Growing Play
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Tips for Supporting Risk Taking During Childhood
Do you allow your children to explore enough? Risk taking is so important in childhood. This generation of children is so shielded from many risks that we were allowed to overcome as we grew up. Taking a risk and achieving your goal provides a child with a strong sense of accomplishment. Remember back to when […]
Foamy Soap Play
When I saw this activity at http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2013/08/rainbow-soap-foam-bubbles-sensory-play.html?m=1. I knew it would be a hit. We have made foamy soap before but it was with shredded ivory soap. This recipe is much easier! Just mix 2 tbsp Dawn dish detergent with 1/4 cup water. Turn on the mixer and whip it up. My little one adding […]
Outdoor Letter Match Up
My three year old loves to play this game outdoors matching up the letter cards to the sidewalk chalk letters. This is super simple and she repeats it over and over again. Write a few letters on index cards. One letter per card. I only use four letters at a time right now to reinforce […]
Kid Made Grill Cheese Biscuits
The kids helped make some delicious “grilled” cheese biscuits. I found the idea on Pinterest from OhBiteIt blog. We modified the recipe though. She called for one stick of melted butter which was not needed (too many calories and too much grease for me). The kids basically made this entirely on their own. They opened […]
Ghost Hunters
Here is a simple ghost game using stuff from around the house. Make some tissue ghosts – three cotton balls under tissue, twist tie close and draw eyes and mouth. Hide the ghosts indoors or outdoors. On go see how quickly you can find them. We made two teams and whoever found three first was […]
Nail Polish Rocks and Leaves
I know my blog posts have been very inconsistent lately. I think I am finally catching up on things around here so maybe, just maybe, I can start blogging again. Today we enjoyed an outdoor nature craft using rocks, leaves and nail polish. My little girl loves nail polish – the sparkles and the shine. […]
Pretend Play Architect
The kids have been playing architect for some time now. It has been fun for all and is a great activity for older children. Get some graph paper (if you do not have any in the house just google graph paper and you can get free printable paper). The kids have drawn all different floor […]
Soapy Puddle – Simple Play
Here is a super simple activity we did this week that was loads of fun. Simply put some dish soap into a puddle. It was raining on and off which it typically does in Spring but the kids really wanted to play outside. First it was some bubbles my youngest wanted to pour into the […]
Problem Solving Play – Matching Dots
Problem solving can be incorporated into playful challenges for children using objects and items from around the house. I am going to try to do a short series on some problem solving play challenges. Here is the first one: Match the Dots – 1. Materials: 4 index cards for each player, 4 stickers, matching set […]
Using Apps to Make Books for Little Ones
My little one loves to make picture books with her in them. We have cut out pictures of her and just glued them onto different scenes or just drawn some simple sketches. Well, today we used the PhotoChop app on the iPhone to make a quick book about some imaginary adventures. Basically you take a […]