Henry and Blue Dog are best friends. They have been for quite some time now. It makes me wonder how long he'll keep his stuffed animal friend... Even though Blue is just a stuffed animal, he gets treated like a real friend. Blue is sad if I don't say goodnight to him. Blue gets excited and angry. Henry tells us what Blue thinks on a regular basis. Henry even puts out dog food for ...
Archives for June 2012
‘Make A Rainbow’ Hunt! with BabbaBox Giveaway!
We got a BabbaBox! (And you can get one too! Check out the giveaway for a 3 month membership below!) I just want to quickly tell you what BabbaCo< is all about. They send you some awesome crafty/activity ideas with all the stuff right in a box, right to your front door. Can't get much easier than that. No thinking. No shopping. No leftovers. Just easy. This is their BabbaBox! You ...
Play Dough with Tees, Straws & Pipe Cleaners
A simple play prompt. Play dough. Tees. Straws. And pipe cleaners added later. The boys and I made play dough and I simply added these items to it. Here's my favorite recipe for how to make homemade play dough. It was a great sensory activity because the play dough was still even warm from making it. Play dough normally is a wonderful sensory activity in itself, but the added ...
Tie Dyed Pillowcase Gift Wrap
Make a fun tie dyed pillowcase the totally doubles as a homemade gift bag! It's an easy way to get creative with your kids and share your art with others. The boys (okay mainly Henry) and I received this rad (had to break that out) Tulip Tie Dye Kit in the mail and got to do some tie dying! Totally! DIY Gift Wrap with a Tie Dyed Pillowcase We came up with a plan to dye ...
Simple Straw-Threaded Shoestring Necklace
I don't think is can get much more basic than threading with straws, can it? That's what I'm all about lately. Getting back to the basics. The simple activities. That are easy to whip up and stuff I have (and you probably do too). What's awesome about this is that you can use dry pasta noodles instead if you don't have straws. Anyhow. I had some of these shoelaces from a ...
The Best from It’s Playtime!
I haven't looked at the stats of It's Playtime in a while, so I thought it might be time for a selection of the best of last week's It's Playtime link up party. You guys always bring brilliant ideas and the ones that always stand out always get lots of love from readers clicking through, so I want to showcase them even more because they really do stand out and need the ...