We all know how much fun the little ones have when they get to make pine cone/peanut butter bird feeders, but this is a fun, easy activity that can help teach preschoolers & younger school age children how to recycle at the same time.  It was passed along to me by a fellow mama - enjoy!

What you need…
Mesh Bags (like the ones onions, apples, or oranges come in)
Dryer Lint
Bits of Thread and Yarn

How you do it…
Stuff the mesh bags with dryer lint and short pieces of thread and yarn (supervise younger children).  Hang the bags high in trees and shrubs where birds can find them.  They will use the lint, thread and yarn in their nest-making.

Looking for good Christian music for your children? Tired of dumbed down lyrics and low quality music? You will enjoy the group, Go Fish. They have lyrics that teach with quality music that parents and children enjoy. We have enjoyed this trio for years and are delighted that they have children’s music for Lil’ Duck (he LOVES their songs) and we love listening to it! (I love it for workout music too.)

Being a musical family, vocal and instrumental quality with the good lyrics are so important and is amazing in the sounds they create with just their voices and percussion.

Using music to teach is a proven, enjoyable way to memorize, so you need to listen to the new spin on a classic Sunday school activity - memorizing the books of the Bible in the song titled “Bible Book Bop”. What fun!

Dads, here is a tip for a special Mother’s Day gift she will never forget – have the children learn “The Mom Song” which was inspired by the group’s participation at MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) conventions. And if you want tears, listen to the song, “You’re My Little Girl”. For a new baby, try “Welcome to the World”.

Visit Go Fish on Amazon to listen to sample sound clips and/or download this delightful songs.

Put about a tablespoon of instant chocolate pudding into a sturdy sandwich sized zip lock baggie. Make sure it is well-sealed & has no holes. Then, let your child use their fingers to create shapes and letters. Smooth it out to erase it. This is a fun way to help them learn letters of the alphabet, shapes, or just have fun. Be sure to watch them carefully so that they don’t try to eat or open the bag (or you know this pudding mess will happen to you :)).

Paper bag (lunch sized)
Pink, white, and black construction paper
Scissors
Crayons
Paste

Cut a V-shaped notch at the top of each lunch sack. Start at the top center and bring your notch down to form the ears. Close the bag and lie flat.

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Makes enough for 1 child…..

1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water
small bowl, tin pie plate, etc.
cookie sheet or pizza pan
more water
Food coloring (if desired)

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1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup hot water
A few drops of food coloring (or a package of unsweetened soft drink mix)

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Shaving Cream (not the gel kind)
Food Coloring or Paint
Glue
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Bowls
Paintbrushes, Sponges or anything children can use to paint
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Mix an equal amount of shaving cream and glue.
Add a few drops of food coloring or paint to the mixture depending on the shade of color you want.

Mix well and let the fun begin!

Light corn syrup
Liquid food coloring
Small paper plates or bowls

Place about a tablespoon of corn syrup for each color you want onto separate plates or bowls. Add some food coloring to the corn syrup. Mix with fingers, cotton swaps, etc. Paint.

Activities:
Have your child paint with whatever they desire on a piece of paper. Try various shapes of sponges, q-tips, different brushes, etc.

You can even make hand prints at special times of the year to remember what your child’s hands looked like at that age. Make sure to put their name on it and the year and date it was made.