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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, […]
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: Lately, Sweet Pea has been very interested in braiding. There is a braiding board in her classroom at school that she often talks about which inspired me to create a version for her to use at home.
Material:
Cardboard box. Duct Tape. 3 Different colors of ribbon […]
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 […]
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: I first saw this easy painting activity at ECE Made Easy and kept it in the back of my mind. When I found myself with half a can of leftover condensed milk, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.
Material:
Condensed milk 3 or […]
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: This came from Housing a Forest, but it did not go as planned. lol.
Material:
Dice Paint Salt Paper Felt Paper Plate
Procedure:
Pour some craft paint on a plate and sprinkle on a little salt. Let your tot stir the paint and […]
Sweet Pea is 5 years old.
From: Ever since I posted a worksheet with my original upper case milk cap letters, people have been emailing me asking for a set of lower case letters too. I finally created a set of them and thought up this quick activity for introducing alphabetical order to go […]
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: I first saw this cool (ha!) and extremely healthy snack idea at The Kitchn.
Material:
Very ripe bananas. Cutting Board. Table knife. Small ziplock baggie. Milk (optional). A food processor, blender, magic bullet, etc. Toppings & Mix-Ins: 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, 2 TBS chocolate chips, 1 TBS […]
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 […]
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-Shannon
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