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This is a fun project to make with your little helpers. Let them get all messy while painting these aprons that will keep them clean when they help you in the kitchen. Make sure to cover your work space or paint the aprons outside. Time : 30 minutes Cost : $12.00 Materials : ·          Aprons (you can find blank aprons at the Dollarstore) ·          Fabric paint or markers Directions : 1.        Wash and dry the aprons before starting the craft. 2.        Lay the aprons a table (make sure all surfaces are covered this can be very messy!) 3.        Decorate the aprons.   I wrote the words first: Alex’s Apron Hands Off.   Then I let him decorate. 4.        Trace your child’s hand if you are using fabric markers or make a hand print if you are using...

  We made this as a birthday present for my sister-in-law.   I stopped on the way to print the picture to put in the frame and some extra ones from her son’s 3 rd birthday.   This is an easy present and I added the extra pictures in the card.   We don’t give big presents in the family so this is the perfect way to do something special and involve the kids. Time: About 20 minutes Cost: Under $5.00 Material: ·          Cereal box ·          Craft foam ·          Stickers ·          Ribbon ·          Glue gun Directions: 1.        Cut the cereal box and the foam to the size that you want, leaving about 2 inches around the picture.   Leave the side of the box attached to use as a stand. 2.  ...

                                                        What I had planned to do this weekend My activity suggestion for this week is to leave the kids at home (under supervision of course, while you’re at it you can leave your spouse there too) and have some alone time.   Real alone time.   Not alone while doing the groceries time, that’s nice but every once in a while we all need some good quality time by ourselves.   I was lucky enough to get two days to myself.   My sister was going out of town and she offered me her apartment.   This was exciting for a number of reasons 1- she lives in the city and I live in the suburbs (there is a Starbucks within walking distance of her plac...

  Countdown to anything from a homecoming to family vacation with this creative calendar.   It's easy to customize the calendar size by using different sized paper anything from construction paper to poster board and make it special for each child by using stickers of characters that they are interested in. Cost : About $5.00 (depending on size and stickers you use) Time : 15 – 30 minutes   (depending on how big you make it) Materials : ·          2 pieces of sturdy paper depending on the size you need ·          Stickers (any character your kids are interested in) ·          Craft glue ·          Ruler ·          Markers or colored pencils for decorating Directions : 1.        Place the two pieces of paper...

  Get back to the yoga mat and bring your kids with you! Yoga pants! I love yoga pants, they're comfy and stain resistant but for a stay at home mom of a 2 ½ year old I was having a hard time using yoga pants for actual yoga.   Yoga wasn’t on my to-do list for a long time after I had my son.   When I did decide that it was time to get back to the mat I couldn’t find a way to work it into my schedule Before my son was born I practiced yoga almost every morning before work.   I had energy and a sense of accomplishment before I even left the house.   I found myself missing those benefits of yoga as well as the work out aspect of a yoga routine.   Since I love practicing yoga in the morning I tried to wake up before my 2 ½ year old.   That lasted all of one week.   More often than not I chose the temptation of going back to sleep over the benefits of yoga.   Then it hit me one day that the way to get my yoga back was to incorp...

  When I was little I loved making books of my own stories and I have passed this love down to my son.   We have made many books from construction paper, they are fun but didn’t withstand the toddler test.   He likes to read books on his own like a big boy but the paper and stickers looked a little worse for the wear after a couple of intense reading sessions.   So this is my answer to the toddler book dilemma, foam books!   I used a combination of drawing and construction paper glued onto the pages.   I also used googly eyes and they have surprisingly passed the toddler test! Time: About an hour – We did half of it together and I finished it when he went to bed.   The finished project was a surprise the next morning. Cost : Under 10$ – All the materials for this craft can be found at a dollar store if you don’t already have them at home.   Material: 3 sheets of coloured crafters foam Construction paper Googly eyes 2 fast...

So this is one of my just add stickers crafts.   Stickers are always a hit at our house, so it’s hard to go wrong when the majority of the activity is decorating with stickers.    Time: About 20 minutes Cost: Under $5.00 – depending on the stickers.  (On a trip to the dollar store I let my son pick out which stickers he wanted to use for this craft.) Material: Empty box Construction paper Stickers Glue stick Directions:        1.        Open the box by cutting off one side 2.        Glue the construction paper to the bottom and 3 sides 3.        Decorate with stickers.  This is the fun part where your kids can let their imaginations run wild. Now your Dinosaurs have a place to play!