Not sure why it took me so long to realize that I can draw on our play table.
But now that I have, Henry and I have created many road maps!
Roads are the biggest hit.
And since Henry can’t reach across the table, the 
Free Play : DIY Road Map
August 9, 2011 by 8 Comments
11 Preschooler Clean Ups
July 20, 2011 by 17 Comments
Cleaning is a part of life, unfortunately.
Why not start at a young age?
I like to include clean up as part of the activity we’re doing.
Making it fun makes it seem more like something we get to do, rather than have to.
Henry usually
Art : Window Paint Creations
May 24, 2011 by 21 Comments
Paint on a large window, outside?
It doesn’t get much better than that!
We’ve finally had some nice weather lately, and getting outside has been much needed!
I quickly made up some window paint.
I googled the recipe for window paint and ran across a recipe
Henry’s First Egg Decorating
April 22, 2011 by 13 Comments
This is Henry’s first year of actually trying to do some egg decorating.
We tried some new [to me] techniques this year.
I got inspired by the 26 Ideas and Techniques for Egg Decorating list
that I put together earlier this week.
Henry, my mom and I
Building a Bird’s Nest : Outdoors in April
April 11, 2011 by 17 Comments
Henry and I have been talking about making a bird’s nest for a couple weeks now.
This week it finally got warm enough to spend the entire morning or afternoon (or both!) outdoors.
To make our bird’s nest,
Henry and I headed outside to gather our
KoolAid Paint with Fun Cleanup
February 23, 2011 by 18 Comments
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Some crafts don’t turn out exactly how you plan…
[isn't that the cardinal rule of crafting with toddlers and preschoolers?]
but the process of doing it is still just as fun and educational.
Henry painted with ice cubes and KoolAid.
He sprinkled a couple packages of
Flour Free Play & Self Portraits
February 21, 2011 by 25 Comments
Flour Drawing : Free Play with Flour
I set out a jelly roll pan with a layer of flour spread along the bottom.I intended this to be practice for drawing/writing with his fingers. Henry made a circle and that
