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erest labels baking cooking colors halloween holidays letters math recipes shapes tuesday october 27 2009 pumpkin faces it s funny to me the reactions you ll get from certain activities often times i think charis will love something and she either has no interest or she thinks it s okay which can be frustrating when you put time and effort into getting an activity together then i ll throw together a last minute idea and she loves it this was one of those moments for this reason i ll try anything at least once if she s not interested now my efforts aren t wasted perhaps in a few months she ll be interested either way she s getting introduced to lots of new skills presented many different ways this is a good way to work on fine motor skills shapes oval half moon triangle circle square concentration and focus ages 18 months with help my 28 month old did this almost unassisted once i showed her what to do materials sheets of foam or construction paper in black and orange scissors for you glue cotton swabs container to put glue in i used a clean babyfood jar lid plastic sandwich bags 3 magnetic tape optional prep put small amount of glue in lid cut out large and small pumpkins from orange foam cut out lots of different eye nose and mouth shapes sort eyes noses and mouths into sandwich bags activity do the first pumpkin without using glue show them how to choose 2 eyes i asked her how many eyes should our pumpkin have two is normally the answer unless your child wants to make a cyclops or another creative idea i also tried to involve shapes asking are you going to choose the square or triangle nose do you want the oval or half moon shaped mouth i put the eyes down on the pumpkin and showed her how to dip the cotton swab and put glue on the back of the eyes i then explained that the white part the part with the glue has to touch the orange pumpkin repeat with nose and mouth once we did one together i let her do it on her own we put magnets on the back and put them up on the refrigerator she liked this so much we ran out of pumpkins before she was ready to quit the unassisted finished product posted by raegan at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art fall fine motor skills halloween math shapes toddler monday october 26 2009 yarn spider this activity is not one that a child can do much of but the kids love to play with it age range all kids can have fun playing with it but only an older child can create it i would say probably 4 and up some 3 year olds might be able to do it skills taught science if you talk about spiders fine motor for the child who helps supplies yarn square piece of cardboard scissors pipe cleaner activity cut out a small square of cardboard wrap yarn around it tie a piece of yarn around it horizontally don t knot it because you will tighten it when you remove the cardboard use the scissors to cut the yarn wrapped around the cardboard remove the cardboard tighten the horizontal piece of yarn cut one side of the horizontal piece of yarn to be as long as the rest of the yard for the spider leave the other one long insert pipe cleaner add eyes if desired photos here are some photos of the process we did grey because we are learning about the color grey this week the kids have had fun playing with them but it really wasn t something my two year old could do at all credit i got this idea from preschooler s busy book posted by valerie plowman at 11 01 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels halloween insects preschooler spiders egg carton spiders this is a fun little activity to do with your child around halloween age range i got this idea from preschooler s busy book the book is written for ages 3 6 i did this with my 4 year old and 2 5 year old so i know it can be done with a 2 5 year old i would say if your child enjoys painting or coloring she will enjoy this activity skills developed science if you talk about spiders art fine motor skills supplies cardboard egg carton scissors pipe cleaners paint markers or crayons construction paper for eyes or a marker glue if you used construction paper thread or yarn optional prep cut out the cup sections of the egg carton get out supplies if you are painting and you are like me prep the area art smock t shirt down to underwear and a vinyl tablecloth activity have your child color paint the egg cup after the egg cup dries insert pipe cleaner into the cup to be legs i poked holes in the cup so the kids could insert it themselves and work on their fine motor skills bend the pipe cleaner so it looks like legs draw eyes or attach eyes out of construction paper optional attach string to the top so you can hang it somewhere photos this is kind of cheesy and they don t look a lot like spiders but it is a fun thing to do posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art halloween holidays insects preschooler spiders toddler sunday october 25 2009 halloween books looking for a few halloween books to check out or buy check out these titles the night before halloween by natasha wing there was an old lady who swallowed a bat by lucille colandro room on the broom by julia donaldson hoodwinked by arthur howard the hallo wiener by dav pilkey trick or treat smell my feet by diane de groat the little old lady who wasn t afraid of anything by linda williams knock knock it s halloween by betty schwartz this is a book of halloween knock knock jokes great for the preschooler with a budding sense of humor today is halloween by p k hallinan say boo by lynda graham barber the halloween play by felicia bond wee witches halloween by jerry smath t rex trick or treats by lois g grambling spooky night by tish rabe and don t forget halloween books of your child s favorite characters like clifford the big red dog posted by raegan at 11 28 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels book lists halloween literature reading saturday october 24 2009 baby ghost preparation take a scrap of white fabric and ball it up take a second scrap of white fabric and wrap it around the balled fabric securing it at the bottom of the ball with a piece of yarn or a hair tie draw eyes and an open mouth on the ghost feel free to make it as scary or friendly looking as fits your child s age and maturity level activity sing this song while waving the ghost puppet around to touch each body part this is a great way to distract a squirmy baby or toddler during diaper changes baby ghost baby ghost baby ghost flying through the air baby ghost baby ghost touching your hair move puppet back and forth in front of toddler have ghost touch toddlers hair baby ghost baby ghost flying down low baby ghost baby ghost touches your toe bring hand with puppet down low bend down and touch ghost to toddlers toe baby ghost baby ghost flying up high baby ghost baby ghost touches your eye raise ghost puppet up high toddler shuts eye while ghost touches eye lid skills body parts rhyming credit i found this activity at a neat site i just discovered http www preschoolexpress com this activity is in the toddlers section posted by amanda at 1 21 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baby fall halloween holidays music science toddler friday october 23 2009 sweet treats fall one of my favorite things to do with my toddler is cook it s a great way to teach her self control with her