Currently my preschooler is in to beads, beads, beads. Anything fine motor, actually is capturing her interest and I have been looking for ways to support the fine motor exploration (besides cutting her own hair, her other recent obsession...) We enjoyed making ourselves this hanging heart art [...]Continue Reading
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Heart-y Oatmeal Cookies – No Eggs
Refreshed from the archives - originally posted Feb. 2008 We had a Valentine Cookie Decorating Party and with no eggs in the dough, this is the perfect recipe for toddler helpers! I'm so happy to find this oatmeal roll out cookie recipe, because I have a mob of cookie cutters (a herd?) [...]Continue Reading
Easy Valentine Craft – Watercolor Marker Heart Doilies
Valentines Day, in our family, tends to be something more for the kids than for my husband and I. He and I don't usually do much of anything, but the kids get a kick out of waking up to find little valentines out on the table. My mom used to do this for me when I was a kid and I remember feeling [...]Continue Reading
Really Easy Cookies for the Birds!
Birdseed Heart Cookies This is such a simple recipe for birdseed cookies. All you need is gelatin, birdseed and water. The mixture simply air dries and becomes a hard birdseed cookie. I found the recipe and wonderful directions at Bargain Hoot. Please see instructions here for a her ideas on [...]Continue Reading
