Twizzle Writing

This is a GREAT activity when you need your kids to be quiet for a good long while.

Grab some CLEAN kid scissors, and a package of pull and peel twizzlers.

Then print in a font large enough for them to see and use, words of your choice.

I did this at Thanksgiving time so we used Thanksgiving words. 

Later, I did it for the littler ones with their first names.

 Let the kids pull apart, and then they cut and mold to the letters.

We love to do this when friends are over too!

 The kids cut the strings, then added on to the letters.

The best part is that they get to eat their little pieces as a snack! 

So fun!

Kid Made Ornaments: Reindeers

you need 3 clothes pins, one wooden spool, googly eyes and a red ball or bell.

We used hot glue on the cool setting, but you could use tacky glue or wood glue and be totally fine.

First, paint the wooden objects...

 Then glue them together

 Then hang on the tree!

Toddler Santa Advent Calendar

A repost from Dec 1, 2010

This is from my son's school but my daughter insisted on having one of her own.

First we played with the cotton balls. It was fun to feel them on our faces and eyes and throw them and just get our hands on them. I put the left overs in the sensory tub for winter. :)

 Once we were done playing we colored Santa faces.

Then we glued a basic hat on and I explained how the advent calendar works.

Every day (today is the 1st) you add a cotton ball to Santa's beard. Once the beard is filled its Christmas!

Everyone was so excited by this.  If you want the beard chart leave a comment HERE with your email address and I will send you the doc right away!

Easy Toddler Christmas idea... voile!

Leaf Fun

It might be too late, but here is an idea to get your kids to clean up those leaves.

Rake a fun path for them to play in!

Super Fun!

Easy Canvas!

My kids love to draw(l). It is nice to not waste paper every once in a while. So, I bought these dry erase markers and gave each kid a paper towel and gave them my bathroom mirror.

These markers are for the mirror only.

To start, you need 3 adorable girls.

not a requirement. ;)

I let them get on the counter, and go to town on the mirror!

 They would have done this for hours.

This is a great place to keep them occupied while you are folding laundry,  or cleaning. :)

Fall Snack!

Caramel Apples are delicious - and messy.

Since I didn't feel like adding another load of sticky dirty clothes to the laundry we made Apple Dippers!

One good thing about having lots of kids, is that I have lots of helpers.

While we were melting the cream and the caramels we had a discussion about which apples would be better with the dip.  Granny Smith or Honey Crisp?

Then we added sea salt.

YUM!

This is perfect for an after school snack. After Dinner snack, or if you just want to do something fun!

Sleepover!

Pick a night and have a movie/sleepover.

It is so fun to stay up and talk to your kids.

Pick a new movie, get bundled up on the floor and have a fun night!

Make popcorn, or eat suckers!

Throw evening plans out the window and chill with your favorite little people!

Someone did not want to be in the sleeping bag! LOL

It is really fun to be a kid again. Even if it is only for one night!