Paint with Water Book

I remember painting these books when I was little, and I finally found a couple for Piper to color in at Target. I bought a Little People book and a Care Bears book. When we got ready to paint tonight, I realized I didn't have any small paintbrushes at home. So I improvised and we used cotton swabs instead. She had lots of fun and it was easy clean up for me.

Stacking Pegs

I was shopping for my nephew tonight at the teacher store, and I saw these stacking pegs that I knew Piper would enjoy. It's a puzzle and a peg activity in one. We have the added bonus that she now says and recognizes the word star, which was not one of the puzzle shapes she already knew.

Spaghetti Shaker

This is a fun and easy activity to keep your toddler occupied for a while. Piper spent at least 20 minutes working on this last night while I made dinner. Take some uncooked spaghetti and break it into shorter pieces. Give your child an empty spice shaker, and watch as she tries to stick the spaghetti through the holes. A simple and cheap game to practice those fine motor skills.

Thank you to The Happy Toddler for providing this activity.

Stringing Buttons

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She's getting pretty good at stringing buttons now. The larger beads are trickier for her to do at times since the hole is different and she has to control the lacing string for a longer period. At any rate, she enjoys adding the items to the string and making necklaces. We also use the buttons and beads to sort by color and shape. Circle is still her favorite shape.

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