Tip Of The Day 05-11-12

When switching your toddler from thick sturdy board books to books with much thinner paper pages use coloring books at first. You can find cheap coloring books at dollar stores and in dollar spots that have all the same favorite Disney and Sesame Street characters as the more expensive coloring books found in the magazine aisles. This helped my toddler learn to turn pages without tearing them, while keeping her quietly entertained so I could make dinner many nights! K.

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Today and tomorrow only! This extra 30% off makes for some great clearance deals! K.

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Felt Cupcake

Here's another handmade toy my 20 month old loves! A cupcake made out of felt. I free handed the outline for the cupcake and used that outline as a template for the size of the wrapper, icing and cherry on top.  The sprinkles are made from felt scraps from other projects.

My 20 month old loves to take these apart and stack them back together. We talk about the different colors and number of pieces in each set and how the felt feels. But her favorite part is a big handful of "sprinkles" to drop on the icing.

None of these pieces are sewn, just cut, so older children could help with these. Each piece of 8 1/2 x 11 felt cost me 29¢ and four pieces of felt should yield three full cupcakes with a little left over. Not bad, $1.16 for three cupcakes! Or more if you choose to make them smaller. K.

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Toddler Pretend Kitchen Picture

Here's the finished project!... For now at least :-) I'd still like to paint the inside and add a cute cafe name on the outside but I wanted to test my 20 month olds level of interest first. And it went great! She loves this new toy! She likes to play in her kitchen when my husband and I are busy making dinner or doing dishes.

She also has a pot, pan and whisk (not pictured) and loves to "stir it up!"

This toy is great because it can be made from things you have on hand. Even if you purchase new items, you can buy them from a dollar store and spend around five dollars or less! K.

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Tutu Tuesday: 01-24-2012

This week for Tutu Tuesday my daughter made painted hand print tutus.

We used acrylic paints and computer paper, or you could use card stock. I traced the outline of a leotard and painted it in for her. Older kids could do this on their own. You can also cut out a leotard from colored card stock if you choose.

Then came the fun part! I put acrylic paints on paper plates so she can easily flatten out her hand in the paint. Next she makes hand prints where the tutu would go. It's easiest to have the picture upside down for this part so the painter doesn't have to turn their small wrist around backwards.

Let me know how your tutus turn out! I'd love to hear from you! Happy Tutu Tuesday! K.

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Today's Project: Toddler Pretend Stove

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I'm going to make mine a little different, with the diaper boxes I have on hand. I'll post pictures of my finished project as soon as I'm done! K.

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MLK Jr. Day

Have a great holiday today! We'll be doing as much as we can with our daughter: Painting, water beads, Hot Wheels, sensory bin, trains! K.

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