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My niece made this dip platter for her sisters baby shower

Baby fun...                                                           ♪ Baby Einstein - Lullaby Time ♪

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’50 Activities Just for your Toddler
  • 30 Creative Toddler Craft & Art Projects
  • 10 Indoor Activities for Toddlers
  • 10 toddler learning activities 
  • Toddler fun 
If your toddler already has a good start at his ABCs and 123s, check out these additional resources for more advanced kids activities:
  • 40 Awesome Number Activities for Preschoolers
  • 50 Incredible Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers
  • 35 Name Activities for Preschoolers
  • DIY Sensory Board
eg bubble wrap, straws, cupcake wrappers, 
clean face washer, non-slip rubber, rock, 
wood, plastic from sandwich bag, paper, card,  fabric. 
Use hot gun to glue all onto a box lid  
Laughingkidslearn/posting
Cut a large hole in the side of a 3 litre milk bottle
or carton/box. Collect objects baby can 'post' 
eg jar / bottle lids, cotton reels, shells, balls, small toys
fruit, animals, cups, plastic spoons.
TEXTURES
Find interesting textures for baby..
sit them near you and hand the baby one at a time,
while watching and guarding.
eg large piece of orange peel, whole banana, whole apple/slices/slinky, celery, carrot, cucumber, bean, 
When they begin chewing, give another texture.
Try small bottles, mirror, tiny cups, ziplock plastic bag, 
funnel, measuring cups and spoons, bowls, lids,
cardboard roll, short handled wooden paddles...
crackly paper. Repeat words to baby.
Have baby feel flowers, leaves, bark, trunk, stones, shells, sand- let it fall  from your fingers.
Laughingkidslearn/babies-fabric pull box
Oneperfectdayblog/frog-pond-small-world-play
SENSORY
Sit them in high-chair and place on the tray
for their hands to squish and wipe about.
eg water, soft foods -mushy banana, potato, strawberries, kiwi, noodles/macaroni, 
raw or softly boiled egg.
Sing to the baby often, 
Say rhymes, like 'This little piggy went to market'.
Water play
fill a wash bowl/play tub with water, sit baby in it or near it and pass them -eg funnel,  cups, spoons, flannel,
bottles, blow through straws.
  • Spaghetti
  • Playdough
  • Gloop
  • Oats
  • Making Music
  • Junk Music Playing
  • Instant Pudding and Ice
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Learnwithplayathome.com
1) Colour Scavenger Hunt. Explore, hunt for colours
2) Ice Painting. A great sensory experience
3) Cutting Playdough. practice cutting/plastic cutter 
4) Summer Sensory Tray. - small world play
5) Bean Bag Fun. make bean bags
5) Mini Discovery Bottles

Learnwithplayathome/cloud-dough
Learnwithplayathome/pipe-cleaners-on-string
Pipe cleaner weaving in colander
or on cake cooler.
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Colours, Fine motor, matching, weaving, counting
Laughingkidslearn/birdseed-feeder-attract birds for baby to watch
    • Spaghetti Play
    •  my grandie loved it-on floor on plastic tablecloth- cook spaghetti, cool and place in dish for baby 
    Colouring Rice
  • Children become so creative and love the feeling of the rice grains running through their fingers...
  • Rice Play
  •   Rice play helps develop their many senses
  • Colour with beet juice
    • 1. Edible Finger Paint
    • 2. Finger paint:
      4 Tblspns sugar or glucodin/dextrose
      A little under 1/2 cup potato or corn starch
      2 cups water
      1. Mix, heat, stir til thick. 
    • Colour with beet juice if desired
    • Fruity-ice-cubes
    • Place pieces of fruit in ice trays - fill with water,
    • freeze then give to toddler to play with
    • Laughingkidslearn/diy-bubble-mixture
    • 3 parts* earthchoice Dishwashing liquid
      7 parts*Water
      1 part *Glycerol (from the Chemist)
    • Let it sit overnight if you can.
    • STAMPING
    • Make stamps using potato halves, 
    • place in beet juice and stamp on paper.
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Fill a large box with sand, if you don't have a sand pit.
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rainydaymum/baby-play-finger-painting
Pan- Mix 1/2 cup cold water with 1/2 cup corn flour, Gradually add  1 1/2 cups boiling water,  stir over heat til like custard, put in jars and colour each
 (store in fridge)
Place each colour on high-chair.
Be aware food colours will taint baby fingers.
Coffee, carrot juice, beet are healthier colours

