Batik craft with glue

My next batik craft for kids experiment is by using glue instead of wax or candle wax. And it is actually quite a succes. Its easy, not messy and suitable for kids.

I use this kit for stretching the cotton. Then I draw on them.

Next i trace the drawings with glue, and let it to dry overnight.

Then the next day, its ready to be colored.

The end result is quite awesome, the glue protects the outlined parts, and later we can fix the color with hot water which will dissolved the glue as well. 

Fun jelly sensorial activity

I have been wanting the kids to play with jelly for quite awhile. Jelly has many unique characters that is stimulating to the senses. Its slimy, soft, slippery and squishy. These needs little preparation cause we need to prepare the jelly first.

Preparing the containers

Food dyes.

There you go!! Multicolored jelly, the ones at the side are those with sugar for eating, those in the big containers are mainly water mix with gelatin.

And the next day the fun begins!!

The boys are just having soo much squeeky time with the jellys.

And of course those jellys dont stay pretty too long before its gets squashed. 

Later we put in water, and now this became jelly water pool. 

And diha joined in, she wont play with those cold jelly, i had to pour in some hot water before I manage to get her in the pool.

Pincer grip practice with cereal

Someone on pinterest gave me an idea on a safer pincer grip practice with small cereals. Brilliant!!

What I did was put a bowl and a plate full of cereals and let her transfer them and of course along the way she'll pop those yummy colorfull cereal in her mouth. 

Yup, in they goes!!

See how her little finger pinch those small cereal. So this is a great replacement from small tiny lego's