A Mom making a Difference through Grace
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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18 Months: Needed:Bottle CapsFoam StickersRed foam for the Heart StampInk Pad My lil boy has been really interested in arts and crafts these days,so this was truly a great activity for us. I made the circle and flower stamps from foam stickers got in target(used 2 flower stickers,2 circle stickers).the Heart Stamp was handmade cut from some leftover foam(2 Hearts).And
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As parents we want toys that can teach.The ‘Favorite Educational Toys’ segment is targeted towards intentional parenting. 13 Months:Mega Building Blocks:These are truly my son’s favorite,They can keep him entertained for at least 30 minutes while I finish my cooking 🙂 .I think these are great to start kids on independent play.Also I love that we can count as we stack
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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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18 Months: This Craft was inspired from Byron Bartons “Trains”,which little enjoyed reading. Required:Craft sticks,Foam (Blue,Red,black)And GlueCardstock(I had only yellow left over from dash’s last birthday)White Felt(Didn’t have white foam so used leftover felt) I glued the craft sticks to make the railroad.Cut the engine,train cars,windows,wheels and connectors from Foam.Cut the clouds from Felt My little one has been very
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I do not own many of these books.Found these treasures in the library. Byron Barton Books: Transportation series:Loved this series.It contains ‘PLANES’,’TRAINS’,’BOATS’,’CARS’Our very favorite was the ‘PLANES’ book,which was given to us by one of our friends.This series contains single line description of the page,clear clipart pictures with vivid colors.They are a ideal beginner book for babies and toddlers.For some
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16 Months: Another Absolutely cool toy my son loved. Needed:Egg cartonAcrylic paintPlastic Easter Eggs/Balls Painted the Egg Carton with the color of the easter eggs.And then we put the eggs into the correct color slot.Great toy to teach colours.
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17 Months: Another cool find.This is currently my sons favorite toy .Can be Easily stashed in my diaper bag,keeps my little one busy for quite some time. Wooden circles(from walmart)Any Plastic container that can accommodate the coinsAcrylic paint(with younger mouthing toddlers you might want to check on baby safe paint or use paint to minimum.) Made a Slit in the
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17 months: Found this idea a longtime ago but was extremely lazy to do it.I finally put my self to task and realized ,wow now that was easy ,why did I wait. 4 cups of riceFood coloring1/4 cup water Procedure: I separated one cup of rice into 4 ziploc bags.Add 3 drops of food coloring probably 2 drops of water(The
Read moreI know some days finding activities to do with the young ones can be brain wracking.These are some fun activities my little toddler and I love to do.I’ve put down the months when we did these,but you can do them earlier if your child is ready 🙂 1.Build a pillow castle:(6 months)We love to build them, go under them,break them
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