Do you ever find yourself making excuses? I’ve realised i have been doing a lot of that lately and i think it is beginning to mess with my head a little! I’m glad i have finally understood what i am doing though. I hear myself making excuses for Ruby’s lack of concentration and her need to bounce and run and…
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Fine Motor Fun for Challenging Days!
Afternoons with the toddler twosome have been a little…shall we say…’challenging’ lately! So I have been trying to incorporate a few quiet fine motor activities to keep them busy and therefore less prone to displaying the ‘challenging’ behaviour that is such a feature of the 2.5 year old! I thought I would share 3 of our favourites from the past…
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Toddler Food Friday – Mini Vegetable Mac & Cheese Tarts
I’m really excited to share this recipe with you….it came about because i had been wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to get Ruby (my twin who has difficulties with sensory processing and food aversions) to pick up pasta. So far we have been successful with spaghetti and also the little stars from soup pasta….but she won’t…
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Visual Learning for Toddler Mornings!
The toddler twosome have been showing an interest in the types of weather and also in naming the days of the week recently. I think this is in part is due to the extremes of weather we are experiencing here at the moment and also because they keep trying to work out whether it is a playgroup, park or shopping…
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The Power of Eggshells!
The toddler twosome love their playdough fun and although it is a wonderful fine motor activity on it’s own I wanted to challenge those little fingers and also add a little extra sensory experience for Ruby. The only materials we used were playdough, my Colourful Egg Shells and our trusty wooden cubes (from the $2 shop)…and there we had…
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Weekly Kid’s Co-Op – Crafty Valentine Projects!
Welcome to another week of the Kid’s Co-Op…..there were so many fantastic activities linked up last week, i only wish i had time to visit them all! I hadn’t planned on doing any Valentine’s themed craft with the toddler twosome as it’s not really a holiday i embrace but this week’s featured activities certainly had me inspired. I think they…
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