
When my friend Vanessa told me about advent calendars I thought they were the neatest thing & fell in love with the concept. Here are 18 ideas for creating DIY holiday calendars, as well as the family traditions we put in our Hanukkah calendar.

When my friend Vanessa told me about advent calendars I thought they were the neatest thing & fell in love with the concept. Here are 18 ideas for creating DIY holiday calendars, as well as the family traditions we put in our Hanukkah calendar.

This guide to making a custom lift-the-flap board book is brilliant. Using an old board book and some photos, the author made custom books for three toddlers. Behind each flap is a picture of someone the toddlers know or the toddlers themselves. Neat!

The Laptop Buddah Board is one of the best toddler entertainment investments I’ve made in a while. The concept is simple: you paint on the board’s surface with water and watch your thoughts come alive in bold black strokes. As the water evaporates your art disappears and you have a blank canvas to work with again.

If you have a toddler who loves construction vehicles, then this time lapse of an overnight bridge demolition is going to fascinate them. With several diggers, dump trucks and a crane taking apart a bridge while classical music plays in the background, it’s neat to see these machines in action.

I love this idea for storing Matchbox cars and Hot Wheels. A magnet strip affixed to the bedroom wall, where cars can be conveniently stored and also add a bit of decor. Genius!

Michele over at A Yummy Mommy has a fantastic tutorial on how to create DIY wood photo blocks. Stacking blocks (and tumbling stacks) is a classic toddler pastime so why not add family pictures to the mix?

This adorable version of ‘Ten in the Bed’ is a great way to practice early subtraction skills with toddlers who can count to ten.

Today we discovered a robin’s egg nest, took kaleidoscope photos and added strawberries and mini pumpkins to our container garden. Altogether an awesome day.

Spring is here and we were finally able to do something I’ve been looking forward to for months: plant those seeds we started back in April and setup a toddler snacking garden! (Plus an herb garden for mommy.)
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