StoryBots

hello,

since I haven't posted in quite a while, I have decided to make a post on a wonderful video series called StoryBots. they are somewhat educational music videos featuring little robots that are very cute. one thing I like about StoryBots it that the music is not annoying. another thing that has been nice is that Mr. Turtle has fallen asleep quite a few times while watching them. Recently, netfix has made a StoryBots show called "ask the Storybots" where the storybots answer questions like "how do airplanes fly?"

click Here to see one of the music videos.

I totally reccomend this if you have a little one.

enjoy!

-Ali

Popsicles

Hey guys!

Recently I have been making some simple fruity Popsicles for Mr. Turtle, and I thought I would do a post on it. These are good for younger children because of how they are made. They are soft, so they are easy to bite, and they only have natural, fruity ingredients. 

You will need: 

Popsicle molds (4 spaces)

Blender

Two bananas

Two tbs. of pineapple

or three tbs. of blueberries

1/3 cup of orange juice

Put the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Pour the blend into the Popsicle molds, freeze, and enjoy. Hope you like them!

-Ali

Hand and foot print exploration

Hey everybody.
yesterday Mr. Turtle and I were playing in the sandbox when I saw a cat print in the sand and was inspired to do a bit of exploring with hand and foot prints. It was simple, easy, and we didn't even have to leave the sandbox. If you don't have a sandbox that's just fine, all you need is a place with loose dirt. use a shovel to loosen about a square foot of dirt. Then bring your child over and press your hand or foot into the dirt, or help your child to press their's in. Remove the hand and show your child how it made a print. That's all I have for today, so I hope you enjoyed this fun exploration project.

-Ali

Play kitchen

Hey everybody! I'm here to write a post on the kitchen area we made, as I said I would in the last post. I started out by clearing off a waist-high shelf, you could also use the first two shelves of a bookshelf, so just use something similar to that. The next thing I did was take two pieces of paper and draw two circles on each paper. I then placed the paper on the top part of the shelf to act as burners. I got a small plastic tub to use as a sink. For the final touch I used some pretend food, pots and pans and filled the lower shelf with them. If you don't have play food, you could use things like large beads. If you do use beads as a substitute, supervise the child when they play in the kitchen. That's all for today, I hope you enjoyed the post, and if you made the kitchen, I hope your child enjoys it.

Until next time

-Ali

Welcome!

Welcome to Crafts with Tots!
I am Ali, a big sister, and I love doing crafts and things with my little brother, Mr. Turtle.

Recently, after creating a simple kitchen from things we had around the house (I will write a post about that soon) I realized that it was something lots of people can do to entertain their toddler, along with other things we like to do. So, I consulted my mom, and then began this blog. Some of the things are things you would do a lot, some of them may be one-time crafts, but soon you and your child will never run out of things to do.  

Until next time,

-Ali