Do you remember that first glance, Mom? I sure do. With each of my children. It is forever imbedded in my mind and in my heart.
Do you remember that first glance, Mom? I sure do. With each of my children. It is forever imbedded in my mind and in my heart.
Answer: Newborns recognize their mother’s voice at birth. They’ve been listening to you for 9 months! It is said to take baby somewhere between 15-20 days to recognize their dad’s voice after birth. Babies are also said to have a heightened sense of smell, allowing them to recognize their mom’s presence in the dark for night time diaper changes and feedings.
White or cream-colored card stock
Round cotton pad or circle of packing foam
Glue
Clothespins
Dry barley
How to make it
To make your own paper sand dollars, first cut a pair of circles, about 3 inches in diameter, from white or cream-colored card stock.
Sandwich the 2 circles together with a round cotton pad or circle of packing foam between them.
Glue the circles together, using clothespins to hold them in place until the glue has dried.
Finally, glue on a star-shaped design of dry barley, white beans, or uncooked pasta shells.
Scrapbook paper
Scissors
Pencil
Colored paper clips
Tape
Glue stick
Hole punch or pushpins
How to make it
For each, draw a bird figure on a piece of scrapbook paper. You can download a bird template here.
Bend a colored paper clip or two into feet and tape them to the back side of one figure. Use a glue stick to join the two matching figures, sandwiching the paper clip legs between them.
Make an eye with a hole punch or pushpin and adjust the legs so that the bird can stand on its own.