Holiday Activities for Kids

Here are a few Halloween ideas that we’ve tried in the past: Pumpkin Letter Matching  Bean Skeletons and Macaroni Spider Webs   Candy Corn Grid Game (printable) And last but not least, a few Halloween Songs!

This free, printable Pumpkin Dice game is great for counting, number identification, and one to one correspondence.     Materials: 2 dice counters to cover the pumpkins (blocks, cheerios, pumpkin candies, etc.) pumpkin dice game game board   How to Play: Roll 2 dice. Add the numbers together and cover the pumpkin that shows the …

Make a paper plate Easter wreath to decorate your home. Make a paper plate Easter wreath by cutting a hole in the center of a paper plate. Cut and decorate small paper eggs. Tape or glue the eggs onto the plate. Display somewhere special. Our wreath looks more like a collage, but I’m enjoying (trying …

These Easter ideas are awesome. We can’t wait to try them! How to Draw a Chick Activity from My Montessori Journey Easter Egg Memory from Little Family Fun

Why not sneak some learning in with our Easter fun? Here are some Easter ideas. Easter Egg Word Family Activity at Chasing Cheerios Egg Twist Letter Matching at Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary Easter Egg Reading (cvc words) at My Montessori Journey

Here are a few Easter ideas to make learning fun. I think this Mixed Up Egg Hunt activity from Make and Takes is a very clever way to get more use out of those plastic eggs! The 15 Easter Egg Hunt Ideas from One of a Kind are a must read! They are very creative and sneak …

Here are some fun Easter ideas to make learning fun!   We enjoyed doing this Easter Egg Countdown last year.   I can’t wait to try these Easter Resurrection Eggs from Mommy Savers!

I saw this Felt Shamrock Game at Along the Way last year and saved it on my to do list. It is such an easy game to prepare and endless amounts of fun. You could also make some blank shamrock patterns for your child to color in as they create their own combination! Visit Along …

Tons of Fun featured this heart counting game that I think is awesome! How to Play: Stand above the heart and drop 3 pom poms or cotton balls. Count how many landed on the heart and how many landed off of the heart. Other Variations and Ideas: *Use 5 or 10 pom poms to practice combinations of 5 or …

These are a few Valentine’s Day ideas from last year that I wanted to share again. 3 Quick and Easy Heart Activities       Valentine’s Day Songs and Rhymes       photo courtesy of Activity Village   Valentine’s Day Handprint Keepsake    

It’s day 22 of our countdown! Try this Christmas Addition printable from TLS Books. I really like how it is pictures and is a very simple introduction to counting/addition.

Day 20 of our Activity Advent Calendar is Christmas Pattern Block Mats from PreKinders. This is such a cool resource that she offers.  If you don’t have the blocks, you can make some out of craft foam. This is the only picture I got of B putting this tree together. Before he was finished, he decided it would …