Toddlers Games and Play Ideas

[Anna Michele]

Just finished doing 2 of the 16x20 Canvases with my kids (1 each). What a chore! lol. Bath time was right after the painting. lol.

But they had a ball and the Art is pretty neat (mostly finger painting and smearing colours). Plan to put them up in the living room when they dry.

would love to see the finished project

[bargain_hunter_lola]

Paint is still wet but here they are:

[Anna Michele]

Love them
and can see why the tub was the next stop lol

[bargain_hunter_lola]

Love them
and can see why the tub was the next stop lol

I think you can even make out where DS stepped on his. lol. He was covered in paint!

Turned out decently enough

[bargain_hunter_lola]

Anyone ever try this??? I believe Tuesday is Crazy Hair Day at DD's school and I want to find something neat to do. Unforunately it's winter so I can do weird spikes or anything so I was thinking colour that WILL wash out.

Instructions

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  • 1 Pour the shampoo and powdered drink mix into a large bottle or container.
  • 2 Add a tablespoon of water to the shampoo-and-drink mix and shake it to mix well
  • 3 Use the colored shampoo to wash your child's hair. Be sure to cover the hair evenly so the color is even.
  • 4 Rinse the shampoo from your child's hair with cool water. If you do not use all of the colored shampoo in one washing, each time you apply the shampoo, the color will appear richer and deeper. Once you discontinue using the colored shampoo, the color will wash out of your child's hair within three to five normal washes.

Read more: How to Make Kids' Washable Hair Dye | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_10054568_mak...#ixzz2Js0G4IQx

[Anna Michele]

Measure it with love! Some great Valentine's Day maths activities using heart shaped candy pieces. http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/20...-math.html?m=1

[Anna Michele]

CUTE FOR VDAY

[Anna Michele]

http://spoonful.com/crafts/splendid-...-disney-crafts

What you'll need

• 11 toilet tissue tubes
• Craft knife
• Measuring tape
• Craft paints and paintbrushes
• Pencil
• A few cotton swabs
• Fine-tipped markers
• Felt (assorted colors including white and skin-tone)
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun or tacky glue
• 7 small yellow buttons
• Black embroidery floss or string
• Craft wire (5-inch length)
• Pencil

How to make it

1. Paint the upper third of seven toilet tissue tubes a skin-tone hue. Then paint the lower portions of the tubes assorted colors for the dwarfs' shirts. From the remaining tubes, cut seven 2-inch lengths and paint them in assorted colors for the dwarfs' pants.
   
2. When the paint is dry, snip each pants tube, as shown. Then slip them into the bottoms of the larger tubes.
   
3. Now it's time to give the dwarfs their faces. Don't worry too much about getting them perfect. You can always repaint the face portion of the tube and start again. Begin by using the tip of a cotton swab to dab on the whites of their eyes (pink eyelids for Sleepy), pink noses (red for Sneezy), pink cheeks (red for Bashful), and white bushy eyebrows for Happy. When the paint is dry, use markers to lightly outline the eyes and add pupils (blue irises, too, for Dopey). Then draw on mouths (wide smiles for Happy and Dopey, a scowl for Grumpy, and a small circle for Sleepy), eyebrows (arched for Grumpy), and eyelashes (for Dopey and Bashful).
   
4. Cut beards out of white felt for all the dwarfs but Dopey and glue them in place once the facial features have dried. Cut out a pair of felt ears for Dopey and glue them in place, as well.
   
5. Next, fashion a hat for each elf by rolling a 4-inch felt square into a cone, gluing down the overlapped edge
   
6. Trim the brim, as shown. Fit the hats over the tops of the tubes. If they turn out a little too snug, don't be afraid to gently stretch the felt along the brim.
   
7. For belts, thread the yellow buttons onto 6-inch lengths of the embroidery floss or string. Tie the belts snugly around the tube and trim the ends.
   
8. Finally, shape the craft wire into a pair of glasses for Doc by twice wrapping the midsection around a pencil, as shown, to create a pair of lenses. Glue the wire ends to Doc's face, positioning them so that the tips tuck just under the sides of his beard and the lenses appear to rest on the tip of his nose.

[Anna Michele]

http://spoonful.com/crafts/splendid-...-disney-crafts

What you'll need

• 11 toilet tissue tubes
• Craft knife
• Measuring tape
• Craft paints and paintbrushes
• Pencil
• A few cotton swabs
• Fine-tipped markers
• Felt (assorted colors including white and skin-tone)
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun or tacky glue
• 7 small yellow buttons
• Black embroidery floss or string
• Craft wire (5-inch length)
• Pencil

How to make it

1. Paint the upper third of seven toilet tissue tubes a skin-tone hue. Then paint the lower portions of the tubes assorted colors for the dwarfs' shirts. From the remaining tubes, cut seven 2-inch lengths and paint them in assorted colors for the dwarfs' pants.
   
2. When the paint is dry, snip each pants tube, as shown. Then slip them into the bottoms of the larger tubes.
   
3. Now it's time to give the dwarfs their faces. Don't worry too much about getting them perfect. You can always repaint the face portion of the tube and start again. Begin by using the tip of a cotton swab to dab on the whites of their eyes (pink eyelids for Sleepy), pink noses (red for Sneezy), pink cheeks (red for Bashful), and white bushy eyebrows for Happy. When the paint is dry, use markers to lightly outline the eyes and add pupils (blue irises, too, for Dopey). Then draw on mouths (wide smiles for Happy and Dopey, a scowl for Grumpy, and a small circle for Sleepy), eyebrows (arched for Grumpy), and eyelashes (for Dopey and Bashful).
   
4. Cut beards out of white felt for all the dwarfs but Dopey and glue them in place once the facial features have dried. Cut out a pair of felt ears for Dopey and glue them in place, as well.
   
5. Next, fashion a hat for each elf by rolling a 4-inch felt square into a cone, gluing down the overlapped edge
   
6. Trim the brim, as shown. Fit the hats over the tops of the tubes. If they turn out a little too snug, don't be afraid to gently stretch the felt along the brim.
   
7. For belts, thread the yellow buttons onto 6-inch lengths of the embroidery floss or string. Tie the belts snugly around the tube and trim the ends.
   
8. Finally, shape the craft wire into a pair of glasses for Doc by twice wrapping the midsection around a pencil, as shown, to create a pair of lenses. Glue the wire ends to Doc's face, positioning them so that the tips tuck just under the sides of his beard and the lenses appear to rest on the tip of his nose.

[Anna Michele]

PVC cubby using tab top curtains!
http://indigoamethyst.blogspot.com.a...-fort.html?m=1

[Anna Michele]

Laminate these number writing sheets to use for numeracy rotations. http://www.confessionsofahomeschoole...omeschooler%29

[Anna Michele]

Check out some of these fantastic games that develop children's numeracy skills. http://www.montessoritidbits.com/201...games.html?m=1

[Anna Michele]

These great FREE printables make a great activity for numeracy rotations.
http://everydaysnapshots.blogspot.co...l?spref=fb&m=1

[Anna Michele]

Here's a great poster you can make to help writers tell their story in the order of how it happened. http://sandbergsmartyarties.blogspot.com.au/?m=1

[Anna Michele]

This is one of my favourite writing checklists to use when conferencing a child's writing with them. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...ts-and-Parents