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Edible Finger Paints ~ Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! I look forward to seeing you again next week! FEATURED ACTIVITYThis idea for Homemade Edible Finger Paints would make a great idea for a rainy day activity this summer with … Continue reading →

Is that Rash Eczema?

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I should have known.My baby had rashes at two weeks old, and I didn’t think it was eczema, even though my spouse had mild localized eczema. Why didn’t I suspect it was eczema? I was faithfully reading a piece of paper from the hospital that listed rashes as one of the items I SHOULD NOT be worried about. So being a mom of a baby with eczema, and having helped families with eczema children worldwide through my blog EczemaBlues.com, I think helping families recognize eczema is an important step to controlling eczema, and treating it. Which Rash is Not EczemaThe … Continue reading →

Dinosaur Stick Puppets ~ Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! I look forward to seeing you again next week! FEATURED ACTIVITYThese super fun stick puppets are easy and a great way to introduce or enforce the letter D with your … Continue reading →

D is for Dinosaur – Stick Puppets {CRAFT}

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How to Make Dinosaur Stick PuppetsMaterials: cardstock paper dinosaur print out or a black marker to draw one and a letter “D” printout white glue tape scissors popsicle sticks Decorating materials like googly eyes, stickers, markers, construction paper or tissue paper Steps: Print out a dinosaur and a letter “D” onto a piece of white cardstock (thick white paper). We got our dinosaurs from the Dollar Store in the craft section, all cut out for us! Provide your child with a variety of decorating materials (as mentioned above) and have them decorate their dinosaur and letter “D”. When the dinosaur … Continue reading →

Recycled Shredded Paper Fireworks ~ Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capris+3 Country Fit FamilyMulti-Testing Mommy Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! I look forward to seeing you again next week! FEATURED ACTIVITY Feel free to check out the details for Recycled Shredder Paper Fireworks

Dinosaur Life Cycle Sensory Bin – Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! I look forward to seeing you again next week! FEATURED ACTIVITYDo you have a child who loves dinosaurs?! I sure do and I know that he will LOVE this idea! … Continue reading →

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness on DVD {G!VEAWAY}

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Brace yourself for awesome action and legendary laughs in this fun-filled animated TV series based on the Academy Award®-Nominated hit movie Kung Fu Panda! As the chosen Dragon Warrior and sworn protector of the Valley of Peace, Po the panda is highly skilled, ever vigilant and hungry for justice…and dumplings. Together with the Furious Five—Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Crane and Viper—Po must fend off fierce villains, including an evil version of himself (courtesy of the Mystical Mirror of Yin and Yang) and the toothy Croc Bandits! We have a family movie night every week on Saturday nights. We all snuggle up … Continue reading →

End of School Year Gift Idea: Cookie Flowers- Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! I look forward to seeing you again next week! FEATURED ACTIVITYThis adorable food idea would make a great gift for all of the students in your child’s class at school, … Continue reading →

Straw Weaving for Kids – Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! I look forward to seeing you again next week! FEATURED ACTIVITY Feel free to check out the details for Straw Weaving for Kids If you are linking up today, we … Continue reading →

Straw Weaving Craft for Busy, Little Hands {CRAFT}

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Children often get a lot of satisfaction about the end product when they are making a craft. There is a fine balance between process (what a child gets out of the experience) and product (what the end product looks like). When children are young, they will sometimes show frustration with how their finished product looks and if they have perfectionist qualities, this can be quite difficult to handle. It is important that children have the opportunity to show their creativity and to use their imagination, but sometimes it is very rewarding for them to produce something that either:a) serves a … Continue reading →