Do your kids love learning about outer space? I have a fun puzzle to share with you today! This Outer Space Alphabet Puzzle is a great way to see the order of the planets as well as practice ordering the alphabet letters. This is a very easy activity to do and a great way to work on alphabetizing! Here's what you need for this outer space alphabet puzzle: printable (download at the bottom of this post) wide craft sticks glue scissors After you download the printable, print … [Read more...]
Sensory Walk – Exploring the Sense of Touch
My 2-year-old really enjoys doing sensory walks. He asks to do this activity all the time, which keeps him quiet busy! A sensory walk is a great way to explore the sense of touch, especially for children with sensory processing needs. A sensory walk is very easy to set up and clean up is easy! Here's what you need: plastic tubs material to fill the tub water beads sand dry black beans colored water shaving cream towels To set this up for my children, I … [Read more...]
Free Printables All About Rainbows
Children love to learn about rainbows. There are so many great science activities for talking about how rainbows are formed. Today I want to share with you some amazing printables all about rainbows. And the best part is that they are all free and fun! Simply click on the link to take you to read the post! Rainbow Domino Addition from Simple Fun for Kids Backyard Obstacle Course from Sunny Day Family Color Match Fishbowl Game from Life Over C's Rainbow Unicorn Board Game from … [Read more...]
Cars 3 Piston Cup Showdown Game
Have you seen the new Cars 3 movie yet? It is so cute! Our whole family went to it last week and I can tell you that we thoroughly enjoyed it! The movie was a little long for our almost three year old, so he and I left early. But my older two boys loved the movie and came home excited to play the new Cars 3 Piston Cup Showdown game. Disclosure: I received this game and compensation from SpinMaster to write this review. As always, my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. This game is a lot … [Read more...]
Why Your Classroom Needs a Venta Airwasher
During my first few years of teaching, I was miserable. No, it wasn't my students or the curriculum, it was my classroom that was taking a toll on my health. I have seasonal allergies and my room was making me sick. Looking back, I wish I would've had the Venta Airwasher in my classroom. I recently started using this in our home preschool room and I couldn't be more pleased with how well the Venta cleans the air. It's noticeable different! This machine is a humidifier and air purifier that does … [Read more...]
July Activity Calendar
We're nearing the end of June, which means it's time for me to share my July Activity Calendar! I hope you enjoyed the fun activities for June. I enjoyed putting together these exciting and hands-on activities for the month of July! Here’s how this calendar works… Download the printable at the bottom of this post. Click on the colored words on the calendar to take you to the post for directions. You can also print this calendar to see it at a glance. (Make sure Adobe Reader is up … [Read more...]
Rainbow Fidget Spinner Word Decoding Sheets
I'm excited to share with you a fun printable for your children! This is a Rainbow Fidget Spinner Word Decoding Sheet. Kind of a mouthful for a title, right?! Basically, these are puzzles for your child to decode words, but I used fidget spinner clip art to make this printable. My boys are really into fidget spinners, which is why I wanted to use them! This is just a fun activity to do with your child or have them do independently. There are 8 pages in this printable and each page has a … [Read more...]
Nuts and Bolts Busy Bag
Busy bags are such a great way to keep little ones busy. Today I'm sharing with you an idea that is super simple to set up, but will keep your little ones busy for a while! This nuts and bolts busy bag is sure to be a hit with children who like to build and create things! Here's what you need for this nuts and bolts busy bag: nuts bolts washers board with drilled holes We were given this set of nuts, bolts, washers, and boards (with holes) by a sweet friend. I'm so thankful … [Read more...]
Summer Break Bundle for Kids
Hooray it's summer! I absolutely love summertime and all the memories made during these months. But if you're anything like me, you're a little worried about how to keep your kids busy all summer long, as well as keeping their academic skills sharp. But I'm here to help! I've got an amazing resource to share with you...The Summer Break Bundle for Kids! It's available for just a short time, but it's going to make Summer 2017 so much easier! This is an awesome way to plan activities and … [Read more...]
Insect Sensory Bin
I'm so excited to share with you our newest sensory bin! I was making some macaroni and cheese for my boys the other day and I realized the pasta shapes would make such a fun sensory bin! Thankfully, I had another box so I was able to quickly put together an insect sensory bin for my children to play with. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need to make this insect sensory bin: Back to Nature Crazy Bugs Macaroni & … [Read more...]