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friday"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fine motor skills"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddler"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddlerhomeschool"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Personalized Hot Air Balloon Contact Paper Craft"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sOMb79PXCzA\/UwZyAUanAcI\/AAAAAAAAHnE\/rPJNbtDaDnY\/s1600\/hotairballoon.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sOMb79PXCzA\/UwZyAUanAcI\/AAAAAAAAHnE\/rPJNbtDaDnY\/s1600\/hotairballoon.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"522\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n(This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting us!)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nHappy Fine Motor Fridays!! If you have been following along this week, you know that this weeks Toddler Homeschool theme is Balloons. We have been having a blast learning about ,exploring, and crafting balloons of all kinds. For our last project of the week, we made this incredibly adorable fine motor filled contact paper hot air balloon craft!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFor this craft you will need:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002HNYZ40\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B002HNYZ40\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EClear Contact Paper\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B002HNYZ40\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00AC7877O\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00AC7877O\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EAssorted Color Tissue Paper\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00AC7877O\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004XMJAVQ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B004XMJAVQ\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EBrown Yarn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B004XMJAVQ\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0010JEJPC\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0010JEJPC\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EScotch Thermal Laminator\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B0010JEJPC\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E (Seriously.. you NEED this in your life. How many times do I have to tell you?!) \n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00006IBK9\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00006IBK9\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EHole Punch\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B00006IBK9\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0009F3P3U\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0009F3P3U\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003ETape\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B0009F3P3U\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA picture of your child (preferably a full body shot)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zXHokBdkgT4\/UwZyoEVgIuI\/AAAAAAAAHnM\/tbAY4MPbGwg\/s1600\/hotairballoon1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zXHokBdkgT4\/UwZyoEVgIuI\/AAAAAAAAHnM\/tbAY4MPbGwg\/s1600\/hotairballoon1.jpg\" height=\"267\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nIt's no secret that we LOVE contact paper crafts. They are mess-free, help to develop fine motor skills, and are a phenomenal sensory experience. For this craft, Kingston got to do two contact paper crafts in one. The first thing he did was make the hot air balloon basket. To make the basket, I provided him with a piece of contact paper sticky side up and a stack of cut up brown yarn.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sqtcjkVddzE\/UwZ0KS_3ByI\/AAAAAAAAHnY\/47nx-Ye9MQk\/s1600\/hotairballoon2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sqtcjkVddzE\/UwZ0KS_3ByI\/AAAAAAAAHnY\/47nx-Ye9MQk\/s1600\/hotairballoon2.jpg\" height=\"322\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nK worked on his fine motor skills by pinching, pulling, and picking up the individual pieces of yarn. He stuck them down to the paper in a clump and then separated them one by one.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--UmBYWNQejs\/UwZ0X45nhmI\/AAAAAAAAHng\/EDahoBxFgB0\/s1600\/hotairballoon3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--UmBYWNQejs\/UwZ0X45nhmI\/AAAAAAAAHng\/EDahoBxFgB0\/s1600\/hotairballoon3.jpg\" height=\"352\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWhen he was done with the basket portion, I put that aside. I gave him another piece of contact paper and some sheets of red and orange tissue paper. (You could use any color of course, but this is what I had on hand!)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1beJVEzcRNY\/UwZ0lxEpkVI\/AAAAAAAAHno\/MVbWzTEylas\/s1600\/hotairballoon4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1beJVEzcRNY\/UwZ0lxEpkVI\/AAAAAAAAHno\/MVbWzTEylas\/s1600\/hotairballoon4.