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Pin it I love pattern blocks – they are one of my all-time favorite toys! Which is saying a lot, because I tend to get as excited about toys as my kids! One way in which they sometimes frustrate my kids, though, is that they will be in the middle of building some huge, [...] Pin it Sensory play with rice is one of two-year-old Lily’s favorite activities! Colored rice is a super easy to make, and I’ve found that it lasts a long time – we only have to sweep/vacuum a little bit after every play session. Of course, it’s a different story if you have a kid [...] Pin it Lily was thrilled to discover that you can “paint” on construction paper with icicles! The paper is fairly porous, so the water shows up right away, then dries so you can paint all over again! This was a great distraction from the virus she was battling, and she surprised me by [...] Pin it My two-year-old daughter, Lily, ADORES books. More than any of my other kids. Thanks to her passion, we average twenty books a day. Some she loves and I don’t (scary poisonous creature books and snake books? Why???). Here are a couple we BOTH enjoy – over and over! I found Red Sled [...] Pin it My kids have been thoroughly enjoying all the cards they have received through The Toybox Years Kiddie Christmas Card Exchange. They have been hard at work making cards to send off, which I have to finish mailing by the end of the day today! It’s fun to see all the different cards [...] Pin it My kids love decorating cookies – making them, too! They love every step of the process, beginning with mixing the dough and rolling it out. These photos are from a cookie-making session in January, when then-17-month-old Lily was very happy to roll out flour while Emma rolled out the dough. 28-month-old [...] Pin it Johnny was super proud to bring home this bird feeder from preschool this week! So far the birds aren’t too interested in it, though. Maybe the bell scares them? I’ve also wondered how easy it is for birds to even eat cheerio bird feeders – they are very fun to make, but [...] Pin it I’ve wanted to make this tree ever since I saw the giant Thankful Tree Sherri made with her kids at Families are Fun! Emma saw their tree, and kept on asking until we got it done! Our tree isn’t nearly as elegant, but the kids really enjoyed putting it together and [...] Pin it Johnny brought home this cute tissue paper Thanksgiving turkey craft from preschool this week. He actually made five different turkey crafts, and this was my favorite. I love the googley eye; I think it’s the perfect touch. As expected, my little minimalist kept the actual decorations very simple, but a different child [...] Pin it We love dying rice with food coloring and Purell. My kids love the sensory experience of playing with rice on trays, but – like so many activities – I had forgotten about it. This post at What Do We Do All Day was a timely reminder on a gloomy afternoon! Emma surprised [...] |
 
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