Happy September! I love this time of year...there are apples everywhere! There are so many things you can do with apples, so here are 8 of our favorite apple activities for preschoolers. 1. Homemade Applesauce This recipe is fun to make with your preschooler, and it tastes so good! It reminds me of warm apple pie filling. To get the recipe, see this post. 2. Apple Play Dough This recipe uses REAL apples to make play dough! Smells so good, too! Find the recipe right here. 3. … [Read more...]
Fall Alphabet Puzzle
Fall is just around the corner! To celebrate, I made a fall alphabet puzzle. This is great for preschoolers or anyone learning their ABCs! This alphabet puzzle is great for many reasons: helps with alphabet recognition and abc order fine motor skills are developed while putting together the puzzle language development happens while talking about the items in the puzzle I created a fall picture for this puzzle so kids can see some of the items that fall represent. … [Read more...]
Apple Cinnamon Play Dough
I love making homemade play dough. It's so easy and lasts for a long time! I know there are lots of play dough recipes that are apple themed, but none of them use real apples. This recipe does! After hours in the kitchen, I perfected a new recipe of apple cinnamon play dough! It smells so great! This post contains affiliate links. This recipe uses ingredients you probably already have in your cupboards! I chose to make this a natural color and did not use food coloring in this recipe. You … [Read more...]
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World – Book Activity
The cutest apple book I’ve ever read is, “How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World”. There are so many things I love about this book, but what I love the most is how you can use this book to cover so many subjects: world geography, literacy, math, science, art, fine motor, and more! So let’s begin… World Geography & Literacy The book is about a little girl who desires to make an apple pie. She needs the ingredients, but her local market is closed, so she travels the world for each … [Read more...]
10 Apples Up on Top Preschool Activity
I found apple clothespins at Target a few weeks ago and I couldn't wait to use them with the book, 10 Apples Up on Top! This is one of my favorite books to read, especially in the fall with preschoolers. But my boys actually like to read it year-round. It's such a cute story and great for practicing counting! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need for this activity: apple clothespins (from the Bullseye's Playgound section … [Read more...]
Fluffy Pumpkin Spice Slime
I am so excited to share with you a new sensory play recipe! This fluffy pumpkin spice slime smells amazing, feels incredible, and we can't stop playing with it! It only needs a few ingredients and you can make this in under 10 minutes. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Here's What You Need for Fluffy Pumpkin Spice Slime: 3 heaping cups of shaving cream (regular with no special scent) 2-3 drops of orange gel food coloring 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice seasoning 1/2 cup … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Placemats for Kids
I can't believe we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving one week from today! I love celebrating this holiday with my family. We have lots to be thankful for! Today I'm sharing with you two Thanksgiving placemats for kids. These would be great to have at a kids table to keep them busy! It's hard to keep the little ones busy when you are busy cooking and getting ready for a big meal. This placemat hopefully will give you a little bit of time on the big day. This placemat has several … [Read more...]
Thankful Turkey Hats
I think it's the cutest thing to see little ones wearing paper hats. You know the ones they make at school or homeschool about the alphabet or something similar? Well today I'm sharing with you a Thankful Turkey Hat that I created for little ones to celebrate Thanksgiving! These adorable hats are great to use with children, especially preschoolers and kindergarteners. The concept is simple. It is a "thankful turkey" where kids write what they are thankful for onto the turkey feathers. … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Sensory Bin
Happy November! I can't believe Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. I like to create sensory bins each month for my kids to play with, so today I'm sharing with you our Thanksgiving sensory bin. It's very easy to make and you only need a few supplies. But trust me, your kids will play with it for hours! Sensory bins are a great way for children to use their senses to explore. Most of the time sensory bins are used for the sense of touch, but you can also incorporate hearing and … [Read more...]
Ten on the Fence Printable Booklet
Here's a printable booklet for a cute little rhyme I created called Ten on the Fence. It's about ten pumpkins sitting on a fence and how the little ones asks them to roll over. Eventually they all fall off until the little one calls them back. This booklet is a rhyme and a great sight word reader booklet for a beginning reader. It is similar to the "Ten in the Bed" song. Here are some sample pages from the book... And here's the end... You can use this with your … [Read more...]