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Sweet Pea is 5 years old. From: I have seen variations on this in a few places: The Chocolate Muffin Tree, Play At Home Mom and Meaningful Mama. Material: Glow Sticks. (I found a tube of 15 bracelets in the Target Dollar spot for only $1 and Micheal’s Craft Store sells them like that […]  
Sweet Pea is 5 years old. From: A couple of years ago, I read about this project in one of MaryAnn Kohl’s fantastic art idea books (either First Art or Preschool Art). Almost immediately, I bought powdered tempura paint (which is a great low-cost paint option if your family does a lot of painting), […] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old. From: I am a bit of an origami nerd. I will often make an origami crane to amuse Sweet Pea and lately I have been showing her how to create her own animals. Prerequisite: Your child must be able to fold a sheet of paper and make a […]  
Sweet Pea is 5 years old. From: I found this very kid friendly (and almost healthy) recipe in Family Fun Magazine. I have modified the recipe a bit for clarity and because I thought that original size of the peanut butter balls was too large. Material: Peanut butter ball recipe. […] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old. From: I have seen sidewalk paint recipes everywhere: Mom’s Crafty Space, Disney’s Family Fun magazine, river-girl, pink and green mama, and Meet the Dubiens. Material: 1.25 cups Cornstarch (or even 1.5 cups. Most of the above recipes call for a 1:1 water and corn starch ratio, but we […]  
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: Allison from No Time for Flash Cards shared this great way to teach your tot about rhyming words. Material: A list of 5 simple words plus 4 or 5 words that rhyme with each of them. Here are some options: bug: hug, jug, mug, plug, rug, drug, […] 
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: Sweet Pea loves princesses and castles so when I saw Deep Space Sparkle’s Kinder Watercolor Castles, I knew Sweet Pea would be super excited to make one. Material: Several small bowls of diluted liquid water colors (or food coloring). Oil pastels. (We used a box of my […] 
I call 5:30pm the “Witching Hour” in our house because I am usually up to my elbows in raw hamburger, my husband is texting me that he will be home late, the dog is scratching at the back door to be let out, and Sweet Pea is invariably whining about some article of […]  
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: “Sink or Float” is a common activity in Montessori classrooms, but I also found a ton of examples on other blogs : No Time for Flash Cards, The Activity Mom, Skip To My Lou, and Living Montessori Now. Material: A large clear jar or bowl filled with […] 
Sweet Pea is 4 years old. From: This beautiful corn syrup painting idea from eighteen25 has been on my to-do list for over a year. Material: Corn syrup. 3-4 Small bowls. 3-4 colors of liquid watercolors or food coloring. Crayons. Paper. Paintbrush. Smock for your tot. Damp Sponge for clean up. […] |
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