Animal Imprints in Play Dough
Make imprints with plastic animals in play dough – a fun alternative to cookie cutters, especially for toddlers.
Emergency Toddler Entertainment
      (E was 31 months old.)    The other day, we had to wait for a ridiculously long time at the car dealership while people were trying to figure out what to do with the used car we’d bought three weeks before that was malfunctioning.  So of course…
The Not-So-Green-Sheep
 One of E’s favorite books is “Where is the Green Sheep?” She loves looking for the green sheep and finally finding it on the last page. I’ve seen lots of great book activities for kids but this is the first book for which we came up with our own activities. For one of them,…
13 Ways to Play with Shaving Cream
Do your kids love to play with shaving cream? Here are 13 fun shaving cream activities to try!
Quick Toddler Activity: Water Gun Car Wash
Recently having completed part 1 of The Big Move {Germany to Texas; our furniture is still on a ship until the end of the month}, we’re just getting back into the swing of things and some semblance of a daily routine. It wasn’t always easy or even possible to do our usual activities but E…
Does Your Homemade Play Dough Fail?
A simple substitution that saved my homemade play dough from failure!
Egg Shell Collage
Make a bright and colorful collage with leftover egg shells on contact paper!
What Do You Mean, Oil and Water Don’t Mix??!
Sometimes, my planned activities go so hilariously “wrong” – and still E has fun and enjoys her very own spin on things. Recently, I was trying to do a colored water and oil activity like Growing a Jeweled Rose did as part of their Liquid Lab Experiments. It shows that oil and water don’t…
Nature Walk with Clothespins
We’re currently visiting my parents about 500 miles away who have a small but lovely garden. E is having a blast discovering everything, both inside and out. My mom had a bunch of clothespins sitting on a table outside while she was taking the laundry inside, and E saw them and came up with a…
Toothbrush Painting
A fun way to paint that kept us entertained for more than 30 minutes!
Bubble Wrap Painting and Printing
A really cool bubble wrap painting project for all ages that even a toddler can do completely on his own!
Experimenting with Ice Cream Dough
Experimenting with ice cream dough – a super fun homemade no-cook playdough from two simple ingredients!