Category: Toddler Crafts
How To: Make A Photo Garden
| September 2, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, By Age, Creative Development, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts |
Did you know that on the other side of the world, yesterday was spring day? If the thought of the end of summer and the approach of winter is a bit upsetting, why not create a brand new garden of your own? This craft activity will bring you the height of summer all year round.
Andrea’s Summer Camp At Home : Week 3 – Ocean Theme
| June 30, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Andrea's Summer Camp At Home, Incidental Learning, On Mama's Mind, Projects, Toddler Crafts |
Colours: Blue and yellow, purple (explore colour mixing) Shapes: Circle, oval, star Sensory: Whipped foam and sea animals (use a squirt of foam, a drop of food colouring and about 1/2 cup water in the food proccessor. I use baby soap) Field trip: Zoo, aquarium, swimming
How To: Make Personalised Wrapping Paper
| June 14, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under 2 - 3 years, Creative Development, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts |
It’s Father’s Day this weekend, and we’ve been doing little hand made presents to give to the Daddy in our lives. We made a really cute hand print picture frame, and have a dad-friendly shoulder bag for him, so we needed something to wrap it all in, so we made some wrapping paper – although…
How To: Send A Hug In An Envelope
| December 10, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Communication, Language and Literacy, Creative Development, Home Education, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts |
It’s my sister’s 30th birthday today, and while I’ve been doing my best to not think about it, since thinking about it causes me physical pain in my chest, I did have a moment a few weeks ago where I did something to prepare for it: We made a hug in an envelope.
Kids in the Kitchen
| November 8, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Incidental Learning, Toddler Crafts |
When Ameli was 10 months old, I had a visit with a health visitor, who told me I had to put a stair gate up on the kitchen door, so that Ameli couldn’t be in the kitchen while I was cooking, because “the stove is hotâ€. I told her that didn’t make sense, as the…
When Ameli was 10 months old, I had a visit with a health visitor, who told me I had to put a stair gate up on the kitchen door, so that Ameli couldn’t be in the kitchen while I was cooking, because “the stove is hotâ€. I told her that didn’t make sense, as the alternative was for my 10 month old to be walking around the house unattended while I was making food. Yes, she said. That is the safer option.
I’m afraid I didn’t agree, but taking her ‘advice’ on board, I put the oven on at fourty-something degrees (Celsius) and when Ameli got too close to the oven, I went down on my haunches and explained to her that it was hot – she could touch it but it would burn. She touched it, it burnt and she pulled away. She’s never touched a hot oven since. Of course I didn’t have it on at 200C and I didn’t hold or press her hand on it. I wasn’t trying to hurt her, but teach her.
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