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Oral Motor Skills Activity for Toddlers
Not only is this game an easy way to have fun with Max, it’s also a fun way to work on his oral motor skills.
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Blowing Activity for Preschoolers
I am not sure how to call these things we have made from straws, but we had a lot of fun with them.
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Blocks Duplication Activity
A fun block duplication activity with lego duplo. When I build a model and watched Max duplicating it, it looked easy. But when we switched roles, I realised that it could be quite a challenge. You can see me putting blue block the other...
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Art Project: Balloon Stamping
Max enjoyed another fun art project. This time we used a balloon for stamping. The idea was to use green and blue colours to make a little planet Earth, but Max couldn't stop after making just one so we have planets for everyone.
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Science Experiment: Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon
This is how my little scientist inflates balloons!
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How to Make a Sensory Bag with Baby Oil
If you are looking for activities for babies or toddlers, here is an easy-to-make baby oil sensory bag.
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Science Experiment: Anti-Gravity Ping Pong Ball
Breaking the Law of Gravity with a ping pong ball! If you take a bottle completely full of water and place a ping pong ball on top, you can turn the bottle upside down and the ball won’t fall and water won’t spill.
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Science Experiment: Magnets and Paper Clips
We continue exploring a magnetic field. Alex could not stop laughing every time he picked up bunch of paperclips in the air. This simple science experiment takes no time to set up but there is something very attractive to children about it.
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Teach Kids Basic Addition with Toy Cars
Cars and math make a great team when it comes to learning addition! I love this addition game because it shows how many different answers there can be to the same question. This is great for kids that are active, or love to solve...
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How to Make Animals Shadow Puppets
Use your hands to make animals shadows and amuse your little ones tonight. Look through the video to see how to put your hands together to make shadows look like the following animals: elephant, deer, chicken, bird, crocodile...
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How to Draw a Face
Kids had a lot of fun drawing each other portraits on clear folders with whiteboard markers. They enjoyed both keeping a clear folder in front of their faces and doing actual tracing. By the end of the activity, we had three very...
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How to Make a Perfectly-shaped Hole with One Cut
In this video, we cut a square hole, triangular hole, letter hole and a perfect star. Who knew that cutting holes in a piece of paper could be so fun and very educational. A fold&cut theorem states that any shape with straight sides can...
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DIY Cardboard Whale Automata Toy
You loved my previous DIY toy so much that I decided to show you one more idea of a simple machine that explores motion and force! This device uses the force we put on a wooden stick to make the top piece jump and spin. We themed our...
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Kids Sensory Challenge: What's in the Box?
This classic sensory game "What’s In The Box?” is quite easy to set up and it brings a lot of fun. After boys correctly identified all the objects I put for them in the box, they started collecting things around the house to challenge...
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Science Experiment: What Shape is Strongest?
Here is a fun engineering challenge that is easy to do if you have paper and books at home. Fold three pieces of paper in differently shaped columns and compare how many books you can put on top of each!
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Science Experiment: Static Electricity
Isn't it a magic when you can move a pencil without touching it?! We are exploring the magical world of static electricity.
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Science Experiment with Water and Glove
We are taking a concept behind a syringe and upscaling it with this easy-to-make toy using a glove.
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How to Craft a Paper Cup that Moves
This little toy is so quackin' cute! Like some paper cup crafts we've made before, this one is really easy to make. You just need to make some strategic cuts to make this quacky friend move. You colour the outside cup to make a penguin...
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Simple Music Science Experiment
When Alex played music this way no one could hear it but him. To change the sound he pulled the string a bit tighter or slid hand that was holding the string to change the length of it.
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Physics for Kids: Centrifugal Force Demonstration
Here is a simple DIY demonstration of centrifugal force. This physics experiment shows how two ping pong balls move away from the centre when we start spinning.
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Simple Craft for Teaching Numbers to Kids
This toy is a wonderful visual learning tool! If your child is a more tactile learner, try this to help jumpstart their counting skills and connecting numbers to the visual amounts. You can make the scoops of ice cream their favourite...
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DIY Toy: Running Cat and Dog
Today, I wanted to share a simple machine craft that you can make with your kids. It looks complicated, but this cat and dog spinner is straightforward to put together. Let’s get started!⠀ MATERIALS:⠀ - 2 CDs/DVDs⠀ - Coloured paper ⠀ - 2...
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Tape Activity for Preschoolers
I want to share with you this fun activity Max couldn't stop doing the other day. At first, it might not look like a challenge for a child, but it does take a lot of concentration. You would need a lot of tape, but it is great to explain...