A Mom making a Difference through Grace
All learning concepts for 1’s and 2’s
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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13 Months: Stacking Cups:Love this toy,it can also be used as a bath toy.My son is very much obsessed with building things,so this is truly a great entertainer for him. Nesting Toys:I didnt want to buy a nesting doll toy,so I bought cheap easter eggs during the easter season and created the nesting toy.Love his surprised look as he finds
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16 Months: Foam Shape and direction Puzzles:Found this interesting idea online.All you need is cardboard from cereal boxes.I tried using the dot gift wrapping paper didnt look great so I just pasted yellow paper.I got these cute assorted plastic buttons at walmart.Cut out the shapes on foam.My son enjoys puzzles so this really got him engaged. If anybody finds a
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16 Months: 1.Match the color wheel:I cut out the wheel in a foam board and thick cardstock paper and colored it.However I feel I might use light blue next time on the color wheel as the blue and black look very much alike.Finally I colored the clothespins too with the respective colors.My little boy is still learning the hang of
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Felt is one of the most inexpensive art supply a person can get. 1.Making a felt face:I love this activity.It helps to teach children parts of the face.Eyes,Nose and Ears.Its a cheap alternative to the Good old Potato Head. 2.Felt Pizza:Love this one,so colorful.I know kids are always excited about pizzas.However my son is too little for this activity ,so
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16 Months: 1.Pipe Cleaner Color matcher:This activity was a big hit with my son.I used an old ready made icing can and had my hubby drill holes into them.Then I cut out a circle pasted it on top of the can .Punched out the holes in the drilled spots.And color coded them.Object of the game to put the pipe cleaner
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