hands following step by step instructions practice scooping measuring and pouring and spending some quality time together it also helps her learn hands on kitchen safety the names of the cooking tools we use and proper clean up after and during cooking she then gets to enjoy the fruits of her labor literally we ve been cooking together since she was one it can get messy but it s worth every second of it in my opinion here s a fun one for you and your little one s to try together pumpkin pie popsicles ingredients 1 can of 100 pure pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling 1 4 1 2 cup of maple syrup 2 3 cup of light cream 1 tsp cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice popsicle molds directions put pumpkin and cream in a bowl and mix add maple syrup to desired sweetness you may not need as much as 1 2 a cup add cinnamon pour into popsicle molds let it freeze this makes 6 8 large popsicles you can also freeze it in an ice cube tray put plastic wrap over it and stick the popsicle sticks through to keep the sticks in place while it freezes most importantly don t be afraid to make a mess posted by raegan at 7 17 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baking cooking math recipes toddler thursday october 22 2009 sorting dinosaur hunt materials large plastic container dry rice beans or lentils small toys we used dinosaurs small bowl spoons measuring cups optional preparation fill large container with rice hide toys in the rice leave some barely covered to make it easier for little kids activity show child how to uncover a dinosaur and put it in a bowl let child collect all the dinosaurs in the bowl after all the toys have been found in the rice your child can practice scooping the rice with spoons or measuring cups skills sorting scooping extensions read a book about dinosaurs or watch dinosaur train on pbs to learn more about dinosaurs talk with your child about how archeologists dig for dinosaur skeletons so we can learn about dinosaurs that lived a long time ago posted by amanda at 11 55 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dinosaur fine motor skills montessori preschooler toddler wednesday october 21 2009 teaching emotions when brayden was about two we started this game i call i am going to look he absolutely loved it we started the same game with kaitlyn around two and at 2 5 it is still a favorite game for her age range two and up skills taught this is a great activity to help your child identify feelings this really helps cut down on tantrums due to communication issues when your child is upset you can talk to your child about how he is feeling because he will have a vocabulary for it it also is a great one on one activity for a parent and child supplies parent child activity sit down and face your child i have found this to be effective in the child s room on the bed if it is big enough for both of you wherever you do it just be sure it is somewhere the child is comfortable mentally tell your child i am going to look pause happy smile and look happy tell your child i am going to look pause sad look sad repeat this alternating through emotions at some point your child will likely want to do it too if not ask if he wants to try another way to involve your child is ask him how he wants you to look as your child gets used to this game you can alternate expect that in the beginning he won t remember how to look for different emotions this is building a new vocabulary for him when you first start this use simple emotions such as happy sad scared etc as your child grows you can add more complex emotions that build on the basic ones such as confident and anxious emotion chart posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 18 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels emotions feelings preschooler toddler tried and true tuesday october 20 2009 letter recognition learning the alphabet is such an exciting accomplishment for kids letters and words in the environment are starting to have meaning and children are at one of the beginning stages of learning how to read however sometimes the crossover from the alphabet they learn at home and recognizing those same letters and words in other places can prove difficult for some children that s where this activity can help have you noticed that more books are published in different fonts letters and numbers are presented in many different ways in real life not every book is published in times new roman nor are advertisements signs magazines or websites take these examples your child may know the alphabet but would they recognize the alphabet if it was presented a new way ages as soon as they begin recognizing letters prep print the letters that they are learning in different fonts i went to my word program and typed the letter 10 times and then printed it off in 10 different fonts print them out as large as possible i also printed them off in small squares approximately 24 point font activity here are a few activities hide different letters in the different fonts around the house or around the room go on a hunt hide the letters and let them hunt but this time give clues call out the letters as they search find all ys that you can can you find a capital t i see a letter that makes the p sound can you find it i see a letter that is only made of curvy lines s o c if you are using the entire alphabet have them put the alphabet in order after they find the letters fold a large piece of construction paper in half or thirds depending if you want to work with 2 or 3 letters have them sort two different letters into piles for example m vs r glue on paper according to the letter you could also have them do the same letter but sort capital and lower case this works really well when you are working on letters that are similar like m and n or p and r play abc relay play find the letter posted by raegan at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels alphabet preschooler sorting toddler tried and true monday october 19 2009 peek a boo peek a boo is not just a game that is stereotypically fun for baby it is a great way to teach baby about object permanence this game helps baby to grasp the idea that objects exist even if she can t see them this can really help reduce the distress of separation anxiety i did this activity a lot with my oldest brayden he loved it at seven months old he started doing it himself he would cover himself with his blanket and then say ahh ahh then he would pull down his blanket with great pleasure age range you can start to play this as early as you want to but don t expect baby to really enjoy the game until somewhere around 5 6 months old i wouldn t really recommend it prior to three months old because it can really overstimulate the newborn skills developed understanding of object permanence supplies peek a boo er mom peek a boo ee baby activity okay we all know how to play peek a boo in case not lay baby on the floor or another surface you feel comfortable with cover your face with your hands or something else remove your hands and say peek a boo i do peek a boo a little differently we always play peek a boo on monday s why monday is laundry day i hate folding laundry but i have found it to be a lot more enjoyable if i play peek a boo with my baby while i fold my laundry put my 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