I was inspired by Love Play and Learn's post on Oatmeal Play dough and made some while the babies were napping. It was an easy recipe which required no cooking. If you try this, make sure you have the flour open within reach to get the dough to the right texture. As Love, Play and Learn's post points out, it starts out very sticky and then transforms into nice, workable … [Read more...]
Beachy Keen-Enjoying a Day at the beach with toddlers
We were inspired by a post from In Lieu of Preschool and decided to make a baby pool at the beach. The timing was spontaneous, so we used what we had at home, which was a plastic sheet designed to cover the floor or furniture when painting instead of going out and purchasing a shower curtain. We learned that we … [Read more...]
Hand as Brush…
When I got out the tempera paints, I envisioned the babies making simple hand prints after I demonstrated how to do it. They showed me that a hand print is just the beginning of the painting process. They used their hands as paint brushes and interacted with the paint and the paper in all encompassing delight. Many of their … [Read more...]
Water Play
We decided to take advantage of some amazing weather by having the babies play in the water. We put out pails, boxes and a bathtub filled with water. Bath toys added to the fun. Daddy gave them showers with a hose attachment. All piled together, they thoroughly enjoyed the water. … [Read more...]
Coloring Eggs with a Whisk
I thought coloring eggs would have to wait another year until I saw a post suggesting that toddlers could dye eggs using a whisk. What a brilliant idea! I could not wait to try it. First, I fished out our two whisks and made sure the eggs fit inside. Then, I hard boiled the eggs with a nice little machine that cooks six at at … [Read more...]