Toddler Baby Food Fun

Toddler baby food fun

Toddlers love to make a mess and they almost always want to eat any sensory activity. I like to use baby food on tin foil and let them go wild! . . . → Read More: Toddler Baby Food Fun

Turkey Headband

turkey-head

Here is really cute hat for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Above are step-by-step picture instructions for you to follow. The only thing I didn’t show was that you have to measure the bristol board headband part to the individual child’s head and close it with a stapler. If you have any questions, leave a comment. . . . → Read More: Turkey Headband

Halloween Cooking and Baking

halloween spider muffin

It’s really close to Halloween now, here are some quick ideas of food to make with the kids that you can pull together at the last minute. Both are especially good if you are planning a halloween party. . . . → Read More: Halloween Cooking and Baking

Painting with Indian Corn

painting with corn

This is an easy painting activity that uses harvest produce that is available in the fall. I give each child a corn cob with the stalk attached and let them create. . . . → Read More: Painting with Indian Corn

Turkey hand puppet

Hand Turkey

This craft provides a great prop for all of those turkey songs and fingerplays. All you need are some popsicle sticks, googly eyes, construction paper and dollar store feathers. . . . → Read More: Turkey hand puppet

Stand-up Woolly Sheep

Standup Sheep

Fall is a great time to visit a farm, usually associated with a pumpkin patch experience or apple picking. This is also a great opportunity to talk to the kids about farm animals. The sheep, for example, are growing warm, thick coats to prepare them for the long, cold winter ahead. . . . → Read More: Stand-up Woolly Sheep

“3D” Fall Tree

3D Fall Tree

Kids love textures and sensory experiences.  Here is a colourful tactile adventure in making an easy fall craft, in 3D! I like it because you can use materials that you already have on-hand.

Start with a paper plate, toilet paper roll and some green tissue paper Paint the roll brown or cover with brown construction . . . → Read More: “3D” Fall Tree

Summer in the backyard made easy (messy fun)

Pudding Smiley face

The summer is a great time to make a mess outside;  the kids can put on their bathing suits and you can just hose them and the deck down afterwards.  Think outside the box and let them explore stuff that would otherwise be off limits due to the clean-up.

 

Messy fun with Jello

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Painting with condensed milk

Painting with condensed milk

A colleague of mine at work used condensed milk with food colouring for a painting activity. I tried it with my toddler group and it was great. The texture is sticky and goopy!! There is nothing to drip off the brush and it leaves behind a shiny, glossy picture. . . . → Read More: Painting with condensed milk

Father’s Day bookmark craft

fathers-day-bookmark

A book is a quick and easy gift to pick up for Father’s Day, and to make it more personal, this is a homemade bookmark to go with it. . . . → Read More: Father’s Day bookmark craft