50+ Mask Crafts For Your Kids

September 27, 2015September 30, 2021 Pinparent Arts and Crafts animals, arts, characters, crafts, dress up, Halloween, kids, masks, preschooler, pretend, toddler 4 Comments

Footprint Animal Crafts From A – Z Featuring O, P & Q

September 6, 2015January 9, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Hand, foot & finger print art animals, Arts & Crafts, footprint, kids, octopus, panda, preschooler, quail, toddler 1 Comment

We have been having a great time working on our footprint animals. I am excited to finish all of them from A-Z. They will make a lovely addition to our daughter’s new playroom in our new house. Our latest crafts are O for octopus, P for panda & Q for quail. Because of her new-found obsession […]

Footprint Animals From A-Z Featuring L, M & N

September 3, 2015January 9, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Hand, foot & finger print art animals, arts, crafts, footprints, kids, lion, monkey, narwhal, preschool, toddler 2 Comments

We are now more than halfway done with our footprint animal crafts from A – Z. It has been a fun project for Mai & I. She gets a kick out of seeing me turn her little feet into artwork & has learned about a few new animals. Last night our crafts covered the letters […]

Pom Pom Pig Craft

September 2, 2015September 25, 2015 Pinparent Arts and Crafts animals, arts, crafts, cute, kids, pigs, pom poms, preschooler, Toddlers 2 Comments

*This post contains affiliate links* My daughter is only 3 1/2 & is forever changing her mind. Today her favorite book is ‘Are You My Mother?’ Last week it was ‘Harold & the Purple Crayon’. Today her favorite character is Milly from Umizoomi & last week it was Joy from Inside Out. A few things have […]

Footprint Crafts I-K

August 29, 2015January 9, 2017 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Hand, foot & finger print art animals, arts, crafts, footprint, i, iguana, j, jaguar, k, kangaroo, kids, preschool, toddler 5 Comments

Mai & I have been having so much fun working our way through the alphabet with our A-Z animal footprint crafts. She has lovingly coined them “stinky foot crafts”. Our latest batch of stinky foot crafts are from I-K. I is for Iguana As with all of our footprint crafts, it all begins with a […]

Footprint Squirrel Craft

June 10, 2015June 10, 2015 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Hand, foot & finger print art animals, arts, craft, footprint, kids, preschool, squirrel, toddler 2 Comments

With the summer nearing, our yard has become a playground for many furry backyard creatures. The bunnies are hopping, the chipmunks are scurrying & the squirrels are gathering nuts. Squirrels were one of the first things that I learned to draw. My grandfather taught me when I was a little girl & it has always been […]

Sorting Game For Toddlers

March 16, 2014October 29, 2015 Pinparent Kid's activities, Learning Tools animals, clothing, Food, learning, matching, parenting, sorting, Toddler.family, toys, transportation 10 Comments

I know that there are mixed feelings about children and electronics. I think that they can be a great learning tool, but in moderation. Our daughter has a Nabi Tablet. It has been a wonderful tool in promoting learning for our daughter. She can access her ABC Mouse Learning Center from there and there are […]

Paper Bowl Animal Crafts

February 20, 2014October 4, 2021 Pinparent Arts and Crafts, Paper Plate Crafts activities, animals, arts, bear, bowls, crab, crafts, fun, ideas, kids, paint, paper, parenting, plates, sheep, snow days, teddy bear, toddler, Toddlers, turtle 17 Comments

DIY Toddler Learning & Playing Cards

February 16, 2014August 16, 2018 Pinparent Learning Tools activities, animals, cards, colors, fruits, fun, interactive, kids, learning, numbers, parenting, playing, shapes, toddler 17 Comments

I know most mommies are biased about their children. We all think our children are the most beautiful, the most brilliant, the funniest kids in the world. I am no exception. I find my child absolutely fascinating. She is so bright and continues to get smarter everyday. She is very proud of the new things […]

Turning 2 at The Zoo. A Birthday Party For My Little Monkey

January 6, 2014January 9, 2017 Pinparent Helpful hints & tips, Life animals, birthday, cheese, cheeseball, crackers, cupcakes, family, Food, ideas, monkey, party, platters, theme, toddler, two year, zebra, zoo 15 Comments

Has it really been 2 years already? The past 24 months seem almost a blur. You are no longer a baby. I will no longer have to refer to your age in months. You are 2. I still can’t believe it. One of the disadvantages of having a winter baby, is having to be confined […]