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The Imagination Board
Check out some of the cool Imagination Tips that moms have already shared with us!
Today's Featured Mom Tip
Building a living room fortBy quellhorst
Take all the furniture in your living room and kitchen and all your extra sheets and blankets and pillows. In the end it is totally worth it! READ MORE
More Mom Tips
Thanksgiving decorations
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By joni514
fake fruit is nice for arrangements and it stays looking nice longer
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By Rogue35
Take paper or real leaves and put on the table. Then put a clear table cloth over the leaves for a decorative table.
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By CariAEB
Take a hike with your family to collect found items for the centerpiece. Pinecones, acorns, bittersweet. It will surely end up being an adventure to share with the guests and everyone will get some
Building with wood
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By MomToBeISaMom
We cheat and use a staple gun instead of a hammer and nails. It makes the project go quickly. My children haven't developed patience, so the quicker the better!
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By Rogue35
I would do crafts with popscile sticks. You cold make a box with a lid then decorate it.
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By arvard
Build your own wooden frames for artwork to save money/
Crafts for preschoolers
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By Zbabysmith
We recently made a belt out of large yogurt container tops. Punched holes in each cover and attached them to each other with string. Painted them and added all kinds of beads to them.
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By velvetheart83
Did you know you can use sheets of Tin Foil to mold shapes, with less mess than play doh ! Or, you can color on the foil to make shiny pictures with any Markers.
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By b-me
My kids love making mosaics with stickers.
Putting on a play in the living room
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By novaceleste
It's fun to see what the kiddos will come up wtih, if you grab various items for them to use to put on a play. Improv is fantastic for imagination.
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By MomTo2Boys2526
Use old costumes from previous Halloween and have them make up a story with fun dress up!
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By farrah
My son loves puppets! To make this an even more fun activity I will let him make the puppets and then do a show with them. He loves it!
A BOOK FOR YOUR
IMAGINATION
What would you wish for if your family was given one wish? What would you do if your family was crowned royalty for a day? In the world of imagination, the possibilities are endless!
Create Your Family's Story
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Five Easy Ways to Exercise the Imagination
The folks at WONKA have been feeding imaginations for years, and they want you to know that bringing out the creativity in your child may be easier than you think! Get the creative juices flowing with a few of these ideas that even Willy Wonka himself might enjoy!
1. Blank is best.
Instead of coloring books, give her a pad of blank paper and let her create her own designs. She’ll have plenty of time later on to learn how to stay in the lines.
2. Take your time.
Craft and play time should not be about a speedy result. Find toys that don’t do the child’s thinking for him and that don’t have a planned result, such as blocks.
3. Everyone likes to dress up.
Instead of putting all your old clothes in the garage sale, put them in a dress-up box for your children. Visit thrift stores and look for discarded “work” items, such as fireman helmets, pilot wings and chef hats. They’ll have fun assembling new outfits and pretending to be oh-so-grown-up.
4. Write, too.
Instead of reading to your child every night, ask him to write his own story or help you write one. Add a new chapter at each storytime. Once he’s ready to begin a new book, you can bind the old one into a one-of-a-kind keepsake he’ll cherish later.
5. Turn off the TV.
Trust us, your kids will find a way to entertain themselves. Just make sure you don’t swap the TV for video or computer games. Kids need downtime to play pretend, exercise or nap (which will keep their brain alert later).
