This strikes me as something that would be fun to do during the summer, or to have a couple of easy activities on hand when you need some quiet time.
Life Over C’s has collected more than 50 food-related activities… Read More...
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DIY Balloon Critters
This fun little kids craft project shows you how to make balloon critters out of balloons and flour. They are super cute and adorably squishy. They are great fathers day or mothers day gifts as they can be used as … Read More...
Turn Garden Rocks In To Fake Plants
I Love this tutorial because it’s a plant I can actually keep alive. Use garden rocks to create this fun Rock Cactus pot. A great sensory idea for a kids activity and craft. DIY Rock Cactus Plants.
Easy-Set-Up Spring Activities for Toddlers
Looking for some fun activities for your toddler to help celebrate spring? These are easy set up, fun activities for rainy (or, let’s be honest, snowy) days with a seasonal theme.
Welcome to Mommyhood has some suggestions for easy sorting … Read More...
Great Resources for Money Unit Study
Teaching kids about money is a necessary life skill, and it’s a great thing to learn while your kids are learning math.
Life Over Cs has an exceptional collection of ideas for a money unit study, including things like … Read More...
Mardi Gras Learning Activities for Kids
Mardi Gras is about more than beads and King Cake. There’s a lot of symbolism to the celebration, and it marks a day of fun before the reverence of Lent begins.
There are a lot of different ways to incorporate … Read More...
28 Valentine’s Day Activities for Little Kids
There are so many great learning-related activities that can be done with children on Valentine’s Day.
These activities can be a great way to introduce young children to important concepts, such as letters, numbers, and sensory exploration.
When it comes … Read More...
Make Fun Paper Lanterns for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is coming up soon (Jan. 28, to be exact) and it’s a lot of fun to talk about the traditions surrounding the holiday and to make crafts related to it.
Several times over the years we have … Read More...
Christmas Activity Center Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten
Activity centers are a great way to give kids a little something extra to explore in the classroom or as a time filler at home. Centers are perfect for playing with while you’re cooking dinner or writing blog posts, and … Read More...
A Ton of Fun Snowman-Related Activities
It feels like it will probably be a long time before we have any snow where I live (though there is a dim chance we might get a little next week!) but it’s still a lot of fun, once the … Read More...
Learn about the Senses with a Fun Christmas Book
This is such a great idea! There are a lot of sensory experiences surrounding the holiday season, so why not make a little five senses book to celebrate them?
The DIY from Life Over Cs includes printables you can use, … Read More...
Thanksgiving Themed Homeschool Preschool Ideas
Whether you regularly homeschool your preschooler or you just need some activities to celebrate/get through the Thanksgiving holiday time, this preschool homeschool Thanksgiving curriculum from Cutting Tiny Bits is fantastic.
You could just use a couple of ideas — such … Read More...
Fall Science with Leaves and Pine Cones
Fall is a great time to gather natural materials to using in play, art and learning, and there are a great variety of things you can do with them, from painting on leaves to making collages of natural materials, drawing … Read More...
Candy Corn STEM Projects
Our fall dissolving candy is a great visual science experiment which you can also add some math too. You can do more than dissolving candy as well with your left over goodies! Check out our peppermint oobleck, and candy … Read More...
DIY Halloween Slime Roundup
I don’t know a child who doesn’t like to touch slime, even if it’s only once to “See what it feels like”. Here is a roundup of Halloween and Fall inspired slime recipes. Perfect for after school and weekend activities. … Read More...
Learning Letters with a 3-Year-Old
Learning letters is one of the basics of early education, and incorporating letters into playful activities is a great way to start kids on the road to learning their letters without a lot of pressure.
The Measured Mom did a … Read More...
Fall Learning Activities with Leaves and More
I know it’s not technically fall yet but I’m so ready, and there are a lot of great ideas for learning with fall items like leaves and acorns that you should have in mind when the time comes. Here are … Read More...
8 Denim Jean Quilt Patterns
Don’t throw out that holey pair of jeans! They make for a great quilt and when paired up with a few different fabrics, you can make quite the beauty. Check out this list of 8 patterns to make a denim … Read More...
A Ton of Weekly Preschool Theme Unit Studies
Ellen at Cutting Tiny Bites is working her way through a list of 52-plus different weekly unit study themes for preschoolers, and there already a lot of great stuff there (as I write there are 32 themes), whether you’re working … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Easy bean bag chair
Make a bean bag perfect for curling up with a good book, watching TV, or even a quick nap! Petro from Creative Homemaking has a tutorial for sewing this bean bag chair. It looks like a big project, but really … Read More...