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January 7, 2019May 29, 2019 GREYandGOLD

Video: What “my” body looked and felt like right after giving birth (and now).

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Strangers reaction to me breast pumping in the supermarket… My inspiration story to other new mothers!

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A detailed daily schedule of a home-schooled 18-24 month-old (including nap times and activity ideas).

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BABY NUMBER 2: (PART 1) My open and raw honest negative reaction about my first child’s gender reveal.​

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🎨ART CLASS: Remember Mr Squiggle? The puppet who would complete a picture out of someone’s squiggle.... well, today we took inspiration from that to make a picture in our art component of our homeschooling.. . These were left out for him to complete when he was ready after breakfast and he loved them and managed to complete 3 of them. . . My toddler can’t “actually” draw figures yet and is still scribbling himself, but it was fun to talk about what we see and pretend that what was what he was drawing. It was really fun. .. . . After that, we pulled out some slime and mashed different things into them, like foam balls, glitter and some mini rocket ship cut outs. . . .. . #artforbeginners #artfortoddlers #artforkids #artforchildren #toddlerart #toddlerartsandcrafts #toddlerpainting #creativepainting #creativetoddler #creativekids #creativekid #stemeducation #stemteacher #stemlearning #stemforkids #montessori #montessoritoddler #montessoriathome #montessoriactivities
SENSORY PLAY comes in all forms. Here is one activity that I created for my boy when he was around a year old, exploring colors with lights. . I simply wrapped some cellophane around a few torches that I had laying around in my cupboards. . . ❤️WHAT CHILD DOESN’T LOVE PLAYING WITH TORCHES??? . . . HERE ARE SOME ACTIVITIES WE TRIED WITH IT: ⭐️Simply exploring and blending colors on a white background. ⭐️Explore some toys with different dimensions under lights lit from different angles. . ⭐️Simply light up an activity he usually does (For example, his puzzle) for an added sensory experience.. ⭐️Creating shadows . . . #shadowart #playwithshadow #lighttableplay #diylighttable #sensoryplay #sensoryplaytolearn #sensoryplayideas #sensoryplayforbabies #invitationtolearn #invitationtoplay #invitationtocreate #invitationtoexplore #toddleractivities
HOMEMADE X-RAYS (and how you can make a cheap light table). This is a fun DIY project to build for your toddlers to explore X-rays or for pretend doctor/vet play. . . . 👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏼‍⚕️QUESTION: WHAT IS YOUR CHILD’s FUTURE OCCUPATION BASED ON THEIR CURRENT INTERESTS RIGHT NOW? My son would be a garbage truck driver or maybe work in demolition because he likes seeing things knock or fall over. .. . . 1️⃣IMAGES: You can google “animal x-rays” for a ton of pictures to download. 2️⃣PRINT: Print and laminate them OR for a better effect, print them on transparency film for a more realistic X-Ray feel. It won’t work on “Lazer” printers. (Or you can simply buy bundles already printed on the web) 3️⃣LIGHT TABLE: If you don’t have a light table:. 🔹use some LED lights and put them on the floor and place a plastic container upside down on top of it. I like battery LED lights because you don’t need to run wires or be near a power point. (If the container is too see-through, simply tape some tissue paper to the inside of the container to diffuse the light. 🔹Use your window. 🔹For a more polished look, you could put the lights inside one of your sensory table tubs and buy a piece of plastic to go over the table from the hardware store. . . ENJOY: . ⭐️Why do doctors need to use X-Rays? . ⭐️Can your toddler work out what animal they are looking at? And match the X-ray to its patient (either a photo or a figurine). . ⭐️Can they name the body parts they see? Where is the head, legs, eyes, tummy etc. . . 🤭🤫Sorry there is no sound in my videos while I am showing my son through these x-rays, there was a ton of annoying loud background sounds and didn’t want to drive you all crazy with it. . . . . . #veterinarian #xrays #scienceforkids #sciencefun #lighttableplay #scienceisawesome #sciencekids #sciencefortoddlers #playdoctor #preschoolactivity #ideasforkids #keepingkidsbusy #toddler #learningthroughplay #invitationtoplay #playathome #funlearningathome #playmatters #playislearning #playbasedlearning #toddleractivities #kidsactivities #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #preschoolathome #handsonlearning #kindergartenactivities #makinglearningfun #playideas
