Toddlers

Snowflake Collage Activity for Kids

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Are you looking for a meaningful process-oriented art project to do with the kids this winter? I have an answer for you with this snowflake collage activity for kids. Have you made snowflakes with your child? Once you get started, making snowflakes can be completely addicting. Last year, when my older daughter was three, we made PILES of snowflakes [...]

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Tape Art

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We are a tape-loving house. You? Tape art with colorful tape, clear tape, paper tape: young children will enjoy using tape in this process-based design activity that encourages fine motor skills, compositional choices, creative thinking, and more. Have you seen this colorful paper tape at Target? It’s from the Kid Made Modern line and you [...]

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Art Games: Draw with Art Dice

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I’m always happy to land on fun art games that entertain my children and help their brains develop. I originally blogged about these handmade art dice last Spring, and thought you might like to see how this popular tool is getting used by 2-year old daughter #2. I started with a set of blank wooden blocks. [...]

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Fall Crafts: Glycerin Leaves

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We’re ga-ga for all the multi-colored maple leaves of the season, and my older daughter, N, is likely to burst into a chorus of “red and yellow leaves” as we drive down the road. I’ve been reading up on how to preserve the leaves so that they’ll last more than a couple days and it [...]

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DIY Pumpkin Pie Playdough

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Have you ever made your own playdough? Store bought playdough is okay in a pinch, but making your own is a money saver and you can make TONS of it in mere minutes. Inspired by The Artful Parent’s Autumn Arts and Crafts book, The Artful Year: Autumn, we finally pitched our peppermint playdough in favor of a more [...]

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Make a Music Basket to Encourage Rhythm and Movement

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Do you enjoy having music in your home? Do you have an instrument kit for your child to explore? If you do, I’d love to hear about what’s inside your kit. And if this is new-to-you, pull up a chair and let’s talk music! When my older child was just a few months old she [...]

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Toddler Watercolor Painting, Keeping it Neat

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I’m not afraid of messes, but I’m also not looking for them. Are you with me? So when my almost 2-year old said that she wanted to paint, I was ready with my spill-management toolbox: an ice cube tray and a wooden serving tray. In case you’re wondering how the wooden tray is paint-free (I’d wonder [...]

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Messy Art: Splat Paint Olympics

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Today I’m over on the Melissa and Doug blog, writing about our experience making Splat Paint Olympic Rings with household sponges. Painting with non-traditional materials does wonders for helping children look at the world with fresh eyes. And throwing paint-soaked sponges? Well, that’s just silly fun.   While we did this with the end-game of [...]

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How to Make a One-minute Bubble Solution

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I’ve been so busy with all sorts of parenting/household/traveling/social things lately, and love to find easy projects that make my kids happy. This is one of those things. My daughter’s preschool has a big bubble table set up all summer long, and it’s a magical place where the kids can chill out and regroup while [...]

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