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We make finger puppets out of egg boxes.
We cut out the bits, one is for the body and one for the head, just make a slit to put the head in and glue it then you can paint it. You can make a mouse, giraffe,lion, crocodile. We love sticking the wobbly eyes on and then when finished they look great to play with. |
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Sorry I have taken a while to get back to you on this one (thanks A2 for watching it in the meantime
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Hi,
What about paper bag puppets, you just get a brown paper lunch bag and use whatever paper, stickers etc you have around the house to decorate it. You can then do a puppet show. |
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hey all my name is melanie and i have a 15 month old called Zahra-Jane. we are off to melbourne on the 16th of December and i am just wanting to know how to keep her entertained for nearly 3 hours on the plane. please help i am stuck in what to take up with her..
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Hi Mel, post your question in the forum below and someone is bound to have some ideas for you.
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DD (14m) and I have been playing with playdough. At the moment she's not up to using cookie cutters, rolling pins and other playdough accesories and it's been a bit boring.
Today I used cheap stacking cups (that I got from the warehouse for $2) and rolled the playdough into little balls. We put the playdough in and out of the different coloured cups, me naming the coloured cups, the I let her also play with the playdough container, putting the lid on and "packing away". Was a bit more fun, hopefully teaching her her colours a little, and good fine motor especailly with putting the lid on and off and picking the tiny balls up and getting them out. |
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Sorry, but I can't get to the playdough link - it seems to have timed out. Can I get it back please!!!!
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just wanted to say this thread is fab! so many good ideas to try out!
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wow, great list. i wish i had found this last year
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Great ideas! Just what I need - struggling to keep my 18 month old entertained all day.
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