Make fruits and veggies fun! • Dog Food, by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers • an assortment of fruits and vegetables • paint • paper plates • paper Read Dog Food with your child (if available). In this newest creation by authors Freymann and Elffers, you find fruits and vegetables cut and arranged to make all kinds of dog “sculptures” […]
 Versatile Props:  Blankets Old computer keyboard Cash register or money box Dolls Play money, checkbook, credit cards Purses and wallets Eyeglasses (remove lenses) Clipboard with paper Telephone Control panel Steering wheel Dress up clothes Baskets and other small containers Dry erase board and markers (clean athletic socks are good for wiping) Tape recorder […]
 Simple toys and games offer a wealth of learning to your growing toddler.  Enrich your child’s predisposition to explore her feelings about her world through play and curiosity with a variety of activities.  Physical Play Assuming your 18-month-old is a steady walker, give her access to climbing toys and swings. Stairs are […]
Two dinner-sized paper plates, paint, scissors, colored paper, and googly eyes. Â To make the turkey’s body roll one paper plate into a cone shape and staple it closed. Cut the bottom off the wide end of the cone so that it is even all the way around. Fold the pointed end of the cone […]
Many new milestones mark your child’s transition from infancy  Sometime within a few months of his first birthday, your baby will learn to walk without help. When he does, he leaves the more placid phase of infancy behind and is renamed a “toddler.” After taking his first independent steps (often to his own astonishment), […]
 During this busy time, your toddler begins to express and assert his own opinions and feelings.  The hallmark of this period is the birth of the self — the awareness of “me” versus “not me.” At the same time, your child’s growth and the integration of her abilities will soar during this six […]
In order to understand abstract concepts, your child has to abstract the ideas from their physical surroundings and from the objects that are significant to them. After listening to her mom read The Giving Tree, for example, 4-year-old Rose said, “This book is about selfish.” She was able to extend the theme from the story […]
  This craft is not only cute, it is yummy too. You can eat on the extra popcorn while you craft. This really is a cute and easy craft to do.  You will need: Popcorn (popped), a paper grocery bag, scissors, glue, Ziplock baggies and paint red, yellow and orange (acrylic or tempera). […]
