Don’t hit the beach, pool or park without these summer safety staples. Sunscreen Spray bottle of water Bandages Gauze Antibiotic Ointment (polysporin) Rubbing alcohol (if child gets splinter or steps on a nail) Tweezers (pulling splinters, removing ticks) Hydrocortizone Cream & Benadryl (bug bites and bee stings) Summer lets kids splash and play all day, […]
Original post with pictures is at http://nheilke.com/blog/?p=2628 Page corner bookmarks are cute, practical and deeply under-represented in the world. They’re easy to make, easy to customize, and will set you apart from all those same-same flat rectangular bookmarks. Corner bookmarks are where it’s at. ——————————————————————– What you’ll need: pretty paper of cardstock weight OR a combination […]
Heuristic Play Heuristic (hewr-iss-tisk) play enables children to discover and learn things for themselves. It works so well because toddlers learn best from doing and experimenting with their environment. And it is a very enjoyable free toddler game too. Examples of heuristic play objects: • Natural objects: shells, pebbles, driftwood, pine cones, fallen leaves, conkers, […]
Astronomy Day is a grass roots movement designed to share the joy of astronomy with the general population – “Bringing Astronomy to the People.” On Astronomy Day, thousands of people who have never looked through a telescope will have an opportunity to see first hand what has so many amateur and professional astronomers all excited. […]
Cereal Box Crafts: Notepads cereal boxes or other cardboard Mod podge (I used matte) Wide thin paintbrush 2 large binder clips 2 paint stir sticks Exacto Knife & ruler or Paper cutter Paper First of all decide what size your notepad will be based on the paper you have. You can use notecards, an existing […]
This year for teacher appreciation week we will be giving each teacher a “days of the week” pill box filled with little treats and sayings. I found the pill boxes at the dollar store. You may download the sayings if you like – teacher-appreciation-sayings teacher-appreciation-sayings (I didn’t use the “We are lucky to have you […]
1 cup of used coffee ground 1/2 cup of cold coffee 1 cup of flour (can also use a combo of cornstarch) 1/2 cup of salt Wax paper Mixing bowl Some small objects to make impressions in the dough (Shaped cookie cutters work well, leaves, stones, or impressions from plastic dinosaurs) Empty can or a […]
