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Need Ideas for Cheap Arts and Crafts for a Short Attention Span 2 1/2 Yr Old.
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- I like to go to Michael's or 99-Cent stores for inspiration. A couple of recent projects we've done: Bought a cone-shaped foam princess hat at Michael's and let her de...
- Your little girl may be a little young for this, but one of my friends used to glue pasta (make faces, etc) on paper plates with her little girl. She absolutely loved...
- Hello E., get some glue, stencils of cute animals, flowers, etc. and paint brushes. instead of paint, use glue and pour some glitter on it (also color sand... rice,...
Creative Craft Ideas
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- my 4 year old absolutely loves playdough. NOT from the store, google 'koolaid' playdough. It's awesome. He would sit and play for hours... I even caught him sneak ...
- Thanks for asking!! There are some great ideas in your responses!!
- I save egg cartons. We cut the in half the half that held the eggs. Then we made catepillars. The kids paint them then we use pipe cleaners for antenna and those st...
Mental Meltdown in Progress
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- It sounds to me like you need a fulfilling hobby that won't take up too much time. I discovered digital scrapbooking just before my second was born. It was great, be...
- What do you love to do? Are you interested in cooking, crafty stuff, or decorating at all? Just having a project to work on or a new recipe to try has really helped ...
- S., I know exactly what you mean!! I just had a baby 6 months ago and prior to that I was on some fairly strict low-activity guidelines because I was in some pretty ...
Permanant Marker on walls...HELP!
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- Hi J.,, This might do the trick hydrogen peroxide,,,this is the stuff in the brown bottle i really thiink this will help you can also us to clean with i keep spay...
- Hi J., Try Huggies wipes. I swear they clean up everything. Good luck! :) A.
- Bath and Body Works Body Splash!! Any fragrance will do:) I worked there for almost 9yrs and anytime we had black perm. marker on something we would spritz it on it, l...
Indoor Activities to Do at Home with 21 Month Old
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- My favorite thing to do with my little boy is getting white pudding and putting them in different containers. Mix them with different colored food coloring and letting...
- THE CRAFTY CROW http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/ FAMILY FUN http://familyfun.go.com/ WONDERTIME http://wondertime.go.com/create-and-play/ JAN BRETT...
- I don't know if you are up for this and as I do this I often wonder if other moms do it. And you may totally laugh at me. I play hide and seek with my girls. it is a g...
Ideas for a 6-Year-old Boy Birthday Party
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- If you live near a river, or mountains or similar area, have a picnic party. I did that for my kids for years - sandwiches, chips, juice and cupcakes decorated nicely...
- You could do like a Safari theme party. Not exactly "hunting", but I bet he would love it! (My son will also be six in the fall and we're doing a "zoo" theme)
- Hi L., Kids parties are so much fun. Have you thought about doing it at the park? Some parks, at in the Oklahoma City area, now have water features. Everyone can go...
Craft Ideas for 15 Month Old
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- For crafts --- go to library and check out books or magazines to get ideas. Or go online. I have "stations" at our house similar to what a preschool or school would ...
- Finger painting is fun, Play doh is good, puzzles, water color painting - all these things would be fun but also require you to be nearby.
- I really like the products that Crayola puts out called color wonder. The markers only color on that type of paper. It really keeps the mess to a minimum. I think that...
Home School Schedule
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- Hi M., I understand your fear of homeschooling. It's not easy some days. My daughter is now 14 and we've been homeschooling her since she was 9. We pulled her out of...
- Hi M.! I am a home schooling mom who has home schooled her kids since 1997. I can't take a lot of time this morning to answer all of your questions except to say t...
- We homeschool my five-year old son and my three-year old son. We have homeschooled since my five-year old was three. I honestly tried a schedule - structuring everyt...
HELP !!! Charter School
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- whatever you choose it is VERY important that the school is accredited- you must check yourself nand not trust that they are just because they say they are. If the sch...
- My sister is sending her children to Treetop next year. I would really check out their website and call them. Leah is the one who answers the phone and she can answe...
- Hi J., Okay I will try to make this brief but feel free to email me with any additional questions. Basically Charter schools were formed to take up the slack where...
Looking for Summer Programs in Carrollton
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- Summer Under the Umbrella is wehre my son went last year and is going this year. Lesli Bernanke is the director, give her a call. She is awesome, you can chat with her...
- We have camp out on Lake Grapevine - www.AdventureTeamKids.com Our activities include Archery, Target Shooting, Kayaking, Swimming, Fishing, Geocaching, Orienteerin...
- There's a camp in Plano called Summer Under the Umbrella, but the kids might be too much for an Aspie. I would call Tracy Pierce Bender at The Brent Woodall Foundation...