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"358\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI demonstrated how to squeeze the tissue paper into a ball (another fine motor skill), and Kingston was psyched about this. He pinched, squished, and squeezed the paper into crumbled little messes and then stuck them to the contact paper.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U3yOLnoZhO0\/UwZ02koJpgI\/AAAAAAAAHnw\/XN_-UJPqKa0\/s1600\/hotairballoon5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U3yOLnoZhO0\/UwZ02koJpgI\/AAAAAAAAHnw\/XN_-UJPqKa0\/s1600\/hotairballoon5.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nHe squished and stuck until all of the tissue was stuck to the contact paper.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JYgViQf7iC4\/UwZ1FStSk4I\/AAAAAAAAHn4\/N17qb8eXR5Y\/s1600\/hotairballon7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JYgViQf7iC4\/UwZ1FStSk4I\/AAAAAAAAHn4\/N17qb8eXR5Y\/s1600\/hotairballon7.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"371\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WncCDqm_b-E\/UwZ1FWViSpI\/AAAAAAAAHn8\/eXZG5FSGqKY\/s1600\/hotairballoon6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WncCDqm_b-E\/UwZ1FWViSpI\/AAAAAAAAHn8\/eXZG5FSGqKY\/s1600\/hotairballoon6.jpg\" height=\"368\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAfter he was done with his part, Mama got to work. I covered the tops of the contact paper creations with more contact paper sealing them in. Then came the best part, I printed out a full body shot of Kingston and ran in through the laminator creating a tiny laminated K!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTo finish the rest of the project, I cut the balloon collage and basket collage into the aforementioned shapes. Then I punched two holes in the bottom of the balloon and two holes in the top of the basket and tied brown yarn to attach the two.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nSide Note: The little K is seriously adorable. I LOVED playing with paper dolls as a child, and this was just like a little laminated paper doll. The possibilities are endless. It sparked the desire to make the hot air balloon more child friendly. So that Kingston could actually play with the hot air balloon and the mini Kingston, I ran the contact paper projects through the laminator as well! This made them super sturdy and flat. He will now be able to tote it around and move the little Kingston (which I attached with a piece of tape) in and out of the hot air balloon!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6X77gBjUNBA\/UwZ2DXn16PI\/AAAAAAAAHoM\/Amb-QRLLivE\/s1600\/hotairballon8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6X77gBjUNBA\/UwZ2DXn16PI\/AAAAAAAAHoM\/Amb-QRLLivE\/s1600\/hotairballon8.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"341\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI am super inspired now to make an entire world for laminated Kingston and his adventures. I am planning on incorporating a laminated Kingston activity into each of our homeschool units. Eventually we will have a bunch of different activities for real life K to move his little laminated K in and out of. We can even add new characters to the adventures! So stay tuned for more laminated K action in the future. And seriously, buy a laminator, make tons of little laminated children of your own, and report back on their adventures. Their are endless possibilities!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dxjs2tynh8I\/UtiZFKRXBcI\/AAAAAAAAG8c\/DObQDjorKT4\/s1600\/finemotorfridaysbadge.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dxjs2tynh8I\/UtiZFKRXBcI\/AAAAAAAAG8c\/DObQDjorKT4\/s1600\/finemotorfridaysbadge.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\nDon't forget to check out the other awesome Fine Motor Fridays posts!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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Kingston has a balloon obsession. He is constantly begging for a balloon wherever we go. My mom is constantly bringing him those great mylar balloons from the Dollar Tree. He had a balloon artist at his first birthday party. He is seriously in love. So, at the suggestion of one of my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andnextcomesl.blogspot.com\/\"\u003Elovely blog buddies\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;we decided to explore balloons this week. Please note, balloons are serious choking and suffocation hazards. You should NEVER leave your child unattended with a balloon. My child is strictly supervised during every craft and activity that we do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor our first craft this week, I had this genius idea (yup, I'm going to call it that!) to make a balloon using BALLOONS. Okay, stay with me here. I promise this is really cool!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2SywOKpBmpE\/UwK2WDx46RI\/AAAAAAAAHik\/NyOhSUxMZA8\/s1600\/contactballoon2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2SywOKpBmpE\/UwK2WDx46RI\/AAAAAAAAHik\/NyOhSUxMZA8\/s1600\/contactballoon2.jpg\" height=\"305\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n(This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support!)