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Sweet Pea was about 3 years old.
From: ”I Spy” is a well known children’s game, but in this version, the clues are sounds instead of colors. This is a classic Montessori activity that helps children begin to recognize phonetic sounds. I first read about it in David Gettman’s book Basic Montessori Learning Activities [...]   
Sweet Pea is 6 years old. From: This quick little activity is from Our Best Bites. Material: A brand spanking new bar of Ivory soap. A plate. A microwave.
Procedure: Put the bar of Ivory soap on the plate and put the plate in the microwave. Set the timer for 2 minutes [...]  
Sweet Pea is 5 years old. From: Many people have asked me if my original Marbled Easter Eggs are edible. I always respond by saying that I don’t recommend eating them. Since the egg shells are porous enough for dye to leak through and stain the egg whites, I imagine that the shaving cream seeps into them too. [...] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: I found this cool idea on Mommy Labs. Material: A bottle of white school glue. One color of Liquid watercolor or food coloring. A chopstick or thin paintbrush handle to stir the glue. Paper or card stock. Chalk Pastels Damp cloth for wiping off dirty fingers. (Optional) [...]  
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: Here are the Do-A-Dot number pages! A long time ago, I created a set of uppercase Do-A-Dot letters and since then, many people have asked me to also create number ones. These Do-A-Dot sheets are tedious to make so it took me a while to get [...] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old. Intro: This is a super easy practical life lesson with a good dose of science. During the holidays, Sweet Pea saw my gravy separator and wanted to know what it was, so I set up this quick little activity for her on the spot. Prerequisite: Your tot should [...] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: A couple of years ago, we spent Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house, and she showed us how to make these adorable candy turkeys. I thought they were so cute! Material: Reese’s Miniature Peanut Butter Cups. (You will need 1 for each turkey.) Ferrero Rocher chocolate candy. [...] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: I found these beautiful acorn cap jewels at Homemade Serenity. Material: Acorn Caps. (Acorn caps by themselves should be fine, but immediately bake whole acorns for 1-2 hours in a 170 degree oven to kill any insects that are hiding inside!) Glue. Colored Markers. Dry rice [...] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old. From: Several people told me that “Bob Books” are fantastic for beginning readers, so when Sweet Pea started showing an interest in reading, I bought the first set for us to try. Material: A set of Bob Books.
Prerequisite: Before your child tries to read the Bob Books, he should [...] 
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: I loved this beautiful strawberry basket weaving with yarn at Paint Cut Paste, and decided to try let Sweet Pea try an easier version with ribbon. Material: Berry basket. Ribbon. Scissors. Procedure: Wrap a piece of ribbon around the basket 2 times to [...] |
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