Mystery Bags and The Colors of a Rainbow

I wanted to practice listening skills with Santino. I find, that a lot of times my voice is more like a white noise to him, I have to really come close and turn his head to me and repeat the same thing over and over for him to catch what I want from him. Now, this is not always, many times he hears me and does what I say, so I know this is not a hearing issue.

I just wanted a simple and fun activity, that I need to explain and he needs to understand and then follow the instructions. Mystery bags seemed like a good idea.

Toddler Science: Oil, Colored Water and Glitter!

This started as a science experiment, but turned also into a beautiful art project. Santino played with oil and colored water, adding it little by little and observing the colorful bubbles floating. He was more interested in the process of transferring water to the oil, rather than the science behind the two substances not mixing in a usual way.

He loved the texture of the oil, I could tell by how he watched the splashes. I myself was mesmerized by the results and kept trying to snap a nice picture.

Toddler science! Messy coffee grinds play at home and a little science outside.

This was such a simple experiment. I just gave Santino a magnifying glass and took him for a walk! The same day we spent at least an hour an a half playing with the coffee grinds. I remember how much Santino loved it last time, and now I wonder, why didn't I repeat this sooner?

Play Dough Again. Another Recipe.

A few days ago I decided to cook up some more play dough, as the one I made before had dried up. I looked up another recipe and it turned out great!

Toddler Math and Sorting - Picnic at Home

I was inspired to create this short exercise after watching one of the Curious George episodes. We also have started reading one of the BOB books, the "pre-reading skills" one. There was a story about a picnic too! Santino seemed very interested and kept saying "picnic", so I suggested "let's have a picnic!"

April activities - Shaving Cream

Back to the sensory activities and my reports! This was a short one, but still fun. We took papa's shaving cream, some cars, dinosaurs and food coloring, and played for a little.