Category: DIY Activities, Toys and Games (Age 1-4)

DIY Activity 8: ‘Wanda and the Alien’ costume Ideas

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Slide8Friends come in all shapes and sizes in this fresh and funny tale of a rabbit and an alien visitor. Based on the book “Wanda and the alien” by Sue Hendra, this series is currently being aired on Nick jr at 11:20 AM in India. This series which deals with issues of friendship, accepting differences, helping out friends and family is a big favorite with my 2.5 year-old twins, so much so that they have a “pretend play”-with one of them as wanda and the other as alien- as soon as the episode starts. Continue reading “DIY Activity 8: ‘Wanda and the Alien’ costume Ideas” →

DIY Activity 6: Miniature Zoo Model (Play school Project)

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This a Zoo model, which I have done for the annual exhibition at my daughter’ playschool. I have uploaded the video of how to make it. It is quite easy to make and took me a weekend to make the whole project. Continue reading “DIY Activity 6: Miniature Zoo Model (Play school Project)” →

DIY Activity 5 : Fun with poster colors

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DIY Activity 5 : Fun with poster colors

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Colors bring joy to kids. A simple poster color can make play time fun. You can choose a single monochromatic color and also learn colors by matching different items in the house with the color. You can also make it more fun by introducing hand painting. Using paint brush will also perfect the grip and improve fine motor activity. Poster colors are easy to wash off and clean Continue reading “DIY Activity 5 : Fun with poster colors” →

DIY Activity 4: Locks and Keys

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DIY Activity 4: Locks and Keys

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Kids love keys, be it car keys, cupboard or door keys. Whenever my kids lay their hands on a key, they try all the locks in the house with the key. So why not make it fun and use locks and keys to make them understand colors. This activity also improves hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills Continue reading “DIY Activity 4: Locks and Keys” →

DIY Activity 3: Learning Shapes and colors

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DIY Activity 3: Shapes and colors

Slide1This is a fun way to make kids understand different colors and shapes.  As like my previous DIYactivity “colour box” this is a next step, wherein I have also added different shapes like circle, square, triangle, diamond, star, heart etc. This activity also improves fine motor skills. Continue reading “DIY Activity 3: Learning Shapes and colors” →

DIY Activity 2: Zipper Board

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DIY Activity 2: Zipper Board

DIY Activity 2: Zipper Board
DIY Activity 2: Zipper Board

Kids love zips……. so why don’t we make it fun and make a zipper board? Continue reading “DIY Activity 2: Zipper Board” →

DIY Activity 1: Colored Box with straws

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DIY Activity 1: Colored Box with straws

This activity, will teach your toddler to understand basic colours and improve fine motor activity. And yes its fun

DIY Activity: Colored BOX with straws
DIY Activity: Colored BOX with straws

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