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Toilet paper roll building blocks
(April 11, 2013) Nico loves when we buy a big pack of toilet paper because it’s a nice seat in the shopping cart. Normally he brings it in the house and the bathroom, then he’s happy to have done his job. Today, before dinner, he wanted to open the whole pack and play with it, since we had ordered in, we just played until it arrived. He learned that he had to put them on straight … Read entire article »
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Grab a bag! (motor skills game)
(Jan 8, 2013) As he does many times a day, Nico went downstairs to see grandma. About 5 minutes later, my mother calls me over to see Nico’s new game. She put some smaller reusable bags in a big plastic tub and gave him the hand grabber and had him grab bags with it. It takes lots of hand strength and coordination and he was pretty good at it, having fun and working on motor … Read entire article »
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Kids on the Go! – Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Farmington Hills, MI
I’m back again to share a wonderfully fun place that’s completely unique and a truly special place in Michigan. Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum is an amazing combination of an arcade and museum … literally PACKED with a huge collection of coin-operated games. ”Some are exceptionally rare, and others were built specifically for the museum. All have to be seen to be believed. It is impossible to see everything in one trip.” The owner, Marvin Yagoda, is … Read entire article »
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Christmas sensory bin (small things)
(Nov 27, 2012) I knew I wanted to make him a Christmas sensory bin, maybe two, we’ll see So for this one we put together small Christmas themed things over white rice and silver glitter. Here is what we put in there: Small bells (so small the rice won’t get in), small ornaments, small silver balls, small jewel stars, red berries on a branch, blue clear plastic snowflakes, Christmas pompoms, glittery foam shapes (santas, trees, … Read entire article »
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“Barrel of Monkeys” educational fun?
(Sept. 14, 2012) So we got the old classic “Barrel of Monkeys” game the other day during our visit in the States (we probably have it here, too, never looked, just saw it there in passing and grabbed it). I knew Nico probably wouldn’t be able to grab monkey to monkey but I was sure he would figure out a way to play with it. Last night he wanted to open it, so we did and … Read entire article »
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Left hand, right hand fun
(June 15, 2012) You’ve probably all played this one, piling of the hands one after the other real fast to see if you can get your hand on top, right? I slowed it down and took this opportunity to teach a 2 year old his left from his right. While waiting at a restaurant, Alex’s mom (visiting from Germany), started the game, Nico being only 2 at the time, never played that game so didn’t … Read entire article »
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DIY screw board
Nico loves cooking but he also loves tools! He always wants to screw something, so my mother took an old piece of baseboard and drilled holes so the screws she had fit. Gave him the screwdriver + screws and voilà! Look at that boy working on his motor skills without even knowing I would recommend flat bottom screws with a star or square pattern on top for easier and safer use. ALWAYS supervise your child! If … Read entire article »
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Sensory box – weather and animals/bugs that fly
So we were working on a project for this weather blog hop and Nico was having fun with the batting while I was simultaneously working on another project needing batting (might as well while it’s out). Even thought at first he didn’t want to touch it with his hand… He liked tearing it apart and we talked about how it reassembled a cloud like in the sky. We also talked about what else is in/comes from … Read entire article »
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Sensory bath – kitchen fun in the tub!
Found this new blog the other day, Growing A Jeweled Rose, a mom of 2 adorable little girls showing us a bunch of different fun activities. One activity stuck to my mind: Sensory bath! Nico has been against baths for about the last year or so, only wanting to take showers, but lately he’s been wanting to take baths, so I thought this would be great for him! I was trying to think what kinda … Read entire article »
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Recycled fun (old flyers)
We have a box in the kitchen where we put all the flyers we get every week and once the box is full we bring it out to the recycling garbage can outside. The other night someone decided to have fun during dinner time (still can’t get him to sit through a meal), taking all those out and bringing them to me, little piles at a time, then he brought them back, he did that … Read entire article »
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