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Spring/Easter Toddler Crafts

April 20, 2015

My toddler and I love crafts! I’m always so suprised how excited she get when we do a new “project”. By now, I’ve learned that the trick to a successful crafting session is to be fully prepared before we start. I have everything set up from materials to clean up wipes or plastic bags for trash ready. This helps alleviate the issue of leaving a toddler with freshly poured paint to walk away and grab paper or clean up materials! It also keeps me from losing her attention before we even get started.

She wasn’t nearly as confused as this picture suggests!

Here what you need:

Paper
Scissors
Crayola Washable paint
Clothes Pins
Cotton Balls

Clamp the cotton ball with the clothes pin and use a different one for each color. We made an easter egg and a carrots. The leaves of the carrot were her handprint. I traced them and then cut it out while she painted. She is loving real paint these days, I’m going to need to invest in some brushes and a cute smock!

These were nap time crafts while baby brother was asleep. I haven’t been daring enough to bring him into the fold with our crafting just yet. What fun spring crafts have you done or seen?

· Labels: 25 weeker, 3 year, 3 year old, Crafts, Easter, easy crafts for toddlers, paint, toddler crafts, toddler games, toddler project

Spring/Easter Toddler Crafts

April 20, 2015

My toddler and I love crafts! I’m always so suprised how excited she get when we do a new “project”. By now, I’ve learned that the trick to a successful crafting session is to be fully prepared before we start. I have everything set up from materials to clean up wipes or plastic bags for trash ready. This helps alleviate the issue of leaving a toddler with freshly poured paint to walk away and grab paper or clean up materials! It also keeps me from losing her attention before we even get started.

She wasn’t nearly as confused as this picture suggests!

Here what you need:

Paper
Scissors
Crayola Washable paint
Clothes Pins
Cotton Balls

Clamp the cotton ball with the clothes pin and use a different one for each color. We made an easter egg and a carrots. The leaves of the carrot were her handprint. I traced them and then cut it out while she painted. She is loving real paint these days, I’m going to need to invest in some brushes and a cute smock!

These were nap time crafts while baby brother was asleep. I haven’t been daring enough to bring him into the fold with our crafting just yet. What fun spring crafts have you done or seen?

· Labels: 25 weeker, 3 year, 3 year old, Crafts, Easter, easy crafts for toddlers, paint, toddler crafts, toddler games, toddler project

Neighbor Day in Winter Park

April 14, 2015

A couple weekend ago before our household got hit with the nasty virus going around, we went to an event that was right up Sofia’s alley. It was “Neighbor Day” with Daniel Tiger hosted by the Winter Park History Museum.


The kids got a chance to meet Daniel Tiger and got to participate in a number of activities. The theme of the activities was being a “good neighbor”. They made cards and gift bags for other sick children. They planted flowers, decorated a thank you card for someone special.

We packed a lunch and had a picnic, or tried too! There is NOTHING more distracting to a toddler trying to eat than tables full of activities and tons of other little people running around the area. It was totally worth it to see her excitement over meeting Daniel. It was “Grr-rific”!

· Labels: 1 year, 3 year, Daniel Tiger, family day, Maitland, toddler

Neighbor Day in Winter Park

April 14, 2015

A couple weekend ago before our household got hit with the nasty virus going around, we went to an event that was right up Sofia’s alley. It was “Neighbor Day” with Daniel Tiger hosted by the Winter Park History Museum.


The kids got a chance to meet Daniel Tiger and got to participate in a number of activities. The theme of the activities was being a “good neighbor”. They made cards and gift bags for other sick children. They planted flowers, decorated a thank you card for someone special.

We packed a lunch and had a picnic, or tried too! There is NOTHING more distracting to a toddler trying to eat than tables full of activities and tons of other little people running around the area. It was totally worth it to see her excitement over meeting Daniel. It was “Grr-rific”!

· Labels: 1 year, 3 year, Daniel Tiger, family day, Maitland, toddler

Day Out With Thomas

March 24, 2015

Sofia is a huge Thomas the Train fan so, when I heard that “A Day Out With Thomas” was being held at the Florida Railroad Museum we knew it was a must. We surprised her with the trip and even thought it was almost 2hrs away but definitely recommended if you have a Thomas fan. Check out tip #9 below for a link to Love Laugh Create’s Facebook page where we got our amazing matching tees.  

The event was set up with a bunch of tents with different activities, train sets, gift shops and a scavenger hunt to get a “prize”. The prize was a little bit of a let down, it was basically a mat that showed all the characters and their names. But all in all Sofia had a blast. 


