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Christmas Card Process Art! +Tips for Cleaning Messy Art

Where Imagination Grows — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:00:39 +0000

Want to give out handmade Christmas cards? Not sure how to make them with young children? Our Christmas card process art is here to help! We love making our own cards and giving them out to family and friends. Having a home daycare means that I usually have young children in my care and this […]

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Managing Messy Play & Messy Art for Kids

Where Imagination Grows — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:13:41 +0000

As you’ll in see some of our activities, like our glowing shaving cream or our cloud dough, we don’t mind messy play. I’d say 3/4 of our painting activities end in a paint covered child. Recently I have received a number of emails from people asking how I manage all the mess and if I […]

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Mardi Gras Mask Craft for Toddlers

Where Imagination Grows — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 02:09:47 +0000

Make this fun Mardi Gras mask craft for kids today! We like doing Mardi Gras crafts because they are usually colorful and sparkly! We’ve had some fun glittery art supplies sitting in our cabinet just waiting for a fun craft activity and this was just the activity to get them out for! Mardi Gras Mask […]

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Fine Motor Light Table Activity: Cutting Water Beads!

Where Imagination Grows — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 18:21:35 +0000

This is such a fun light table activity that helps develop fine motor skills! Water beads are some of our favorite sensory materials. We generally play with the same batch for quite some time, around 4-6 weeks, before it’s time for a new batch to be “grown.” Usually we have a squishing party outside and […]

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Glittery Christmas Tree Collages for Toddlers

Where Imagination Grows — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:31:28 +0000

Need a simple toddler art activity for Christmas? Make these simple Christmas tree collages today! The best part about this activity is that it can use all those odds and ends you have collecting dust in your art supply closet! I threw together this glittery Christmas tree craft with all the sparkly and glitter items […]

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Glow in the Dark Shaving Cream Sensory Play

Where Imagination Grows — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 08:30:00 +0000

Blow your toddler’s mind with glow in the dark shaving cream! If you have toddlers (or preschoolers!) at home then sensory play is probably pretty popular in your house! I know it is in our house. Sensory play is probably one of my toddler’s most favorite activities. This week we decided to try a classic, […]

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