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Finished cardboard Play Food Felt Sandwich

DIY Recycled Cardboard Play Food Sandwich: Toast, Lettuce, Ham, Cheese and Tomato (free tutorial + pattern)

Posted on September 24, 2020September 26, 2020 by minminutes

Recently I posted about how to make a easy felt DIY playfood set with fish, burgers, carrots, and lettuce to add to your child’s pretend play collection. However, I realize that many people may be intimidated by the fact that they need to sew, they don’t own a sewing machine, or they just plain dislike…

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Displays Finished Pretend Play Food Set

Quick and Easy DIY Pretend Play Food Set: Fish, Burgers, Carrots, and Lettuce (free pattern + no-sew option!)

Posted on September 7, 2020December 26, 2020 by minminutes

Some of my best childhood memories includes running a play restaurant with my childhood bestie. However, neither of us owned any pretend foods because they were “too expensive” in the words of our moms. As a result, we made do with what we had and served up little dishes of ripped leaves garnished with dry…

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Shows paper egg cartons with plastic eggs and cracked opened shells and felt eggs on side

Learn Through Play! Easy DIY Felt Eggs that Crack open for Kid’s Pretend play (Free Felt Egg Patterns)

Posted on August 24, 2020December 10, 2020 by minminutes

My toddler owns a small set of play kitchen foods that includes a piece of carrot, a broccoli, a burger patty and a pretend egg that cracks open. You can crack the egg open, and out comes a piece of cloth egg that you can fry. Absolutely adorable! I am a firm believer in the…

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Shows finished magnetic fishing rod with finished magnetic foam fish for magnetic fishing game

How to Make Your Own Magnetic Fishing Game for Kids | DIY Fishing Pole and Fish (free templates)

Posted on August 18, 2020May 18, 2022 by minminutes

[updated 12/1/2020] You can make this EASY DIY Magnetic Fishing game with just a a few simple materials. Perfect for snowy and raining days, this is a great stay at home kids’ activities. It’s also a fun way to practice hand-eye coordination as well as counting (fish) and naming colors. Let’s go fishing (a mini…

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Walnut Raisin Whole Wheat Mantou(堅果全麥饅頭)

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by minminutes

Mantou (饅頭)is essentially a type of Chinese “bread” that is finished by steaming as opposed to baking. Along with bing and wheat noodles, it is eaten as the carbohydrate staple in Northern China where wheat instead of rice is grown. In Taiwan where I grew up, mantou is a common breakfast  staple. Ways to eat…

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Felt Food: Shareable Apples and Oranges

Posted on May 10, 2020August 23, 2020 by minminutes

Difficulty: EasyTime: 30 min – 1 hour Recently Barnaby received some shareable foods in his Shimajiro subscription box. Shimajiro is a little tiger boy who learns different lessons and life skills through toys, videos, and books that is in sync with your child’s age. Barnaby has loved all the toys and books he receives monthly…

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Finished DIY Insulated Water Bottle Holder Bag Carrier being held from handles

DIY Water Bottle Holder

Posted on April 13, 2020December 12, 2020 by minminutes

Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 1-2 hoursTechniques: Sewing circle into cylinder, Finish raw edge with bias tape In the past 6 months, my toddler has already murdered two plastic water bottles via releasing them from heights water bottles shouldn’t be released from. I finally ordered him another water bottle, and was determined this one would not suffer the…

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Toddler Activity Day 3: Sticky Con-Tact Paper Art

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by minminutes

Barnaby loves sticking his stickers everywhere, so when I saw this con-tact paper activity, I thought he might enjoy it. Before this, I had never heard of Con-Tact paper and had to look it up. Turns out they are shelf-liners that have a sticky side for adhering to your shelf so you can put dishware…

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FACE MASK PATTERN FOR ADULT AND CHILDREN

Posted on March 26, 2020July 6, 2020 by minminutes

Difficulty Level: EasyTime: 20 Minutes Post Updated 6/28/2020 It’s been so sad and horrifying to see recent news of the shortage of PPE (personal protective equipment) due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a healthcare provider myself, I can’t imagine practicing without protective barriers, let alone caring for extremely high risk patients (both for patient’s safety…

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Shows 3 homemade play dough made in 3 different ways with text "Gel Food Color", "Crayon", and "Liquid Food Color"

Day 2: Toddler Activity Home Made Play Dough

Posted on March 22, 2020September 20, 2021 by minminutes

Play dough has been on my to-make list for quite awhile now. However, when Barnaby was around 17 months, we attended a wedding and one of my mommy friend whipped out some play dough for all the kids while we waited for food. Her kids happily played with the dough while mine just looked at…

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