A Mom making a Difference through Grace
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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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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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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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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