I did some crafting with Aidy this weekend…old-school potato prints (half a potato use a knife to cut out a shape and use it as a stamp) Aidy loved the stamping and we ended up with two sheets of pretty nice looking “wrapping paper”.
Naturally he went into full on crazy-boy mode after a while though and started banging the potato on the table and trying to lick the paint off . . . it was fun while it lasted though.
He likes making things with me, he just has the attention span of a “Something with a short attention span – I cant think now”
It is so much fun watching him learn and create (and sitting still for second).. Here are some great activities I found online, dying to try them all…
![animal matching // the activity mom (her site is full of great ideas)](https://i2.wp.com/media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/61/47/71/614771fbeed4015574614323c2a3acd2.jpg?w=620) |
this is a MUST!!! |
![Rainbow Salt Tray](https://i2.wp.com/media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/7e/c1/2b/7ec12b8f4953c34e011665806bd14165.jpg?resize=400%2C300) |
This seems like a super idea but if the play snow incident taught us anything, he will climb inside box and throw salt all over |
![Frog Spot: 2D Shape Puppets](https://i1.wp.com/media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/df/e5/61/dfe5613eebc5f0eecb31394a4c87b0a8.jpg?resize=325%2C400) |
Aidan will love these, he loves anything with eyes |
![Lilly loves a good cheerio necklace and she thinks she can help make it too - she sometimes can get one on ;)](https://i0.wp.com/media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/58/56/44/585644916a6b7d7fe22ea444d02927dd.jpg?w=620) |
This isn’t an activity per say…but seems like a brilliant idea |
![love the little bottles for little hands](https://i1.wp.com/media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/38/dd/26/38dd26af46eb5b62eb7052377831aeed.jpg?resize=320%2C291) |
And I do have some extra bottles at home-must double seal so he doesn’t drink it |
!['100 Ways to entertain a toddler'. This Mom has fun (and funny) ideas to interest her toddler. She rates each with a grade to it's success. Good reference.](https://i1.wp.com/media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/fd/f4/ae/fdf4ae332275ed52835fd64d92810ab4.jpg?resize=240%2C320) |
ooooh this looks like fun!!! spaghetti and oaties 🙂 but should I really blur the lines on one of the only things he eats (oaties not raw spaghetti) |
The animal match looks good. Wonder if that spagetti thing would work or if my Nicky would just break it all – lol!
Litterally just tried it…He broke the spaghetti and ate the otees….The water bottle with pompoms got me a patronising "that's nice mommy" look – think the one activity too old the other too young
This is so lovely <3
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