Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge. As always, my thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Summer is just around the corner and we can't wait! We've had a taste of the warm weather lately and it has been glorious! When the weather gets hot, my kids crave playing in water. It's a great way to play and beat the heat. Today I'm sharing some really fun water play activities with you! First of all, let me … [Read more...]
Visual Schedule for Toddlers
Visual schedules are a wonderful way to set your day up for success. They give children a clear idea of what the sequence and expectations of the day are. For young children and children with special needs, this is highly important. I've found that showing my kids the plan for the day helps our day run more smoothly. Today I'm excited to share with you my brand new visual schedule cards. And it's a free printable! This was designed to use with toddlers, but would also be great for … [Read more...]
14 Homemade Bird Feeders
I love that spring has arrived and we are starting to see more birds around our yard. Something I like to do in the spring is to create a homemade bird feeder. The kids love to hang it up and watch for birds to eat the food. Today I'm sharing with you 14 bird feeder ideas for kids. One way we like to do this is with a piece of bread. It's so easy! I shared how we did this on this post. Here are some other great ways to make a bird feeder. Click on the links below to read the … [Read more...]
Rainy Day Umbrella Craft
April showers bring May flowers! It's been a rainy week around here, which inspired me to create this umbrella craft with my little ones. I love using shaving cream in kid activities, so we decided to use it to make this umbrella swirled with colors! Using shaving cream for crafts is fun because you can also use it for a sensory activity after you are done with the craft. Here's what you need: shaving cream food coloring baking sheet knife card stock paper scissors … [Read more...]
20 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Are you looking for gift ideas for Mother's Day? Today I'm sharing some awesome kid-made Mother's Day gifts. I know moms love to receive homemade items from their children. It's something they keep and treasure! Here are twenty unique Mother's Day gift ideas. Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Below are twenty ideas from myself or some of my blogging friends. Just click on the links to take you to the post. Mother's Day Coupon Book from Teaching Mama Handprint Flower Pot from The Best Ideas for … [Read more...]
Tot on the Pot – Simple Potty Training Solution
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Tot on the Pot. I received free product and compensation in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions expressed are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links. Just hearing the words potty training can set parents into panic mode! I totally get it! I have potty trained three boys and each time I felt overwhelming. It takes time, effort, and lots of patience! But I recently discovered something to ease the worries and frustrations with … [Read more...]
Spring Life Cycle Activities
Children are naturally curious. They wonder where things came from, how things happen, and ask lots of questions! One thing I like to teach in the spring is life cycles. There are so many life cycle activities for teaching the different stages of a plant or animal. Today I'm sharing with you the ones for a frog, chicken, ladybug, butterfly, and plants. Spring Life Cycle Activities For each of these five life cycle activities, I'll also share a printable to go along with it. My goal is to … [Read more...]
Chicken Life Cycle Printable
It's spring, which means it's the perfect time to learn about the life cycle of a chicken. Today I'm sharing a free chicken life cycle printable that will help teach children the different stages of a chicken. Chicken Life Cycle Printable If you're doing a farm theme with your preschoolers or are just teaching about different life cycles, you'll find this printable helpful. I made this a simple printable and is designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners. It shows four stages of the … [Read more...]
Plastic Egg Water Wall
Have you ever just had an idea come to you? That's how this activity came to be. I was looking at the plastic Easter eggs that we re-use every year and was noticing the small holes on the bottom. It made me think of how they could be made into a fun water wall for my child to play with. So that's what I did! Lincoln helped me create this and he is super proud of it. In fact, he claims HE came up with the idea, so I let him take the credit! :) It was incredibly fun! We tried it with plain … [Read more...]
20 Easy Ways to Make Slime
Slime is all the rage these days! Creating slime is actually very easy to do and kids love it! We've made so many slimes and many of them are quite simple to do! Today I'm sharing 20 easy ways to make slime. There are so many ways to make slime. From galaxy slime, to fluffy slime, to unicorn slime, to edible slime...there are so many recipes! Slime can be made with a combination of these key ingredients: Elmer's glue baking soda saline solution (aka contact solution) shaving … [Read more...]