I took these two ideas, combined them, and geared them to my family needs. Since I had a child still in diapers, I had several empty wipe containers so no extra cost there. Most of the items were purchased at Target, some at Walmart, and at a reasonable price.
Here's the list of everything that I put in and with some finagling, I did fit them all in.
- two 1 gallon bags
- travel first aid kit
- antiseptic wash
- additional band-aids - I ended up putting them loose instead of keeping in the box to help fit everything in the wipe container
- lotion - travel size
- anti-bacterial gel - travel size
- mini flashlight
- small travel pack of wipes
- travel pack of tissues
- little tin of mints
- a pen
- pad of paper
- travel toothbrush
- travel toothpaste
- scissors
Last year after Michael turned one, I wanted to try and start doing some fun and cheap activities with him that I had found on Pinterest.
They actually ended up not being fun to him. The first one that I
tried didn't have a link to a blog to give instructions on how to do it,
just a picture that was pinned with this in the description: "DIY
Ball/Foam Pit for kids. Small plastic pool plus cut up pool noodles!
Less than $15." (Click here
to see the pin) So, I went and searched for a kiddy pool at the
beginning of August (bad time to look for one). Finally found one at
Toys R Us. Pool noodles were a lot easier to find and they were on
clearance - big win! I bought twelve pool noodles and cut them up into
smaller pieces. Walla, a cheap foam pit!
Here's the video that we took of Michael seeing/playing with the foam pit for the first time:
The second one I tried was using pipe cleaners and a colander (*No One Has More Fun Than The Adams'!) Here's the video that I took of him playing with them:
He seemed more interested in the pipe cleaners than putting them in the holes on the colander.
Now that he's a year older, I hope to try and get him to do more activities. I've got lots of stuff pinned for him to try out! Stay tuned...
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| Ended up getting in to get him to want to play in it. |
Here's the video that we took of Michael seeing/playing with the foam pit for the first time:
The second one I tried was using pipe cleaners and a colander (*No One Has More Fun Than The Adams'!) Here's the video that I took of him playing with them:
Now that he's a year older, I hope to try and get him to do more activities. I've got lots of stuff pinned for him to try out! Stay tuned...
ABOUT AUTHOR
I'm a stay-at-home mom in the DC Metro Area who is always looking for new and exciting things to do with the family without breaking the bank. I write about kids, meal planning, DIY, crafts, holidays, recipes, and good old family fun. Follow me on this journey called life!
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