Practical Life Skills – In and Outs with Small Holes

September 22, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

A few months ago, L noticed the holes in my mom’s crocs and thought they were the coolest thing ever. She kept trying to stick her fingers in. I realized that she needed an in and out work with smaller holes, something that would require more control to put the objects into each hole. One […]

Activities for Infants and Toddlers – Popsicle Mold In and Out Works

August 14, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Want a cheap and easy way to provide an in and out work for your young child? It’s the end of the summer, so popsicle molds are on sale. They’re cheap to begin with, so stores are practically giving them away at this time of the year. I actually own three different versions of popsicle […]

6+ Activities for Toddlers in 1 Toolbox!

August 7, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

The other day, my husband was putting together L’s new chair in the living room. L, of course, wanted to take part. She busied herself finding all of the screws and putting them in the holes, constantly getting in the way of my husband and causing him a lot of frustration! I immediately knew she […]

Activities for Infants and Toddlers – Button Posting

July 31, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Facing a long road trip with a toddler, I decided to come up with a few works to occupy L in the car. This button posting intrigued her because there were many small pieces and the buttons made a neat sound when they fell to the bottom of the can. All I did was cut […]

Activities for Toddlers – Pom-Poms and Dutt-Dutts

June 19, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

L is currently obsessed with putting objects into things. The more objects available, the better, because then she can repeat the process. One evening, when L was being a little crabby and was clearly bored, I ran upstairs for some toilet paper rolls I’ve been saving — is my family the only one that calls those […]