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Button Skills for Preschoolers: XO Button Snake

Button Skills for Preschoolers: XO Button Snake

Buttoning can be a tricky skill for little fingers to master! We recommend starting with activities like button boards or making your own button snakes. They are a simple way to grade the task to decrease frustration by using a large button and eliminating managing…

DIY Poppers

DIY Poppers

These diy poppers are quick and easy for any holiday celebration!  Materials: Toilet Paper Rolls Balloons Tape Decorations Pom Moms Tie a balloon and cut off the end. Tape the cut end around a toilet paper roll. Decorate your rolls with whatever you have on…

Keeping it Simple: The Holiday Edition

Keeping it Simple: The Holiday Edition

Let’s face it, the holidays somehow sneak up on us every year! Between baking, gift gifting, and end of the year commitments, we are all exhausted and broke. To keep things festive (and frugal), the gals at WTP wanted to share some of our favorite…

Fine Motor Skill Practice with ABC Crayons

Fine Motor Skill Practice with ABC Crayons

Looking for a fun activity that provides your little one with an opportunity to practice fine motor skills? Make some ABC crayons! These colorful letters are a great way to practice fine motor skills, increase exposure to the alphabet, and can be used as crayons…

Activities and Crafts for October

Activities and Crafts for October

We love ourself some fall crafts, especially in October when things get spooky! We hope you enjoy this compilation of activities and crafts for October! Toilet Paper Craft Monsters Toilet Paper Craft Monsters Spooky Halloween Noodles These Spooky Halloween Noodles are full of ooey, gooey,…

Camp Crafts for Preschoolers

Camp Crafts for Preschoolers

We love camp crafts, yes we do! We love camp crafts, how ‘bout you? WTP is bringing you a throwback summer with our top five favorite camp crafts for preschoolers.  Did you grow up going to camp? I went to camp every summer. They are…

Donut People

Donut People

Make cute little donut people with craft supplies you may have lying around the house! Materials: Scissors Paper Paint QTips Jewels Glue Googly Eyes Pipe Cleaners Cut out donuts from available paper. Bigger kids can work on their circle cutting skills. Let your kiddo(s) decorate…

Soothing Rain Bottles

Soothing Rain Bottles

Rainsticks make the best soothing noise! For our kid friendly version, all you need is: A water bottle Straws for cutting Dry rice! Straws are a great early practice for cutting because they just take one big SNIP! Warning, they may go flying when snipping,…

How to Make Rainbow Rice “Sprinkles”

How to Make Rainbow Rice “Sprinkles”

Kids love mixing sweet treats into play. It’s bright, fun, and always feels like a celebration! Here is a quick and easy way you can make rainbow rice or “Sprinkles” at home and get your little one involved. Materials: Rice Food Coloring ZipLock Bags Vinegar…