I’m not sure what I was thinking but I didn’t think about a “museum” being outdoor. But it was and other than inside the tents, there was little to no covering. With a long wait to actually ride the train, this was an issue for our little dude who overheats easily.

These are my tips for surviving A Day Out With Thomas:

  1. Water…tons of water
  2. Be prepared for a port-a-potty visit if you have a potty trained little or stop for a bathroom break just before you arrive
  3.  SUNSCREEN I’m not sure how but this is something I forgot
  4. Hats for the kids
  5. Stroller fan or blanket (if you are in colder weather)
  6. Snacks
  7. Camera, don’t forget the camera!
  8. If you see a break in the picture line for Thomas…RUN TO GET THERE!
  9. Get Your Thomas tees from Love-Laugh-Create on Facebook, I love her tees!!!
  10. Enjoy all the chaos…there is plenty of it!
My only regret is that we missed getting a picture with Thomas because to was extremely hot and required standing in a long line with no cover. I highly recommend this event if you have toddlers. 


· Labels: 1 year, 25 weeker, 3 year, 35 weeker, preemies, Thomas The Train

Day Out With Thomas

March 24, 2015

Sofia is a huge Thomas the Train fan so, when I heard that “A Day Out With Thomas” was being held at the Florida Railroad Museum we knew it was a must. We surprised her with the trip and even thought it was almost 2hrs away but definitely recommended if you have a Thomas fan. Check out tip #9 below for a link to Love Laugh Create’s Facebook page where we got our amazing matching tees.  

The event was set up with a bunch of tents with different activities, train sets, gift shops and a scavenger hunt to get a “prize”. The prize was a little bit of a let down, it was basically a mat that showed all the characters and their names. But all in all Sofia had a blast. 


I’m not sure what I was thinking but I didn’t think about a “museum” being outdoor. But it was and other than inside the tents, there was little to no covering. With a long wait to actually ride the train, this was an issue for our little dude who overheats easily.

These are my tips for surviving A Day Out With Thomas:

  1. Water…tons of water
  2. Be prepared for a port-a-potty visit if you have a potty trained little or stop for a bathroom break just before you arrive
  3.  SUNSCREEN I’m not sure how but this is something I forgot
  4. Hats for the kids
  5. Stroller fan or blanket (if you are in colder weather)
  6. Snacks
  7. Camera, don’t forget the camera!
  8. If you see a break in the picture line for Thomas…RUN TO GET THERE!
  9. Get Your Thomas tees from Love-Laugh-Create on Facebook, I love her tees!!!
  10. Enjoy all the chaos…there is plenty of it!
My only regret is that we missed getting a picture with Thomas because to was extremely hot and required standing in a long line with no cover. I highly recommend this event if you have toddlers. 


· Labels: 1 year, 25 weeker, 3 year, 35 weeker, preemies, Thomas The Train

Day Out With Thomas

March 24, 2015

Sofia is a huge Thomas the Train fan so, when I heard that “A Day Out With Thomas” was being held at the Florida Railroad Museum we knew it was a must. We surprised her with the trip and even thought it was almost 2hrs away but definitely recommended if you have a Thomas fan. Check out tip #9 below for a link to Love Laugh Create’s Facebook page where we got our amazing matching tees.  

The event was set up with a bunch of tents with different activities, train sets, gift shops and a scavenger hunt to get a “prize”. The prize was a little bit of a let down, it was basically a mat that showed all the characters and their names. But all in all Sofia had a blast. 


I’m not sure what I was thinking but I didn’t think about a “museum” being outdoor. But it was and other than inside the tents, there was little to no covering. With a long wait to actually ride the train, this was an issue for our little dude who overheats easily.

These are my tips for surviving A Day Out With Thomas:

  1. Water…tons of water
  2. Be prepared for a port-a-potty visit if you have a potty trained little or stop for a bathroom break just before you arrive
  3.  SUNSCREEN I’m not sure how but this is something I forgot
  4. Hats for the kids
  5. Stroller fan or blanket (if you are in colder weather)
  6. Snacks
  7. Camera, don’t forget the camera!
  8. If you see a break in the picture line for Thomas…RUN TO GET THERE!
  9. Get Your Thomas tees from Love-Laugh-Create on Facebook, I love her tees!!!
  10. Enjoy all the chaos…there is plenty of it!
My only regret is that we missed getting a picture with Thomas because to was extremely hot and required standing in a long line with no cover. I highly recommend this event if you have toddlers. 


· Labels: 1 year, 25 weeker, 3 year, 35 weeker, preemies, Thomas The Train

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