Simple DIY Posting Activity

Simple DIY Posting Activity

Saturday, September 28, 2024

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Today I am sharing with an easy DIY posting activity that that my husband made for our daughter. She is 12 months old and I have recently observed her use wooden lollipop sticks to try and post them into various solid objects in the house. 

We used a cardboard box that we had leftover in our house and my husband drilled different sized holes in the top. He also added a little section at the side so our daughter could get them out herself and restart the activity without our help.

We used large cut up wooden dowels to make posting sticks but you could also use wooden craft lollipop sticks, wooden pegs or other similar objects (that are quite chunky).

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IKEA ALSEDA stool

IKEA ALSEDA stool

Friday, September 27, 2024

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A little appreciation post for the IKEA ALSEDA stool! It is made of banana fibre, did you know? We recently got 4 of these from Facebook marketplace and have been loving them at home. They are flat and wide so nice and stable for little ones to climb.

A few uses for them in our home so far…

🤍one or several stacked, to help my daughter get up and down from the sofa independently
🤍little stools for adults to sit on while the little ones are playing on the floor (including in the garden!)
🤍low tables for adults and children
🤍I sit on one whilst doing bath times now, rather than on the uncomfortable floor
🤍older children incorporate them into their play - respecting the stool and material
🤍they stack so nicely and are really sturdy - they have a wire frame inside

🤍great 'maximum effort' work for babies to push them along the floor!
🤍easy for (slightly older) children to carry to where they need to take it or to help younger siblings
🤍they also make beautiful, natural decor pieces when not in use, so I’m happy to keep them out in our living room

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Freebie - First Day of School Signs

Freebie - First Day of School Signs

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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Today's free printable is first day of school sign template; available as a pennant flag and a landscape sign. Perfect for your child's first day of school, nursery or preschool. They are editable in Canva so you can change the text to add your child's name, their class name, or add a date if you prefer.

These are available in A4 and US Letter size. Just print and cut out the pennant flag shape, fold along the line and wrap it around a stick. For the landscape sign you could print it and mount it onto card for sturdiness or place it in a frame if you have one nearby.

Feel free to use these for siblings if you would like; for the first and last days of the term or school year. You can then see how much they have changed!

Enjoy!

Canva Template - US Letter (8.5 x 11 inches)

Canva Template - A4 size (21 x 29.7 cm)

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