Do you have a garden? We've had a small garden in the past but now we just have flowers around our house. I'd love to have a garden to grow our own fruit and vegetables...maybe in the future! Inviting the kids to help with the garden is an awesome way to teach life skills and spend time bonding with them. Today I'm sharing 17 garden activities for kids. Some of these take place in the garden and other sare garden-themed. The activities are labeled below. Activities for the Garden: CD … [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...]
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...]
Rainbow Craft for Toddlers
Spring is just around the corner, which means it's time to bring out all the rainbow activities. Last week, we hosted a rainbow party for some of our friends. It was such a blast! With the toddlers and preschoolers at the party, I decided to keep things simple. We had an easy craft, snack, experiment, and game. It was perfect! The rainbow crafts we did was so fun and perfect toddlers, so I need to share it with you all! This is what you need for this rainbow craft: paper plate (cut in … [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. Here's what you need to make this insect sensory bin: Back to Nature Crazy Bugs Macaroni & Cheese Box dry black beans plastic tub large Ziploc plastic bags about 3 … [Read more...]
Thank You for Giving Me Wings Craft
I'm a sucker for handprint crafts! I love receiving homemade gifts from my kids with their handprints on them. It's such a cute keepsake! Today I'm sharing with you a butterfly craft using handprints and the phrase "Thank You for Giving Me Wings"! This idea actually came from my 5-year-old. He wanted to make a butterfly using his two handprints. Then he came up with the idea of drawing the butterfly body in black and adding the antennas. I think it is so cute! I added the phrase … [Read more...]
Thank You For Helping Me Grow Craft
Mother's Day is just around the corner! If your looking for a cute and easy craft for your children to do, then you'll have to check out this craft! This "Thank You for Helping Me Grow" craft is adorable and would be a great gift! You could even give this gift to a favorite teacher. I tried to make this activity as easy as possible for you! Here's what you need for this craft: paint and paintbrush paper printable for the stem, leaves, and flower pot (see the bottom of this … [Read more...]
Ladybug Alphabet Matching Game
Do you know what ladybugs like to eat? They love aphids! I created a ladybug and aphid activity to help kids match uppercase letters to lowercase letters. In this game, the ladybug will eat the "aphids" marked with an alphabet letter. The child will draw an aphid card from the pile and find the matching lowercase letter on the aphid on the printable. Color or mark the aphids as you find the matches! This activity that is geared towards preschoolers and kindergarteners. Here's what you need … [Read more...]