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the activity but you must judge for yourself if it is appropriate for your child when you try an activity out please comment and let us and everyone else know how your child liked it saturday october 31 2009 making diaper changes educational i don t know a single parent who hasn t struggled at one time or another with a baby or toddler who insists on crying screaming or turning over during every diaper change it s a short phase for some and a longer phase for others either way we change our kids diapers so many times a day that we might as well take advantage of those times rather than dread them songs rhymes english alphabet alphabet in another language we sing the hebrew alphabet because we plan to teach our son hebrew you can find the entire version here but we sing a simpler one that only identifies the letters and not every sound each letter makes this is critical if you want to teach your child a second language because some languages have sounds that english doesn t have so they need to practice those for example spanish has the rolled rr in many words wheels on the bus here are the lyrics in case you forget the order itsy bitsy spider nursery rhymes and knowing the alphabet are critical to early literacy and kindergarten readiness even silly songs like itsy bitsy spider really are teaching rhyming activities name your child s body parts for him her as they get older ask child where his her different body parts are peek a boo with clothes this is how tobias first learned to play peek a boo say uh oh where d your foot go when putting your baby s pants back on make a big deal about having lost the foot and then get really excited when it pops through the pant leg sounds silly but it works for all kids i ve ever done it with or you could always just add a kitty to the mix and let them entertain the baby for you posted by amanda at 11 13 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baby songs toddler friday october 30 2009 fall scenery one of my favorite things to do is to create a huge thematic scene i used to do it in the classroom during rain forest week when we studied the ocean and pretty much any time i could justify making a huge picture as a group a few things i always try to have on hand rolls of brown or any color butcher paper craft glue like tacky glue glitter and sheets of foam and or construction paper the rest can really be improvised charis and i have made wall hangings when learning about different subjects and today s theme was fall materials needed all are optional this is just my personal list of what i used large sheet of paper a plastic tablecloth or even an old sheet black green and orange construction paper and or foam orange and brown washable paint foam paint brushes baby food jar 1 plastic lid included cotton swab leaves real and or fake paper plate s craft glue glitter any color pipe cleaners twisted craft paper wiggly eyes this activity can be done in one day or you can break it up into steps and complete one or two a day prep lay out brown paper i put a plastic table cloth underneath because i knew i d be using glitter and it s easier to shake out the cloth after cut out the spider pieces body legs bird pieces body beak and feet paint a large tree if desired on the paper for the bird and or spiders activity 1 if the time of the year is right have your child hunt for fall colored leaves we found some pretty neat ones right in the front yard yes my child is still in her pajamas gasp what can i say it was one of those kind of days 2 paint paper plates turning them into pumpkins you can glue leaves and a stem as well it s a great opportunity to talk about parts of a plant 3 make twirly vines out of pipe cleaners i showed her how to twist them around her finger 4 assemble the crows i showed her some possibilities but let her apply all the glue with cotton swab and position all the body parts where she wanted 5 next she assembled the spiders i gave her the eyes and legs and explained that they have 4 on each side i let her position them 6 i stapled the vine down we positioned the pumpkins while i explained how they grow on vines i let her choose where to glue the leaves birds and spiders she glued them on with the craft glue 7 last i made a line of glue to look like the spider was hanging from a web she sprinkled glitter 8 we hung her picture in the hall at the house it makes a very festive decoration posted by raegan at 1 00 am 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art fall halloween preschooler spiders toddler tried and true thursday october 29 2009 baby yoga rock and roll tummy back when i was pregnant and had all these idealistic visions of working hard to get rid of my baby weight after giving birth i bought a mommy and baby yoga video of course that was before the realities of birth and the recovery set in so anyway i just now watched my video for the first time and attempted to do some of it with tobias here is a fun yoga exercise to do with infants toddlers activity lay your child on his back take his hands in yours and hold them up by his chest rock him back and forth gently still holding his hands saying rock rock rock after the third rock you bring his hands to his chest again and move them in a circle around his abdomen saying roll tuck his legs up over his tummy and hold his feet while he s in that position rock him back and forth gently while holding his legs this time saying rock rock rock again after the third rock you move his legs in a circle while still tucked into his abdomen saying roll bring your child s feet up over his chest babies and toddlers are quite flexible and grab his hands as well hold his feet and hands together over his abdomen and rock back and forth again then bring them in a circle and say roll extension after all that scrunching you may want to stretch your baby back out again you can do this by gently stretching his or her right arm up and left leg down saying long baby repeat with the left arm and right leg as well tobias giggled a lot about this one he thought it was great fun to scrunch up and roll around for babies this can be a great way to build their tummy muscles and get one on one physical interaction with mom or dad video to come as soon as i convince my ever patient husband to videotape us doing this posted by amanda at 6 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baby gross motor skills toddler yoga wednesday october 28 2009 halloween traditions i love traditions traditions can really help a child feel like they are part of something the exact importance of traditions varies from person to person you might think young children aren t capable of remember if anything is a tradition or not you will