🎨PAINTING USING AN ELECTRIC DRILL WITH A PAINTBRUSH: Combining two loves into one passion project for my toddler. .. . ⭐️QUESTION: WHAT IS THE MOST CREATIVE PAINTING ACTIVITY YOU HAVE SET UP FOR YOUR KID (OR SEEN THAT YOUR KEEN TO TRY)??? . This was honestly the LONGEST by far I have seen my toddler engaged in a painting activity. He kept going until he just could not physically hold up the drill any longer on the board. . Swipe right to see the beautiful reaction when he started painting for the first time. It melts my heart. (I’m definitely going to be pulling this activity out more this week). I put the art board outside because I was worried that paint might fly everywhere and only put a small amount of paint out. (It surprisingly didn’t make a mess!) . . In case any one is wondering if this is dangerous, he was perfectly safe. He has known for a very long time how to handle a drill safely, also a paint brush is blunt and I am also closely supervising. If you don’t feel comfortable with a real drill, stick on some sliced paper towels or what ever to a toy drill with tight elastic bands. . . . . . #paintingwithatwist #paintingoftheday #paintinginprogress #toddlerpainting #kidspainting #kidspaintingclasses #paintingwithkids #toddlerfunlearning #momblog #learningthroughplay #homeschoolingideas #homeschoolingmom #invitationtoplay #funlearningathome #playbasedlearning #toddlerplay #preschoolathome #handsonactivities #makinglearningfun
🎨 A unique painting activity to try with your kids. PAINTING WITH ELASTIC BANDS. . 1️⃣Wrap some elastic bands around your sensory tub or a container. *️⃣(Better if they are different thicknesses and length for the cool guitar strumming sound they will make). 2️⃣Coat the paint elastics with paint. 3️⃣ Enjoy plucking the elastics hearing the sounds and watching the mesmerizing splats on the paper. 😍. . . Some other ways you could EXPAND in this activity would be to: ⭐️ Make wrapping paper for a birthday present. ⭐️Use black paper and white paint to make a backdrop of space/the universe. 💁🏼‍♀️WHAT OTHER IDEAS DO YOU HAVE ON HOW TO EXPAND ON THIS ACTIVITY? . . . (Ohhh and sorry for all my squealing sound effects, I was really excited and also trying to encourage my boy to enjoy it too because things like this can be a bit or miss with my toddler boy. He seems to mainly like things made the WAY things are actually intended instead of a bit abstract.) . . A little alternative approach to getting that messy paint on the canvas shown on @a.pop.of.culture #apopofculture . . #paintingwithatwist #paintingoftheday #paintinginprogress #toddlerpainting #kidspainting #kidspaintingclasses #paintingwithkids #toddlerfunlearning #momblog #learningthroughplay #homeschoolingideas #homeschoolingmom #invitationtoplay #funlearningathome #playbasedlearning #toddlerplay #preschoolathome #handsonactivities #makinglearningfun #toddlerpainting #artideasforkids #kidsartideas #kidsart #kidsartstudio #kidsartandcraft
👏🏻Roll Felt Pom Poms down your master creation ball run by simply putting Magnatiles on your fridge. 🙌🏻🙌🏻Easy to set up and such a genius idea!! . . We have been creating lots of ball runs lately with my toddler as we EXPLORE GRAVITY. We have made them out of recyclables (See my post 1-2 rows down), out of our #melissaanddoug blocks, with pipes at @kidspacemuseum (See my stories) and today we are trialing it out with #magnatiles on our fridge inspired by @little_smiths_play. . Don’t expect this activity to last long with a toddler as one touch of a magantile and a lot of it will come crashing down. .Hahahah I’m glad I got a photo beforehand! . . WHAT ARE SOME UNIQUE OR COOL IDEAS YOU HAVE COME ACROSS FOR BALL RUNS THAT WE COULD TRY USING EASILY AVAILABLE ITEMS? . . . . #ballrun @recycleandplay #recycleandplay #everydayplayhacks @everydayplayhacks #handsonlearning #preschoolathome #earlylearning101 #kidscrafts #kidscrafts101 #craftsforkids #playideas #imaginativeplay #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #playathome #steamkidschallenge #sensoryplayideas #scienceandtechnology #scienceforkids #magnatiles #stemforkids #stemlearning #creativeideasforkids

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