Toddler activity of the week

So I don't know about you guys but I am very much more of the "fun" mom. My house is normally a complete disaster but my kids have a mom that spends all day playing with them instead.. I'd rather be making messy memories with my kids and let my house go to crap rather than have a perfect  house with kids that remember they weren't allowed to have fun. Whoever this was one of the messiest things we have done in awhile but it also distracted all three of my kids for 2 hours so was it worth it? Hellllllll yessss!
I got out a box of these old perler beads I had used a few times as a kid and the little pattern plastic pokey things that go with it. When we first started doing this I couldn't realize why we didn't use them as a kid more cause they were so much fun. Then as we got an hour into it I started realized why..... CAUSE THEY ARE THE BIGGEST FLIPPING MESS TO CLEAN UP. My entire floor, table and benches were COVERED in beads. But hang on because like I said this was completely worth the 30 min clean up. First of all I was very impressed at the great motor skills this encouraged for the kids. They had to dig in the box for the color they wanted, picked up each bead and placing it on the mark. It was also very sensory friendly for my SPD toddler by being so hands on digging into all the beads and all the bright colors. This was also great learning for my younger kids to name and point out all the shapes of the pattern and going over all the colors and different shades. All in all they had an absolute blast, it cost me nothing and it kept them away from technology for awhile.

I'm sure you can tell from these pictures that they had an absolute blast doing this. Even though probably half the container of beads ended up all over my dining room floor... It was still great! I will say we don't have much of an end product to show.. They kept making the designs they wanted and then dumped the beads back into the tub.... So unfortunately even though two hours was spent doing this project we only have one souvenir from the kids... They just couldn't seem to grasp the waiting for it to be ironed process... But this is the one finished product my son made for me. My heart melted, I loved it so much I put it on my keychain to keep with me. Don't ask me what its supposed to be cause I honestly have no flipping clue but its the thought that counts and its adorable. haha

This is my creation which I was shamelessly pretty proud of. They wanted mommy to get involved and of course I never turn down an opportunity to craft. It also got dumped out back into the box by my youngest so it remains unfinished... Gotta love motherhood.... So key point is if you're a mom who's not afraid of messes, wants to keep her kids entertained for awhile, loves to see happy faces and wants to keep her kids away from the tv. This is perfect and can fit the needs of many age groups. We have a 4 year old, almost 3 year old and 1 year old who all did equally awesome with it. I have to admit even as a grown ass adult I enjoyed it too. Anyway this is B signing off and hoping this activity idea can help another mom keep her sanity.