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Activities for Older Kids
Over the years my kids have taken lots of road trips with their parents and I wanted to share with you some fun websites that I found helpful when creating activities for them to do in the car. The first one is Puzzlemaker where you can create your own word search puzzle. Puzzlemaker also offers [...]
GAK, Magic Muck, Gloop, Glop from Kristen Kanoski
GAK, Magic Muck, Gloop, Glop Whatever you call this simple mixture, it always provides hours of fun and entertainment for kids of all ages! Here is what you need: Cornstarch and water Bowl/container Towels Washcloths for clean up I created a space in the kitchen with a two big beach towels. I tried it with a [...]
Caterpillar Activities
Nanny Gael Ann is always sending me such great tips and ideas. The other day she sent me this one On the Barnes and Noble website each month you can hear free of charge a different book read aloud by the author. The book for April is : The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/online-storytime-books-toys/379002381/ [...]
Backyard Bird Feeder to Welcome Spring
One of my favorite signs of Spring is looking outside to see the beautiful variety of birds clustered around the bird feeder. One of my favorite magazines is Family Fun. In fact, I still subscribe to Family Fun Magazine even though my charges are 17 and 12 because it has such great ideas. When I [...]
Celebrating Dr. Seuss!
by Glenda Propst Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday.Kids of all ages love Dr. Seuss. I wanted to share some links with you to some fun webpages that you can share with the children in your life. The first is a set of various trivia questions and the second set of links are some simple activities you [...]
Valentine Projects
Nanny Gael Ann has put together another great post about Valentines Day Activities. From Blissfully Domestic we have Conversation Hearts Going Starfishing has button covers Buttoned Up With Love! Pleasant-Home has a great way to use left over Candy Canes Candy Cane Hearts Krafts Caboose offers a cute idea for a Candy Ring Noodle Head has a Window [...]
Footprint Penguin
I’m always looking for new ideas for creating with kids. I especially love it when you can take a child’s hand or foot and create something fun. I can just see this on a red heart for Valentines Day. Check out these adorable Footprint Penguins over at the I Can Teach My Child blog
Let it Snow Activities for Everyone!
Let it Snow Activities for Everyone! by Becky Kavanagh As I was perusing the Nannies of the Heartland Blog I found this great article by Becky Kavanagh about Winter time Activities. We all know how quickly children get bored on snow days. These are great activities for outside that go beyond the traditional “Build a Snowman” [...]
Creative Nanny Wednesday
I hope that you enjoy this Christmas Gift from the Creative Nanny. A few years ago I made an Advent Calendar Activity Book for my great niece. I set it up so that she could do one activity a day but you can really use these files anyway that you choose.The files consist of simple [...]
Great Favorite Graphic Resources
I have always been a crafter, I have always loved being creative and encouraging the children in my life to do the same. I shared my favorite graphic resource with my former neighbor and good friend Tracy and she and I used to spend our days creating with computer graphics. These days Tracy uses her [...]
