Is it freezing where you live? We have such cold weather here, but no snow right now! Truthfully, I'd rather have snow if it's going to be so cold out! We do, however, have icicles. Icicles are so pretty! The icicles inspired me to do some activities with my kids, like create a model of an icicle. I also created these Count and Clip Icicle Cards that are great for working on fine motor skills, counting, and one-to-one correspondence (which means matching numerals to objects). Here's what … [Read more...]
Holiday Slime Recipe
Are you in the holiday mood yet? Christmas is in about a month, so you have plenty of time to make this holiday slime recipe! It just a few ingredients and it's easy to make. Love how this turned out! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need for holiday slime: 1/2 cup clear Elmer's glue 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 cup Sta-Flo liquid starch (you can find this in the laundry detergent section of most stores) sequins or … [Read more...]
50 Kindness Elves Ideas
Have you heard of Kindness Elves? They are similar to Elf on the Shelf, except the elves encourage children to do acts of kindness during the Christmas season. We got our first set of Kindness Elves last year and my boys had a blast doing the activities! We did just the 12 days before Christmas, since we didn't get our elves before then. Anna from The Imagination Tree sells them and last year she sold out very quickly. This year she has more options to choose from and hopefully a larger … [Read more...]
Winter Busy Bag Ideas
Busy bags are a lifesaver and are great for keeping kids busy and quiet. We bring them along to appointments or get them out when we have quiet rest time at home. Today, I'm sharing 10 winter busy bag ideas that I think are fabulous and so fun for kids! 1. Teach kids the appropriate clothes to wear during winter with this Winter Clothes Dress Up busy bag. 2. Kids can make neat snowflake designs with this Snowflake Tracing Cards with Q-Tips busy bag. 3. Make neat Snowflake … [Read more...]
Snowflake Busy Bag {Free Printable}
Today I'm sharing another fun winter busy bag...it's our Snowflake Busy Bag! Busy bags are so wonderful if you need a quick activity to keep your little ones busy and quiet. Prepping several busy bags ahead of time can be a huge lifesaver! This one is easy to prep and fun for kids. Here's what you need: wide popsicle sticks white/silver paint (optional) Snowflake Busy Bag Printable Ziploc bag I painted my popsicle sticks a light silver to look like the color of … [Read more...]
Winter Alphabet Handwriting Packet
Learning how to write alphabet letters is an important skill developed during the early childhood years. Before handwriting is introduced, there should be a lot of practice with fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are the actions that are performed in the small muscles in the hands, fingers and wrists. Your child practices using fine motor skills when they are playing with play dough, using tweezers, lacing, stringing beads, and more. Once a child is ready to learn how to write, it's … [Read more...]
Arctic Animals Sensory Bin
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. We are just over-the-moon excited about our latest sensory bin! This Arctic Animal Sensory Bin is just SO much fun and I know your kids will love it, too! We have been learning about arctic animals in our preschool at home, so this went perfectly with our theme. To set it up, I filled a bin up of water and put a bowl inside of it. I didn't put too much water in the bin, just about 4 inches deep. I … [Read more...]
Winter Science Activities Packet for Little Learners
Winter is here and I'm excited to share that my newest science packet is done and ready to share with you! This packet has 10 really neat science activities for little learners. These activities would be best for ages 4 - 8. The science concepts covered in this packet are the following: states of matter (liquid, solid, gas) density temperature chemistry – acid & base reaction investigating living things insulation Here are the 10 winter science activities … [Read more...]
Star Noisemaker for New Year’s Eve
I can't believe we'll be celebrating New Year's Eve this week! I've got a super fun star noisemaker craft to share with you today. The kids will LOVE shaking these cute stars to ring in the new year! This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. You just need a few supplies to make these easy stars. For each star, you'll need the following: wooden dowel rod 2 foam stars (mine are from Michael's) 1 small bell hot glue gun number stickers (optional) Here's how to make the … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Noisemaker Craft
We are nearing the end of the year and so today, I thought I'd share a festive New Year's Eve craft. This one was SO much fun to create and my kids really enjoyed shaking and making lots of noise with them! This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. Here's what we used for this craft: 2 sturdy paper plates wax paper confetti, glitter, small bells, or anything that is festive and/or makes noise hot glue gun Star Template x-acto knife number stickers (mine a-re from Hobby … [Read more...]