I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. What if I told you that you can get more use out of the toys you have at home while also encouraging your child to explore, use their imagination, work on their fine motor skills and allow them to play independently for longer periods of times? In this blog post, I am going to ...
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6 Easy Ways to Make Learning Math FUN!
I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Learning math can be so much of fun for preschoolers. By making learning fun when a child is a toddler or preschooler, you are setting the stage for a love of learning. Check out these simple ways that your child can learn math through play and in a more hands on ...
Learning Through Play Phonics Activities
My favorite way to teach my children is through play. The kids get excited that mom is 'playing' with them, while Mom gets excited that they are actively learning at the same time!! It's a win win for everyone. Check out these learning through play phonics activities to see how you can teach your child without worksheets! I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, ...
Dinosaur Preschool Printable Pack
You can find all of our printable packs here. Who doesn’t love dinosaurs! Kids ages 3 – 8, will go crazy over this Dinosaur Preschool Activities Pack, which is jam-packed with exciting Dinosaur preschool theme printables like worksheets, clip cards and activities. They will enjoy working on their reading and handwriting skills as well as learning number recognition and practicing their counting skills. There are also a few ...
How To Encourage Creativity In Preschoolers
Did you know that creative thinking is essential in the world we live in today and can have long term benefits for your child? By encouraging children to be creative during the process of an art or imaginary play activity, we are allowing them to come up with their own unique thoughts and ideas. This will enable them to later on approach ideas in unconventional ways and think out of the box. But now, you may be wondering how to ...
Fun Number Recognition Activities For Preschoolers
I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. What if I told you that the best way to teach children their numbers is by learning through play? They play all day anyway.. but the secret is to be more intentional with what they play with. I am often asked how to teach counting and number recognition to toddlers and ...
Play and Learn – STEM Activities + Toys for Multiple Ages!
I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Play and Learn with these STEM activities and toys for multiple ages! They are the perfect boredom busters and memory makers for your weekend at home (especially as summer boredom busters!) Â The fact that they are all fun yet also filled with important skill developments ...
Easy Ways To Prevent Summer Brain Drain
If your kids are on a traditional school schedule, there are a few months that there is not classic school training at all. It's called summer. Kids can't wait, teachers are excited and parents are uneasy. We want to give our kids a much needed break from school, let them play, but if their minds are as quick as mine at forgetting unused information, they will have issues come the next school year. This is called Summer Brain ...
Spring Flower Matching Activity
This printable foam shape spring flower matching activity is a wonderful spring themed kids activity that will work on your child's visual perception and have them creating their own little whiteboard garden. There are so many unique possibilities for your child to create and if you don't use the printable activity you can use this as an open ended tinker tray and activity. I have included a printable that can go with this ...
Picnic Pretend Play for Preschoolers
Imaginary play time is a great opportunity for parents to have fun and explore with their child. This picnic themed pretend play for preschoolers activity is one of the most magical activities ever. Pretend play is a major part of a child's development as a child learns important life and social skills through role playing. I believe that magic is created between mother and child when they do these type of activities together. ...