We play: Dolls and Action Figures

As a mother of Boys, I always thought what I had left of my dolls would be left in storage for the day we have a daughter or granddaughter later in life. Boy, I was wrong. My youngest son, age four saw me cleaning out my bedroom closet and asked what was in one of the boxes. I told him dolls. He was curious and wanted to see them. I showed him several dolls and the clothing I had made through

Max and Ruby Paper (Dolls) Figures

My three year old son Turtle loves the Max and Ruby book series by Rosemary Wells. He enjoys watching the show on Nick Jr. He often sits in my lap while I read to his favorite book "Bunny Money." I wanted to make him some things of Max and Ruby he could play with so when I saw my friend Clemencia at Storytime and More post sometime back about Paper Dolls in February, I thought I could make Paper

Child's Play: Box Train

This week for child's play we made Box Trains. Making toys with your child is fun, inexpensive and provides a close bond with your child. When playing with the boxes, children develop fine and gross motor skills along with learning cause and effect (if I push or pull the train this way it will go that way).

Here's how to make a Box TrainMaterials:Boxes (Shoe boxes, tissue boxes, sandwich bag

Creative uses for Legos

My children love legos... they could build all the time with them, and I know there are whole curriculums using legos for manipulative's and as the basis for all sorts of learning. So aside from building with legos, what else can they be used for?
We use them for all sorts of things other than building. We use then as counters, we use them to sort according to color and size and shape, patterns

Nap time Boxes, Rainy Day and Rest time Boxes

Children who need to nap, may not be able to take one. Since some children don't nap or begin to outgrow taking naps as they approach the age of four, a little box of materials gives them something to do during quite time.

A helpful tip:
Instead of playing typical lullaby tapes/CDs, try playing environmental sounds such as summer rain, ocean sounds, or sounds of the forest. The Homedic or sound