DISCLOSURE: I am a contributor for the websites seen in this post however, the opinions expressed here are all my own. This is NOT a sponsored post. To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here. The everyday photos of kids hanging out around the house doing their daily routine or being silly are great, but consider throwing some photoshoots at home around seasonal holidays to take advantage of all the holiday goodies out there! Here's one sweet and simple St Patrick's Day photoshoot you can try at home with your toddlers! Among the few part time jobs I have, being a contributor for a party supply company is one of my favorites. I recently was assigned a St. Patrick's Day party and had so much fun shopping their site for the perfect party materials, playing around with my home accessories to stage it, and putting together a fun party setup for a St. Patrick's Day pre-parade breakfast party. You can find more detailed shots and links to all the party accessory items seen on the blog post I wrote up for Birthday in a box here. But meanwhile after I put away the majority of the party setup, all that remained was the gold metallic curtain and some paper fans. Insert two active toddlers who ... Continue Reading...
St. Patrick’s Day Toddler Fingerpaint Craft
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. This winter, just like Brielle's first, was full of TOO MUCH SNOW! We were stuck in the house a lot! It was up to this creative mommy to come up with a few entertaining ideas. Just like my 10 Ideas to Entertain A Toddler in Winter post said, arts and crafts are a popular activity in our home! It was time for a St. Patrick's Day themed fingerpaint activity! We grabbed our favorite Crayola Washable Fingerpaints, some paper, a green pipe cleaner (not shown above) and our beloved roll of Con-Tact Brand Clear Covering Self-Adhesive Liner and got to work. Miss Brielle donned her favorite black t-shirt turned smock, rocked two baby buns and got to work spreading that paint with her favorite two finger method. It was a beautiful array of greens and oranges and she loved every minute of it. After letting her four paintings dry, I cut into a heart shape and arranged them like a four leaf clover on a sticky sheet of the Con-Tact paper. I added the pipe cleaner then peeled and applied a second layer on ... Continue Reading...
St. Patrick’s Day Contact Paper Play
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Brielle loved our first attempt at contact paper play back when we made fall leaf sun catchers with her cousins. But it’s been a while since we played with that fun material and it was time for a new activity for St. Patrick's Day! Supplies: Con-Tact Brand Self-Adhesive Shelf Liner Painting Tape Green and Yellow Tissue Paper Pieces of Green Ribbons (these were left over from our Pinwheel birthday party cookie favors!) I cut a large sheet of the contact paper, peeled the adhesive backing to expose the sticky side and used a decorative painter’s tape I had on hand to attach it sticky side out on our wall. Next, I let Brielle play! Previously I had tore up the tissue paper into tiny pieces, but this time I only did so in big chunks, encouraging her to tear it up into smaller pieces on her own. A great fine motor activity! After showing her how you can tear a piece and stick it on the contact paper, she got the hang of it, placing her pieces on the sticky wall and making her ... Continue Reading...
