Fun learning activities for your toddler....

one activity we do is a homemade photo album.This is a super fun project you'll enjoy just as much as your toddler...
What you need-
*Photos of friends and family;
*markers
*paper
*stickers and/or stamps
*tape
*scissors(adult supervision only)
*small photo album

Help your toddler remember friends and relatives whom they do not get to see often. Choose or take a photograph of each person you wish to include in the book. Using colored markers, let your child help write. just be creative its fun to let them do their own thing. years down the line this will be a great thing to share with family and friends

HAND PRINT TURKEYS
This project is a little messy, but even toddlers can successfully make hand print turkeys.

You will need some white paper and some brown paint.
Pour some paint one a small plate.
Have your child place their hand in the brown paint. Be sure that the whole palm of the hand is covered with paint.
Then help your child press their hand onto a piece of paper.
Let dry. Then using a thin black marker, add facial features to the thumb or a head and add legs and feet for the turkey.
These are great for making holiday cards.

Toddlers love to be big helpers! Spend time making these easy recipes with your child, and have fun doing it!!

ingredients:

2 cups granulated sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) margarine or butter

1/2 cup low-fat milk

1/3 cup Nestle Baking Cocoa

3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
Directions:

In large saucepan, combine sugar, margarine, milk and cocoa. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Continue boiling 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in oats. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until firm. Store tightly covered.

Ingredients:

1 or more apples

Peanut butter

Mini-marshmallows

Directions:

Cut apple into wedges, spread peanut butter on one side of each wedge. Place 4 mini-marshmallows on peanut butter of one wedge, and place another wedge on top. It looks like a smile with teeth!

Ingredients:

2/3 c. powder sugar

1 T. margarine

1/2 oz. cream cheese

1 1/2 t. cocoa

Directions:

Put ingredients into a sturdy, sandwich size ziplock bag.

Push air out of bag and seal well. Allow the child to squish mixture together with their hands. It is dry at first but will soon mix up into a delicious fudge treat that the children can dip graham crackers or vanilla wafers in. It is a great sensory activity too.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup peanut butter

3 cups rice krispies cereal

Clean hands

Mixing bowl and spoons

Measuring cups

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together and shape into balls. Moisten hands first to eliminate sticking.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter

1 10 oz package of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

2/3 cup sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

Microwave butter for 45 seconds to 1 minute on high in a small glass measuring cup. Cut each biscuit in half. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in small dish. Roll each biscuit in butter. Remove from butter and roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place in a circle around outside edge of pie plate, standing biscuit up on its side. Microwave on 70% power for 5-7 minutes until biscuits feel light and springy. Let stand on counter for 3-4 minutes. Turn upside down on serving plate.

*2 cups peanut butter
*6 tablespoons honey
*Flour
*Cocoa (optional).

Mix together the peanut butter and honey. Slowly add the flour, 1 tablespoon at a time. As the mixture gets thicker, you can begin to knead until you have a nice consistency.

Add cocoa for a more chocolate flavor - and mix in raisins and candy for decoration.

Put your edible play dough creations in the fridge until you are ready to eat them.

*3 cups powdered/icing sugar
*3/4 cup powdered milk
*6 tablespoons cocoa
*1/2 cup soft butter
*1/2 cup light corn syrup

Bring the butter to room temperature so that it is soft (slightly melted). Stir all the ingredients together, and work into a soft clay.
make something creative and enjoy this yummy play dough.

*8 gm Gelatin.

*50 ml of room temperature water.

*50 gm Corn Syrup or Honey.

*450 gm Powdered Sugar/Icing Sugar.

*10 drops of light vegetable oil.

This is a variation of the recipe that cake decorators use to make cake decorations. It should be wrapped in plastic wrap and left overnight before you use it.

Stir the gelatin with the water in a pan. Place on a low heat until the gelatin has dissolved (don't overheat). Remove pan from heat.

Add the corn syrup/honey and mix well. Then mix in the powdered sugar as much as you can. Mix in the oil, then knead the play dough on a sugared surface until it is smooth and silky.