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Homemade Puffy Paint
DIY Puffy Paint (and a puffy paint Polar Bear…) This was a really fun art project with easy prep. We tried a puffy paint recipe that is a little different from most I’ve seen out there. 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup warm water Glitter Mix the ingredients together and stir! Simple!! We poured…
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Cardboard Toy Box
Since Christmas, we have so many extra boxes and I feel guilty just putting them in the recycle bin. We also have so many little cars (and trains, and little people…the list goes on and on) laying around. This is an easy renovation to an ugly cardboard box. My 20 month old has taken a…
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Dicovery Bottles
Baby Play, Sensory Play, Discovery Play! I have seen these Discovery Bottles all over the place. Do a search on Google images and you will find a ton of ideas and ways to make these. I knew the babies would love this and we had to try them…it was a success! I super glued the…
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Treasure Map Activity
Many years ago, we created this simple, but fun treasure map activity where children have the opportunity to develop important skills while creating their own unique treasure maps. All you need for this pirate activity is paper, markers or crayons, and optional decorations like stickers or glitter, for a creative activity that offers numerous benefits…
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Indoor Snow Play
Grasp Strengthening and Learning Colors With SNOW??? Some days, it is just HARD to get the kids dressed up in snowsuits/gloves/hats/boots/scarves…only to bring them back in 10 minutes later because the baby wants to follow the big kids, but can’t pick up her boots to walk through the snow that is up to her mid-calf…so she stands…
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Our Top 5 Sensory Play Posts of 2012
This is part three of our end-of year review! Here is a run-down of our Top 5 Sensory Play Posts of 2012… Growing Memories: The easiest sensory bin can be found in your own backyard. Some of the most memorable moments from my childhood were playing outside in the dirt. I think getting back to…
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Our Top 5 Fine Motor Posts of 2012
As part of an end-of year review, we wanted to share a few of our favorite posts in different areas of kids activities (Baby Play, Fine Motor, Sensory Play) This is a collection of our favorite FINE MOTOR posts since our beginning Sugar Aunts almost four months ago… Golf Tees and a Hammer: This one was…
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Our Top 5 Baby Play Posts from 2012
We’ve posted tons of fun activities for babies, but here is a list of my favorite from 2012. 1. Learning about emotions through play This is a fun activity. I love that it teaches emotions while having fun. And what baby doesn’t enjoy playing with fridge magnets?! This activity would be perfect all year round…
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Overnight Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
These Overnight Cinnamon Rolls are a staple in our house on Christmas mornings. I’ve been using this recipe for years and wanted to share since most recipes that I have seen for cinnamon buns take a little longer to to prepare. And then you need to warm up the dough before you bake them in the…
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Chocolate Dipping Party
Day 25 of 25 Days of Christmas Play Brings Christmas Preparations, Getting Gifts Ready, and DIPPING CHOCOLATE! This was our Second Annual Chocolate Dipping Playdate. And it was another success! Each mom brought some chocolate, an item to dip, and kids that were ready to play with friends 🙂 They left with exhausted kids…and…
