Even Superheroes need to work out! Make a gym for your Superheroes to exercise and show their strength. Use aluminum foil to make a pull up bar. Use aluminum foil to make weighted medicine balls and wheels from a car as a bar with weights. Use aluminum foil to make kettle bells …
My 2013 Christmas Activity Advent Countdown is targeted towards preschoolers (although toddlers and Kindergartners still enjoy it). B (1st grade) still wants to join us for the countdown after school and during Winter vacation. Although he would be more than happy to do the same countdown with N (and still might), I wanted to give …
Marshmallow Shooter Activities for All Ages We recently bought a marshmallow shooter from a local craft event and I can’t even begin to explain how much fun we’ve been having with it! Who can shoot it the farthest? Who can shoot 2 marshmallows at a time? You get the idea. Today we made a simple …
Paper airplane races! It is the perfect indoor activity for a rainy day. Fold paper airplanes and decorate them with stickers and markers. I folded a basic paper airplane for the younger kids to decorate, but here are step by step instructions for an easy paper airplane and a few trickier ones too. Time for …
Create a village, zoo, or race track with building blocks from toilet paper tubes. The possibilities are endless! You’ve been saving your toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes, now what? Turn them into building blocks! Cut a slit (1 inch) on the top and bottom of each side of the tube. Cut 20-30 squares …
Tiny objects are EVERYWHERE in our house. Now that your child is older, here’s how you can use them. Tiny Objects and Your Older Child We unrolled two felt mats and I put an F and an O on each one. Her job? Classify and categorize the objects based on FARM animals and OCEAN animals! …
We’ve sorted coins, found out how many are in a dollar, and now we are playing a Coin War Money Game! How to Play Coin War Money Game Start with the same amount of coins in two different cups (one cup for each player). The coins we used for each player are pictured …
Draw Angry Birds in your own way with this free, printable game. This Roll and Draw Angry Birds Game from Expressive Monkey was so fun for B! Roll the die four times to create and draw your own angry bird (roll 1 is the body, roll 2 is the eyes, roll 3 is the beak, …
Building Toys for Girls Roominate, the DIY wired dollhouse building kit, was designed by two female engineers (Alice and Bettina) who wish they would have seen more girls in their upper level Math and Science classes. They believe that early exposure through toys will motivate the next generation of female technology innovators. The original Roominate includes …
B brought a list of sight words home from school that he is supposed to practice each night. I knew we needed ways to practice sight words besides just reading the list. I made these games (using his word list) to make practicing the words more fun. Game 1 – Sight Word Sticks …
“How to Draw a…” pictures are a fun way to practice following directions and drawing at the same time. I love the step-by-step images that direct you and your child through the picture. Spatial Awareness, fine motor skills, and critical thinking are all being fine tuned in this type of activity. Here is a …
Is your child curious or learning about the United States of America? Here are some games, activities, printable worksheets, that will be perfect for learning about the different states! Right now B is really interested in the United States. His interest really peaked when we discovered the app “Stack the States“. I wanted a …