Playing with Chalk | Baby-Toddler Ideas

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the Summer draws on and Darcy becomes more and more active, we are increasingly looking for fun, easy things to do. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2L9w3imqL97R0XRUFCeHjKScwga8xAD9ewTEKPzl4A0BwKLbYSNs1n7nfR3kSvxugt4aw8l2vvWYHZenoQwoWtizdhXGwEzNI6pOugi7ADznGyHuwsiHPF87D9z-qR5ixq_DIbszMkE0-/s1600/free+toddler+fun1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Free_Toddler_Activities" border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2L9w3imqL97R0XRUFCeHjKScwga8xAD9ewTEKPzl4A0BwKLbYSNs1n7nfR3kSvxugt4aw8l2vvWYHZenoQwoWtizdhXGwEzNI6pOugi7ADznGyHuwsiHPF87D9z-qR5ixq_DIbszMkE0-/s640/free+toddler+fun1.jpg" title="Free_Toddler_Activities" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My criteria for at home fun is always- easy to prepare, interesting and affordable. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Drawing with chalks is all three- woop!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8-P3ZDX-B5m-8LayUz4Pr_sQaatpGikaqccJVlj9a7G_KuKyDFGLURyqM3j5BbLZZ8udW6aqQOfplehTcNNXDdQtuG1gvLeUS0bTFD5jsslggqetxATJcyb6fHoznhJXMRO6U4IKA7Eo/s1600/chalk1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Free_Toddler_Activities" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8-P3ZDX-B5m-8LayUz4Pr_sQaatpGikaqccJVlj9a7G_KuKyDFGLURyqM3j5BbLZZ8udW6aqQOfplehTcNNXDdQtuG1gvLeUS0bTFD5jsslggqetxATJcyb6fHoznhJXMRO6U4IKA7Eo/s640/chalk1.jpg" title="Free_Toddler_Activities" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whilst in IKEA a few months back, we bought a pack of chalks on a bit of a whim. Darcy has only recently started showing an interest in crayons so I they were a bit of a gamble. Since Spring (when these pictures were taken, hence the wellies and coat), we have been spending a lot of time outside, renovating our overgrown, crappy backgarden. Whilst we chop and dig and moan about the hard work (mostly me!), Darcy potters about on the raised patio area playing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We introduced the chalks to her thinking she wouldn't bother but we couldn't have been more wrong! She played for agggggeessss. And by 'aaggggesss' I mean over 10 minutes, which is like 4 years in Tot-Terms. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVU2dJ4AzZaOD5SMcGfE7YURkK5M7FBkQycugiK50JTdiGSPsNxwR4yjplwz81V1ZgC_OD0u7lwtuBYTR2Vmv_QJmwd4PzTt-r5u4I2tUjNZhLaV6C8xSX-HJZLjRjLNBc8OS-d5bJhA-/s1600/chalk2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Free_Toddler_Activities" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVU2dJ4AzZaOD5SMcGfE7YURkK5M7FBkQycugiK50JTdiGSPsNxwR4yjplwz81V1ZgC_OD0u7lwtuBYTR2Vmv_QJmwd4PzTt-r5u4I2tUjNZhLaV6C8xSX-HJZLjRjLNBc8OS-d5bJhA-/s640/chalk2.jpg" title="Free_Toddler_Activities" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see, I was pretty enthralled too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love, love, love the 'naughty' element of not using paper and the fact that with the rain the pictures will be gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since we took these snaps Darcy has decorated the outside bricks and we have bought and installed an outdoor blackboard with holders for her colours, which she LOVES. You might have seen it on Instagram if you follow me over there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it, an easy toddler activity that costs nada (providing you have the chalks in of course) and is completely fuss free! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year we did <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/icey-nicey.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> and <a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/sensory-play-ideas.html" target="_blank">THIS</a>, so if you have teeny tiny ones, they might be worth a read. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you do in the Summer to keep kiddies occupied? 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Playing with Chalk | Baby-Toddler Ideas