be surprised at how much your child remembers from year to year of course a new tradition can be started any time i thought it would be fun for everyone to share their favorite halloween traditions to do with your family then we can get ideas here are our traditions paper chain we make a paper chain to count down to halloween here is my post about it corn maze straw maze we have a lot of corn mazes around us every october we go to a corn maze they also have a straw fort which the kids love this is one of their favorite activities of the year pumpkin walk one town in our area does what they call a pumpkin walk local people create elaborate scenes using painted pumpkins the kids have a lot of fun going to this and it is free look into what your area has locally that is kid friendly church party our church has a party every year we dress up share soup and have some games for the kids family party my husband s family does a party every year we have fun games we play each year one game is where we draw names we then go to a pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin we then paint a scene on our pumpkin to represent the name we drew then we all guess which pumpkin represents each person carve paint pumpkins each year we carve and paint pumpkins as a family we involve our children from baby age as a baby they can play with the guts none of my babies have had a special thrill over this their interest in it doesn t last long but i love the initial look on their face the next year they can paint a little pumpkin then they can continue painting if they want to carve they can draw the face with a crayon and daddy carves it this year brayden carved most of his pumpkin by himself age four dress up everyone in our family dresses up so far we have chosen a theme and each person is a character in that theme it is a lot of fun soup halloween night my parents come trick or treating with us we go to a few houses in our neighborhood then we come home and eat soup and visit with each other feel free to comment with the traditions your family enjoys posted by valerie plowman at 10 21 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels halloween traditions witch cupcakes this is a fun way to decorate cupcakes and it is definitely something your toddler can help you do age range 1 and up with assistance two with lots of guidance three and up with their own imagination skills taught cooking baking math fine motor skills supplies cupcakes and all that it takes to make them sugar ice cream cones the pointy ones string licorice candy corn frosting food coloring if desired scissors for you activity have your child help you bake cupcakes this is where the math learning comes in after cupcakes have cooled frost them you are making a witch so i dye it green cut string licorice into pieces of hair i use red licorice because no one in my house likes black let your child put hair on the witch put her pointy hat on add her candy corn nose eat her photo posted by valerie plowman at 2 40 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baking cooking halloween holidays math sugar cookies okay here is the truth i really don t enjoy making sugar cookies by the time they are made my back is just killing me and my stress level is peaked when i am eating them i think to myself chocolate chip cookies taste a lot better than these and they are way easier however the kids love to make them they are a lot of fun to make around holidays so i make them a few times a year one day this month while i was grocery shopping i found these cute halloween cookie cutters and in a moment of thinking like a child instead of a mom i bought them so now add october to the list of months i must make sugar cookies some day i will miss it i will be like my grandma who made tons of sugar cookies every christmas in anticipation of our arrival age range one and up my kids love to help cook i let them start as soon as they are interested and i allow them to help skills developed cooking baking math fine motor skills colors if you do frosting prep if you let your child help make the dough you don t need to do anything more than put on your apron and wash your hands one more thing put your patient hat on activity make dough recipe below chill dough if needed roll out dough let your child help cut out shapes let your child help at first i let them put the cookie cutters wherever they wanted to but i soon realized we would be there all night that way since they were not spaced close together i then placed it on the dough and let them cut it out bake the cookies make frosting recipe below frost cookies once cooled eat cookies note note that the cookies are not going to be perfect they are going to be mis shaped they will have large finger imprints in them they will still taste the same this is for the kids photos note the imperfect cookies recipe sugar cookies i got this recipe from better homes and gardens cook book 2 3 cup butter softened 3 4 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 4 tsp salt 1 egg 1 tablespoon milk 1 tsp vanilla i sometimes change this to another flavoring like almond i love almond 2 cups all purpose flour beat butter on medium speed for about 30 seconds add sugar baking powder and salt beat until combined scraping sides occasionally add flour finish by hand if it gets too thick for mixer cover and chill dough for 30 minutes or until it is easy to handle divide in half on a lightly floured surface roll half of the dough at a time until 1 8 inch thick cut using cookie cutters place on cookie sheet one inch apart bake at 375 degrees for 7 8 minutes until edges are firm cool ice if desired recipe frosting i got this recipe from a neighbor it is delicious i half the recipe when i use it with the sugar cookie recipe above take note that this is a frosting recipe not a icing or glaze i use this because i love it if you want an icing or glaze do not use this recipe 1 cube margarine or butter softened 4 cups powdered sugar 2 caps full of flavoring of your choice if you put a flavor in the cookies other than vanilla you might want to just do vanilla in the frosting i find vanilla might need a bit more than two caps full coloring if desired mix together ingredients with beaters if too dry add milk or water i add water note on colors if you add coloring to the frosting it helps your child with colors for the older child you can mix two colors together to make a new color like red and yellow to make orange extensions you can do this with any holiday you can also cut out letters for teaching letters or shapes for teaching shapes posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 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 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