Tag: mom

Thursday Thoughts – Does My Newborn Recognize Me?

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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.

Thursday Crafts For Kids ~ Paper Sand Dollars

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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.

Thursday Crafts For Kids ~ Paper Birds For Kids

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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.