Tag: fun

Posted in Home Investigations

Home Investigation: Magnets

Posted on by domesticgoddess

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I bought these magnets for a song at the local flea market. I thought magnet investigation would be a fun activity for Caleb. I provided him with various things to test his magnet on.

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He surprised me during this activity by creating with the magnets instead!

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Eyeglasses!

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Look mom!

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Earphones! Hahaha! This boy cracks me up.

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Enjoying himself.

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I urged him to go around the house to see which things, objects, appliances his magnet would stick to. He did this for a while and went back to “creating” instead.

Look! A number 8!

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His creative juices were flowing! Why would stand in the way of that? Haha! Let’s try again tomorrow 😉

Posted in All Kid Activities

Sensory Play: Water Beads

Posted on by domesticgoddess

I bought some water beads for Caleb to play with.

We soaked them in water.
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They started to grow in just a few minutes!
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Caleb inspected the beads “they’re bigger momma!” Wonderful observation, son!
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We soaked them overnight and they grew into these huge balls that had the feel and texture of Jello.
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I let Caleb play with them and he started to squeeze them. I joined in the squeezing fun!

What a great stress reliever.

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He even wanted to swim in it! Thanks for the idea, Caleb! I will put it in the tub next time!

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Here’s what’s left of the water beads after playtime.

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Messy, easy and fun! 😀

Posted in All Kid Activities, Math Activities

Clothespin Counting Game

Posted on by domesticgoddess

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I got this idea from one of the brilliant moms on Pinterest.
So easy to do and Caleb got to practice counting!
I drew two dinosaurs. Prepared clothespins and a dice. Caleb insisted on wearing his silly hat.
We each took turns rolling the dice and putting the corresponding number of clothespins on our dinosaurs to make them look like stegosaurus spikes.

Count the pins before pinning.

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Adding the spikes.

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Whoever gets the most “spikes” on their dinosaur wins the game! Caleb is counting his clothespins to see if he really won the game.

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Wonderful practice for counting and comparing more or less.