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The Right Fit

June 9, 2011

Another post I wrote a million years ago and forgot to publish! Now he builds his own tunnels and the cute “neat feet” mispronunciation has corrected itself. *sigh* Kids can learn through play all by themselves of course, but sometimes it is fun to add in a new element for them. I built a Lego…
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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills, Toddler 1 Comment

Boggle for Toddlers and Preschoolers

May 31, 2011

Using Boggle game with toddler or preschoolers

I love to repurpose games as quick distractions for my toddler. If you have the game of Boggle in your closet, by all means bring it out. It is one of my son’s favorite manipulatives. You might not think that a game meant for older children and adults can be just as fun for toddlers…
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by: Erica posted in: Games, Literacy, Motor Skills, Toddler 1 Comment

DIY Fine Motor Skills Activity

March 21, 2011

Fine motor activity for toddlers.

In my last “Playing the Slots” post you saw the ol’ popsicles in the container trick. Here are two more varieties that I’ve made of this toddler fine motor skills activity: The one on the left is milk bottle caps. The one on the right is pom poms. For that one I made three different…
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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills, Toddler 2 Comments

Best Toddler Puzzle Ever

March 7, 2011

The best toddler puzzle ever.

New Kid has this wonderful color matching puzzle from Kid O. The reason I like it so much is that all the pieces are interchangeable so it was a puzzle he could work on it all by himself at a very young age without getting frustrated. He loved to put the pieces in over and…
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by: Erica posted in: Toddler 8 Comments

Distracting your Toddler 101

March 2, 2011

Keep your toddler distracted and busy.

As you know, it is very important to me to find EASY ways to keep my toddler busy and entertained! The other day he was whining, whining, whining so I handed him a few objects from the recycle bin and a bag of pom poms. Besides water play (which always entertains my kids), pom poms…
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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills, Toddler 6 Comments

How to Get Your 2 Year Old to Stop Whining

February 3, 2011

Get your kids to stop whining with this quick distraction.

Did that blog post title get your attention? In the past few weeks my two year old has turned into the biggest whiner in the universe. I can tolerate a lot of things, but I really, really, really hate whining. I just want to poke my eyes out when people whine. It order to stem…
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by: Erica posted in: Toddler, Water Play 5 Comments

Easiest Toddler Color Sorting Activity Ever

February 2, 2011

Lately, New Kid has been telling me what color everything is so I thought it was high time I get my act together and plan a color sorting activity. Fortunately for me, I thought of something completely effortless. Choose a few pieces of colored construction paper, sit your kid in front of them and hand…
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by: Erica posted in: Learn, Toddler 2 Comments

Easy Toddler Art Project: Collage

January 20, 2011

Simple toddler collage art activitiy

New Kid, like most toddlers, is fascinated by tiny objects. I harnessed his interest for an easy toddler art project: making a collage. I sat him down in front of a piece of paper and squeezed out several lines and blobs of glue. I gave him a handful of small trinkets: jewel-y things, googly eyes,…
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by: Erica posted in: Art and Crafts, Toddler 1 Comment

Homemade Toddler Lacing Activity

January 19, 2011

My toddler loves to lace beads on a string. Despite his fierce determination, his fine motor skills are not quite ready for little holes and so he screams, “need help!” at me the entire time. He needs a toddler-friendly lacing activity. I put together this homemade lacing activity for him. I cut up a paper…
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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills, Toddler

Drawing with Toddlers

December 15, 2010

Lately New Kid has been demanding that I make letters on his drawing paper. I think this is from seeing his big brother write, but also he is very interested in identifying letters these days. I didn’t want New Kid to start expecting me to draw for him, I wanted him to explore scribbling. I…
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by: Erica posted in: Art and Crafts, Toddler 4 Comments

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