Water colors in the tub!

This idea has been circling Pinterest, it's from a site called couragezone.com and it has a list of 25 things to do with a toddler. This one is painting in the bath with water colors. It was a huge hit! And so easy to clean up! I let Linc stand and color the wall because we don't have grout but on couragezone.com they have the boy just painting the inside of the tub (for those of you with grout).


I've discovered his favorite color is green. He used it 9 times out of 10.








A true artist wears his work right? The funny thing is he was fine with the paint being all over him until he got a little on his arm and that's when he slightly panicked.





The final product...He kept saying his cousin Harlow's name during his painting, so I'm guessing this ones for you Harlow!


Ready for his bath...

Stamps

Today we played with stamps. I bought valentines stamps that were extremely discounted figuring you can always use hearts and xoxo. The ink I purchased is called "My First Color Box" which is washable and child safe, thank goodness because it got on his clothes and he may or may not have kissed the stamp resulting in a black mustache when he decided he loved it. (unfortunately I did not get a picture of his mustache)





He got ink on his hand and he thought it was a bruise so I had to kiss it better...

Sssssnake Tie

I got this idea from Oriental Trading Co. and decided to make my own. You get an old tie, stuff it and decorate it to make a snake.





I made it while Lincoln was attempting to nap so I wouldn't have to post about Silly Putty again, you're welcome! To be honest I was kind of hesitant on how it turned out but Lincoln thought it was the greatest thing ever!
It started off with them both slithering and Ssssss-ing on the ground...


Then he decided to teach his snake how to defy gravity...








Next we played "gotcha" with the snake where the snake would chase Lincoln...


Later on Lincoln magically turned into a snake, slithering around the house and fitting through tight spaces...


All in all this was a VERY successful day/activity that produced a very happy "snake"!

THE shoes!

When we were getting ready for church today I told Lincoln to go get his shoes and instead of his usual boring grey shoes he came back with these gems! And guess what, they finally fit! My Aunt Jill got them for him at his baby shower, they are size 9 so we all thought he'd wear them to Kindergarten...or possibly high school. But low and behold they fit!

I'm sorry about the horrible picture, this is what happens when you have church from 1-4 with no nap.

Ghosts

I'm sure everyone knows how to make these already but just in case you don't: you need three paper towels, ribbon, and I glued on eyes and drew a mouth (you can easily draw on both). Rip one of the paper towels in half and use it as stuffing for the head.


Then just draw or glue on the eyes and draw the mouth.


Once again, this would be a better project if Lincoln were a little older but I needed Halloween decorations so here they are.


I would love to say that this next picture is Linc admiring our craft but in reality he's a year and a half, so this is a picture of him tearing the eyeball off before he threw it to the floor...


So once again out comes the best dollar I ever spent, silly putty!

Tie Dye Milk

I'm not sure where this idea originated online. I found it on coolscience.org. You pour milk in a bowl with a few drops of food coloring, then add a couple of drops of dish soap and the milk instantly makes a tie dyed design.


Before soap...


After...


Lincoln was supposed to watch patiently like this...


Instead he kept trying to do this...


When I kept stopping him he did this...


So I gave him a straw that produced a smile like this...


This was a pretty neat experiment. Lincoln loved it but I think older kids would have even more fun with it!

Spiders

Today's craft was very easy and very quick. We traced our hands on black construction paper and made spiders.








There was only so much Lincoln could do with this project. It would probably work a little better if he was older but I needed Halloween decorations so while I was cutting out our hands he played with silly putty again.





He then decided he wanted me to make the silly putty into Nemo, so I made a horrible attempt at it and he actually loved it so much he gave it a hug...


One of the finished products...