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Rhythm & Songs A fun activity to help teach young ones beginning rhythm is singing with  a simple instrument. This could be done with rhythm sticks or even a wooden spoon and pot. Since it’s Christmas, I made homemade jingle bells (just several bells on a chenille stick wrapped together). The activity is simple, really, [...]

Sickness is almost out of our house. Yay! The boys are doing much better, but little Otto is still coughing and congested. Cookie Cutter Play Dough This is an activity for a toddler or older toddler, depending on their ability and comfort level. But plain and simple, it’s play dough with a rolling pin and [...]

Unwrapping a Present When you think about it, for an infant or toddler Christmas morning can be a pretty overwhelming experience. There’s so much activity going on and most they don’t understand. So why not an unwrapping work? They might just think this is more fun than the actual present! Wrapping a Present This is a work [...]

Christmas Treasure Basket Once we opened our box of Christmas decorations I pulled out a few things that would be safe for Otto to play with and explore without breaking. It wasn’t as much as I was hoping, but I like to work with what I have on hand instead of buying new items for [...]