Kick Start of Medha's 4th Year

It's not even a week we celebrated Medha's third birthday last week on 19th, (sorry separate post is on the way on how we celebrated her birthday) - She gave me a big surprise yesterday with a great gift.

She made her own greeting card from the book gifted by her dear neighbor aunt, Meryl, which is about craft tasks that kids can do of Level 3. And when I asked her whom this card is for, she said its for AMMA.

Then just simply I said, write my name on it by mentioning TO. I pronounced it as "T - O, TO" and in the new line my name "LEELA". She knew the spelling of my name except that sometimes she don't mention double E - "LELA".  She took it seriously and got a crayon and started writing it.

And here is the final card she gifted me yesterday night i.e. 24th Feb, 2014.

Card made by Medha with my Name 

Sun and Moon craft

~Medha is 30 months old~

I happened to see Sun, Moon, Stars peel and stick stickers online. I thought I can teach differences about the things we see in sky in Day time And Night time. So I ordered those stickers.

Butterfly WindChime Craft

~Medha is 30 months old~

I have bought "Do-It-Yourself Color Windchime" for Medha when she was around 2 years 3 months old. This pack contains butterfly shape, paint colors, brush,pipe strings and key chain.

Peel n Stick Craft : Parrot

As Medha liked No cutting no gluing peel and stick Butterfly craft, I bought one more similar to this but PARROT this time.

As the activity process is same as butterfly, I am not repeating it again except that sharing picture :)  :)

Tissue Art

From the day I saw the Tissue Art for Kids in Pinterest, I was searching for tissue papers to make this at home for Medha. But luckily I found Tissue Art Kit itself for Kids online. Big Time Saver for a working mom like me :)  

If you have time you can do this at home too with different color tissue papers by dipping available normal tissues in color and dry them. Instead of sticky papers, try school labels just to begin with. If you want to try more, you can cut a chart paper into various shapes and apply fevicol or fevistick all over the paper and ask them to stick the color paper pieces you prepared. Easy right?? 

I thought of trying this at home, but I couldn't find time to do. And before I invest time, I found the one in online. Thought of trying it if Medha likes it. Unfortunately she didn't like it much. But I don't give up and will surely try same activity after few days again :) 

Playful parenting Tips

When playing with children it’s less about what you do and more about the way you
do it. Here are some handy ‘dos and don’ts’ to get you thinking about the way to play with
your kids:

• Do give them the chance to choose what games they play and how they play them. Forcing them to do something doesn't make play-time much fun!
• Don’t solve every task for kids – encourage them to solve the problem themselves.
• Do remember kids are all different. Think about the kinds of activities your child likes and let them take the lead.
• Don’t be a competitive mum or dad. Learning how to lose is an important social skill for a child, but try to keep games enjoyable and let them win too – sometimes!
• Don’t be afraid to join in with make-believe games. Kids love it when parents play-act and it lets their imagination run wild.
• Do let them enjoy physical challenges like climbing trees. Kids learn through taking risks. Don’t be over-protective if the worst that can happen is a bump or a scrape.
• Do get outdoors and play: it’s healthy, and if they get dirty or wet, well that’s what baths and washing machines are for.
• Do share a game you used to play as a child. Think of the things you most enjoyed, the chances are your kids will enjoy them just as much!
• Do enjoy playing. If your child is having fun but you aren’t, just leave them to it. If they’re not having fun, suggest something else.

Source: Google Searches

Paper Bag Puppets Craft

Today I have introduced Medha to PaperBag Puppets Craft Activity which is somewhat similar to Butterfly Craft.

Animals Peel and Stick Foam Stickers

I have bought some Foam Animals Peel And Stick stickers for Medha. The vendor suggested me to use these to create your own jungle or your own Garden or Pet Store on a paper by sticking these.

And I have bought this full bunch for INR 120/- and it has more than 150 stickers in the packet. I mainly took this because Medha is so interested in Stickers, I thought of adding some learning to these stickers in the form of teaching her animals and colors and where these animals stay. (Farm Animals, Jungle Animals, Creepers like Snakes, Caterpillars etc.)

Popsicle Sticks (Ice Cream Sticks) Craft

Today, Medha is very moody and doesn't want to play with Jigsaw puzzles like she does every day. And then I offered painting activity. She turned to be OK but not so excited to do this activity.

Then I remember the post I read from MessForLess and decided to introduce Medha too for an activity using Popsicle Sticks or Ice cream Sticks, but the simpler one.

Supplies we need for this activity:

• Popsicle Sticks
• Any Color
• Paint Brush