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Darcy's Den

<div style="text-align: center;">Aloha Sprinklerinos,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was going to save this for next week because I felt like I should do a beauty review but really, bronzer over baby? I don't think so! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday Darcy and I had nowhere to go and no intention of getting out of our pijamas so spent the day playing inside. Since her cot is downstairs at the moment and she's using my office as a place to sleep (she sleeps better in there because of the blackout curtains) there is a little unused nook in her bedroom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was all very spur of the moment but we decided to build a cosy little den and read some books together. For the 'Mummy Mafia' out there, she was supervised every second of the game and fairy lights are obviously not something she usually has so close to her. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqi0xkuhi7fvHt0ADuUqNlByiDUXiwrimkk8ioK3d5F_x1Sh_LPKD2QyIq-cv-Xc_Y6-M__C2v9bzy0KqcSIwoNO-PXfYqAmwvnhg6mhirQk0rhiPXyQ5HaLpMjde259o7Sc4TLzXg5FY/s1600/Playhouse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baby Glitter Den" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqi0xkuhi7fvHt0ADuUqNlByiDUXiwrimkk8ioK3d5F_x1Sh_LPKD2QyIq-cv-Xc_Y6-M__C2v9bzy0KqcSIwoNO-PXfYqAmwvnhg6mhirQk0rhiPXyQ5HaLpMjde259o7Sc4TLzXg5FY/s640/Playhouse1.jpg" title="Baby Glitter Den" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO039I2ciL8U_OT-u0j4O4cVDL4m-ohLzKi4sbMSmI_jo1Uqhyphenhyphenphm1ZeLDs4lg7qjqfN8VuYtXfayWQITZHCe2k7XtSzt9K-3x1QLxPKzpn3pbpjx3tK8jsRglLVteuap8Ub8qZCPfRAB/s1600/Playhouse2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baby Glitter Den" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO039I2ciL8U_OT-u0j4O4cVDL4m-ohLzKi4sbMSmI_jo1Uqhyphenhyphenphm1ZeLDs4lg7qjqfN8VuYtXfayWQITZHCe2k7XtSzt9K-3x1QLxPKzpn3pbpjx3tK8jsRglLVteuap8Ub8qZCPfRAB/s640/Playhouse2.jpg" title="Baby Glitter Den" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8mhNHTvZc4X28GecDQWhxElo8TYjTa2m0h0Qk5AUdsvGgWzZOBJpLOnFxIAl4x6-Tw1A86-kjHlQuU8HhxUCgxde15a7W9YXFbD0ucMef6WIRg3H_-oOBEfItvld6Cau65xzU_JJ3R4F/s1600/Playhouse3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baby Glitter Den" border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8mhNHTvZc4X28GecDQWhxElo8TYjTa2m0h0Qk5AUdsvGgWzZOBJpLOnFxIAl4x6-Tw1A86-kjHlQuU8HhxUCgxde15a7W9YXFbD0ucMef6WIRg3H_-oOBEfItvld6Cau65xzU_JJ3R4F/s640/Playhouse3.jpg" title="Baby Glitter Den" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pretending to be asleep, complete with tiny 'snore' noises. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0UYJredeBtrsqIli8OSYLwxPj-d-kGcZ2f-oO-yxfIOjqQaT8j0Hp-HUSsmIsdw_vovtcViG4DXlelc-GpCVUEnMhvYiUZlZkhdkufrjd3j0yzF10sZPQcaLoX8lZjYh3MdcZM_AkL0O/s1600/Playhouse7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baby Glitter Den" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0UYJredeBtrsqIli8OSYLwxPj-d-kGcZ2f-oO-yxfIOjqQaT8j0Hp-HUSsmIsdw_vovtcViG4DXlelc-GpCVUEnMhvYiUZlZkhdkufrjd3j0yzF10sZPQcaLoX8lZjYh3MdcZM_AkL0O/s640/Playhouse7.jpg" title="Baby Glitter Den" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFNIKYiV9P8iGeqxRh0j8uxtl4ktQ6AfWYaiTxix_slPCdbozN70EIMNxR5_fpBn2oQR5mhheUvRKyl-edyFUcVbYwuAo1Y4_mIdzlxRxJ7JF1-wvOqUiaR4pa_UPgu_ZXqu04F8K7vIy/s1600/playhouse9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Baby Glitter Den" border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFNIKYiV9P8iGeqxRh0j8uxtl4ktQ6AfWYaiTxix_slPCdbozN70EIMNxR5_fpBn2oQR5mhheUvRKyl-edyFUcVbYwuAo1Y4_mIdzlxRxJ7JF1-wvOqUiaR4pa_UPgu_ZXqu04F8K7vIy/s640/playhouse9.jpg" title="Baby Glitter Den" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All we did to make this was open up the clothes dryer, drape blankets on top, lay the giant duvet on the bottom and bejewel with ornaments rose lights and, most especially, my wedding veil. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have my veil displayed in Darcy's room so it was to hand and since she wasn't left alone at any point, I felt OK with it being part of playtime. If you are planning to make this more of an independent activity I would definitely not advise using such precious materials! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Darcy thought her den was the bees knees and stayed in there for about 40 minutes- long in toddler terms!! I just know we're going to make more of these round the house as she grows so I will be sure to share them with you too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What were your favourite childhood games?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Sprinkleofglitr" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6c0945; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/sprinkleofglitter" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6c0945; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sprinkleofglitter?ref=hl" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6c0945; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/babyglitter/" style="color: #6c0945; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.hellocotton.com/mypage/sprinkle-of-glitter" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6c0945; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Hello Cotton</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/1918059/sprinkle-of-glitter" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6c0945; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Bloglovin'</a></div></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">Toodlepip!</div></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This month my Ultimate Advertiser is <a href="http://www.thelifeofbon.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6c0945; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Life of Bon</a></span><a href="http://kittenishbehaviour.com/store/index.php?route=common/home" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6c0945; font-size: xx-small; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">.</a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> If you would like to find out more about advertising on this blog, click </span><a href="http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/p/sponsor.html" style="color: #6c0945; font-size: xx-small; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">HERE</a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Darcy's Den

Aloha Sprinklerinos, I was going to save this for next week because I felt like I should do a beauty review but really, bronzer over baby? I...

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