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nHere's what you will need: \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002HNYZ40\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B002HNYZ40\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EClear Contact Paper\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B002HNYZ40\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003BXO9HI\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B003BXO9HI\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EAssorted Color Balloons\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B003BXO9HI\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0013NVA7K\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0013NVA7K\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003E1 Piece of Construction Paper\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B0013NVA7K\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007BD9T06\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B007BD9T06\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003ECurling Ribbon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B007BD9T06\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001BKHHGS\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B001BKHHGS\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EScissors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B001BKHHGS\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000LNR27U\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B000LNR27U\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=houofbur-20\"\u003EGlue\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=houofbur-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B000LNR27U\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IfZXsuTt5a0\/UwK4veO78_I\/AAAAAAAAHiw\/mRJNNXn_cYA\/s1600\/contactballoon3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IfZXsuTt5a0\/UwK4veO78_I\/AAAAAAAAHiw\/mRJNNXn_cYA\/s1600\/contactballoon3.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI cut out a rectangle of contact paper and taped it sticky side up on his high chair. Then I put a pile of balloons next to the contact paper and let him explore and stick them to the paper. The balloons I purchased came in all different shapes, sizes, and colors so it made even more interesting for K. He stretched them and examined them. Then he placed them down on the paper one by one.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vNrlOaHBXC4\/UwK5Ks2ZZwI\/AAAAAAAAHi4\/JZWKS8VrlB0\/s1600\/contactballoon4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vNrlOaHBXC4\/UwK5Ks2ZZwI\/AAAAAAAAHi4\/JZWKS8VrlB0\/s1600\/contactballoon4.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nHe was serious about his work, and pulled the balloons up several times to re-position them in different spots! We talked about the different colors of the balloons as he worked. When he was happy with it, he patted it down and told me he was all done.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mmfKIfQtxX8\/UwK5clHsKtI\/AAAAAAAAHjA\/9mF84bA1BJg\/s1600\/contactballoon5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mmfKIfQtxX8\/UwK5clHsKtI\/AAAAAAAAHjA\/9mF84bA1BJg\/s1600\/contactballoon5.jpg\" height=\"267\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWhen he done, I put another rectangle of contact paper over the top, and then I cut it into an oval shape. I then glued a small square of yellow construction paper to the bottom of the \"balloon\" and then a piece of matching ribbon to the construction paper.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xROWeqvS7DA\/UwK5-Y-RTBI\/AAAAAAAAHjQ\/ZHIauD1ZPtE\/s1600\/contactballoon1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xROWeqvS7DA\/UwK5-Y-RTBI\/AAAAAAAAHjQ\/ZHIauD1ZPtE\/s1600\/contactballoon1.jpg\" height=\"267\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7CLD8Rkz890\/UwK5u3tlC1I\/AAAAAAAAHjI\/v8sgYpVtmVM\/s1600\/contactballoon.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EI think it came out awesome, and it looks so fun floating across the wall in my entryway. Kingston is loving pointing at it and saying \"boon boon\"!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7CLD8Rkz890\/UwK5u3tlC1I\/AAAAAAAAHjM\/0Pb3vLYGbyI\/s1600\/contactballoon.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7CLD8Rkz890\/UwK5u3tlC1I\/AAAAAAAAHjM\/0Pb3vLYGbyI\/s1600\/contactballoon.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nNote: Make sure to be extra careful when exposing your child to latex balloons. After a day of balloon activities, crafts, and fun, it seems pretty clear to me that Kingston has a mild latex allergy. So just be aware that this is a possibility when introducing balloons to your children for the first time. We will still let K experience balloon fun, but only with mylar from now on!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003EAre you following House of Burke?