Grab my Button!


A Bike for Christmas

Sweet Pea is 31 months old.

Sweet Pea has been asking for a bike ever since she saw her Grandpa riding one last summer.  When we asked her what she wanted for Christmas, she begged for a “blue bike! blue bike!”,  so Santa (Thank You Aunt Jackie!) brought Sweet Pea a balance bike for Christmas.  [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Related Posts:
The tiny little elves that live inside my computer think you also might be interested in the following:

Yoga Kids
Yoga Kids
Melissa & Doug Shape, Model and Mold
Melissa & Doug Shape, Model and Mold
Melissa & Doug – Cutting Food Box
Melissa & Doug – Cutting Food Box

Whisking Flour and Water

Sweet Pea is 31 months old.

From: This was created in a frazzled moment of  “I barely have time to feed us, much less do a Tot School activity, because I have way overextended myself this holiday season.”  This is a quick activity for those times when you are rushing around the kitchen  trying [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Related Posts:
The tiny little elves that live inside my computer think you also might be interested in the following:

Playing at the Sink
Playing at the Sink
Water Drops on Wax Paper
Water Drops on Wax Paper
Sidewalk Water Painting
Sidewalk Water Painting

Model Magic Bean Mosaic

Sweet Pea is 31 months old.

From: I had an old box of Crayola Model Magic which mentioned sticking objects to the material so this seemed like a good project for us.  And I always have beans on hand.  At first Sweet Pea just stuck the beans into flat pieces of the Model Magic, but [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Related Posts:
The tiny little elves that live inside my computer think you also might be interested in the following:

Magic Paint Bag
Magic Paint Bag
Melissa & Doug Shape, Model and Mold
Melissa & Doug Shape, Model and Mold
Cookie Cutter Play-Doh
Cookie Cutter Play-Doh

Sorting Stickers

Sweet Pea is 31 months old.

From: I bought a cheapo sticker & album set from the Dollar Store.  When I gave it to Sweet Pea, she started sorting the stickers by color all on her own.  I was pretty impressed that she had made up her own Tot School activity with it.

Material:

A sheet of [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Related Posts:
The tiny little elves that live inside my computer think you also might be interested in the following:

Letter Search with Stickers
Letter Search with Stickers
Sorting Colored Pom-Poms with Tongs
Sorting Colored Pom-Poms with Tongs
Kumon Let’s Sticker and Glue Book – Part 2
Kumon Let’s Sticker and Glue Book – Part 2

Introduction to Patterns with Mini-Erasers

Sweet Pea is 31 months old.

From: I found this idea on RockerMom’s  Spinner’s End Nursery School.

Material:

Pattern Matching Music Notes Worksheet (.pdf file requires Foxit or Adobe Acrobat). RockerMom also posted her own worksheet, but I made my own before I found hers.
Mini Erasers in the shape of music notes.  (I found mine at the [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Related Posts:
The tiny little elves that live inside my computer think you also might be interested in the following:

Sticker Shapes
Sticker Shapes
A Life-Size Portrait
A Life-Size Portrait
Animal Counting Cards for Milk Cap Numbers
Animal Counting Cards for Milk Cap Numbers

Foam Puzzles

Sweet Pea is 31 months old.

From: We got this set of 4 foam puzzles as a gift from Sweet Pea’s grandma.

Material:

Foam Puzzles  (I couldn’t find the exact set that we were given.  Here is a link to an uppercase and lowercase puzzle that Carissa from 1+1+1=1 recommends.)

Observations: These foam puzzles are perfect for [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Related Posts:
The tiny little elves that live inside my computer think you also might be interested in the following:

Letter Puzzle
Letter Puzzle
Melissa & Doug – Bear Family Dress-Up Puzzle
Melissa & Doug – Bear Family Dress-Up Puzzle
Do-A-Dot Letters
Do-A-Dot Letters

>