You can have egg hunts all month long without having to fill the eggs with candy or cheap toys. The trick….a puzzle egg hunt! Stuff the eggs with 2-3 puzzle pieces and hide them around the house or yard. Some puzzle pieces may be too large to stuff in the eggs, but the 100 piece …
For the whole month of April my kids have decorating eggs on the brain! They can’t get enough. These foam Easter egg decorations are the perfect supplement to dying and decorating real eggs. Materials: craft foam, scissors, water, paint brush Cut out foam Easter eggs from craft foam. Cut out other random shapes to decorate …
A rainbow pot of gold craft is the theme for this St. Patrick’s Day preschool craft. I love a cool craft with simple supplies that younger children can work on themselves. This is a great craft because it also turns into a learning activity. Kids of all ages can make their own pot of …
Heart Art is an opportunity to be creative and develop fine motor skills at the same time! Start with a pipe cleaner. Bend it in the middle and twist the ends together. Push the middle of the loop down to form your heart. Tie a piece of yarn or string on the bottom of the …
I love this heart lacing activity and the kids did too! All you need is a handful of foam heart stickers and a couple of pipe cleaners. Punch a hole in each of the foam heart stickers and you are ready. I set them out and it wasn’t long before both kids jumped in …
We are so excited to be having friends visit us from out of town this year for New Year’s Eve. I want the kids to have just as much fun celebrating as we will so I created a Kids’ New Year’s Eve Countdown just for them. I tried to pick independent activities that the children …
Stuck inside? Bored? Solve the problem with just a strand of Christmas lights! Christmas Pretend Play We draped them around our pretend play store and turned it into the North Pole. You could also drape them around your play kitchen and make a Christmas restaurant or store. Make a fort with a big box and …
This Christmas tree push box activity is a great way to work on fine motor skills with your toddler while giving them a Christmas tree they can actually play with! Supplies Needed: Shoebox (Toddler size was perfect, but you could use any size) Wrapping paper Scissors and tape Christmas Tree Printable Glue (I used rubber …
The Away in a Manger Dice Game is a fun dice game for preschoolers that helps them practice counting and filling the nativity scene. It is a free printable that is perfect for Christmas time! Away in a Manger Dice Game How to Play: Download and Print Away in a Manger Dice Game. Roll the …
Here is a quick and simple Christmas matching game to play with your little ones! (My daughter is in a serious matching phase right now – she loves it!) Simply print the colored Christmas light cards, laminate (optional), and cut them apart. Then, let the matching begin! Other Ways to Play Add letters or …
A 3-D cardboard Christmas tree is so much fun for the kids to decorate and believe it or not it is simple to make! Materials: 2 pieces of cardboard (from boxes) scissors markers, paint, crayons stickers, ribbon, glitter Cut two, identical tree shapes from thick cardboard Cut a slit in the bottom of …
I LOVE crafting with my toddler (he’s 2 years old and loves to craft, too!) but some things require a little tweaking so that it’s an enjoyable experience for everyone! Here are some of our favorite Christmas crafts and tips for adapting Christmas crafts for toddlers! Originally, I’d wanted G to cut the strips of …