Magnetic Pom Poms are great to use for fine motor skill activities and sensory activities. All my children from 18 months to 7 years LOVE them. We pull them out a few times a week for various activities.To make them you will need:* Pom Poms (medium sized)* Circle magnets (you can buy these at any ... read more
Homemade Bubble Solution
Recipe for Homemade Bubbles:4 cups Water1 cup Dish Soap - (Palmolive, Ajax, Joy, Dawn)1/4 cup Corn Syrupcontainer - plastic tub, gallon jug(I doubled this recipe to get what you see below in the gallon jug, but used less than half for what you see in the plastic container, a little goes a long ... read more
More Resurrection Eggs Ideas
There are several ways to use the plastic Easter eggs with "props" to teach the Easter Story to young children. A. You can summarize the story using the "article" in each egg as a prop as you go.B. Or, you can also read a book and pause using the article in each egg as a prop as you read, Benjamin’s ... read more
Natural Easter Egg Dyes
If you would like to try dying eggs naturally, try the following:by Tawra Kellam~Yellow-- yellow onion skins, turmeric (½ tsp. per cup water) celery leaves~Orange--any yellow dye plus beet juice~Red--beets, paprika, red onion skins~Pink -cranberry juice~Blue--blackberries, grape juice concentrate, ... read more
Homemade Play Dough Recipe
Ingredients (for three toddler-sized portions):1 cup of flour1 cup of warm water2 tsp cream of tartar1 tsp cooking oil1/4 cup saltfood coloringDirections:1. Stir all ingredients, except food coloring in mixing bowl.2. Divide mixture into three equal parts in separate bowls.3. Add food coloring a few ... read more