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...]
10 Really Neat Ways to Blow Bubbles
Playing with bubbles is one of the best ways to play outside! There are so many incredible ways to blow bubbles and today I'm sharing with you 10 unique ways! Before I share the recipes, you may wonder if there's really any benefits to playing with bubbles. There actually are great reasons to play with bubbles. There's practice with fine motor skills, hand/eye coordination, oral motor skills and more! To see more reasons, check out this article on 11 benefits to playing with bubbles. Now … [Read more...]
10 Rainy Day Crafts
It's April, which means lots of rain where we live! To keep my kids busy on rainy days, we like to do crafts. Here are 10 rainy day crafts that we love! Umbrellas make an adorable craft! Here are some of my favorites. Looks Like Rain Craft from Cutting Tiny Bites Umbrella Craft Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft from B-Inspired Mama 3D Umbrella Card from Crafty Morning Rainy Day Collage from Artsy Craftsy Mom Tissue Paper Umbrella from Mama's Little Muse Rainy … [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 butter knife card stock … [Read more...]
What’s The Best Way to Decorate Eggs?
I love finding new ways to color eggs. There are so many unique ways to decorate eggs, but it can be hard to know which ones are easy for kids and which ones really turn out well. Today I'm sharing 7 ways to decorate eggs AND I'm judged them! Yep. I said it. I'm judged them on how kid-friendly they are, how messy the activity is, the overall appearance, and how well I recommend doing it. I judged them on a scale from 1-5 (1 being low and 5 being high). 1. Melted Crayon Eggs This … [Read more...]
Germination Activity – Grow Seeds in a Jar!
I am so excited to share with you a super simple activity that is awesome for teaching kids about seeds! I did this germination activity with my preschoolers and they loved it. Here's what you need: jars wet paper towels seeds To start out, fill a jar with wet paper towels. Make sure to ring out the paper towels so there's not excess water in the jar. Then place seeds in the jar, near the bottom half of the jar. If you do multiple seeds, label the jars. Then place them … [Read more...]
Zoo Animals – Dramatic Play Activity
Animals are just so much fun to learn about! Learning about zoo animals is a great spring theme for preschoolers. Today I'm sharing our zoo animals dramatic play activity for preschoolers. Before doing the dramatic play activity, we created zoo animal cages. I used the following materials: cardboard box wrapping paper (from Hobby Lobby) elastic stapler tape To make the cages, I took the flaps off the boxes so the box had one open side. Next, I stapled pieces of elastic … [Read more...]
Frog Life Cycle Sensory Bin
Kids are naturally curious about things in nature and frogs are very fun to study with preschoolers. To learn about the life cycle of a frog, we made a pond sensory bin. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. We were at Michaels craft store last week and we found a product we just had to try out! I noticed they had life cycle kits for ladybugs, bees, plants, butterflies, turtles, and more! But I just had to get the Life Cycle of a Frog because I knew my boys would love … [Read more...]
Homemade Window Clings for Spring
Homemade window clings are so easy to make and is a frugal way to decorate your windows! This craft requires just a few ingredients and is a fun craft to do with older children. I love making them! (This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure page for details.) Here’s what you need to make your own window clings: 2 Tablespoons of white glue (I used Elmer’s) 2 drops of dish soap food coloring (I used gel food coloring, but you could use liquid food coloring.) plastic … [Read more...]