Hi All,My eight year old daughter always shows interest towards art. I can see her more engaged in drawing, painting more than any other activities. She was doing graphics designing using free software for over a year and she loves them! So I am introducing Photoshop to her. As Photoshop is one of the best …
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As Christmas is fast approaching, I wanted to create a Christmas countdown for my toddler. I created this bubble wrap Christmas countdown in less than 2 minutes. And who can resist popping bubble wrap! It is so much fun for kids to explore. Materials needed : 1. Bubble wrap 2. Sharpie in green and brown …
My toddler is into matching and alphabets. That lead me to try alphabet matching with her. I created this owl alphabet matching for her – lower and upper case matching. I am happy to share the free printable with you all. Download the alphabet matching game here Check out our other free printables : Free …
I love activities which are very easy to set up but fun for my toddler. This activity is one of them. She is working on her fine motor skill too. Materials needed: 1. Cup 2. Kitchen towel 3. Hair band 4. Tooth picks 5. A container to hold the tooth picks Cover the mouth …
We had used Aluminium foil to create these beautiful flowers earlier. For the flowers, we had used tacky glue to create and raise the flowers. When my daughter asked me for aluminum foil art again, I wanted to raise the design through some other way. When I started the project, I did not know how …
I asked my 8 year old a very simple question, “How will you make a paint chip or any other paper stand on its own without folding it?”. I added that she could use only scissors for her project. I choose paint chip as it is thicker than copier paper. This can also be …
Today I am sharing few games that I played with my 8 year old when she was young. The best part of these games are they don’t absolutely need anything to play with. We have started playing few of these games with my toddler. Most of these simple games can be played while waiting or …
This post is written in part of California Staycation blog hop 2014 -places to visit with kids in California. We enjoy going to Russian river that it has become a family tradition on every summer. Russian river is surrounded by tall redwood trees. Bay area beaches are known for cold water and windy weather …
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One afternoon when my daughter asked for a project, I thought of doing a watercolor project as I had not planned anything. Watercolor projects give satisfaction and do not require ample planning. But one painting led to another and in no time we started exploring various techniques. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed: 1.Watercolor paper …
Watercolor painting is very therapeutic. We tried painting a sun using the progressive technique of watercolor. Affiliation links are used. Materials needed : 1.Watercolor paper 2.Washable watercolor 3. Pencil 4. Compass to draw circles or circular objects to trace 5. Hair dryer Method: 1. Draw concentric circles. We did not have compass. So we used …