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flashback fun: classic children’s activities

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remember those fun activities that we built memories around when we were kids?  sometimes it’s nice to just enjoy those simple things with our children.  here are some of those classic children’s activities that many of us did when we were children.

 
1. Play Hopscotch – famiglia&seoul
2. Straw Necklaces – Mama Smiles
3. Magazine Collages – Reading Confetti
4. Egg Carton Caterpillars – Glittering Muffins

1. Collecting Rocks – Inspiration Laboratories
2. Noodle Necklaces – Crayon Freckles
3.  Leaf Rubbings – Word Playhouse
4. Playing Card Motorbike – Toddler Approved
1. Homemade Shrinky Dinks – Unplug Your Kids
2. Baking Soda and Vinegar Volcano – The Saavy Housewife
3. Painting with Potato Stamps – My Growing Home
4. Homemade Crayons – One Perfect Day

1. Dying Carnations – Paint Cut Paste
2. Coffee Filter Butterflies – I Can Teach My Child
3. Contact Paper Suncatchers – Crayon Freckles
4. Tin Can Phone – Childhood 101

 

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Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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6 Comments

  1. I remember doing many of these as a child! What a fun round up!

  2. This is such a great round up! I'm pinning it so I can check them all out. Thanks for including our molded crayons!

  3. The old school crafts never get old! Thanks for including our straw necklaces – reminds me that I need to do that with my two-year-old!

  4. Great round-up! Thanks for including us 🙂

  5. Love this list of activities! I've never tried Shrinky Dinks…I'll have to give it a whirl. Thanks for including our hopscotch! 🙂

  6. I had so much fun with these when I was a kid. It will be fun to do them with my kids.

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