Book Review - Treasure Hunt

Tilly loves treasure hunting - and so does her family. Tilly's mum hides Tilly's breakfast banana in the kitchen. Tilly's dad hides Tilly's toy rabbit in the garage. On Tilly's birthday, Tilly's grandma hides chocolate money all over the house and Tilly hunts for it. "My treasure!" she cries when she finds it. But at bedtime, it's Tilly's mum and dad who do the hunting! Allan Ahlberg's affectionate appreciation of family love and ritual finds the perfect match in Gillian Tyler's warm and delightfully detailed illustrations.

This is a delightful book, a combination of great story & hide & seek. Your kids will love it!

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Flying Fish

If your looking for a cheap & easy indoor activity, go for flying fish! They are so simple to make & Joshua just played with it for ages. He asked me to make more so I ended up making handfuls of them, he loved throwing around 5 of them all together. Too cute!

Here's how!

Materials

Page from an old magazine

Pencil

Ruler

Scissors

Directions

Using the ruler, pencil, and scissors, mark and cut a strip of the magazine page that is as long as the page and 1 inch wide.

Mark a line on each end of the strip that is 1 inch from the end.

Cut a slit halfway into the strip at each point. (At one end of the strip cut from the top halfway down to the middle, and at the other end cut from the bottom halfway up to the middle.)

Bend the strip into a loop and push the slits together so that the loop closes.

Toss the fish into the air to see it fly.

It's that simple!

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Christmas Craft.

With Christmas coming up fast, holiday craft need not be expensive!

Making little wreaths for the tree, like displayed here by Martha Stewart is great for children, even toddlers! It engages them in something fun, something that they can personalise with their own color scheme, and also helps develop their hand /eye coordination.

Photo Source: Martha Stewart.

Deck the doorknobs with jolly kid-made bells. It's a great activity for days when it's too wet or chilly to play outside and -- between your craft bin and the refrigerator -- you probably have all the supplies on hand: an egg carton, paint, glitter, glue, and yarn.

Bell How-To

1. Cut the cone-shape pieces that separate the eggs out of a cardboard carton (one egg carton will produce five bells).

2. Paint each divider, using acrylic or poster paint. Let dry; apply glue along the edge of the divider, all over the outside, or wherever you like, and sprinkle with glitter.

3. Thread an embroidery needle with yarn, poke a hole through a bell's crown, and pull yarn through partway. For a clapper, slip a jingle bell onto the end of the yarn; tie a knot above the jingle bell. Tie several bells around a doorknob, staggering the lengths of the yarn.

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Christmas Craft.

Jelly

If your like me and buy Jelly in those small container at the supermarkets for your children, because they are portion controlled, I have found a cheaper way!

I started saving the tubs. Now that I have 6 of them, I just buy the packets of jelly, sometimes they are as cheap as 99c on special, that way you can really stock up!

If you always forget to make it in advance you can now also get cold water jelly which sets in just 30 mins.

I make the jelly & pour it into these tubs. So for 99c I get 5 tubs, which for me last a whole week! ( I only have one child) but you get the idea. If your feeling creative you could add fruit pieces to the bottom of the tubs before filling with Jelly. Kids love jelly. It certainly is cheaper then Ice-cream tubs. For families that have 3 or more children, this can save heaps of money throughout a year! There are heaps of flavors out there, so don't think your limited to just plain old lime or strawberry.

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Flower Tinting

This is such a fun activity to do with your little one. It also allows you to show your child how plants drink water through their stalks and where the water goes.

Materials

Clear vase or cup

water

food coloring

White carnation or daisy

Directions

1. Fill a clear vase or cup halfway with water and add enough food coloring to tint the water a bright colour.

2. Add the chosen flower and watch the flower change color over the next few hours. It's that easy!

You can also do this experiment with celery. In fact, this may be a great way to encourage a reluctant eater. After all, purple celery is bound to taste better then the green variety.

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World of Esty

At the Imagination Store, we are all for toys that stimulate children's ability to learn through play, so today we are looking at some products that come from the wonderful world of Esty.

1.Wooden Dinosaurs by Happy Squash Toys

2.Counting Acorns by Mama Mayl

3.Crayon Roll Up by My Sunshine Designs

4.Animal Farm Soap by Pure Heart Soap

5.Personalized Name Puzzle Step by Anne Marie Gifts

6.Wooden Memory game by Love Monkey

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