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...]
Ladybug Spots Counting Activity
I love that it's finally springtime! We are just starting to notice insects and other creatures crawling outside right now. One of the creatures we notice a lot are ladybugs! My kids love to observe them because they are safe and harmless (a.k.a. not going to sting them!). Since we love ladybugs, I came up with some ladybug activities to do with them. Today's activity is a Ladybug Spots Counting Activity. This activity is super simple to do because I provide the printable for you! You … [Read more...]
The Legend of St. Patrick – Printable Booklet
St. Patrick's Day is around the corner and I have a new printable to share with you! Do you know the real reason we celebrate this holiday? Most of the time, we talk about the color green, rainbows, and leprechauns. However, this holiday is to celebrate the legend of St. Patrick. He was an amazing missionary and spread Christianity throughout Ireland. Here are some facts about St. Patrick that I thought were fascinating: St. Patrick was captured at age 16 and was sold into slavery in … [Read more...]
Garden Printables for Kids
Creating a garden with children is an amazing experience. Not only is it a special activity to do together, it's rewarding to see the plants grow. Last week, I shared with you our new garden with the Gro-ables Project. We are already seeing sprouts growing on almost all of our plants! My kids are so excited every day when we observe the plants and see change. Today I'm sharing with you 2 garden printables for kids that will make gardening easier and a fun experience! The first printable is a … [Read more...]
The Best Way to Garden with Kids
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro Gro-ables for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I'm not much of a gardner, but I have a huge appreciation for my mom, who is an amazing gardener. It takes time, dedication, and patience to grow a successful garden. I've always wanted my kids to learn how to garden because they can learn a lot from taking care of a garden. I especially want them to understand how fruits, vegetables, and herbs are grown. I'm very excited I've found … [Read more...]
Butterfly Life Cycle Cup
We are really into butterflies right now! Like I mentioned last week, we are watching caterpillars turn into butterflies. Yesterday, the butterflies formed their chrysalides. I literally watched one of them change and it was amazing! (You can read all about the butterfly kit here.) Since we're learning about butterflies, I decided to create a life cycle activity. I created a butterfly life cycle cup to teach my little ones the life stages of a butterfly. Here's what you need for the … [Read more...]
10 Fun Activities with Dandelions
Dandelions are all around us during spring. Although they are a weed, I actually think they look quite happy! My boys love picking them and giving them to me as gifts. :) After receiving dozens of them this week, I got to thinking of some fun activities to do with dandelions. One of our favorite things to do with dandelions is to poke them through the holes of a colander. Not only does it looks pretty, but it's a great way to practice fine motor skills! It's also fun to put … [Read more...]
Butterfly Life Cycle Kit & Journal
We are doing an awesome activity for preschool science right now. The boys and I are watching caterpillars grow into butterflies! We bought a kit from Insect Lore and now we are observing the caterpillars at home. The boys are so excited to watch them grow and eventually change into Painted Lady butterflies. The post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosure policy. We received our caterpillars in the mail 5 days ago and we've been watching them closely ever since! … [Read more...]
Insect Sensory Bin and Alphabet Activity
Spring is a great time to do an insect theme with preschoolers. We've done a lot of crafts and activities about insects in the past, but today I'm sharing our insect sensory bin with an alphabet activity. This post contains affiliate links. For more info on this, please see my disclosure policy. In this sensory bin, we used the following: ground coffee green felt plastic insects alphabet stickers gems shallow plastic bin I first glued green felt to the sides of the plastic … [Read more...]