So Wyatt get’s a stocking this year! This is his first Christmas and he’s nearly a year old {born in January}. He’s actually at a very fun age right now and is often on sensory overload! He is either exploring his senses or eating new foods! Since my whole approach to Stockings is to be… Read More Infant Stocking Stuffers {Holiday Shopping Guide}
Sensory Bags are a pretty common thing around our house, so when I saw these Gingerbread Man Themed Holiday bags from Ziploc I had to snag some for this extra fun entertaining play session. And, they go with our Handmade Kelso Christmas theme. I filled this bag with Tapioca Pearls. 1/2 Cup Pearls in 1… Read More Holiday Glitter Bag {Sensory Play}
Next in line for our Handmade Kelso Christmas Tree was a garland made from our pudding painting. The boys had a pretty AMAZING time in the bathtub a second go around after the Santa Saving Cards. {I couldn’t do it just once they had so much fun!} For the recipe for edible Pudding Paint, and… Read More Pudding Painted Garlands {Handmade Christmas Craft}
This is the follow up post to Wyatt’s Pudding Painting Post. We got into the bathtub with edible, infant friendly paints and crafted these little cards to add into grandparents’ Christmas Cards as part of our Handmade Kelso Christmas this year. For those of you who were concerned… YES, Cash got to paint too! He,… Read More Santa Savings Christmas Cards {Toddler Craft}
Wyatt just turned 10 Months old today! We had our 9 Month well-visit and got the green light to start trying some more foods and that some food groups were now safe to try. One of those new food groups is dairy. Wyatt still can’t drink straight dairy milk at this age but… he can play… Read More Pudding Painting {Sensory Play}
Today we made sensory bags for Wyatt to go along with the Toddler School Dinosaur theme. Here is how you can make your very own for $2 using home supplies and Dollar Tree finds! What you need: Gallon Storage Bag $1 Store Sand $1 Store Stickers Duck Tape Packaging Tape First: Fill your bag with… Read More Sensory Bags {Dinosaur Month}
For Dinosaur Month we are focusing on Shapes and of course a few numbers. This activity is super easy and super entertaining for the little artist here! He loves to play in the window anyway, so when he came out from nap time and saw this he was super excited about it! What you Need: Gallon… Read More Window Painting {Numbers & Shapes}
This post is a shorty but a goodie! We documented Wyatt’s first experience with noodles. Cash, his brother got to cook some Seaweed Pasta with me just before this for Pirate Month Lesson Themes, so this is my 6 Month old’s version of the same fun! It isn’t too fancy, just boil some noodles and let… Read More Sensory Play Infant Lesson Plans {Noodles}
Happy August everyone! This month we’re working with a fun PIRATES theme for Toddler school, and for Wyatt too! I decided on this theme for a few reasons: Cash found the Pirates of the Caribbean DVD case and started pointing and shouting, “Papa Matt! Papa Matt!” at Johnny Depp… so there’s that Cash is struggling… Read More Toddler School Unit {Pirate Month}
Pirate Month Lesson Happy Pirate Month Everyone! This is one of our Fine Motor Skills Lessons for this unit. Find more Lesson Plans, Skills and Printables at the main unit page HERE. Pirate Jewelry Lesson: Bead Threading Gain: Pincer grip, patience, hand eye coordination Materials needed: Beads, String assortment, Pipe Cleaners All of my materials… Read More Pirate Jewelry| Bead Threading {Fine Motor Skills}