tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382223617106966826.post4569975492813909152..comments2023-10-21T11:10:03.421+02:00Comments on Muffins and More: Busy box - ideas wanted!!!!Ms Muffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419580728085716299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382223617106966826.post-17549958473140398422009-10-15T11:43:37.297+02:002009-10-15T11:43:37.297+02:00@ Kristi
Thanks for telling me what the pearls ar...@ Kristi<br /><br />Thanks for telling me what the pearls are called - so I learned something new! :-)Ms Muffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419580728085716299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382223617106966826.post-18694201827622141092009-10-11T04:51:37.423+02:002009-10-11T04:51:37.423+02:00The beads are called Perler Beads in North America...The beads are called Perler Beads in North America or Hamma Beads in the UK. I've used them with kindergarten students and they are great for hand eye coordination!<br />I just discovered your blog by clicking a link from another blog! I love it and I'll be stopping by again!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648022980983202781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382223617106966826.post-48430086736924779762009-10-02T10:26:14.429+02:002009-10-02T10:26:14.429+02:00Thanks for all those sweet ideas. I love the one w...Thanks for all those sweet ideas. I love the one with the different books. Think I will make that. Also it sounds like it does not take too much time, which is a big plus! ;-) I already made her lacing cards a while ago (darn, that reminds me that I still have a post about activities on car trips unfinished somewhere ....) but she does not seem to like those. Similar to stringing beads. :-( Don't know why ... She loves stitching with a needle on fabric though. Maybe I can come up with somekind of sewing kit for kids ... <br /><br />I actually forgot that I am going to include a photo album. I have a small slide-in album which I want to fill with baby photos from her (like when she was bathed, nursed, cried ... all that stuff). I figured it will make it easier for her to see that she was not that different when she was smaller. :-) And I know she LOVES looking at her own baby pictures. I already chose the photos and ordered prints - just need to wait until they are done. I do think however, that this photo book will soon probably not live in the box anymore ... but migrate to her regular book shelve. :-) <br /><br />I also love the idea with the magnetic dolls. I started some a while ago actually (got the idea from your blog - really LOVED yours). I never finished them ... Maybe I should give that another go. But it really takes much more time than I thought ... maybe I'll make it to include it later. (Gotta change some stuff from the box at some point anyway I figured.) Maybe I could also add some stuff for her felt board at a later point ...<br /><br />Thanks so much for the ideas! And don't worry about the emailing! I am not going anywhere ... :-) I can wait! :-)<br />Have a great time with the kids!!!!Ms Muffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419580728085716299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1382223617106966826.post-64504758985616578202009-10-02T07:22:45.550+02:002009-10-02T07:22:45.550+02:00Lacing cards! You can buy them or make your own by...Lacing cards! You can buy them or make your own by drawing on cardboard and punching holes along the edge and then supplying her with shoelaces or wool and a blunt needle.<br /><br />Also you can make some blank books for her to write/draw her stories in. Take several sheets of regular paper and fold in half. Sew down the middle spine with sewing machine using huge stitches, and she can have little blank books! If you use a coloured sheet of paper for the cover, you can make a few in different colours form different "stories". <br /><br />Another idea: a small photo album or scrapbook of photos of your family of three and maybe grandparents doing fun activities. I did this for each of my daughters before each younger sister was born. They still love reading about life "before baby" now!<br /><br />What about paper dolls? Or magnetic dolls that she can dress up? There are some free templates on the web (but I can't remember where) that you can print onto magnetic sheets and cut out for her to play with. Maybe buy a small dry-erase magnetic board or use a cookie sheet!<br /><br />I could go on, but I must go to bed. Miss emailing you but am so silly busy in the summer. Now that autumn has come, I think I will slow down a bit and get back to emailing more.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.com