We are kicking off the 100 Acts of Kindness Project with kindness acts for family members! We started the week at our house doing nice things for each other, drawing pictures, doing favors and giving lots of hugs and kisses. We even made our own hug coupons to give out as an act of kindness family members could turn in whenever they need one! These are so sweet and easy to make! The coupons would be great for families who may have one sibling … [Read more...]
Have Fun on the Go with Heart Tic Tac Toe
Giving regular activities a new twist is a great way to get kids excited about playing together. This heart tic tac toe game is the perfect "make once, play again and again" busy bag that your kids won't be able to resist. The bonus is you can take it anywhere with you so you'll never hear I'm bored while waiting again! Heart Tic Tac Toe Busy Bag Materials: 1 sheet of felt 2-3 sheets of different colored craft foam Craft glue … [Read more...]
Snow Crafts and Activities for Kids
We don't get snow at our house so are always on the lookout for fun snow themed crafts and kids activities! We love making snowmen out of our sparkly white play dough and playing with our squishy sensory snow and last week even did a shaving cream snowball big art activity! I know my kids would have so much fun doing these snow activities I found on last week's After School Linky! Snowman Kids Crafts: These shredded paper snowmen and sticky … [Read more...]
100 Acts of Kindness Project
Something exciting is about to begin! Are you ready to join in the fun? It's the 100 Acts of Kindness Project! Each year Toddler Approved hosts the 100 Acts of Kindness Project, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and this year I am so excited to be her co-host! Our goal is to do small and simple acts of kindness in our homes, neighborhoods, communities that help teach our kids that no act of kindness is too small. Everyone can be kind. … [Read more...]
Shaving Cream Snowball Big Art Activity
Big art is a great way for kids to use their gross motor skills to explore different properties in a fun way. I also love doing them with my kids because even though they are different ages they all enjoy doing big art! We don't get any snow at our house so I thought it would be fun to do some sort of snowball art project. I looked around to see what we had that was snowball-like and decided our wiffle balls would be perfect! Snowball Painting … [Read more...]
No Cook White Play Dough Recipe
White play dough is so much fun to play with! There's just something about a white play dough that makes little fingers just itch to play and create with it. In the winter it is perfect for turning into play dough snowballs and snowmen or to use as a winter landscape for pretend play. Other times of year the white playdough can be anything they want it to be! Prefer colorful dough? No problem! Just add your favorite food coloring … [Read more...]
Handwriting Practice for Kids: Big Rainbow Writing
We are always looking for ways to make handwriting practice fun! We've tried writing in the dirt and gone on many find and write letter scavenger hunts and were looking for even more fun ways to practice. My preschooler loves to write letters on the chalkboard so I thought she might enjoy some big rainbow writing! What is Rainbow Writing? Rainbow writing is fun way to practice handwriting. Kids trace a letter or number multiple times with … [Read more...]
20+ Homemade Play Dough Recipes
One of our favorite after school activities is to play with play dough! We love to make homemade play dough recipes--especially when it is too cold to play outside. Lately we have really been enjoying our Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe and plan to try some new recipes this month. Here are over 20 fun play dough recipes I know my kids would love to play with! Homemade Play Dough Recipes: Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe from Coffee Cups and … [Read more...]
