I love this whimsical little idea! Print out the cardboard bunnies and cabbages, add a marble to make each bunny roll, and bowl! The Toymaker offers the printout and TONS more wonderful stuff. What fun!
Month: September 2009
Cardboard Box Condos!
I love this idea from Magical Mama Gwen! She writes: Today, I pulled out some small cardboard boxes, cut some windows and doors in them and set up the kids to paint. They had a great time painting. Then we dried the wet spots with a hair dryer and the kids turned the boxes into…
Screaming with Toddlers
My friend Tiffany thinks I have a very loud family. When we come visit, she sometimes gives me that "how do you survive the noise?" look and then afterwards she brags about how she can hear the ticking of the clock in her nice quiet house once we’re gone again. It’s true. We are LOUD….
Sensory Integration Fun for Preschoolers
One of the mamas over at Roots and Wings has put together a fantastic list of fun toys and activities to create with preschoolers. All of them incorporate Sensory Integration and they’re especially suited for kids with autism and other special needs, but SI tools help all children focus, calm down, feel better and just…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! Let’s start the week off with something really fun. Here’s a few ideas…. 1. Go on a leaf gathering walk and gather bags full of beautiful leaves that are still pliant and just starting to turn beautiful colors. Attach them to lengths of ribbon with glue dots (or use a needle to thread…
Magic Tricks for Kids!
We got home late from a conference and I’m beat. I had to post something fun before collapsing in bed, though, and I thought magic is always a good thing, right? 🙂 Here’s a few fun and easy magic tricks for kids. See if your kids can master one or two and astound some friends…
Free Museum Day!
Looking for something fun to do today? Smithsonian has organized a free museum day at hundreds of museums around the country. Visit the site to print out a coupon for free admissions for two people and to find lists of participating museums. Happy Saturday!
Easy Sand Art!
Magical Mama Ellen shared this fun and easy craft that we did around here years ago and I had forgotten about. I think we just used ours as homemade glitter though, and layered in jars sounds even more fun! I do remember that my girls loved stirring the salt with the chalk and watching it…
I Wish My Mother Had Known
Magical Mama Lucy shared this poem from a book about girls with ADHD. She wrote: I know there are a lot of other books out there on ADHD but this book, Understanding Girls with ADHD is groundbreaking. The book’s author deals specifically with girls who present symptoms much different than boys withADhD. I Wish My Mother Had…
The Month of Winds and Magic
Daryl read in a book once that "September is the month of winds and magic." I’ve never been a big fan of September because it marks the end of summer and the eventual coming of winter. Here in Minnesota we don’t always get much autumn in between! But I have to admit it has grown…