Color Plastic Frogs Procedure: I soaked the water beads for 12 hours,to grow them really big. Add All Of them in a plastic container and your frog pond sensory box is done. We had a fun day with cool hands on a sunny day. Note: Supervise
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I’ve always been in love with wooden alphabet blocks,but I thought they were way too pricey. So when I saw some cheap foam blocks on sale. I thought I’d make my own alphabet Blocks Needed: Cardboard from Cereal boxes Black Foam (to make the board) Foam Squares Foam Alphabet stickers. Everything less than a dollar.Check out Dollar section of Target. Procedure: Cut
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Thought Ill post a few summer activities before summer ends 🙂 My friend Mathy suggested Water beads and I thought this would be great idea to build an ocean sensory box. Needed: Blue Water Beads Blue Pebbles Blue Food Color Sea Creatures Procedure: I soaked the water beads for 12 hours,to grow them really big. Add All Of them in
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I have to say this one truly turned out very well.And was a hit ! Ingredients: 2 cups flour2 cups warm water3/4 cup salt2 Tablespoons vegetable oil1 Tablespoon cream of tartar (optional for improved elasticity)Liquid food coloring3-4 drops of Vanilla extract(I didn’t want too much of sweet smelling dough,it only tempts the little ones) 1.Add everything together in a pan(I
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16 Months: Needed:Acrylic paintGerber CapsButton MagnetsCookie Baking SheetCardstock (To make the Color Coded Sheet) My son has been fascinated with magnets.So this inspired me to make this toy. I used the leftover caps from his snack,i always thought they were so cute and they’d make a good candidate for game pieces. (DISCLAIMER: This blog is not for profit. Image used
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17 Months: Needed:CardstockAcrylic PaintCraft SticksVelcro circlesFelt circles My little boy is still too young for this activity but we are a work in progress on this activity. I drew a Large Rectangle,Square,Diamond and Triangle on the cardstock paper.Color Coded the Craft sticks with regards to the color of their shape.Glued velcro circles to one end of the stick and felt
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