Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Tips and Tidbits

Reuse Anything ~ My niece, Kelly Fritz, in Pennsylvania, shared this great tip with me!  It's a less expensive alternative to laminating.  You will need glossy heavy duty sheet protectors and dry erase markers. You can put anything in the protectors that you want...coloring books that you think are good enough to do over and over again.  Kelly has an alphabet coloring book that she thought would be good for repetition.  You could make your own sheets to insert, or there are lots of printables online. Here are a few links to some printables that Kelly has seen:
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/level_1_lapbooks.php http://1plus1plus1equals1.com/PreschoolPacks.html
http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/my-printables
While visiting with family last week, I cut all the pages from a math workbook I took for our four year old grandson, slipping each page into heavy duty sheet protectors, then into a notebook.  He did several pages using a dry erase marker, and he will be able to do them again using the same pages!  Great idea, Kelly!

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Easier Way to Fill Water Balloons ~ Last week I was filling water balloons for my four year old grandson, Daniel, so we could have some fun with them.  He saw how difficult it was for me to fit the tiny end of the balloons onto the water faucet, and instantly had a solution.  He pointed to their drinking water faucet (reverse osmosis), and said, "Use that one!"  It worked like a charm!  Now why didn't I think of that?
How to Occupy a Young Child ~ Give him a colander and lots of pipe cleaners, and show him how to stick them into the holes of the colander, forming arches with both ends sticking in the colander holes.  Just be sure your child can safely handle pipe cleaners with the pokey ends.  To see a photo: http://no1hasmorefun.blogspot.com

Pinterest is a great visual way to find creative new ideas that other people are willing to share.  We "pin" ideas that we want to save, as pinning on a bulletin board.  Just about every topic of interest can be found there - recipes, healthy eating, kids' crafts and artwork, adult crafts, sewing, home decorating, organization, gardening, quotes, marriage, parties, centerpieces, fun food for kids, beach themes, and so much more!   The tip on how to occupy a child came from Pinterest.  www.pinterest.com

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