Fudoo Boards : Eat! Drink! Move! Think!

Fudoo Boards really does make it simple to lead a healthy lifestyle,

and its especially fun for kids and preschoolers!

[I'd have fun with it myself, as the mom!]

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Playtime Series : Messy Kids

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Meet Rachele from Messy Kids!

[This is part two in a series of features on the play based hosts of It's Playtime!]

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Messy Kids is a play based blog written by Rachele, and is focused on the creative process of art. Rachele lives in San Diego and sidekicks her blog as a clown! 

This canvas art that her son, Michael, made is outstanding and really encourages the creative process instead of the end result. Try it at home!

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It's Playtime! : Play Recipes

Recipes for play!
Making your own recipes is not only cheaper, but usually its better than the store-bought kind.
Plus, making the goodies with your preschooler is an activity itself!

We may have our tried and trued recipes that we use over and over.
[Henry and I have only attempted one playdough recipe so far! Eeek!]

But there are many versions of every recipe!
[The Imagination Tree is loaded with lots of playdough recipes to try out.]

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30 Ways to Play with Balloons

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A while ago, Henry and I had a little Balloon Extravaganza.
Balloons are a blast! Get them out all year round!

Since then, I've been on the lookout for fun ways to play with balloons.

Here are 30 Ways to Play with Balloons:

Through activities, art, experiments, and crafts!

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balloon activities :

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Art : Window Paint Creations

Paint on a large window, outside? 

It doesn't get much better than that!

We've finally had some nice weather lately, and getting outside has been much needed!

I quickly made up some window paint.

I googled the recipe for window paint and ran across a recipe that included dish soap. 

I looked under my sink, no dish soap? So, I substituted with hand soap.

Without really measuring, I mixed together:

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Free Play : Carpet Doodles

Carpet doodling was an unexpected activity that came out of some free play.

Henry and I scored a bunch of old utensils and cookie cutters from my great-grandmother's house. They've been in a bucket around the house and played with nearly every day.

As we were playing one day, we discovered that they could make marks, or doodles, in the carpet rugs!

This lead to some exploration.

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Photo Project 365 : [128-141]

I missed posting last week's Photo Project, but I did take pictures.

Here's a recap of the last two weeks in photos.

Getting outside, 

traveling and seeing cousins!

[128 : Sunday, May 8]

Mother's Day : George watching Henry pick dandelions!

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