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…
Fall Leaves Painted Toast
While I may not be a bento lunch mom, I do like to let my kids play with their food every now and then! Our construction Zone Buffet has been hugely popular, and our Name Recognition Toast was a great way to incorporate some literacy into our snack. Today I’m sharing a fun fall themes…
How to use Preschool Busy Boxes
September is just around the corner and that means most homeschooling families are preparing, planning, and putting finishing touches on their school year plans. Maybe your homeschool family consists of grade school children and you are trying to find a way to keep your preschooler busy when you’re giving direct instruction to the older kids.…
10 Ways to Learn and Play with Stickers
Stickers are a childhood staple. Kids of all ages enjoy them, but preschoolers in particular seem to be attracted to their awesomeness. My boys recently got their first scratch and sniff stickers from Peaceable Kingdom and they are HOOKED. Strawberry floats, sweet cotton candy, and even rubber tires are just a few of their favorites!…
10 Paint Stick Projects for Preschoolers
{For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links} Back when I made our first paint stick project for my preschooler (There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Activity), I knew we were on to something special. Paint stick activities are fun ways for preschoolers to practice story sequencing, fine motor skills, matching,…
Making the “Good List”
{For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links} I hear the North Pole has been pretty busy right now. So much so, that they’ve outsourced a few of their tasks to our little family (see how we helped Mrs. Clause with some elf laundry!) Today we’re helping the Man In Red himself by making part of…
30+ Clever Activities that use Marshmallows
By a virtual show of hands, who here *loves* marshmallows?!? If you could see through the screen, you would NOT see my hand raised. Nope. Not here. I am an absolute sugar fiend, but I just don’t like marshmallows…well…I don’t like eating them, at least. We happened to have a bag of them in…
Alphabet Connect Activity
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…
FREE alphabet printables and Activity Ideas
ATTENTION- THESE PRINTABLES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE! Yesterday the Early Childhood Education Team and I put out posts on how to teach the alphabet to preschoolers. One supply that I really like to use for alphabet instruction are these outlined alphabet letters.These are great to include in busy boxes as well! (Check out our guide…
Preschool Activities that teach the Alphabet
How do you teach preschoolers the alphabet? Many people send their children to preschool programs that have different techniques ranging from letter-of-the-week studies to playful learning opportunities and everything in between. I must admit that I am not super strict on sticking to one technique with my boys. As we preschool at home, we use…