Allie

Allie

Allie is a mom, writer and lover of glitter in any color. You can catch up with her and all the fun and learning she does with her son daily at No Time For Flash Cards!

How to Make a Handprint Bat Craft for Kids

How to Make a Handprint Bat Craft for Kids

It’s October so let’s get ready for Halloween! For families that choose not to participate in Halloween this craft can still be useful, simply leave out the red fangs and change up the color scheme.

DIY Mail Box

DIY Mail Box

Recycled Mail Box
This was a spur of the moment activity. My son kept pretending to put a card into a kitchen cabinet saying "Into the mailbox." I jumped on this and am so glad I did. I say often that following your child's interests is key and if I had a video stream of my [...]

Music Together – CD Giveaway

Music Together – CD Giveaway

It's 7:10 am and my husband has been gone for almost an hour and isn't due back for 12 more.  It's me and an 13 month old baby who while adorable and active doesn't say too much.  We've been to the park, we've been to the library and we've finger painted for hours, what next?
Music [...]

Lucky Leprechaun Beard

When I was brainstorming St. Patrick's Day ideas I thought why not make a leprechaun beard! You can find hats for nothing at big box stores but no where had any beards. Here is an east tutorial for your older leprechaun in training .

Gather your materials. You will need 3 pieces of construction paper, one [...]

Build – a – Robot

Everyone likes to make silly things, this craft will keep creating long after the glue dries. All the pieces have magnets on them so your child can put them together however they feel like. Please please be careful with anything magnetic with kiddos that still put things in their mouths, do not let them play [...]

Sorting Shapes

This was a little tricky for my little guy, but if I had used all the same color for the shapes he wouldn't have needed as much help. I think he was a little confused over which to match . Even if your child doesn't quite get it, as long as they aren't frustrated they [...]

Raising Readers

Early literacy isn't a unit of study during kindergarten, early literacy starts when your child is born and you use language to say hello to that tiny little face looking back at you. Sometimes parenting can feel overwhelming trying to make sure they eat a balanced diet, not get too much TV, and a bath [...]

Hearts a Flutter!

In economic times like these we all need great valentine's gift ideas that are simply beautiful and don't break the bank. I wish I could take credit for this super simple, and incredibly cute sun catcher but I can't.  Katherine from Katherine D Photography took a break from taking scrumptious  pictures long enough to make [...]

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