Category Archives: kid stuff

07
Mar, 2016

movie monday: playdough

How to play with playdough from carissaabc on Vimeo. This one is fun to compare with a similar one of the happy little dude when he has just a little bit older than she is here.

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23
Jun, 2015

tutorial: a flower garden for toddlers

way back at christmastime, i made a flower garden toy for my niece after reading this blog post on the artful parent. once i’d gathered all the parts, i realized it was pretty simple and inexpensive to make (though mine … Continue reading →

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22
Apr, 2015

graphic novels for pre-readers

the happy little dude loves books (hooray! says his librarian mom). he “sneaks” them in his bed at night when he’s supposed to be falling asleep. he sinks into them when he needs to calm himself down. he’s not reading … Continue reading →

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06
Feb, 2015

Apps picked by a 4 year old: Summing up the rest

I sort of dropped the ball on this and I’m just not going to have time to get him to do mini-video interviews for the rest of the titles, but in case you’re curious about the other apps that the … Continue reading →

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23
Jan, 2015

this year’s diy christmas gifts, part 2: monster “rubbing” plates

i saw this great idea on pinterest and decided to put my own spin on it and created this “monster maker kit” for my nephews. i tried it out and although i wasn’t wowed with the results (the evenness of … Continue reading →

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20
Jan, 2015

this year’s diy christmas gifts, part 1: squishy circuits kits

one of my favorite library projects this year was squishy circuits. the short description of this project is– use homemade playdough to conduct enough electricity to light up some led’s. the longer description (and much more eloquent answer to the … Continue reading →

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12
Jan, 2015

movie monday: flashback to fall

oh dear.  the house of happy has been… distracted.  and also sick.  as in–we will likely all be asleep by 9:00 this evening.  so, i’m interrupting the [long pause in the] 12 days of toddler app picks (please chime in … Continue reading →

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09
Dec, 2014

App picks by a 4 year old: A 12 Day Countdown (Day 2)

i’m doing a “12 days of apps” series on my work blog, so i thought it might be fun to ask the happy little dude what his top 12 apps are. his #11 pick was bamba post office. you can … Continue reading →

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08
Dec, 2014

App picks by a 4 year old: A 12 Day Countdown (Day 1)

i’m doing a “12 days of apps” series on my work blog, so i thought it might be fun to ask the happy little dude what his top 12 apps are.  this was a tricky process for him (narrowing it … Continue reading →

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28
Jul, 2014

movie monday: summer storm

although this footage was taken over a month ago, something very similar happened yesterday, so i got motivated to edit it into what you see here.  enjoy!  (and go out and get muddy!)   Summer Storm from carissaabc on Vimeo.

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