Toddlers and preschoolers love play dough and its no secret why. Make the best homemade playdough recipe and then have the kids work on their fine motor skills. Playdough has so many benefits for children. Improving prewriting skills is definitely one of the best reasons to encourage your children to work with this squishy dough . We are always looking for playdoh ideas and games to encourage strengthening kids fingers and hands. ...
Alphabet Letter Sound Mats
These alphabet letter sound mats are perfect for preschool and kindergarten students. For younger kids there are alphabet sorting mats. For older kids, there are beginning alphabet letter sound sorting mats. This is a wonderful addition to a class literacy center as well as for homeschooling. Suggested Supplies Please note that affiliate links are use in this post. How to set up the Printable Alphabet Letter ...
Valentine’s Day Crafts I Love You Painting Activity for Kids
What is it with Washi Tape and kids? My kids are somehow always in my personal stash of washi tape. I went out and purchased my kids their own set. (It rivals mine in cuteness). I then set out to come up with some washi tape crafts for kids. Combining washi tape with Valentine's day crafts was so simple and fun. This I love you banner painting activity for kids allowed them to use this colorful tape creatively and to be able ...
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Rainbow Raised Salt Painting
Rainbow Raised salt painting is a process art activity. This means that the activity is more focused on the process of the painting process rather than the beautiful finished product. Although, if you ask me they are both equally as amazing. I love that you need very few materials for this activity and that toddlers, preschoolers, elementary kids and even adults can have fun with this one. I love activities, art and crafts that ...
Bento Birthday School Lunch Ideas and Sprinkle Sandwich
Are you looking for fun birthday morning suprise's or exciting ways to make your child feel special on their birthday? We began our day with a balloon avalanche. Check out this post for bento birthday school lunch ideas. You can also see an easy step by step guide on how to create a sprinkle sandwich. I guarantee you that this will be one lunch your children won't forget. Before we start please note that this lunch is a Birthday ...
How to Make A Kids Birthday Balloon Avalanche
Every year for each of my children's birthdays we have this fun family birthday tradition. Are you looking for fun birthday morning surprises or exciting ways to make your child feel special on their birthday? We set up a birthday balloon avalanche so that when our kids wake up in the morning and open their door the balloons all fall on them. It makes for a wonderful beginning to a child's birthday and truly makes them feel extra ...
Alphabet Letters Hunt Game
This alphabet letter game hunt is a perfect activity for toddlers and preschoolers to work on their color and alphabet letter recognition. When doing alphabet activities for kids I often try to teach teach through hands on learning and sensory exploration. It seems to help my kids really take in what they are learning. The more of their five senses that they use in an activity provides a stronger learning experience for their ...
Kiwi Crate December Box Review – Arcade
This months Kiwi Crate December 2016 box review was the Arcade box. This post includes an unboxing of what is inside Decembers Kiwi Crate box as well as a closer look at each of the activities contained within the box. My 9 year old son and 7 year old daughter had so much fun with this box. We used this box as a weekend activity and it entertained them for almost two hours. You can find all of our Kiwi Crate Reviews here. They ...
Baby Penguin Alphabet Letter Matching
These Baby Penguin Alphabet Letter Matching cards allow a child to work on matching uppercase and lowercase letters using printable alphabet letter cards. By having these little baby penguins look for their Mommy (or Daddy), it makes a child even more determined to find the matching letter (and mommy). My 3 year old loves alphabet activities for kids! Plus check out 20 snow-tastic penguin activities at the bottom of ...
Koala Crate Review December 2016 Box
Our December Koala Crate box arrived with eager anticipation. We normally receive our boxes during the week and the kids get to do the activities on the weekend. This definitely solves the "Mom! I'm bored" chant I here every weekend. Koala crate is a monthly subscription box that is geared towards preschool, kindergarten and elementary aged kids. You can find more of my Koala Crate Reviews here. Please note that this post ...