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003ETo keep updated on all of the fun, please follow us on P\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/blaynexox\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003Einterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/House-of-Burke\/444827315593918\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/feeds\/7658321868216536224\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/02\/contact-paper-balloon-craft.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/7658321868216536224"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/7658321868216536224"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/02\/contact-paper-balloon-craft.html","title":"Contact Paper Balloon Craft"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"House of Burke"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01082487764371499066"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2SywOKpBmpE\/UwK2WDx46RI\/AAAAAAAAHik\/NyOhSUxMZA8\/s72-c\/contactballoon2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957247894715827251.post-998533997772921577"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-24T03:58:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-03T05:48:26.285-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arts \u0026 Crafts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"collage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"contact paper"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"holiday"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toddler"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"valentine's day"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What I Love Collage"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.079999923706055px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lWr-l6p14SA\/UuGlfcFgKgI\/AAAAAAAAHSI\/xVE6z-imUG4\/s1600\/whatilove.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lWr-l6p14SA\/UuGlfcFgKgI\/AAAAAAAAHSI\/xVE6z-imUG4\/s1600\/whatilove.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nToday is the last day that we will be \"showing you the love\" in the Show Me the Love series. Our last activity was a perfect culmination to our week of Valentine's Day fun, a What I Love collage! This activity is great for infant-preschool, but was seriously perfect for my 16 month old toddler.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZtKInIimI5A\/UuGlgYV5oWI\/AAAAAAAAHSU\/NQbQIFuMbDg\/s1600\/whatilove2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZtKInIimI5A\/UuGlgYV5oWI\/AAAAAAAAHSU\/NQbQIFuMbDg\/s1600\/whatilove2.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nTo make the collage, I cut a large piece of contact paper and taped it sticky side up to his table (it wasn't perfect, but it came out great once I un-taped it). I printed pictures and clipart of Kingston's favorite things onto cardstock. Printing onto the cardstock made the pictures durable, and K was able to stick and un-stick them as many times as he wanted, which for a toddler is pretty important! Here was the lineup of Kingston's favorite things: Mama \u0026amp; Dada, Glam*Ma, Grumpy, Aunta, his best friend Livvy, his puppy brother Krull, his stuffed bear, Mickey Mouse, string cheese, grapes, pizza, My Gym, snow, and books!\u003C\/div\u003E\n-\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yxy5ic0sXBE\/UuGlgnwAZmI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/EPRwsR8rYMY\/s1600\/whatilove3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Yxy5ic0sXBE\/UuGlgnwAZmI\/AAAAAAAAHSw\/EPRwsR8rYMY\/s1600\/whatilove3.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI laid all the pieces in a pile, picture side up, next to the contact paper.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vp-SvHaz3HE\/UuGlg_HX-mI\/AAAAAAAAHSg\/iq9OhWeBMo8\/s1600\/whatilove4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vp-SvHaz3HE\/UuGlg_HX-mI\/AAAAAAAAHSg\/iq9OhWeBMo8\/s1600\/whatilove4.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nLike the other activities we did this week, I didn't do much explaining. I just let K make his collage the way he saw fit! I was so excited to watch him examine each picture, pointing out everyone and getting excited over his loves.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\nA picture of what \"I\" love!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-w3Zc19kQFsw\/UuGlhbldQ6I\/AAAAAAAAHSo\/Qhn3lY-Dq1w\/s1600\/whatilove5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-w3Zc19kQFsw\/UuGlhbldQ6I\/AAAAAAAAHSo\/Qhn3lY-Dq1w\/s1600\/whatilove5.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAs we talked about all of the different pictures, I wasn't surprised that his favorites were of his family, especially Grumpy, Glam*Ma, and Aunta! He loves them very much. He took extra special care placing their pictures down, and they got rearranged quite a few times before he was satisfied.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LwivbEmtxms\/UuGlh-2HUZI\/AAAAAAAAHTI\/_uMziWzYD7A\/s1600\/whatilove6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LwivbEmtxms\/UuGlh-2HUZI\/AAAAAAAAHTI\/_uMziWzYD7A\/s1600\/whatilove6.jpg\" height=\"267\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nHe admired the picture of his Grumpy for quite awhile!