Suds Bubble Fun!

Good Clean Fun: Playing with Suds

Ages: 1- 3 years

Time to complete: 30 minutes All the fun of a bubble bath without having to get wet!
What you need: wash tub or large non-breakable bowl , water , bubble bath , baby-safe kitchen utensils (spoons , measuring cups , etc)
Instructions:In a sink, run water with bubble bath to create a lot of suds. Next, scoop the suds (but not the water) into a bowl or washtub. Let your toddler have some good, clean fun playing with the suds on the kitchen or bathroom floor. Give him or her some measuring cups and spoons to scoop with and show him or her how to sculpt the bubbles into mountains. When your child tires of this activity let him or her help use the suds to wash the floor!
See full activity here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21239569@N05/2853380475/

Matchmaker Valentines Day Game

Match Maker Valentine's Day Game

Source: Babycenter Community
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SavedAges: 8+ years In: Games , Holidays

Instructions:
This game is designed for a group of children but can be easily altered for just a couple of kids.

A word game where famous pairs come together.

Divide the children into 2 teams and form two rows facing each other. The first player on one side begins by asking the first player on the other team to complete this famous couple:

"Romeo and ....." the opposing player says "Juliet"

Continue down the row of players and then the other team starts...."peanut butter and ....." "jelly"

"Cookies and......." - milk
"Eggs and......" - bacon
"Cinderella and ....." - Prince Charming
"Samson and ....." - Delilah
And so on.

Variation:
You can also use hearts that had been cut into two piece puzzles. Each piece had a name written on it. The children have to find their match.

Theatre Room fun at the Great Gerbers!

Hey, I'm going to do this, let me know if you want to. Invite your kids to join me at my husband's parents' house in Cedar Hills, UT for a movie and fun. They built a very nice and amazing theatre room that's modeled after Lake Powel. See pics below of some of his work (some of the pictures are the current theatre room, some are previous projects):

Ice Cube Racers

Instructions:Ice Cube Racers Use food coloring to make different colors of water. Place the colored water into ice cube trays. Set up an ice cube race track by placing a smooth board against a chair diagonally. Set out the ice cubes. Let the children choose their ice cube, put it at the top of the race track and watch it race down to the bottom. Place newspaper at the bottom, with a large tray to catch the ice, or it is possible to do this outside, using a board against a bench. The colored ice cubes would especially show up in the white snow! This is a great activity to do with toddlers.

Winter Nature Walk

Instructions:Nature walks in the winter can be quite different from walks in the summertime. Talk to your toddler about the winter seasons. Point out bare trees, ice or snow, wet plants, etc. On your walk together, take a bucket with you. Collect small objects that interest your toddler like stones, leaves, pine cones. Your toddler will want to carry the bucket, but don't be surprised if he also dumps its contents and starts again. Toddlers this age love to fill containers just so they can empty them again. Meanwhile, he's practicing his hand movements and developing dexterity.

Indoor Fishing...

Instructions:Young kids will love catching fish in the comfort of your home! This fun activity requires: plastic fish bowl or small tank sponges fish net fish bath toys that squirt towels!! Cut the sponges into fish shapes. Fill the bowl or tank with water and put the sponges and toys in. Kids will see some items sink and some float! Give them the net and encourage them to catch the fish. Squeezing out the sponges and squirters adds to the fun! Make sure you keep towels close by because this can get messy!! Close supervision is required when playing with water.

Pudding Paints

Pudding Paint

Ages: 1- 5 years

Instructions:This is a fun texture & taste toddler activity. It's great with very young children because you don't have to worry about them eating it or putting it in their mouth. They have a ball being able to eat and paint at the same time. Materials: Instant pudding, food coloring, small containers for pudding, long sheet of bulletin board paper or heavy craft paper, soap and water. Description: Prepare pudding and tape paper to a table. Parents can pre mix food coloring with the pudding or let the children do it. Give each child their own container of pudding, then let them use their fingers to do the rest. Talk about how it feels between their fingers, about the taste, and the smell.