Teddy Bear: Puppets
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Ideas for 'Theme's for in Indoors Toddler Playgroup ?
Asked by M.M. from Fort Collins
on December 2, 2010
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Hi - 15 mom's and kids have just started a new playgroup at a Community Ctr. We have a great sized space but not a lot of money. The kid's are mostly 2-3.5yrs old. Hop...
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- You can do a fitness kind of day. Have a hopscotch mat down... they will love to hop around... get some balls and play catch, get a big blanket and do like the parachu...
- Do you remember back in the day when kindergarten was still fun & you had the little centers to go to? There was the block center, the cars & trucks center, the house ...
- You could have a camping theme one week and make smores, read books about camping, use flashlights for a jungle hunt (point the flashlight at animal pictures, sing cam...
Hosting a 1 Year Old Birthday Party.
Asked by G.O. from Dallas
on August 29, 2008
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My son is about to turn 1 in november and i want to have a party for him that is really special. He is my first so I don't really have any major ideas. I really want s...
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- Hi G. - I'm a first time mom also. All of my family is on the east coast, so we really didn't do anything special for the 1st B-day because he has NO idea it's his B-d...
- I stumbled across this website the other day and really liked it. www.birthdaypartyideas.com It has every theme imaginable and what the parents did for invitations, ...
- How about shaved ice or sno-men? www.candisno.com
I Need Craft/game Ideas for Daughter's 7 Year Old Birthday Party for 4-5 Kids
Asked by K.S. from Sacramento
on February 21, 2008
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I'm not going to do the big party this year, just a few kids and some parents. I would love to get ideas about some small crafts and games for a handful of kids 1st a...
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- How fun! Well, my name is J., and I am an artist, so this is a fun area for me. My kids are too old for these ideas now...How about getting a wide roll of butcher pa...
- We still love the frame with glued (Elmer's glue) shells on it from one of our kid's birthday parties. (This may be too fancy, but...if you have a digital camera and p...
- Try the Family Fun website. Lots of easy things. Also, what I did for my daughter when she was that age, we painted clay flower pots (from Michaels...they have every...
1St Birthday!
Asked by C.L. from Charleston
on November 26, 2006
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My son's first birthday is coming up in February. I haven't decided yet what to do for his party. We will probably just have family over at my parent's house. It wo...
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- The first birthday is kind of special because it's the first. We went with the Little People Farm cake so he could play with the toys after he dug in the cake. We ha...
- Four my 4 year old's first B.day I had the theme of Elmo becouse that is what he liked. I had bought a small cake for just him to stick his hands and face in. If you h...
- personally...i would not bother with a theme at all this young. he's not going to know any better...wait for a theme party till he's old enuf to really know what is g...
What to Buy a 4 Year Old Girl for Her Birthday?
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on July 28, 2009
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We have a birthday party to go to for a 4 year old girl. What are girls into at this age? If you have any suggestions of something cute that I know would be safe to ...
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- I know my daughter was really into the princesses at this age, the dresses for dressing up, anything princess. Also dolls were a bit hit also. Good luck!
- Dress-up and pretend play clothes and toys. : )
- I just asked the mother who invited my kids to her daughter's 4th b-day. She said she just started liking barbie dolls. It's always safe to just ask the M., then you'r...
End-of-year Craft Ideas for 2Nd Grade Class?
Asked by D.C. from San Francisco
on May 28, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
I'm hoping you ladies can help come up with some clever craft ideas. The room mom for my daughter's 2nd grade class asked me if I had any ideas of somethi...
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- Hi, So I am doing this in my daughters class too... We are doing a treasure hunt! Its super fun I have done it before with my own kids and friends. They follow clue...
- My kids have done autograph books. You take a picture of the class and put it on the front and then you add blank pages behind so that the kids can all sign the book a...
- I'm a room mom for my daughter's pre-K class, and we are doing school t-shirts for each child, with their handprints in fabric paint on the shirt. In our case, the shi...
Uncreative Mind
Asked by Y.G. from Houston
on May 27, 2008
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Hello Im wondering if anyone has any ideas of creative activities or lessons I can do with my baby girl during the day. I hate the fact that all she does all day is wa...
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- Absolutely sit and play with her. My daughter, now 20, at the age of 2 was very immaginative. We read alot, I bought finger paints and we put trash bags down on the ta...
- I would definitely get more involoved with your child/children. TV is only a good thing in small doses, like 1 or 2, 20 minute shows a day. Noggin and NickJr. are pret...
- I had the same problem with my oldest. My youngest however hates TV I know...really weird. To get my oldest when she was born away from the TV. I made homemade play-do...
What to Do with 2 & 3-Year-old During the Day
Asked by B.K. from Dallas
on October 29, 2008
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I am looking for some advice for what to do to keep my step-kids busy over their visit for the next 10 days. For reasons beyond our control, we have not seen them sin...
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- Yeah for you guys! I am sure this will be welcome chaos! That said, I would take advantage of play places everywhere. You can do the malls, or places like McDonalds. (...
- My daughter is 2.5 and she absolutely loves the foam sticky things. The ones with the paper on the back of them, you just peel and stick. It works her fine motor skill...
- 2 & 3 are really fun ages. Here's a list of things you might like trying: -visit the library, let them check out books/movies they like; pay attention to what they...
Summer Plans with a Baby
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on May 12, 2008
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Hello! Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful moms! I am a teacher who will have 2 months free this summer to hang out with my little guy. He'll be 9 months old in...
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- Join your local mom's club. They will have a monthly calendar of events. That way, you can also meet other moms in your town.
- I got a document from an ECFE mom that is fantastic. It's extremely long and I tried to attach it as a word document.. but it wouldn't work on this site. It's lon...
- If you live near Hopkins let me know. I'm in a Mom's club and we would be more then happy to show you around. We always have a huge amount of activities going on. ...