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JXI4asWH4Cg\/UuGliBxifgI\/AAAAAAAAHS0\/lr6fRAeyyTU\/s1600\/whatilove7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JXI4asWH4Cg\/UuGliBxifgI\/AAAAAAAAHS0\/lr6fRAeyyTU\/s1600\/whatilove7.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere he is giving his Aunta a good pat!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TKOh8NIgK8g\/UuGliSjRs2I\/AAAAAAAAHTA\/wekmgG-By_4\/s1600\/whatilove8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TKOh8NIgK8g\/UuGliSjRs2I\/AAAAAAAAHTA\/wekmgG-By_4\/s1600\/whatilove8.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI seriously couldn't get enough of these little determined hands pressing all of the pictures down.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sLrU7FltvRE\/UuGlilMIqVI\/AAAAAAAAHTE\/v_lBwH61db0\/s1600\/whatilove9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sLrU7FltvRE\/UuGlilMIqVI\/AAAAAAAAHTE\/v_lBwH61db0\/s1600\/whatilove9.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAnd Glam*Ma! She got rearranged over and over again.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNQwKIv7g_g\/UuGlfSfrCRI\/AAAAAAAAHSE\/yjZcl4aDB4k\/s1600\/whatilove10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNQwKIv7g_g\/UuGlfSfrCRI\/AAAAAAAAHSE\/yjZcl4aDB4k\/s1600\/whatilove10.jpg\" height=\"268\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWhen he was done, he patted everything back down and then was off to have a snack (string cheese of course!) I removed the tape and cut another piece of contact paper to lay over the top sealing in all of the pictures. I am so happy with the way it turned out, and pretty shocked that all of the pictures are facing the proper way. I don't think you would have ever guessed that a 16 month old made this collage! He did a great job orienting the pictures, and he had a great time seeing a bunch of his loves in one place!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rN5FemveGg8\/UuGlfh0p_iI\/AAAAAAAAHSM\/-OsTmuapJm8\/s1600\/whatilove1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rN5FemveGg8\/UuGlfh0p_iI\/AAAAAAAAHSM\/-OsTmuapJm8\/s1600\/whatilove1.jpg\" height=\"282\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-LNE-REvirCI\/Utu-UFLDDvI\/AAAAAAAAHFI\/fbHZbXP6ERE\/s1600\/showmethelovelogo.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-LNE-REvirCI\/Utu-UFLDDvI\/AAAAAAAAHFI\/fbHZbXP6ERE\/s1600\/showmethelovelogo.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\nSadly, this is the last day of our awesome series! Don't forget to check out what my cohosts are up to today!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd Next Comes L -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.andnextcomesl.com\/2014\/01\/cinnamon-heart-cloud-dough.html\"\u003ECinnamon Heart Cloud Dough\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: #888888; font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EStill Playing School -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stillplayingschool.com\/2014\/01\/love-potions-toddler-water-play.html\" style=\"line-height: 14.079999923706055px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ELove Potions: Toddler Water \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\nAnd here are all of our fun activities from yesterday:\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd Next Comes L -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.andnextcomesl.com\/2014\/01\/painted-snow-hearts.html\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003EPainted Snow Hearts\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EStill Playing School -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stillplayingschool.com\/2014\/01\/creating-with-hearts-on-light-table.html\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003ECreating with Hearts on the Light Table: Inspired by My Heart Is Like A Zoo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EHouse of Burke - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/houseofburke.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/will-you-be-my-valentine-valentine.html\"\u003EWill You Be My Valentine? A Valentine Mailing Invitation to Play\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 16.799999237060547px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\nThank you so much for joining us for our series this week! The three blog musketeers will be back with another series next month!\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/feeds\/998533997772921577\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/01\/what-i-love-collage.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/998533997772921577"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1957247894715827251\/posts\/default\/998533997772921577"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseofburkeblog.com\/2014\/01\/what-i-love-collage.html","title":"What I Love Collage"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"House of Burke"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01082487764371499066"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lWr-l6p14SA\/UuGlfcFgKgI\/AAAAAAAAHSI\/xVE6z-imUG4\/s72-c\/whatilove.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}}]}});