Archive for 3 years

Putting Buttons in Holes

We recently came across this really cool box, and like any sane person I held onto it for that perfect craft that I knew would come along!  The buttons were good enough for me!

The box has a flap in the back so I could easily stand it up.  I cut some holes that perfectly fit the difference sizes of buttons.  Then I set it up for Royal and let him go at it!  He tested the holes to see which buttons could fit and which were too small.

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To make it a bit easier for Logi-Bear (who couldn’t stand being left out!)  I put the buttons in the holes and let him push them through.  He loved doing this!  But then he proved to me that he was ready to put them in himself.  He picked it right up!
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A is for Astronaut

We’re starting to work with Royal on his letters and what better what than letter crafts!

This week we read I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton.  This is one of Royal’s favorite books and he often asks me to read it.

We started by coloring stars on a black piece of paper.
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Then I cut out the A out of white paper for the astronauts suit.  I had Royal draw a face on some yellow paper and we put that in the little hole in the A.  And finally I added some sarah wrap over the face to act as a mask for the astronaut.
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And we had our Astronaut A!
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Art with Outdoor Materials

When we went on our leaf hunt for our Leaf Man activity we found these awesome spiky seed balls.  I thought they would be great for painting with.  I set Royal up with a piece of paper with some dots of paint and 2 spiky seeds to roll through the paint.IMG_7796

He rolled the seeds back and forth, side to side and…
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The effect was not noticeable. 
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He had been begging me to let him pour out the paint right on top of the seeds…so I let him.
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The he got the spoon and starting splattering the paint, pushing around the seeds, and just playing with the whole contraption.IMG_7810

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He finished up by writing in the paint.  We covered some shapes and letters!
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He artwork didn’t turn out so arty but he loved this project!