We made this huge pencil for the end of year gift for my daughter’s teacher. This recycled pencil is made from a pringles box. The inspiration for this project is from Glue Sticks and Tape. The tutorial called for circle cutter, paper crimper which we do not have. So we modified the procedure but the pencil …
Today I am sharing a game that requires a very easy setup. The materials required for this game are very easily available at home – a dowel, two chairs and half a dozen of cloth hangers. As I said, the set up is very simple. Connect the chairs using the dowel. Invite the child to …
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This simple and fun activity kept my toddler busy for more than 10 minutes. I tore newspaper into pieces and put them into a vegetable mesh bag. I encouraged my daughter to take out the paper from the bag. Initially she tried to make the paper fall. But the bag had a long neck and …
I started playing this simple game with my toddler to develop sense of balance. Then it got extended by both of my daughters. To play this game, you need only a small ball and various objects to carry the ball around. The aim of the game is to carry the ball from one place to …
When I was young, I learnt a very simple procedure to make this paper purse from my grandmother. I used to make for my younger cousins and they all loved carrying their purses. I taught my daughter how to make this purse. Materials needed: 1. Construction paper 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Yarn or ribbon …
My 2 year old counts everything whenever she sees more than one of the same object. So I thought she might enjoy this simple fun game. I was right! Materials needed: 1. Dice 2. Masking tape 3. Beans 4. Vegetable steamer 5. Sharpie Preparation: 1. Counting up to six is way behind my daughter’s current …
Watching beautiful fireworks is a fascinating thing. We tried doing/creating one at home. Materials needed : 1. Cardstock or any thick paper 2. Crayons 3. Black tempera paint 4. Pushpin or toothpick Method: 1. Color the entire cardstock with different colors of crayons. My toddler wanted to join the fun too! She did markings with …
As I have mentioned in my printed ladybugs post, we love printing. When my elder daughter saw my toddler’s ladybugs, she wanted to do a printing project. Using the same technique, we made watermelon this time. Materials needed : 1. Potato 2. Tempera paint 3. Sharpie permanent marker Method : 1. Cut the potato into …
Crepe paper flowers are beautiful. We tried a very simple method to make them. After we used the store brought artificial flowers for our flower hair clips, the stems and leaves were waiting for us to make them some flowers. We used those for attaching our crepe paper flowers. If they were not available, I would …
As I have mentioned in my previous posts, printing is something we love the most. Rolled paper printed flowers, Toilet roll printed flowers, Poppy flowers, Vegetable bag painting are few of our projects to prove our interest. Materials needed: 1. Potato 2. Tempera or acrylic paint 3. Black sharpie marker 4. Copier paper Method : 1. …