Rainydaymum/activities-for-18-months-and-younger
  • Fine Motor skills
  • Laundry Basket Fun
  • Putting in and taking out
  • Transfering Food
  • Pasta Play
  • Shell Fun
  • Block Play
  • Imaginitive and motor
Farm Small World Play
  • Frozen Lake
  • Goldilocks and the three bears
  • Ocean World
  • Shops
  • Tea Party
  • Tiger who came to Tea
  • Boats
ART
  • Contact Paper Butterflies
  • Edible Finger Paints
  • Sponge and dot Painting
  • Homemade Finger Paints
  • Traditional Finger Paints
  • Rainbow Fish Hand Prints
  • Glitter Hearts
  • Canvas Painting
  • Butterflies
Exploring
  • The Farm
  • The Zoo
  • Watching History Being Made
  • Snow
  • Seasons changing in the garden
  • The Beach
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Foot Prints

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NOTE ~ Blue light from gadgets inhibits sleep, 
so use screens sparingly.
or just play the music in the background.
Baby Einstein - 
Baby Beethoven: Symphony of Fun (part 1 of 2)
  1. Baby Beethoven: Symphony of Fun (part 2 of2)
  2. Baby Mozart: Music Festival (part 1 of 2)
  3. Baby Bach: Musical Adventure (part 1 of 2)
  4. Neighborhood Animals (part 1 of 2)
  5.  Neighborhood Animals ( part 2 of 2) 
  6. Numbers Nursery (part 1 of 2)
  7. Baby Neptune: Discovering Water (part 1 of 2)
  8. Baby Neptune: Discovering Water (part 2 of 2)
  9. On The Go: Riding, Sailing and soaring (1 0f 3) 
  10. Baby Einstein - Discovering Shapes ( 1 of 2) 
  11. Baby MacDonald: A Day on the Farm (part 1 of 2)
  12. Baby MacDonald: A Day on the Farm (part 2 of2)
  13. Lullaby Time part 1
  14. Lullaby Time (part 2 of 2)
  15. Baby Shakespeare: World of Poetry (part 2 of2)
  16. Baby Noah: Animal Expedition (part 1 of 3)
  17. Baby Noah : Animal expedition ( part 2 of 3)
  18. Baby Noah : Animal expedition ( Part 3 of 3) 
  1. Baby Einstein - Baby's Favorite Places: First words
  2. Baby Einstein My First Signs-001
  3. Baby Einstein My First Signs-002 
 Baby Einstein Baby Wordsworth 1 years+
Baby Einstein - World Animals

Baby Einstein - Baby's First Sounds
Baby Einstein - First Moves
Babyeinstein.com/parentsguide/experience
Babyeinstein.com/parentsguide/moments
Babyeinstein.com/parentsguide/talking
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Lay baby on different textures
 Crafty Moms Share
Knitted farm knitted garden
Instructions from Living Crafts -winter 08/09
...with horses, pigs, sheep, ducks and a sneaky fox!
and gorgeously crafted fences from Organic Kinder
{visit the  Etsy shop ~ beautifully handcrafted items!}
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Hand play anywhere, anytime, clapping, counting, hiding, stacking, action singing, signing, drawing on sand, hands are the ultimate learning toy
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Happy music -♪ Ukulelebabymusic.com ♪
★ 4 HOURS ★ Lullabies for Babies - Brahms
★ 3 HOURS ★ Collection of Lullabies
Soothe Your Crying Baby | 8 Hours White noise
♪ Lullaby Baby Bedtime music -♪
 Baby Einstein 68 videos
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More wonderful ideas
Justfordaisy/toddler-play
Learnwithplayathome.com
Happywhimsicalhearts.blogspot.com
Dotingondeirdre.blogspot.com.au
Learning4kids.net
Wildlifefun4kids.com
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Rainydaymum/category/age-group/toddler
B-Inspired Mama - kids crafts, recipes, learning fun

Cardboard Box Creations - Here Come The Girls
  • Children’s Music With Art - Rainbows within Reach
  • Coffee Filters from The Iowa Farmer’s Wife
  • Crafts and Art from Red Ted Art
  • Crafting on a budget from Housing a Forest
  • Creativity from Little Artists
  • Paper Plates from Domestic Goddessque
  • Toddler Crafts from Rainy Day Mum
  • Upcycled and Recycled Crafts from Craft to Art
  • Valentine Crafts and Recipes - Local Fun Kids
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ABC's of Toddler Crafts
The ABC's of Toddler Crafts - A to E
The ABC's of Toddler Crafts - F to J
The ABC's of Toddler Crafts - K to O
The ABC's of Toddler Crafts - P to T
The ABC's of Toddler Crafts - U to Z
Trueaimeducation/teaching-babies-bible
Trueaimeducation/values-for-children
Trueaimeducation/pass-manners-please
 When giving Baby something say Ta or thankyou, 
and when they give you something say Ta
When they want something say "please"
Trueaimeducation/Get kids to put away toys
Trueaimeducation/teaching-preschoolers
Trueaimeducation/Teaching how to-give
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