Art & Crafts - Fall Magnets

Last week our Fall Art & Craft Project was Fall Magnets.

This was easy and it kept Xander VERY happy and VERY busy for a while. He LOVES to paint and I LOVE that Crayola makes paints that wash off with nothing but water!

This is a super EASY craft...

First you start with some fall wood cut-outs from the craft store - these were 2 for a dollar and then %50 off! Yay Hobby Lobby!


And then you need some wonderful washable paints...


Then you let your little one go crazy and paint them in fall colors...




Even Mom joined in on the fun! I painted the pumpkin and I painted the fall words and Xander finished them...

Let them dry and then hot glue magnets on the back.

The Finished Product's hanging on the fridge...

Ready to send off to Grandma's and Great Grandma's to brighten their day!

How to Keep a Toddler Busy - Part 2

Stickers...



Xander LOVES stickers, I bought a pad of dino stickers for $1.00 at Target a while back. Talk about hours of enjoyment! On this particular afternoon not only was Xander covered in stickers, but also Mom, Dad AND Bailey! Poor Dog had dinosaurs stuck in his fur for days! haha

Dress up!



Now try to tell me you don't think that is adorable! While Cleaning out Xander's 18 month clothes to trade them out for all of his wonderful new clothes (by the way: THANK YOU STEVEN, KIM, WENDY and JEFF!!!! WE GREATLY APPRECIATE EVERY ITEM!) when I found this Dog Halloween Costume that had been given to us, but never got to use. I thought it'd be fun to keep Xander busy. And let me just say, what a GREAT idea! He ran all around the house for the next hour and a half, looking in every mirror, chasing after the dog and running away from me trying to snap pictures haha Well I got a couple, one is blurry, but it shows the first time Bailey saw him and it was just TOO cute! I think Bailey was not pleased, he's jealous as it is, but now the kid was dressing like him, oh my! hahahaha
NOTE: Not only did this activity keep him busy but it wore him out! Now that's my kind of toddler activity! I have decided to make him a "dress-up" box, full of funny clothes, costumes, hats and glasses, I think it will provide for hours of enjoyment!

A couple other fun recent activities...

Diving for Stuffed Animals...


Rubber Boots...


Snacktime with Bailey...


Watching Cartoons...

How to keep a toddler busy for an hour!

Play-doh!

Haha! It really works! I made Play-doh for Xander last week. I was out of food coloring and used Kool-aid to color, which is actually not messy at all, and makes it smell like fruit. Thankfully Xander figured out very quickly that it didn't taste good at all and it lead to a very productive hour of pure toddler entertainment!

EASY PLAY DOH:

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Mix dry ingredients together in pot, add the boiling water and cooking oil. Stir over medium heat until it forms a ball. Let it cool. Keep in air tight container in refrigerator when not playing with it.

I had to help him get started but after he got the hang of it he was mezmorized!