LITTLE TREASURES

For my last post this month I would like to share some of my little girl's drawings. She really loves to draw the characters she sees on TV. She learned how to draw a person when she was 2 years and 6 months old; and now that she's 3 years old, she draws a person complete with accessories. =)

 

"FRIENDS" - 2 years and 6 months old

Orange doesn't know yet how to draw arms. She would ask me to draw it for her.

"ANGEL" - 2 years and 7 months

Orange is trying to draw arms.

"MOM TEACHING HER DAUGHTER HOW TO READ"

- 2 years and 10 months old

"CATS" (ears are missing)

- 2 years and 11 months

Trying to paint "LUNA BLANCA" (TV show)

ORANGE'S DRAWINGS AT 3 YEARS OLD

"FAIRIES" 

"MARIPOSA" 

(TV show - a human butterfly)

            

                 "INDIO" (TV show - they are skipping that's why one leg is shorter, LOL)                                                   

"ENG-ENG" 

(her uncle)

                                                "LITTLE MERMAID"                                                                

 When asked what she wants to be when she grows up, she answers "I want to be an actress!" LOL. (*_*)

LACING BEADS

I was wondering if it is possible to make round beads out of paper. Elongated paper beads are the ones I know wherein strips of magazine pages are rolled on a stick. This article which I found on the net says it's possible:

How to Make Beautiful Beads From Recycled Newspaper by Pearl Sanborn, http://www.astorybooklife.com/how-to/paper-beads/ 

So, I followed the procedure. It was easy and fun; I did not only make round beads but also cubes, hearts, and triangles. I made them into toy lacing beads for my daughter to play with. Just like the fishing game, this helped her develop hand-eye coordination.

You can never tell these chunky beads are made from used bond papers. Lovely! (*-*)

ITSY BITSY BLACK SPIDER SOCK

Okay, this one is not really itsy bitsy. It's actually big because it was made from adult sock (got a lot of black socks and I just don't know what to do with them, lol). We used this as a prop when my little girl was memorizing the song Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Materials:

• old black sock
• string
• beans (I used monggo)
• buttons
• a piece of red cloth

Procedure:

1. Fill the toe portion of the sock with beans just enough to form the spider's head. Then tie with a string to close.

2. Fill the sole portion again with beans; now bigger than the head because this will serve as the body. Tie to close.

3. Cut remaining portion of sock. Use this to make 8 legs. Sew the legs on the spider's belly - 4 in each side.

4. Glue buttons as eyes.

5. Cut a smiling mouth from the red cloth then glue.

6. Sing or Toss? =D

FISHING GAME

This is a toy I made for my daughter when she was just developing her fine motor skills. It helped her achieve  hand-eye coordination. She loved playing this together with the family.

MATERIALS:

• cloth (different colors)
• fiber fill
• needle and thread
• googly eyes
• paper clips
• stick/rod (2 or more)
• string/yarn
• small magnets

PROCEDURE:

For the fish

1. Cut 2 identical fish shapes from the cloth and sew the edges together leaving a small opening where the fiber fill will be inserted.

2. Put fiber fill inside fish then sew the open portion to close.

3. Glue googly eyes.

4. Place paper clip in the fish's trout.

For the fishing rod

1. At the end of the stick, tie a yarn with small magnet (decide on the length). 

2. Go fish!

CHIA PET

This pet really captivates my heart. I made my own mini version of a homemade Chia Pet last year and it turned out really adorable. I searched the net for procedures but all require a stocking which I do not have in hand. I can't wait to try making one so I used the  gauze bandage that I got from our medicine box at home and this is how it turned out:

Day 1

Day 5

Day 10

Makeover Day!!!

Here's how I did it:

Materials:

• gauze bandage
• palay grains
• dirt
• thread/string
• buttons
• glue
• jelly cups

Procedure:

1. Cut gauze into square (approximately 5"x 5"), double if gauze is thin.

2. Cup gauze with hand and fill with 15-20 palay grains then put enough dirt/soil.

3. Gather the edges of the gauze and tie with a thread/string to close. It should be round, like a ball.

4. Glue buttons for eyes (or use googly eyes).

5. Place the head in a jelly cup that will serve as a stand.

6. Water everyday and wait for the hairs to grow.

7. If the hairs are already long, give it a cut! =)

So cute!

ORANGE'S CIRCLES

When I was in 4^th grade my best friend Melody taught me a game out of scribbles. She would scribble endless lines curving and circling and would ask me to decipher as many images as I can from her scribbles. This I applied to my daughter’s drawings of circles when she was 1 year old (now aged 3).

                                                           Mama Mary

Developing fetus inside the womb

Mountain and Rainbow

Sunset

 This is so much fun and my daughter Orange loves it too! =)