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Special Time Series: A list of 60 Activities To Do With Preschoolers and School Aged Children
| February 22, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Play |
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A sure fire way to have successful special time with pre-schoolers is letting them choose the activity and lead the way.
School age children sometimes start thinking time with mom and dad is lame so keeping special time as a ritual, a weekly tradition on a set day/time possibly, is a great way to not lose this very important time together.
This list has 60 Activitiy ideas for special time with Preschoolers and School Aged children.
Pirate Fun:Treasure Map Pizza in 8 Easy Steps
| February 8, 2012 | Posted by mudpiemama under Family, Parenting, Playing with Food |
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We love playing dress up here and Pirate is one of the most favorite themes. We often build pirate ships and go on treasure hunts gallore. We also love playing with our food. Recently handsome hubby baked a treasure map pizza! That’s right, he’s been back in the kitchen…this time, inspired by the latest edition…
Creating (Im)perfectly Together
| August 9, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Family, Parenting, Play |
Welcome to the August Carnival of Natural Parenting: Creating With Kids This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared how they make messes and masterpieces with children. Please read to the end to find a list…
Rain Sticks
| July 2, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Moving & Grooving, Parenting |
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Build your own Rain Sticks We’ve had a lot of rain so we thought we would make some rain sticks and make our very own rain shower symphonies. Older children can do this craft mostly on their own and you can help your little ones with the process of make it – the whole family…
Celebrating Summer Solstice
| June 21, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Family, Parenting, Play |
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Welcome Summer – it’s official, you are here with your hot, hot fun filled days. To celebrate your arrival we are having a Summer Solstice Celebration. In typical “didn’t really plan ahead” style this is what I have whipped up for the day. Solstice comes from the Latin words “Sun” and “to Stop” – it…
3 quick projects for Father’s Day!
| June 15, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Parenting, Play |
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Father’s Day is this weekend… ok no panic here are three easy projects to whip up in 30 minutes, 15 minutes and 5 minutes or less! Spoiler alert…to my favorite subscriber (aka hubby – stop reading now!) The 30 min Photo Mobile: All you will need is some card stock or construction paper, a few…
Paint Party
| June 13, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Parenting, Play |
We love to paint, especially with finger-paint. Usually I just purchase ready to use non toxic children finger paints, although occasionally we make our own, then line the table with plastic covering or old newspapers and paint away. Variations on “sit at the table and paint” are always fun and so here are some ways…
Gone (to play) with the Wind
| June 4, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Parenting, Play |
Windy Play…part of our summer fun series Windy days can make for some great fun – here are some of the wind projects from our 100 fun things we plan to do this summer list! Speedy Windsock A very easy project to make we have enjoyed making it each year with left over birthday decorations!…
Play Cooking…Outdoors
| May 29, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Parenting, Play |
Baking Al Fresco – Part of our Summer Fun Series From making mud-pies to rock soup, transforming our backyard into a kitchen, bakery or restaurant is a surefire way for us to fill many hours of the day in the summer time. I find collecting a few recyclable containers such as yogurt cups, aluminum baking…
100 fun things to do this summer
| May 26, 2011 | Posted by mudpiemama under Arts & Crafts, Parenting, Play |
The boys, baby and I have put together a huge list of all the things we want to try doing this summer. I tried to organize the list a bit and well here it is… From bubble games to marbling paint to backyard cooking and other adventures check out our ideas and may we all…
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