There are so many shape puzzles on the market. We have a few ourselves. But I wanted to add another one to our repertoire- one that offered a different opportunity for creativity and investigation after we were through with the shape recognition. Supplies Markers Jenga blocks First, I used a sharpie marker to draw and…
It’s been a while since we’ve done a process art activity. Since Halloween is a great time to get the plastic spiders out (the last time we used them was for this very popular Spider Web cutting Tray Activity), we decided it would be fun to use them again in a long-overdue art project! This…
The other day as I was cleaning up craft supplies, I came up with a simple fun way to play with the alphabet! We had just bought these letters on clearance at the craft store, and I was just itching for a way to use them (stay tuned to the blog, as I’m sure we…
Hello, Fall! Except, our fall does not consist of beautiful trees or leaves that change color :-/ I wish we had a real fall season! Instead, we like to enjoy the experience through fall activities (check out our “Invitation to Draw Fall Leaves” post). Confession of this mom-blogger: This was the first sensory bottle I’ve…
My kids love to read the I Spy books (see how we made an “I Spy Numbers tray” based on one of them!) I wanted to expand on the idea and make it into a simple activity that my kids could help make and enjoy while we are out and about. This post contains affiliate…
A common theme at the beginning of the preschool year is “All About Me,” which sometimes includes the sub-theme “My Family”. This is a fun unit to put together because kids LOVE to see themselves (and their family members) in pictures! One of my boys’ favorite activities is looking through the pictures on my phone…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BringingInnovation #CollectiveBias Do your kids toss everything in the trash without stopping to consider if it’s recyclable? I cringe every time I see them tossing a recyclable item in the trash can (and I usually digit out to…
We are on a name activities roll right now! Yesterday we shared a fun Name Recognition Alphabet Activity, and today we’re sharing another simple way to help your munchkins learn the letters of his/her name with a new activity! This post contains affiliate links Supplies: Teddy Bear Counters A paper with your child’s name on…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ReadySetSnack #CollectiveBias Some of the very first letters a preschoolers learns are usually the letters of his/her name, so I like to provide a variety of opportunities to support that goal. We’ve already made a clothespin name recognition craft…
This is yet another example of an activity made up by my boys! While we’ve done pattern blocks and play dough before, this invitation to create turned out unique just because we switched the color of the play dough to orange! Supplies Orange Play Dough Pattern Blocks My kids had jack-o-lanterns on the brain because…
