We have quite the collection of stickers so I gave B these activities to try. The first activity was to sort the stickers by color. Thank you The Shafer Family Blog for this idea! Then, he put the corresponding number of stickers in each square. These activities are quick and simple ways to use up …
Bottle Top Names helps your child identify and match letters as well as learning to spell their name. Easy to make and fun to play. I made these for a few friends that helped me save up tops for my crazy bottle top activity obsession. Download and edit my document, Bottle Top Names or trace the …
How to prepare a floating memory game: Write a number on the bottom of one top and the number word with dots on the other using a sharpie. Float your tops and get ready to play. This floating memory game was a lot harder than I thought it would be. It got B’s attention because …
I realized the other day that when B was smelling flowers he was breathing out through his nose instead of in so he wasn’t really smelling. I put several items in containers and had B smell them to see if they smelled good (and put them by the happy face) or smelled bad (and put …
If your child loves to play with water, you will have to give these outdoor water activities a try! Ice Treasures (pictured above) Fill up different sized containers with water and small toys. Once frozen, run water over the container to get the ice chunk out. Let your child hammer, chisel, and melt the ice away …
Make your own sidewalk chalk paint to get creative with your preschooler or toddler! Only 3 ingredients! Draw shapes, write letters, draw your family, or decorate for a party! We had a great time making this sidewalk chalk paint and covering our driveway in it! I love the texture of it and how …
Learn this customizable Spell Your Name Song that your little one will love! I made up this How to Spell Your Name Song to help B learn to spell his name and baby N’s name. It’s also helping him at a time when he is confusing “him, her, he, and she” (ex: Look at that …
I found the idea for Magnetic Pom Poms at Home Grown Hearts. I fell in love with these and all of the things they can be used for. To be honest, I was debating on whether to make them because I knew I’d be bummed if I spent time making them and then they just ended …
Which one doesn’t belong? This question helps develop critical thinking skills. A higher level of learning takes place when you take something you already know or are working on and group, sort, or categorize it. This impromptu game is yet another one I can’t take credit for. B had out our picture cards that go …
This parking lot number practice is a great way to practice identifying numbers while playing! I quickly made the piece of paper into a parking lot and put numbers in the parking spots. We had fun driving the cars around and telling each other which spot to park our cars in. This activity was really …
My mom made this pretend play mail set for B. It contains 8 envelopes, 8 messages, 8 address labels, and 8 stamps all hand sewn on felt. I love it because of the hours of pretend play he will have with it and my hope is he will start to recognize different names in our …
For B’s 3rd birthday, we built him this pretend play grocery store. This awesome DIY pretend play store is easy to make and will provide hours of pretend play. We used two shoe organizers (turned on their sides) for the bottom, a piece of shelf we stumbled upon at Lowes for the counter ($9.99) and …