Monthly Archives: October 2012
Activities for National Candy Corn Day
Halloween’s tomorrow and Candy Corn is a huge part of Halloween. It is only appropriate that the day before Halloween is National Candy Corn Day! To celebrate National Candy Corn Day and to prepare for Halloween, here are a few Candy Corn activities to do with your kids.
Help Your Kids Learn to Count & Learn Spatial Recognition – Fill a small jar up with candy corn and count them, but don’t tell your kids how much is in there. Let them guess and whoever is closest gets the candy inside!
Helps Your Kids Learn Shapes and Sizes – Using white, orange and yellow (the candy corn colors) paper, cut out the three layers of the candy corn. (Yellow on bottom, then orange, then white at the top). Spread them out for your child on a surface and scramble them up. Let your child try and recreate each candy corn! This is a great hands on activity for toddlers. Tip: use construction paper and not computer paper so that each piece is durable for your child to fiddle with.
Tips for Preparing Your Family for Natural Disasters
With sadness we are watching the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. In our day to day living we aren’t always thinking about natural disasters, but when it comes to protecting our children and families it always helps to be prepared and not wait for an actual disaster to think about survival plans. Try to take a few minutes to think about how prepared your family is for a natural disaster or a fire.
Ask yourself:
- Do you have an evacuation plan?
Halloween Scavenger Hunt To Win Baby Products
It’s that spooky time of year, but don’t be afraid, for Kolcraft’s website brings treats not tricks. Join us for our virtual Halloween scavenger hunt to win baby products.
When – Now through midnight CST on October 31, 2012
Where – Throughout the Kolcraft.com site
How – Read the clues below and scavenger through Kolcraft’s site to find the images. Don’t forget to look at alternate images. When you find the images, email marketing@kolcraft.com with where the images are. A winner will be pulled via Random.org on November 1, 2012.
Read MoreEasy Love Postcard Craft for Your Toddler
In our digital age it is rare that we receive any mail outside of bills and “junk” mail. You can brighten a grandparent or special someone’s day by making Love Postcards with your toddler.
What you need:
- 4 x 6 index cards
- Non-Toxic paint, markers, crayons, or any art medium of your choice
- Stamp
5 Tips To Calm A Fussy Baby
It’s 2 am and your baby is screaming at the top of her lungs. You are exhausted and at the verge of tears as you try to calm your baby. What is a tired parent to do? We asked some moms, dads and experts what they do to calm a fussy baby. Here are 5 of the top tips.
Read MoreWin a Trip To Sesame Place and Meet Elmo!
We love Sesame Street and we love Elmo. He is such a loveable furry creature and has been helping babies and toddlers giggle and learn with our baby products through the years. We are SUPER excited to be partnering with Sesame Street Place to give you and your family the opportunity to win a very special trip to see Sesame Place’s A Very Furry Christmas!
Read MoreEasy Autumn Table Decoration for Under $20 Dollars!
We love the crisp weather of Fall, apple picking, pumpkin patches and hot apple cider. We love all that autumn brings especially the opportunity to bring the Fall colors inside with beautiful table decorations. This easy table decoration was made for $20! Well, it was $18.97 to be exact.
Read MoreTips for Raising a Toddler with Love
When your sweet, cooing baby becomes a toddler it can seem that overnight the battle of wills begins. Your toddler starts to explore a sense of self, a sense of independence and a sense of willfulness. We want the best for our children, but as adults it’s easy to read our own judgements, pain or hurt into their actions.
Read MoreShare Your Favorite Recipe for National Dessert Day
Dessert is usually a kid’s favorite part of dinner. Even if they say they can’t eat any more dinner, they always seem to have room for dessert! Of course having dessert too often is never a good idea, but Sunday is National Dessert Day so it’s the perfect opportunity to splurge!
Read MoreKolcraft Going to ABC Kids Expo
Kolcraft is heading to beautiful Louisville, KY – home of MLB Louisville Slugger bats, the Kentucky Derby, the nation’s largest urban forest and All Baby and Children Kids Expo. This amazing show is where manufacturers and retailers meet to showcase new and exciting products, to meet with people in parenting media and talk about the latest in industry news. It’s an exciting time to meet old friends and make new ones as together we work to give moms, dads and caretakers the very best in baby products.
We will be blogging, tweeting and facebooking from the show so stay tuned!
