Hey everyone! So glad you're here because today's activity is F-U-N! It's a little bit of science mixed with sensory play! I bought some Insta-Snow from Amazon a little while ago and decided to bring it out to see if it really worked. I was a little skeptical at first...I mean could powder really turn into cold, fluffy snow? To my amazement, it really did! This means all my friends in the south can try this activity out! :) To begin, we put a container into the bath tub. I just wanted to make … [Read more...]
Flossing Activity for Preschoolers
I decided to introduce my oldest to what flossing is. Troy has never flossed and he had no idea what that even was, so this hands-on activity was great for explaining it. Here's what you'll need: *construction paper (and I added some cardboard to the back) *egg carton *white paint *play dough *floss and toothpicks To start, cut a part an egg carton. Then paint some of them white. As you can see, we only used 8 of them. Let them dry and then glue them down on the paper in the … [Read more...]
An “Egg-cellent” Way to Learn About Teeth
To prepare Troy for the dentist we are doing some fun dental health activities this week! February is National Children's Dental Health Month, so we're just getting a head start on this! :) To teach Troy how important it is to brush his teeth, we did this fun activity with eggs! Here's what you'll need: *hardboiled eggs *various liquids (I used dark pop, apple juice and pink lemonade) *toothbrush *toothpaste *screwdriver To start, soak hardboiled eggs in liquids of choice. I … [Read more...]
Felt Christmas Tree
I don't know about you, but I don't let my children decorate our Christmas tree. I think if I did, they would use the ornaments as balls and they would be smashed in the process. Plus, I kind of like my tree to look a certain way...you know what I mean?! I'm sure that will change someday :) So I decided to make a small felt tree for the kids to decorate themselves! The best part is that they can decorate it over and over again and they can be creative as they'd like! To prepare for this … [Read more...]
Christmas Imagination Box
Do you have a kid who loves imaginary play? Troy has been using imaginary play with trains, superheroes or his stuffed animals lately. Today's activity was inspired by something I pinned on Pinterest, but modified for our little stuffed animals. We created a Christmas imagination box. Here's what you'll need: *a large box *Christmas wrapping paper *bows *tape *Christmas lights To start, we took the box and taped down the open side. Then we I wrapped it with wrapping … [Read more...]
Interactive Spider’s Web
With Halloween coming up, I thought we would try making an interactive spider's web at home. It was a huge hit! The boys loved the activity, so I thought I would share it with you! Here's what you'll need: *chairs *rope *fake spiders (optional) All you do is take rope and tie it to the rungs on chairs and weave it back and forth between the chairs. Keep it low to the ground. The kids loved crawling under or jumping over the rope. It's great for working on some gross motor skills, like … [Read more...]
Surprise Pumpkin Story!
Does your child love listening to stories? If so, you'll have to try this out. This activity helps your child practice their language and listening skills. In this activity, you'll be telling a story to your child, while cutting out a surprise pumpkin. I do suggest practicing this story before telling it to your child. :) Start with a orange colored piece of paper and fold it in half. Keep the folded part on the bottom. Then cut it out so it looks like this. (It's supposed to resemble a … [Read more...]