Crafts for Toddlers – Make a bunny rabbit

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Crafts for Toddlers

Crafts for Toddlers are always fun and this bunny rabbit is sure to be a hit in your house.  What I love about this craft is that they can create most of it themselves.  Add a popsicle stick to it to make it a puppet.  Then you can create a few rabbits or other animals and have a little show!

Supplies:

  • Googly eyes
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Construction paper
  • Cotton balls
  • Plate
  • Stapler
  • Scissors

Steps:

  1. Draw a mouth and eyes with the marker
  2. Glue Googly eyes over the eyes
  3. Glue cotton balls in a circle around plate and for nose
  4. Cut a circle out of pink construction paper, glue to nose cottonball
  5. Cut ears out of white construction paper.  Staple to rabbits head

Have fun!!

 


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Spring Cleaning the Kids Clothes


back of clutch
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This weekend was beautiful!!   It felt like summer!!  It was one of those weekends I would like to bottle up and save.   It was so great to be able to be down by the beach and pool again!  I was scrambling for the summer clothes as I hadn’t really changed the kids clothes for the summer season.

The warmer weather made me realize it was time to get ready for summer weather and clothes.   Summer is fast approaching so I decided it was time to go through the kids closets.  It’s that time of year, again.  It seems to happen so fast!  I know before I know it, it will be time for back to school shopping for kids clothes!!    As I go through the  clothes it amazes me how much they have grown in a year!!  Some of the clothes that were big last year are small now!!   How fast it happens.   It’s going to be time for clothes shopping again!

I like to have my kids go through their clothes with me, so that the clothes that don’t fit them anymore we can donate.  It’s a good lesson for them to take part in donating their clothes to charity.  So as we look at clothes we decide, should we give this to someone who can use it?  My daughter really likes knowing her clothes will go to a child who can use them.

After going through all the clothes, which takes hours, I feel like I really accomplished something!!  I always feel like things are more organized and they only have the things they need.

Do you have any spring cleaning traditions?  Do you enjoy your spring cleaning?  How about your kids?

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Father’s Day Craft


Father's Day Crafts

This book about “my family” or “my dad” is a fun idea for a Father’s Day Craft that your child can create as a gift for their dad.  It’s  a special gift that most dad’s would love.  Talk to your child about what they would like to make their story about.  They might choose to make a story about their family or their dad.  Have them think about some special things that you all do as a family or they do with their dad that they want to share.  They can take their time to draw the pictures first.  Once they have drawn the pictures they can start to work on the words.  Depending on their age, they can try to spell the words themselves or they can tell you the words and you can write it.  Either way, they will finish with a special keepsake for their dad, depicting what they love about their dad and their time together.

Supplies:

  • Paper
  • Stapler
  • Crayons, Markers
  • Pencil

Steps:

  1. Create pictures of the story your child wants to tell
  2. Write the words for the pictures
  3. Staple story together
  4. Give to dad  and tell him how much you love him!!

Happy Father’s Day!

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Father’s Day Crafts


Fathers Day Crafts

 

It’s hard to believe but Father’s Day is just around the corner!  So it’s a great time to work on some special Father’s Day crafts for your child’s special guy!  There is nothing better then a special gift from your child!

Here are a few past ideas posted here at toddler craft so you can get some inspiration!

Father’s Day is a great time show the man in your families life how special they are and how much they mean to all of you.  What are your Father’s Day traditions?  Is there a special outing you take every father’s day?  Foods you prepare?  Happy father’s day!

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Buying a Stroller


Stroller Pushing
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Buying a stroller/pushchair for your baby is probably one of the biggest purchases you will have to make. So before buying a new pushchair it is important to bear certain things in mind before buying one.

The most important thing to do is think about the needs of your baby and your lifestyle. If you are buying a baby pushchair it is important to note that your baby will need to lie flat. So any pushchair will need a fully reclining unit.

Also, it is important to note that newborns often like to look at their parents, while older children like to see what is going on. So if you are buying a pushchair for a newborn, you need to have the option to swap the direction the seat faces. Comfort is also key, so look out for features such as padding and waterproofing so that your little one stays happy.

While the needs of a newborn baby are very different from that of an older toddler there are pushchairs available on the market that will cover all aspects of their development and growth.

While it is very important that your pushchair/stroller fits your baby’s needs it also needs to fit your lifestyle as well. So when you are buying a pushchair you need to look carefully at how you will use the pushchair. So, if you use the car more than you walk you need to make sure your pushchair is foldable and lightweight so that it will go in and out of the car easily. However, if you plan to do a lot of shopping with your pushchair you will need to make sure there is room to put your purchases on the pushchair. If you are using public transport you have to be able to get the pushchair on and off the bus or train, so it will need to be lightweight and foldable so you can get on and off the transport easily.

Also make sure that you can push and manoeuvre the pushchair easily; this is especially important if you are going to push it on rugged terrain.

Think about the space you have in your home as well so that the pushchair will fit in the space you have available and it may sound obvious but check the size of your car trunk so that you know it can fit in.

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