Toddle Babes

Pumpkin Cake

A wonderful way to use pumpkin and make a spicy sweet treat! Ingredients: 250g butter 2 and a half cups sugar 3 eggs 3 cups wholemeal flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice half a teaspoon...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 3:26 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Yummy Recipes, pumpkin recipe

Pumpkin Muffins

These Mini mouthfuls of pumpkin goodness are easy to make and are a welcome change to bran or other everyday muffins. And they are a great way to use up the pumpkin scraped from carving your jack o’ lantern! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter half...

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 12:50 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Yummy Recipes, pumpkin recipe

How to make Spider decorations

Some seriously simple and cheap spider craft ideas for you to make with your preschooler. Spider Headbands: What you need: Band of paper to fit around child’s head (colour of choice) strips of paper for legs Glue scissors stapler For the eyes: buttons...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 7:00 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, Stories, nursery rhymes and music, make a spider

Trafalgar Square turns Pink for *** Cancer!

Last night (Thursday 22 October) West End starlet Summer Strallen appeared at London’s Trafalgar Square, lighting up its iconic fountains pink to raise awareness of *** Cancer Campaign’s wear it pink day. The fountains at Trafalgar Square lit up pink...

Published Fri, Oct 23 2009 4:46 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: General Info, Guest Authors, Breast cancer awareness

Bonfire Painting

Age Group: 18 months + What you need: Paper (balck or white as the base for the painting) Paint in yellow, red and orange Tissues Black craft paper Scissors What to do: Squirt some yellow paint at the bottom middle of the paper. Scrunch up a tissue. Dip...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 1:52 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, bonfire night, guy fawkes, firework night

Chalk Firework Drawings

A craft for even your youngest to enjoy. Even if they are still in the scribble stage..scribbles look great as fireworks! Age group: 18months + What you need: Black sugar paper Coloured chalks White sugar Warm water What to do: Dissolve 2 tablespoons...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 4:04 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, fireworks crafts, guy fawkes crafts, bonfire crafts

All I Really Need To Know…

…I Learned in Kindergarten (a guide for Global Leadership) All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 1:31 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Food for Thought, Guest Authors, learning, life lesson

TEN Common Parent Food Mistakes

Often we as parents, worry about how much or how litte our toddler may be eating. Here are some common mistakes parents make when it comes to food. Parents panic if children do not eat three meals a day. Some parents think their children are ”picky...

Published Tue, Feb 09 2010 2:19 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: General Info, Child Development, toddlers and food, Our Bodies, healthy eating, Promote healthy habits

Potato Print Easter chicks

These adorable chicks are a great way to celebrate Springtime. Age group: 18 months+ What you need: Thin Foam pads (like those used for cleaning) Potatoes paint Paper orange card black felt tip What to do: place a foam pad onto a plate pour some yellow...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 9:57 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, Creativity & Self-expression, Easter crafts, chicks

Cute Reindeer to make

Everyone loves Santa’s reindeer so here’s how to use your toddler’s foot and handprints to make this adorable reindeer face. Age group: 6 months + What you need: Brown and tan (or orange/yellow) construction paper Pencil red paper scrap...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2009 6:01 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Christmas crafts, handprint art, reindeer art

Sand Painting

Here is a good seaside activity to do using coloured sand to make an original artwork. You will need: sand powder paint disposable cups cardboard pencils To colour the sand: TIP: Use about 1 teaspoon of paint powder per 1/2 cup of sand. Experiment with...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 12:30 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Creativity & Self-expression, Seasons, summer crafts

Reading with Toddlers

Reading aloud is also an important way to help children make the transition from babyhood to toddlerhood. Experts recommend reading to toddlers as often as possible, striving for at least one scheduled reading time each day. Choosing regular times to...

Published Fri, Jan 28 2011 3:00 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Food for Thought, Child Development, Educational Fun and Games, Communication, reading

Reading Makes Children Clever

In our world, there have been some exceptionally brilliant minds, and many of these individuals learned to read at a young age, usually by 3 years old. Here are a few examples: Francis Galton – a child prodigy that learned to read at 2 years old...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2012 5:06 PM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Communication & Literacy

Slushies

Here’s a great chilly recipe for your family to enjoy outdoors on those waram sunshiny days! What you need: 1 package of unsweetened powdered drink mix, any flavour 2 cups of water 1/2 – 3/4 cup sugar 4 cups ice What to do: In a blender, combine...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 2:58 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers

Cheerful Desk Tidy

Every office needs a funky and functional desk tidy. Make this for your home office or as a gift for your desk at work. using a few readily available supplies, this project is sure to delight whoever is on the receiving end… Age group: 2 years Read...

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 10:09 AM by ToddleBabes Parenting Blog » ToddleBabes Toddler and Preschool Parenting Blog

Filed under: Activities for Toddlers, Special Events, Art and Craft Activities, Creativity & Self-expression, pen holder, father's day gifts

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