It is hard to believe we are inching towards the end of 2020. Today is first day of fall, a brand new season when we get to enjoy natures spectacular display of colors before everything turns grey. Fall always brings along such warm cozy feelings. Everything about this season reminds us the beauty of change and letting go. This was the first year I got … Continue reading Fall crafts and fall vibes
Another craft work I loved doing along with my toddler to brighten up our days and our art wall. Crafting has been really helping me like a therapy during these times of quarantine and uncertainty. There is so much joy that is born out of creating something beautiful. This rainbow tree brings so much happiness when I look at it on our art wall. Materials … Continue reading Rainbow tree
This shoebox DIY storage is an alternate solution to those plastic storage boxes to categorize and organize around the house. ⠀⠀They are pretty easy to make too. You could even get your kids involved in the making if they are old enough to roll these paper rolls and glue them. And could add it as a storage for their room or closet.⠀⠀Here’s what you need … Continue reading DIY shoe box organizer
One of the routines that has become part of our mornings these days is bird watching. It started as this moms desperate way of trying to get the daughter to drink her milk. After our breakfast we would go to the front porch, watch the birds on the trees and neighbors roofs and we would make up stories around some of those bird families. And … Continue reading A nest is noisy book review and bookish play
Pressed flowers help us to save a little piece of spring/summer to enjoy all year round. I have always been in awe of pressed flower art. You get the best effects when you do this on a double glass frame. I didn’t have one on hand, so I made a DIY white frame from a poster board. Here is a step by step of our … Continue reading Pressed flower butterfly art
A fun addition to pretend play shopping for toddlers. Here are 2 variations you can do with this activity. Shop the items from list A fun little activity to collect items on list to go along with our pretend shoppings. Scatter the items in different areas of house for them to find if you want to make this activity last longer 😁 Count and shop A … Continue reading Visual shopping list
A keepsake footprint art we made this past weekend using homemade finger paint PS: I had planned to do it in the reverse order than the one pictured..papa bee, mama bee then bae bee. But in the rush to get little ones foot prints before she changes her mind, i got it on the wrong side of the paper. Anyhow we still loved how it … Continue reading Bee family keepsake art
We drew an outline of Vincent Van Gohs starry night then cut out little strips of scrap paper and glued them on to create this art work. I have to warn you, this little activity can take few days to complete with little ones who most likely are not willing to do the same gluing and pasting for every inch of this art work. My … Continue reading Starry Night – Cut and paste art
Here is the nature bingo we have been loving and taking along on our evening walks and backyard nature hunts with our little explorers. I drew few easy items then secured it in a sheet protector and we mark off items with a sticker as we spot them outdoors. This was a very engaging activity for our 2 year old and I know we will … Continue reading Nature Bingo
Thanks to the one hour daylight savings time change that happened this past weekend, all our bedtimes and sleep routines went haywire. This one hour change that happens twice a year probably has the most impact on babies and toddlers (and poor parents). I thought this would be the perfect time to introduce “seasons” to little one and help her understand the four seasons and … Continue reading Four Seasons Activity
A fun little creative challenge we did today! Things used: Crepe paper Salt Paper plate Homemade water color Glue We colored the paper plate then cut out crepe paper shapes and glued them on to the plate. We used salt to create the white sand in our aquarium This activity was a recreation of our desktop aquarium. Its hubby’s new obsession! As soon as he … Continue reading DIY Aquarium
Pencil grasp development is a huge milestone for toddlers but they don get there overnight. This is something they start working on as a baby while grasping on to things and also through crawling and other gross motor activities. It takes a lot of arm, shoulder, core, hand and finger muscle control to get to a mature level of fine motor control. It is a … Continue reading Pencil grasp development activities for young toddlers
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