http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com Learning Activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school aged children. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:44:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My 4 year old and 3 year old girls love puzzles especially 100 + pieces princess puzzles. They are such good friends working on puzzles together and in addition to keeping them occupied it is great to know that they are building important educational skills. Hand-Eye Coordination Memory Fine motor skills Learn to look ... http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/5-skills-children-build-from-putting-together-jigsaw-puzzles/ Here is a fun educational game for babies and toddlers: Put a bell or some other noise maker into a container and cover that container plus two other containers with contact paper. These can be empty small milk cartons, margarine containers, baby food jars etc... Shake the empty containers and then ... http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/find-the-sound-games-for-babies/ Fun finger play to do with even the smallest child. Ten little fingers (wiggle fingers) Dance and play. Ten little fingers Wiggle all day. Ten little toes (wiggle toes) Dance and play Ten little toes Wiggle all day. http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/ten-little-fingers-finger-play/ I made green smoothies for my kids today. Since it was nice and thick I called it ice cream. They were so excited that they didn't even ask about the green colour. They both eagerly asked for seconds! Here is how we made it: 1 bunch spinach 1 cup milk (I used ... http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/green-spinach-ice-cream-that-had-my-kids-asking-for-seconds/