Tissue Paper activities and songs PICK A LITTLE APPLE (roll a sheet of tissue paper into a ball and pretend it is the apple) (no tune) Pick a little apple. Pick a little apple. Pick a little apple for me to eat (pretend picking from the tree) Take a little bite. Take a little bite. Take a little bite. Mmmm, that’s sweet (rub tummy) Eat the little bite; eat the little bite; eat a little bite and say this song (present chewing) Where’s the little apple? Where’s the little apple? Where’s the little apple? It’s all gone (hide behind back) So…..pick another apple. Pick another apple. Pick another ..read more

Photo by Gabby K on Pexels.comPumpkin Rolling on the Floor (Tune: London Bridge) (roll the pumpkin back and forth between hands) Pumpkins rolling on the floor, on the floor, on the floor, Pumpkins rolling on the floor, can you do that once more! (repeat using: off to Mom; Down my leg; Down my arm; Behind my back) Little Pumpkin (Tune: Twinkle twinkle) Little pumpkin there you stand (pumpkin on the floor) I will grab you with my hands (pick up pumpkin) Raise my pumpkin way up high (lift up high) Raise my pumpkin to the sky Little pumpkin down you come (lower to the ground) Now around you I will ..read more

Teaching colors to your LO is more simple than you think and truly fun. Don’t stress it. Keep it natural and not contrived. If you say “that is a red truck” also say “that truck is red” so your child begins to see that “red” is an attibute of the truck such as “small or fast”. Color is an abstract concept, so be patient. Most children begin to identify color names after the age of 18 months but will often confuse them through the age of 4 or 5. Sorting: This is the easiest to help explain colors. Sort tiny toys; balls; food; paper squares just about anything into containers or go on a Color Hu ..read more

Your LO will fall in love with these precious, easy to make puppets. Stick puppet stage boxPaper Fold Puppet Puppets are everywhere if you look for them. From Stick puppers made from cut out coloring page figures; finger holes cut into a small cup to folded construction paperwoodland creature. Puppets are all over the house. Try the Pizza Box puppet. We used it to snap up toys to feed the Alligator and have a game of tag! Find how to make these adoable characters here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=700292440529051 Thank you for joining me. Hugs! Sharen ..read more

Easier than you think to create Carnival-type fun with throw-together items around the house. Balls are one of the first toys your LO’s will want to play with and throwing is, well, you know!! Let’s talk balls a bit. Soft play balls: Tiny beach balls (keep some “pinchability” to the ball for little fingers to grab; Sock balls (simply roll a sock and turn the cuff back to secure) Tissue paper balls (roll into a ball and secure with tape) Wiffle ball-has small holes for little ones to ge their fingers into Rubber balls-best for kicking; and rolling for a bowling game Belly ball-large rubber bal ..read more

Throw together for a new purposeBubble Wrap RaftEveryone gets a bath Bath and Tub time can be so much fun when you “switch it up”. Kids love water play. My son said, “Mom, bath time for my two LO’s is getting boring and turning into a fight, what can I do to make it more fun?” Sound familiar? Let’s see if some of these ideas will work for you. Make a Bubble wrap raft! Simple grab a piece of bubble wrap and let it float. Ours became a tea party and then a dinosaur feeding center. It really floats nicely and can hold quite a few items. Things that squeeze: sponges; terry cloth; even a sock can ..read more

Throw-together these fast and fun sensory challenging activites for infants. Infant Playtime TOUCH-infants love to touch new textures. Their little brains are firing new pieces of information at a rapid pace. Try some of these texture rich items during tummy time and blanket time. Softies-rub a cotton ball gently on the palm of baby’s hands and feet. Stroke face/body gently. Find other soft “smalls” for baby’s hand. Fabric play-using a clean scarf or other soft material, gently lay the cloth over baby’s body and draw down from head to toe. If baby has a startle reflex, that is normal. Give it ..read more

Stuffies-fill the basket with your childs favorite stuffed toys. This can be their permanent home, or temporary collection location. Tenting-Your child can place their toy in or under the basket. Play Peek-a-boo by covering the blanket with a towel or small blanket. Bounce-help your Toddler bounce the toys in the basket by holding onto the sides. Collect-have races to collect toys in the basket. Sort by color or description such as “find a toy that rolls”; “find toys that are hard” etc. Ball toss games-sitting on the floor, have your Toddler toss the ball into the basket. Make it challenging ..read more