Happy Holidays
Welcome to Happy Holidays Week!
This week celebrate the holidays by making snow for your toddler, making and decorating paper chains and making gingerbread men!
Book and Rhyme of the Week
There are so many Christmas stories to choose from. Why not think back to your own childhood and the stories you loved? For us, The Nutcracker is a classic. And for new reads, we are enjoying Merry Christmas Gus this year. And instead of rhymes we are going to suggest you put on some Christmas carols this week.
Sensory Play
This week make snow for your toddler (assuming there is none outside) by mixing baking powder and conditioner.
You'll need a bit over double the amount of baking powder to conditioner. I didn't have much baking powder so I started off with that (had 1.5 cups of it) and then put half a cup of conditioner in to start then slowly added more. It went through a very sticky dough-like phase but what you're looking for is it to be crumbly in consistency and mouldable into snowballs. It will feel cold and leave a bit of residue on your hands.
Leave in a tub with plenty of scoops and containers.
Not taste safe so probably one to avoid if your toddler isn't past the mouthing stage!
Arts & Crafts
Why don't you make your own paper chains this week? Cut up any card or paper you have - used wrapping paper would work well - and get your toddler to help glue it into rings. They can always decorate them if they are enjoying it.
Active Play
Not our normal active play this week, but it's holiday themed. Why don't you look up a gingerbread recipe and give baking with your toddler a go. They may enjoy decorating the gingerbread more though!
Next Week's Theme
What you'll need for next weel
Next week you'll need:
- Cooking oil
- Food colouring
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Vinegar
- And a pot of bubbles!
Bit of a long list but hopefully all items you already have in your home. Bubbles are a massive hit here at Toddler Hacks HQ, so we recommend this massive 2 litre tub at a very reasonable price to help keep costs down