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Peek-A-Boo Boxes: DIY Personalized Toy for Babies

Peek-a-Boo Boxes for babies are DIY toys made from a cardboard box or wipes container to encourage fine motor skills and object permanence in infants 4 months and up.

Finding activities to occupy your infant can be tricky. Not all activities listed as "for baby" are really appropriate for children younger than 1 year old. This DIY personalized toy for babies is perfect for infants who are able to hold onto toys and are beginning to use their fine motor skills to grasp. A good age range for this activity is 4 months and up, but you know your … [Read more...]

Sensory Crawl Infant and Toddler Activity {Huggies Little Movers}

Sensory crawl infant and toddler activity to encourage crawling and walking children to explore safely-and get moving indoors!

It is always an amazing change when a child who is so dependent on you can start crawling and walking on their own a bit. One-on-one time with our children playing and interacting is really important, but it is also important for a child to learn to explore (in safe ways) on their own. It can take time for a child to let you go, but around the older infant and toddler stage … [Read more...]

Bang the Box DIY Preschool Activity

DIY learning activity for toddlers to learn colors or letters. This one uses banging!

  Do you have a child who likes to bang? Channel that sensory exploration into a learning activity! I recently had the opportunity to share an activity that helps children channel their desire to explore the sensory action of banging into learning. This simple DIY preschool activity is an easy one to customize for older toddlers and school age kids as well. I share … [Read more...]

Best DIY Backyard Playhouse Ideas

{Guest Post by Kaitlin Krull} Make your outdoor space more appealing for your kids by creating an epic playhouse for them (and yourselves, too!). Here are 6 of the most creative and fun playhouse ideas to build in your backyard. If, like parents everywhere, you’re struggling to get your children away from the television on even the most beautiful of days, it’s time to take … [Read more...]

DIY Toys for Babies and Toddlers

DIY toys for babies and toddlers

    I am starting a new series here on the blog-Moms Share. There are many blogs and websites with great info, but YOU have so much you can share as well! After all, you are a mom and that means you have experiences that the rest of us can learn from.   This series will share your responses to questions I post on the SAHMSG Facebook page, or ideas that you ask … [Read more...]

Hanger Scale DIY Toy

  Helping children explore the scientific method, creating conversations about weight and numbers, and doing it all inexpensively is a lesson worth teaching. Whether you homeschool or supplement your child's learning at home, this DIY toy scale made out of a hanger is simple and engaging. You can make it in 3 simple steps! Use the hanger scale to compare the weights … [Read more...]

Homemade Play Dough Puzzle

I make homemade play dough with my children every now and then (and it lasts a LONG time in the fridge in between when we are playing with it). They get bored with just playing with the dough, though, so I created a puzzle from dough that we would be throwing out anyway.   You could use store bought play dough as well for this.  (Note: If you make homemade play dough, … [Read more...]

DIY Dress-Up Vests from Grocery Bags

DIY dress up vests a no-sew pretend play costume idea.

Dress-up costumes can be pricey, but you can make your own at home! In fact, your preschooler or young elementary child can create their own dress up vests (with your supervision of course) to add their own personal creativity to the dress-up bin or closet.   Here are the steps for turning reusable grocery bags into dress-up vests. (If you don't have the reusable bags, … [Read more...]

Homemade Summer Fun with Kids

Homemade Summer fun with kids. Simple to create activities for kids that work indoors or out depending on weather. Plus, links to a complete series of free or cheap activities for kids!

My children are ‘outdoor kids’, large motor machines. They need to get outside in order to keep their spirits in balance-I need that too. Thankfully summer fun with kids provides a multitude of outdoor time for fun-and learning. Having children in multiple age groups allows me the challenge to adapt activities for different skill levels. Some summer climates limit how … [Read more...]

DIY Magnetic Felt Board for the Fridge

Sanity Saver for Moms: Dinner time prep can be calm! Turn the front of the refrigerator into a felt board play space-simple DIY felt board for the front of the fridge.

This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure. Dinner time in our house is a bit hectic. I often have the twins pulling at my legs while trying to navigate my way through main dish, sides and filling up milk cups. It can get tricky (and a bit overwhelming) when everyone is so hungry that calm seems to be lost. I needed a way to distract the kids in the kitchen … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Bean Bags

Make your own bean bags.

I have been wanting to buy my children bean bags for a while and never got to it. DIY bean bags turned out to fit my budget and they were pretty easy to make.   I have a CD of bean bag toss songs that teach following directions that I used with my own preschool classes when I was teaching. It was a great indoor activity in the heat of Summer, rainy days or the cold of … [Read more...]

DIY Car Wash Toy for Kids

Make this easy DIY car wash toy for kids who love playing with toy cars.

  For any child who is a car lover, the imagination is limitless about where the cars drive and what they do. My son used to think cars got cold and needed a blanket...in his imagination, of course! He acted out the Cars movie (and Cars 2) while watching. This boy has loved them since he was 13 months old, and they are still not old yet. He is amazing at creating play … [Read more...]

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