These materials and activity ideas will definitely come in handy to keep kids busy when I just gotta get something done!
I have been trying my best to prepare myself and the kids for when the baby gets here in a couple of 
Lots of Busy Play Ideas to Keep Kids Busy
September 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
A Clean Up Method: Blocks Transport
September 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Does this look familiar to you? A tub of blocks, dumped out all over the floor?
This constantly happens in our house. Any tub of toys gets dumped out in its entirety. Blocks are very common to be strewn about the floor.
And this
A Busy Play Activity: Styrofoam Destruction
September 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
Who knew Styrofoam packaging from a ceiling fan could provide such entertainment to two little boys?
Add some tools [real tools!] to some good old Styrofoam and let the boys have a blast destructing it.
Or is that all they’re doing?
At one point Henry
Fine Motor Activity with Drawer Knobs & Screws
September 4, 2012 by 4 Comments
Another toddler busy play activity!
I’ve been after my husband for some nuts and bolts. I know he has a bunch somewhere [he saves absolutely everything, I'm sure he has a stash!]. I decided to take a look
Entertained with Dominoes!
August 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
Dominoes!
I think there’s a lot of potential that could be done for activities with Dominoes, but for now, I just let the boys explore them and see what they thought of them.
Henry immediately began to make a road with them, and George
Toddler Busy Play: Measuring Cups & Pots
August 23, 2012 by 8 Comments
I was trying to get some bars in the oven to bake, and the boys were not getting along for the life of them the other day and I needed to separate them.
To keep George in the kitchen with me, but also
Sidewalk Chalk Drawing & Mark Making
August 14, 2012 by 4 Comments
Sidewalk chalk has never really been a hit here before.
We don’t have the smoothest sidewalks or a very smooth driveway. So I’ve just never pushed it. I don’t even enjoy drawing with it on it, so why should they? [I’d
Water Play Experiment: Does it Float or Sink?
August 13, 2012 by 6 Comments
Seriously, the most asked for activity from Henry is a water activity.
After doing his own water experiment, painting with water on the driveway, a
Who’s Fastest? Blowing Fabric Race Activity
August 1, 2012 by 8 Comments
Thanks to Kitchen Counter Chronicles for passing on the Olympic torch to me in the Kid Bloggers Go Olympics. I now have a chance to race to the finish line and WIN! Or not, as part of a group effort,
Canvas Art: Oil Pastel Resist Watercolors
July 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
There’s something so prestigious about art on a piece of canvas.
I think it really makes the kids think they’re making something really special. Last year they made a piece of art on canvas with the frozen paints
Easy Activity: Pop Bottle Bowling
July 23, 2012 by 4 Comments
Bowling is fun for all ages! Even the littlest kids can get a kick out of it just by watching you knock down the pins!
Indoor bowling can be done on a whim so easily! Just take a look around your house for
Toddler Sensory Activity: Treasure Box
July 19, 2012 by 4 Comments
A quick treasure box made for George with recycled material and real coins.
I received a package and absolutely love this crinkle paper stuff so I had to use it and knew George would love feeling it.
I threw in some real coins and
Tackle Diaper Rash: Bathtime Activities
July 17, 2012 by
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I’ve been using Boudreaux’s Butt Paste® for four years now [maybe
Toddler Fine Motor Exploration with Clothespins
July 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
Clothespins! Perfect for those little fingers!
I was thinking about pinching the spring-type clothespins and how great that would be for hand strengthening. But, I found that I had a bunch of these old-fashioned ones too [we had both types out].
A bucket and
Pouring Water: Toddler Activity
June 28, 2012 by 3 Comments
Pouring drinks!
A simple life skill to learn, but how do they learn it? With practice!
Take it outside while they learn it. Once they become more precise, bring it inside to the dinner table.
Its been super hot here, so playing
30 Creative Toddler Craft & Art Projects
June 26, 2012 by 16 Comments
I mentioned a while back that toddler activities are the hardest for me to come up with. To make it even more specific, toddler activities that are creative activities, like art or crafts for toddlers, are that much harder!
Why is it so
Mud Prints: Animals, Feet and Handprints
June 18, 2012 by 6 Comments
The boys have been loving their dirt patch. Henry keeps talking about making mud and turning it to dirt and the other way around, not fully understanding it I don’t think.
So I thought, what better way
