Homemade/Kidmade Flowers - Daffodils 2

Edible Daffodils!  Flower Snack Idea that is so sugary sweet it will make you sick! J/K

Okay here's what you need:

 All of these items can be found at a grocery store!

 Mommy or Daddy cut the marshmallows and place them sticky side up, also cut the twizzlers in half.

 Pour or Dip the sprinkles on the marshmallows.

 either works.

 Ta-Da!

 Note---Feed after lunch. :) 

Or dinner because it is SUPER sweet.

Fun!
We bagged up the ingredients and passed them out to 3 different friends.
Happy Wednesday!

Homemade/Kidmade Flowers - Daffodils 1

I just LOOOVE Daffodils don't you?  They are such a cheerful flower. Since we have a ton blooming here around my house I thought we would talk about them...join us in our month of beautiful flowers.

Here is the diagram I found on HOW TO DRAW a daffodil.

So that is what we did today...

 So I printed it out and we went on our way.

 They were so into the drawing and parts of the daffodil.

 Then we painted them.

 We did one color at a time to eliminate mess.

 I drew hers she just wanted to paint, and that's okay.

 Finished products...

 Super fun, cheery and cute! They look great on my wall! :)

Scheduling Toddlers - 13

On Mondays I am going to have tips on what has worked for me with my many kids.  I have received emails about my daily schedule and so I am going to go in order every Monday.  Please comment with anything that you do or don't do or if this has helped you so we all can benefit from everyone's experiences.

7-8                Breakfast, practicing letters and morning review of the day.

8-9                Morning Task Sheet, get ready basically tidy up and morning chores. (PRINTABLE)

9-10              Free Play w/Mom - No chore time slot...you will be amazed how much your kids will love this!

10-11            Quiet Activities

11-11:30        Clean Up

11:30-12        Lunch

12-12:30       TV/Show

12:30-3:00    Nap/Rest Time 

3-3:30           Snack

3:30-4:00      Read Books

4:00-5:00      Shake Sillies Out

5:00-5:30      Wash Up and Set the Table, Quick Pick Up

5:30-6:15      Dinner

6: 15 - 8pm   Daddy Check List (PRINTABLE)

(If you want a printable please leave a comment with your email!)

Reader Question: On days you're sick, or just tired or whatever, how do you get yourself up and going? I realized I use being tired as a great excuse to not start the day on time, ya know?

This is a toughie!  BUT - good question. On days I just can't get out of bed or am not feeling it I give myself 20 minutes of pity time and then ask my kids what they would like to do.

If they say "watch a movie!" I can grant that wish. If they say "go outside" we decide together if its a good idea. Some days we have jammie days and eat cereal (dry) in bed and watch movies...other days I need them to inspire me to get up and go. 

The schedule is important to me, so we stick to lunch and nap but if we need a lazy day ... we take it!

Hope that Helps! :)

Line Dribbling - Coordination and Patience

Its been fun playing with the taped floor!  Here is the last activity...

Get a soccer ball and dribble all along the line. Its a lot harder than you think!

This was perfect for the morning when it was too cold to go outside.  Try it - I did!

Line City - Make your own

Something else that is fun with the taped floor.

Get some cars and drive on the road...

The kids even had their own idea to get boxes from the pantry and make their own city.  The Rice Krispies Box was the hospital, etc...

It was really fun to see what they were coming up with.  Another plus to this taped floor is that the toy room stays CLEAN! score!

Try it, it really is so fun!

Line Golf - Putting Game

All you need here is your taped floor and golf clubs and balls.

 The one behind my son came with 3 balls, 3 clubs and 2 "holes" it was $5 at Walmart.

The idea here is to follow the lines and practice your putting.  This required patience, and my kids were sooooo into this.

The youngest "caddied" and drove the cart all over the lines. Cute.

Follow and Balance

Here is what you need:

Masking Tape, Dice and Rules!

Here are my rules: 1 - Hop, 3 - Tip Toe, 5 - Walk ... 2,4,6 - OUT

 Tape a totally random pattern to the carpet and then roll the dice...

 We played two different ways. The roller was the leader and everyone followed the leader.

 Then we played where everyone rolled and then did their own rule at the same time.

So one hopped and one tip toed...etc.

Then I let them decide what each roll was going to be.  Some examples were clap, one foot, crawl.

It was a fun 30 minutes of fun and something to do inside since it was snowing this morning. And yes, I am fully aware that my kids are in shorts. Haha.

Happy taping!  PS save it for another activity I will post tomorrow AND Thursday...thats right!