A Mom making a Difference through Grace
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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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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I came across an interesting link on toddler busy bags so I thought I’d try my hand.These are now a favorite pass time 15 months:1.Pasta Sorter:I got tri color fusilli.I m absolutely lazy and hence didn’t try dyeing the plain fusilli with multiple colors.My son still hasn’t got the hang of separating the colors.I help him sort out the colors
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