Name Recognition Soup- a fun activity for preschoolers to learn the letters of their name!

Name Recognition Soup

At about three years old kids start learning the letters of the alphabet and one very important sight word- their name! When we did name recognition activities with my oldest son, Cannon, I had a blast coming up with tons of different ways for him to learn his name through play. There were no flashcards…

Fire Sation I SPY - a free printable for preschoolers. Perfect for community helpers theme and fire safety week!

Fire Station I Spy (preschool printable)

After watching the Mighty Machines Fire Station episode on Netflix nearly every day, my kids were begging to go see fire trucks in real life, so I scheduled a visit to our local station. Did you know you can take kids on your own field trip to the fire station? You don’t need to wait…

Activities to do with Toddlers

5 Activities to do with Toddlers while sitting at Red Lights

Road trips are great fun! As long as you’ve looked at allied insurance reviews and are fully insured and allowed on the road, they’re a great chance to the different parts of the country that you would get a chance to see otherwise! But, not all of the trip will be glorious views, you’ll occasionally…

Valentine's Day Busy Bag- whay a great toddler activity!

Valentine’s Day Busy Bag

Who loves themed toddler activities? ME!!!!! ๐Ÿ™‚ Last Valentine’s Day we did an Excavating Hearts Activity that made the theme a bit more…boyish ๐Ÿ˜‰ This year we are playing cupid by placing arrows into valentine hearts. There’s also color matching and fine motor skills incorporated into this activity, which makes it a great educational busy…

Toddler snow globes -great winter invitation to create!

Toddler Snow Globe Craft

Hello,ย Winter fun! If you follow me on Instagram, then you were one of the first people to see this fun little craft a couple weeks ago (you all loved it there!). I have finally got around to writing the tutorial for it here on the blog- It really only takes a minute to set up…

DIY gift tag puzzle for a quick and simple preschool game

DIY Gift Tag Puzzle

This post contains affiliate links It’s finally time to pull out the Christmas stuff!! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been humming “Oh Chstimas tree” since November 1st and I am SO ready to get in the holiday spirit- preschool activities included ๐Ÿ˜‰ I’ve been really interested in using gift tags in Christmas preschool…

Gift Tag Memory Game

December is a busy time of year. We are shopping, baking, attending parties and events, etc. On top of that, there’s still some home preschooling to get done, too! This DIY game was the perfect opportunity to slow down and play a classic game of memory with my tthree-year-oldwhile also getting some literacy practice in!…

Let preschoolers work on fine motor skills by decorating a cork board Christmas Tree!

Cork board Christmas Tree

Christmas vacation is about to begin which means lots of preschoolers will be home from school looking for crafts and activities to keep them busy. My fifth grade niece already asked when she could come over to do Christmas projects with us (we have a fun one in mind for her! Stay tuned next week…

Toy Tractor Sensory Bin

Toy Tractor Sensory Bin

    We get so much mileage out of our toy tractors. Really. They are used for so many open ended play activities, and for many more preschool and sensory bin activities (check out our list of 10 Ways to Play with Toy Tractors)! Today I threw together a quick sensory bin to play with…

Painting with cars preschool art

Painting with Cars

The weather here is starting to turn chilly, but that doesn’t stop my boys from wanting to play outside all. the. time. After an especially good day yesterday, I decided to set up a special outdoor activity for my boys that they loved! This post contains affiliate links Supplies WASHABLE paint Toy cars (these ones…