Although we will all be counting down to Christmas with The Activity Mom’s Christmas Countdown, I also wanted something extra for B (5 1/2 years old) to work on during Winter break. He loves building with Legos so I decided to give him a Lego Christmas Countdown. I printed 24 different sets of Lego building …
As the Christmas toy ads start appearing in the mail, my kids’ wish lists grow longer and longer. Sometimes with things they didn’t even know existed until that very moment or with things I suspect would only get played with once. Sound familiar? It is such a special and exciting time of year for so …
I’m so excited to bring you my annual, printable Activity Advent Countdown! I used ideas, printables, and resources (list below) found around the web to make counting down to Christmas fun and educational! 2012 Activity Advent Countdown 1. M&M Wreath 2. Ornament Shape Matching 3. Bow Painting 4. Indoor Snowball Hunt 5. Gingerbread Number Activity …
National Geographic Kids Photograph by Mike Hall, My Shot Isn’t it fascinating how something so small can create something so magnificent? Spiderwebs. They are so cool to explore, learn about, and discover. Share these amazing pictures of webs on National Geographic Kids with your child. Go on a spiderweb hunt. Take a walk and explore outside. How many …
Halloween is right around the corner. Have fun using your imagination while encouraging your young writer with a few creative Halloween story starters. These are great for family time. Share a combined oral story around the table or for independent writing combine it with an author’s night. Have your child illustrate their story as well using a …
I picked up a few of these boxes in the Target dollar spot recently and knew they’d be great for hands-on Math with Halloween Objects with M (5 years old). They’re technically called “table scatter” but I had a feeling we could do a lot more with them than just scatter them on a table! …
Halloween is getting closer and one of our favorite things to do is celebrate the holiday with friends! If you have little ones, how about gathering some of their buddies together for a morning of learning and fun? With some simple dollar store materials, you could host a Halloween tot school! Tray Activities Tray …
Halloween is such an exciting time for toddlers and preschoolers! Fill your month of October with a Halloween countdown featuring Halloween themed activities. 1. Weave a web with paper plates and yarn Easy Preschool Crafts 2. Make a mini-book about pumpkins growing Preschool Alphabet 3. Bat Themed Roll and Color Game Making Learning Fun 4. …
This Leaf Counting Game is the perfect way to welcome Fall while identifying numbers, sequencing, and counting. Materials: 10 leaves (silk or real) and write the numbers 1-10 on them with a permanent marker. First, put the leaves in both hands and throw them up in the air as high as you can. This …
With the 4th of July right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to do some toddler learning with red, white and blue! Here are several, fun Fourth of July Activities for your toddler. Start out the activities by sharing the American flag. Talk about the flag with your toddler. What colors are on the flag? …
Put those plastic Easter eggs to use with this free, printable and Making Words activity! I put a few CVC words and pictures inside plastic Easter eggs for B to work with. He loved it! He would pour the letters and picture onto the table, say the name of the picture aloud, and then put …
Easter is right around the corner! Have fun stretching your child’s creative thinking skills with these Easter story starters. Print these story starters for FREE with the link below. 1. Twas the night before Easter… 2. I couldn’t believe my eyes. My Easter basket was filled with… 3. Easter morning, I looked out my …