Zboy is coming down with something, and it's taking all my willpower not to just zone us out in front of the tv. We have a ton of boxes and cardboard around all the time, so I made a quick and dirty car for him. I made it in about 10-15 min. so it's not all that sturdy or great looking, but he didn't seem to care (except when the steering wheel wouldn't stay in) I'll have to take more time one day and make one a little better.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Quick fun with cardboard
Zboy is coming down with something, and it's taking all my willpower not to just zone us out in front of the tv. We have a ton of boxes and cardboard around all the time, so I made a quick and dirty car for him. I made it in about 10-15 min. so it's not all that sturdy or great looking, but he didn't seem to care (except when the steering wheel wouldn't stay in) I'll have to take more time one day and make one a little better.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Clown toss
I got a book from the library that is part of a series-it's called "Year of Fun-Just for Twos" (there is a book for each age group). They have seasonally appropriate activities by month. It's a fantastic resource, with ideas I haven't seen or heard of before. One for February was making a clown toss game.
All you need is a cardboard box, some markers or crayons, and something to cut a mouth with (I used a utility knife). Zboy loved helping color the box, and while my art skills leave something to be desired, it was a quick, dirty job. We have a couple of beanbags I had made a while ago, and I looked around for anything else soft and small to throw. Next time, I'll put the mouth up higher and make it bigger-it was a bit too small for Zboy to get anything in easily, which is frustrating for him. I'll make some smaller beanbags too as mine are a bit too large. It was a fun game, and lasted double the time activities usually do, since we had to color it and then play with it.
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