These CVC Short A Playdough Mats are my daughter's favorite way to practice CVC words. She literally can't get enough. Check out all of the CVC Words and activities. Do your kids love play dough like mine? I enjoy that play dough is entertaining for kids but it also has a number of benefits. Not only is play dough a fantastic sensory activity for kids it is also an engaging way to encourage children to learn and practice ...
Art + Summer Activities For Kids
If you are looking for some fun summer activities for kids then these creative summer art ideas are PERFECT! Summer Art During the summer, children often have more times to create and explore. The school year can be so busy that art and painting during the summer is a great way to allow the kids to unwind, explore and create. Whether they use chalkboard Learn How To Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint + Recipe so you can create ...
New Play Doh Sets – Cranky The Octopus + Wavy The Whale Playset
Hasbro sent us the following Play Doh sets for free. All words, thoughts and opinions are my own. One of our favorite activities at home is playing with Play Doh. I love that it strengthens those fine motor skills and encourages my children to be more creative. We do a lot of play dough activities at home and are always excited to find fun play doh sets. Hasbro has released some new Play Doh Sets. The first is the Cranky the ...
20 Books About Feelings For Kids
Being a kid can be so tough when you have all these unfamiliar emotions running through you. It's hard for adults to manage our emotions sometimes, so we can hardly blame kids when they have trouble with it too! This book of children's books about emotions can help you talk to your kids about all the various emotions that they feel and how to control them. Exploring books with a central theme of emotions is a great way to teach ...
Ocean Shadow Matching
This ocean shadow matching activity is one of our newest toddler activities. As your child completes the activity, they will be working on their visual perception to match the shadows to the figures. Each figure is distinct and different from the other so you can likely start this with a younger child. Ocean Shadow Matching Activity For Toddlers We've been going through an ocean themed week here. We have our Ocean Theme ...
Question Of The Day For Kids
Open up some interesting conversations with your children using a book that includes a question of the day for kids . This 3 year journal can act as a family journal, family memory keeper and wonderful conversation starter. Questions Of the Day I was looking for a good family journal when I came across the question of the day for kids book. It was filled with some interesting and sometimes thought provoking questions and ...
How To Make Glow In The Dark Slime
Learn how to make glow in the dark slime with this easy slime recipe. If you're new to slime, one simple slime recipe that you can't miss is this fun glow in the dark slime recipe! With summer just around the corner, kids love playing and learning with all things glowing! While you can't open glow sticks and play with them, you can make glow in the dark slime! This glow in the dark slime recipe is super fun, and kids will ...
Amazon Fire Kids Edition Tablet Family Time Activities
This blog post was sponsored by Amazon. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases The Amazon Fire Kids Edition tablet is one of our favorite kids tablets. I especially love the special family time we spend together using the many apps and books that are available to use with the Amazon FreeTime Unlimited subscription. In this post you ...
Airplane Sensory Bin
If you are looking for some sensory play ideas and are focusing on an airplane preschool theme, then this airplane sensory bin is perfect! This sensory box is one that your children will LOVE playing with! It was a huge hit with my 3 and 6 year old, and it was a really easy one to set up too. Shaving cream is always a great sensory play element, and while it does get quite messy, the kids really do love it! AIRPLANE THEMED ...
Alphabet Letter Matching Clip Cards
Looking for some alphabet letter matching activities for preschoolers and toddlers? Then look no further! These adorable alphabet letter matching cards are a great way to work on alphabet letter recognition and fine motor skills too! Clip cards are great for preschool centers too! Alphabet Letter Matching Cards We often use clip cards to work on number matching, counting and even fractions. My children often feel like it ...