Top 12 fun and easy kid science play for 2012

We love doing science related play around our house, what boy wouldn't right. So I looked back on our post for the year and gathered our most loved science play for kids.

Below you will find a picture and then a link below.

Hope you and your little one(s) have as much fun as we did doing these fun and easy science play.

45 things to do with food coloring

 Dinosaur sensory play

 Crystal Art

 Science fun with coke

Glowing sand 

 15 things to do with Kool-aid

Scented slime time

Bottle blowing balloon

DIY...Lava lamp

Glow in the dark lantern

Sink,float,freeze, and melt science

DIY....volcano play

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5 easy kid crafts made with popsicle sticks

This Christmas season we made some fun and easy kid crafts with popsicle sticks. Below you will find a picture and the link on how to make.

Hope you have fun making these crafts like we did.

Scented snowflake ornaments

Reindeer family ornaments

Christmas tree ornament



Reindeer hand print keepsake

Baby Jesus

 

 Be sure to check out 15+ Christmas Crafts for more fun things to do.


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15+ fun and easy Christmas ornaments for kids

We have had fun this holiday season making crafts and doing some fun learning tied to Christmas, below you will find a picture and  the links to each fun thing we have done.

Hope you have as much fun making them as we did and cherish the memories that will be made.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Glad you stopped by.

DIY....princess ornaments

Recycled light bulb snowman ornament

Christmas tree ornament

Christmas glow lantern

DIY...scented glitter

Scented sensory play

Finger print keepsake picture frame

Reindeer family ornaments with scented paint

Candy cane picture frame ornament

Reindeer handprint keepsake

DIY....memo/photo holders

Scented salt dough ornaments

Thumb print snowman keepsake ornament

Baby Jesus footprint keepsake

DIY....pirate ornaments

DIY...scented playdough

Build Frosty sensory fun

Candy cane ornament with poem

Scented puff paint craft

Snowman tree ornament 

 Scented reindeer ornament

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Disney Magical Christmas fun bath

What kid doesn't like Mickey and Minnie Mouse? November we took the kids to Disney when visiting family in Fl. They had a blast.

"C" is in love with Minnie Mouse and all the Princess charcters. So the other day I was Christmas shopping and saw cute Christmas window clings in Walgreens and Dollar Tree had some as well, so I picked them they were $1.50.

So I placed them all around the bath tub, places some Disney toys in the tub. Filled up the tub with lots of bubbles colored them red and green for Christmas. Then added some colored shaving cream for painting if they wanted to paint on the tile.

Simple, fun and magical. It's the little things that you do for your kids that make the BIG difference in their life.

This fun bath just took a few minutes to put together and brought smiles to my kids faces that last a life time.

They had so much fun and this was simple colored bubbles and bath paint.

The joy that is brought to your child(ren) face by taking alittle extra step to add some fun to a bath or play is priceless and remember life is short you never know what tomorrow will hold.


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Helping Sandy Hook with snowflake love and acts of kindness

It has been on my mind and carrying heavy on my heart since Friday December 14th, 2012 this horrible tragedy in CT. My heart goes out to all the families, kids and staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary. It will be along time before things get back to normal around there.

So as a little act of kindness, we are going to make snowflakes and send to the school. Another blogger I know Mama Smiles shared this link Help Sandy Hook. Thanks so much MaryAnn for being an inspiration to others.

My kids are my world and I couldn't even imagine having to go thru this, and then right at the holiday season as well.

I am asking from you as a reader to please chip in and show a small act of kindness by getting a group together to send the love of snowflakes.


Snowflakes for Sandy HookPlease help the students of Sandy Hook have a winter wonderland at their new school! Get Creative!! No two snowflakes are alike. Make and send snowflakes to Connecticut PTSA, 60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103, Hamden, CT 06514, by January 12, 2013.


You can do it in the classroom, Sunday school, craft play date, or just do it as a family.

Below is a fun and super easy snowflake we made for Christmas with popsicle sticks. Popsicle sticks are very inexpensive and can be decorated lots of different ways.

 

Along with this we are making hearts and placing them all over our tree with the name of each victim that lost their life. Below is a list if you need it.

 

CHARLOTTE BACON, 6

DANIEL BARDEN, 7

RACHEL D’AVINO, 29

OLIVIA ENGEL, 6

JOSEPHINE GAY, 6

DAWN HOCHSPRUNG, 47

DYLAN HOCKLEY, 6

MADELEINE HSU, 6

CATHERINE HUBBARD, 6

CHASE KOWALSKI, 7

JESSE LEWIS, 6

ANA MARQUEZ-GREENE, 6

JAMES MATTIOLI, 6

GRACE AUDREY McDONNELL, 7

ANNE MARIE MURPHY, 52

EMILIE PARKER, 6

JACK PINTO, 6

NOAH POZNER, 6

CAROLINE PREVIDI, 6

JESSICA REKOS, 6

AVIELLE RICHMAN, 6

LAUREN GABRIELLE ROUSSEAU, 30

MARY SHERLACH, 56

VICTORIA SOTO, 27

BENJAMIN WHEELER, 6

ALLISON N. WYATT, 6

 

If you have any other info to help with the Sandy Hook Elementary, please would love for you to share.

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Baby Jesus in a manger kids craft

We have been reading the Christmas story to our 4 yr old son and talking about Baby Jesus, so I thought it would be a neat craft to make Baby Jesus in a manger with "J".

Last year I made a keepsake plate using my son's foot print and made a manger and put scripture around it, I loved the way it turned out and so this year I will be doing my daughter.

Then when they are older and one day have a family they can place it out for their kids.

Materials for the craft:
2 popsicle sticks
Hay pieces
Small square piece of felt (for the blanket)
Tan paper(cut out a circle for the head)
Glue
Sheet of paper to place it on

Below are some other fun things we have done you might like.

Candy Cane poem

Finger print frame keepsakes

10 fun things to do with Peppermint extract

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Kids finger print keepsake picture frames

Who doesn't like fun, easy, and inexpensive crafts. Well I have one for you and it would make a great grandparents, aunt, uncle, Godparent or just a great keepsake gift for you to keep.

All you need are of couple items:

8x10 photo matte....we paid $1.58 at craft store.
5x7 picture
paint....we used white to make snowmen or you can use brown for a reindeer
sharpie marker
(ribbon, magnet or place in a frame)

Place your kids finger prints on the matte, paint decorate alittle and you are done.

Pictures taken in the frames below are by Mama Miss if you are local in the Northern Va area I highly recommend her for family or kids picture. She puts her whole heart into your pictures and they are priceless memories. Thanks again for our AMAZING Christmas photos, Melissa.


 Reindeer's are made with thumb print and then I added the antlers and face. The kids glued the buttons on.

Snowman finger prints were made with kids thumb, pointer and pinkie fingers. Then I added the little face and hat.

You can decorate the frame however you would like that is what makes it fun. Buttons, pom poms, paint, draw, glitter and more.

You can also add ribbon to the top to have it hang.

Be sure to check out the other keepsake memories we have made for great gifts. Reindeer hand print keepsake, Snowman keepsake ornament and Reindeer footprint keepsake


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