Big Kids & Car Seats {as seen on the Jacksonville Moms Blog}

This was a recent post I did for the Jax Moms Blog about Big Kids & Booster Seats.  I learned a lot from my recent car seat check, you can read all about it here.

Summer Boredom Buster {Wrapping Paper Roll Ramp}

Is your house overrun with little cars?  Yeah, mine too!  Here's an easy peasy ramp that will keep the kids busy all afternoon.  Click here for directions.

Summer Boredom Buster {Toilet Paper Roll Race Car}

Here's another fun one from the archives.  Make yourself a toilet paper roll race car and give your little friends a ride around the house.  Click here for directions.

Cardboard Tube Ramp

 Ramp Supply List: 1 wrapping paper tube, duct tape, colored electrical tape, scissors, little cars

 Start by cutting the tube in a straight line all the way down.

 Fold your tube in half and crease it in the middle.  Use the duct tape to tape over the edges of the wrapping paper tube and use the colored electrical tape to make racing stripes down the center of your two racing sides.

Race your cars!  We found that smaller sized cars worked better than some of the larger ones that Cole has.  It was really trial and error to find a few that worked the best.  Here's a little film clip I took so you can see the ramp in action.

Toilet Paper Roll Race Car

 Race Car Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, paint, hole punch, scissors, 4 plastic bottle lids, 2 toothpicks, 1 straw

 Begin by painting your toilet paper roll.

 While you're waiting for your toilet paper roll to dry trim your straw to just a little shorter than your toothpicks. 

 Punch holes in your toilet paper roll and thread the straw through.  Then insert the toothpick through the straw.

 Punch some small holes in the plastic lids.  You want to make sure that you get the hole directly in the center so that the wheels don't wobble.

 Put the wheels onto the toothpicks.  I ended up putting a little drop of glue on the outside of the wheel, right where the toothpick poked through, but it wasn't necessary.  I just didn't want the baby to pull them off and try to eat them.

Cut a hole in the center of the toilet paper roll for a seat and find a little friend who wants to go for a ride.

Book Suggestion: R is for Race: A Stock Car Alphabet is a great book that is as rhyming verse for that little kids will love and longer paragraphs that are good for older kids.  It's perfect for the little car enthusiast in your house.