Comments on: Junk(mail) for Dinner

By: Catalogue Double Up - SquiggleMum

Catalogue Double Up - SquiggleMum — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:02:34 +0000

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:36:58 +0000

My kids used to do this too. As they get older, you can use this to help them withe their number skills by looking at the foods with certain prices. My grade 2 boy now gets given “money” to go “shopping” with in the catalogues & cuts out the items he wants that he can afford.

Love the paper plate idea

By: MrsDesperate

MrsDesperate — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:30:37 +0000

We used to do that too! (They think they are too old for it now…) We also use old magazines for that kind of thing. You can also get them to find pictures of things beginning with a particular letter – it can be harder than they think. Good rainy day fun!

By: cath

cath — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:52:28 +0000

WOW – thanks everyone for your comments. You know I almost didn’t post this idea, thinking it was a bit ordinary! It’s funny how the simple, cost-free ideas attract so much interest, even if the final product isn’t a gorgeous piece of art for the wall. I love that you all appreciate that process is so much more important than the finished product when it comes to toddler activities!!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:24:31 +0000

What a great idea!! Wow Cath, where do you get them from. You should compile a book of all these fantastic, cheap, fun ideas for kids.
I’m almost tempted to pull down our “No Junk Mail” sign so we can have some fun with this one.

By: elyssa

elyssa — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:30:17 +0000

That is a GREAT idea Cath, and so versitile for different ages. Will do this activity on the school hols for sure.

By: Meredith @ thinkthinks

Meredith @ thinkthinks — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:31:40 +0000

Great idea!

You could also glue some pics onto cardboard to make a sturdy shopping game.

By: Andie

Andie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:29:35 +0000

My kids just did this at church on Sunday and then they sat and made another one while I was cooking dinner last night. It’s such a great little time filler and as other people have said, there’s so many ways to vary the activity each time.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:50:07 +0000

Too cute! You have great craft ideas.

By: cath

cath — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:55:59 +0000

From Facebook:
Karen Askey-Doran at 9:48pm June 24

Ooooh and you can do coloured food days….like all the red foods or yellow foods….then you can do what could we take on a picnic? Or…what sort of foods help your teeth to be strong…