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		<title>Make Your Own Moon Sand &#8211; Aka Moldable Mess!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Combine play sand with cornstarch and you get lots of sand fun!  What is great about this mixture is that unlike regular sand, it cakes together when slightly damp.  Almost becoming hard, but smashes back into sand.  All of my kids enjoyed playing with there new &#8220;outdoor only&#8221; tub!  I will warn you though, they were covered in sand when they were done!  The &#8220;clumping qualities&#8221; exist on clothing too &#8211; haha.  This was messier than regular sand, it didn&#8217;t just brush off until it was bone dry (aka when ...


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<li><a href='http://quirkymomma.com/2009/paintable-chalk/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Preschool Project: Make Your Own Paintable Chalk'>Preschool Project: Make Your Own Paintable Chalk</a> <small>My kids have had a blast making and finger painting...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://quirkymomma.com/2009/bathtub-paint/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Fun Bathtime Idea:  Play with Bathtub Paint'>Fun Bathtime Idea:  Play with Bathtub Paint</a> <small>My preschool kids love to paint and I don&#8217;t love...</small></li>
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		<title>Learning to measure with gummy worms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is rare that all three of my kids enjoy learning at the same time, usually a learning activity is a hit with one kiddo and a bust with the other, while the other is zoned out in the corner.  This measuring activity was loved by all!  What you will need:
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Ruler
 Assorted Gummy Worms
Bananas

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Activity to Teach Preschool Math Concepts :
Have the kids sort the gummy worms.  Which do they think is the shortest?  Which is the longest?
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Once they have found the shortest one measure it.  Can they find any ...


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		<title>Painting Pancakes: Modern Art You Can Eat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Super easy and Super fun!  This is a really easy edible art project!  Instead of boring plain old syrup on your pancakes, why not paint them!  What you&#8217;ll need: Food Coloring, Syrup, Unused Paintbrushes, &#38;  Pancakes!  We used an egg carton to &#8220;hold the paint&#8221; as it doesn&#8217;t tip easily, holds small portions of syrup and, most importantly, is disposable!  I love art projects with easy clean-up!  Add 3 drops or so to roughly a tablespoon of syrup and have fun painting and ...


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		<title>Edible Chapstick: Make Your Own Lipbalm for Kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do your preschoolers use a ton of chapstick?  Mine do!  And I needed an alternative to help their cracking lips (gotta love winter weather) and something that I felt safe with them ingesting.  I was inspired after reading about a friend who mixed shortening and a juice mix to create a yummy edible lip balm.  We adapted it slightly.  We like a &#8220;harder&#8221; solution &#8211; here&#8217;s what we made, and my kids love it!
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What you will need make your own edible lip balm:

1/2 a cup of vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon of ...


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<li><a href='http://quirkymomma.com/2009/fruit-loops-activity/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Fruit Loops &#8211; Edible Color Activities for your Preschooler!'>Fruit Loops &#8211; Edible Color Activities for your Preschooler!</a> <small>We rarely eat sugary cereal, which made this activity even...</small></li>
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		<title>Make Your Own Granola:  Perfect Toddler Cooking Activity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got this idea from chatting with Kellie, from Chicks With Kidz, she had a great idea/suggestion to include my kiddos in making our own variations of trail mix.  We eat granola regularly for breakfast, but I have always been the one mixing it up!  With her encouragement my one year old now has a way to &#8220;help mommy&#8221; cook breakfast!  Thanks Kellie!  We are always looking for ways to include our kids in household chores and activities!
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How to make your own Granola Mix:
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Grab handfuls of any or all of ...


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<li><a href='http://quirkymomma.com/2010/pancake-letters/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Making Pancake Letters: Let your preschooler cook breakfast!'>Making Pancake Letters: Let your preschooler cook breakfast!</a> <small>My son loves being a helper and was thrilled when...</small></li>
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		<title>Organizing the Home, On a Dime!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My house has clutter, lots of clutter and I am often in awe of some of those super organized mommas!  Nicole from Restrained Chaos has offered to guest post a few of her organization tips&#8230; I love them!  They are cheap and easy!  Hope you can take and glean from them as I have.  Here is Nicole in her own words:
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Now, I can’t give the key to total organization.  This is not because it’s a secret from Martha Stewart’s vault or hidden in a remote (and very clean) monastery ...


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		<title>Magnetic Words:  Great Way to Teach Site Words to Preschoolers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have found a terrific way to work on our Bible memory verses and have recently begun using magnets to learn site words.  These are super easy to create.  You know all those random magnet advertisements, well they finally have a purpose!  Get some mailing labels, print out the words you want your kiddos to learn to recognize, attache the label to the magnet, trim them and viola!  You have large magnetic words perfect for little hands.  Below is a list of 100 common site words:
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List of 100 Most Common ...


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		<title>Stick Puppet Tutorial: Our Preschool Theater Production</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Puppets are great for fostering pretend play!  My three year old especially enjoyed having her puppet dolls walk and hold hands, have elaborate conversations&#8230; my son, as much as he enjoyed decorating his &#8220;man&#8221; all he wanted to do when he was finished was sword fight with his &#8220;puppet&#8221;.  Boys.   Want to know how to make your own stick puppets? Here is what we did!
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Puppet Making Supplies:


Body Cut-out to trace.
Fun Cardstock Paper &#8211; we used some of the shaving cream painted sheets from last week&#8217;s activity.
Scissors
Bamboo Skewers
Hot Glue Gun ...


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		<title>Fantastic Friday: Babies, Time Capsules, Car seats &amp; Slings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am halfway through this pregnancy!  Whoohoo!  There will be another baby in the Quirky household come July. My mind is on babies.  Here are some great blog posts I have found with excellent DIY instructions to make a coffee-can scrapbook of sorts, super easy car seat strap covers and a ring sling.
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I&#8217;ve never made a baby book.  I&#8217;ve started a few but never saw them to completion.  Maybe something simpler, like a &#8220;time capsule&#8221; would work for me!  Crafty Chic Mommy created an ...


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		<title>The Perfect Toddler Diaper-Bag: A Giveaway!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Lisa from the Nut House (love your blog!)  You are our winner!  I will contact you via email and will send your contact info on to Kelley.  Thanks to all for participating!
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You know how much I love mom-made products.  Moms just really know what what other moms need.  Kelley is no exception.  Do you constantly loose pacifiers?  How about shopping cart covers?  I know I detest carrying a cumbersome cover, when the handle is the place their hands and mouths most likely are! ...


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