Digging for treasure! What could be more exciting than that for little ones? Here is a simple-to-prepare pirate treasure themed playdough activity that will keep your young child interested and busy for hours (while working on their fine-motor skills!) You Will Need: 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1 Tbsp Cream of Tartar 1 Tbsp…
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DIY Kids’ Treasure Hunt
To celebrate the last day of pirate themed activities and crafts, I planned a fun Treasure Hunt for Onetime yesterday. When I was a kid, I used to make these kinds of hunts up for my friends and it was always a blast! Take this idea and use it for a birthday party, a special…
How to Celebrate Connection on Valentine’s Day
Over the years, I’ve posted many fun activities here on One Time Through to celebrate Valentine’s Day with kids. As my son has grown, I’ve realized more and more that what makes or breaks any activity is whether it brings us further into a state of connection or not. In other words, the best ones…
How to Find the True Christmas Spirit without Church
I’m 8 years old. It’s two days before Christmas and I’m sneaking down the basement stairs, careful to superstitiously avoid the third step from the bottom with the crack in it… No one knows I’m here. And I’m being as quiet as a mouse. My heart is pounding and the adrenaline is making me extra…
Silver Bells Sensory Bin and Fine Motor Play
Do you have a special Christmas memory from childhood? What about a memory associated with a favourite Christmas carol? For me that memory is sitting in the school gym as a child singing “Silver Bells” surrounded by 200 other voices filled with excitement at the approach of the holidays. There was just something so magical about that…