This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scott Tube-Free for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Life hacks are pretty popular these days. There are whole sub-categories of life hacks, too, like cleaning hacks, parenting hacks, green living hacks etc. The reasons these hacks are so popular is because parents are…
Remember when you took trips to the beach as a kid? You got to bring along your shovel and pail and used any cups you could find to build castles? I remember we accidentally left our buckets at home once so my parents had to look in about 4 different Dayton toy stores on the…
How does your preschooler’s crayon collection look? Is it a little shabby with nubby, dull crayons floating around the box? I don’t know about your kids, but nothing is more uninspiring to my kiddos than crayons that don’t have a point. They refuse to color with them. It’s a problem. So the other day I…
We’ve been finding new ways to use nature in our preschool activities lately because, really, you can’t beat the beauty of nature and all the sensory benefits it brings! One of our most popular activities has been this Invitation to Draw Spring Plants– check it out really quickly then come back here to read the…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gro-ables Project for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Spring is here and that means gardening season has begun! Gardening with preschoolers is a great way to bring hands-on learning opportunities to young kids. Unfortunately, many parents face challenges when it comes to gardening…
Happy Earth Day! Or if you’re visiting this page any other day of the year, happy fill-in-the-blank day! 😉 Maybe it’s simply a happy Friday for you, or a happy lesson planning day if you’re here as a preschool teacher. But for us today, it’s Earth Day. While today isn’t really a holiday we “celebrate”…
Hello spring!! So we’ve been enjoying spring themed preschool activities around here (see our Nature Cutting Tray) when I was struck with inspiration to extend the activity for my kids- sorting the freshly dissected parts of a flower! This activity is a total two-for-one win because in preparing one activity, you can get another one…
My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I like to think of myself as more of a strategic saver (just to be clear I’m not really a hoarder, but I do like to save random craft supplies like toilet paper tubes and milk lids for a rainy day). So a couple rainy days ago I…
April showers bring…mud play!! We’ve had a few days of rain this week which means we have an abundance of mud to play with (hesitant about muddy play? Check out our Tips on Playing in the Mud post here!). Playing in the mud is a great sensory experience for kids and we are dedicated to…
This post contains affiliate links So the other day I was placing my usual weekly Amazon orders (as a mom of four under four, Amazon Prime is a lifesaver), and I bought this three pack of Lysol wipes. When my happy mail came to the door, I unpacked it all and noticed the wipes came…
