Do you play a musical instrument? Don’t worry, because even if you don’t you can teach your kids about music. First thing you need is a little imagination. Today I made shakers with Big C, which was quite the hit with both of the boys! Hope you have fun. You need: [...]
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Toddler Music: Drumming it Out!
March 28th, 2011 
Amy Dunbar A-ratta-tat-tat, tat-tat-tat! Rhythm and music are found everywhere. Big C gets doses of music from the shows he watches and from the songs he sings in Sunday School. And he loves it! He is learning that music and dance and a way to express joy and happiness. In fact, the other day I cooked [...]
Boys Will Be Boys: Nature Made’m but Parents Raise’m
March 25th, 2011 Amy Dunbar I remember the first time I heard the old phrase, “boys will be boys.” It was just after someone’s son had hit another child. The parent excused his behavior saying, “What can I do, boys will be boys.” At the time I didn’t have any children and this aggravated me. It was as if [...]
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Toddler Craft: Under the Sea – Big and Small
March 22nd, 2011 Amy Dunbar Today we watched the above slide show and we talked about big and small animals. I like my idea about making a hallway aquarium from yesterday, so I thought I would do that today. What you need: 1. Print the Big and Small Animals (or draw your own) Big and Small Animals (download) 2. Cardboard 3. [...]
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Toddler Craft: Under the Sea – What do you see?
March 21st, 2011 Amy Dunbar Big C has an aqua-mobile in his bed with fish, an octopus, a turtle and a sea-horse that all move to music. He loves it! So I thought I would use “Under the Sea” as the theme for the week. Sea Creature Cut-outs What you need: Cardboard or paper (I used cereal boxes) Scissors Markers [...]
Toddler Craft: Color Me Beautiful!
March 17th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Okey-dokey … today we are going to do another life-size picture for junior to color (Big C loves this kind of stuff). What you need: Wrapping Paper or Butcher Paper (I buy ugly stuff when it’s on clearance.) Scissors Markers Activity: Roll out paper that is the length of junior. Trace and cut his silhouette [...]
Toddler Craft: Color Matching Fun
March 16th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Today we did a matching game with colors. Big C wanted to color and so he was a bit distracted, so we only played this game for about 10 minutes. Even in that short of time, though, he was able to place half of the colors in the right place. I will bring it out again after [...]
Toddler Craft: Color Word Puzzles
March 15th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Today is super easy – if you did yesterday’s craft. If not, you should start with that one, because you will need it for today. All you need for today is a pair of scissors and the color cards from yesterday (you can make a new set if you want). Cut the words into puzzle [...]
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Toddler Craft: Color Sight Word Game
March 14th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Big C is all about describing anything and everything we see. As we drive down the road, he is continually pointing and saying, “Mommy look – blue truck. Mommy – white house. Mommy – green grass.” You get the idea. So, since he is all about his colors these days, I thought it would be [...]
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Sports: Use What You Got!
March 9th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Just a few more things to do and I am off to help my sister with her wedding. Yesterday I poured all my energy into cleaning the house (washing sheets, scrubbing toilets, etc.) that I didn’t do any blogging until the kids and the hubbie were fast asleep. Big C and I reviewed his Sports [...]
