Bottle Top Numbers and Counting Cards is a simple yet, fun way to practice counting! Materials: index cards bottle tops stickers permanent marker How to make Bottle Top Numbers and Counting Cards: Put stickers on index cards. Write numbers 1-10 on them. Have your child count the stickers and place the correct bottle top in …
Up at night with a newborn and up all day with a toddler is hindering my creativity for sure! I haven’t come up with a single Valentines Day activity on my own. So here are 3 quick and simple heart activities that I found on different blogs that we tried and LOVED! Heart Hunt – …
B loves tools and to “do hard work” like his dad so I decided to give him a chance to use his measuring tape with this activity of measuring worms. I cut pieces of yarn to make “worms” in 2 inch, 4 inch, and 6 inch pieces. I felt like those lengths were easy for …
Spelling Your Name Blake went through a phase where he was really interested in spelling his name, our names (Mom & Dad), and our dog’s name (Max). I felt like we were singing them or writing them non stop. During this time, I gave him a pile of index cards with a letter on each …
You can make a challenging activity for your child by turning greeting cards into puzzles! Do you still have Christmas cards around? If so, take one and give this activity a try (If not, Valentines Day will be here soon and you could use one of those). This card was perfect to make a …
Foam sticker scenes are a fun independent activity for toddlers or preschoolers and can be used as a writing activity for older children. In addition to the letters and numbers I picked up at the Target dollar spot, I also found a few packages of these animal and people foam stickers. I made a few …
Sometimes B gets really antsy in the car which makes the ride not so fun for anyone and sometimes I’m racing home, trying to keep him awake, so he doesn’t fall asleep in the car (which erases any chance of a nap). Then, B made up this really fun impromptu car game which I’m assuming …
This Velcro Catching Gloves project was featured on Make and Takes and when I saw it I just knew I had to give it a try! What you need: Pair of cheap winter gloves ($1) Ball (set of 4 for $1 at Dollar Tree) Sticky Velcro Circles ($2ish) All you have to do is stick …
Making bead snakes and counting with beads using pipe cleaners and pony beads are two great activities your preschooler will love. I bought a package of these beads at the Dollar Tree and B had so much fun threading them onto pipe cleaners (a great activity for motor skill development!). I started by modeling how …
Today, I had B hunt for things in the playroom to see if they would sink or float. (He was so excited that he was collecting EVERYTHING so we had to stop and talk about things that could get wet and things that couldn’t.) After he put the object in the water, I had him …
You can play this describing objects game with any 5 objects you find around the house or in your playroom. Set out 5 objects (cars, animals, letters, books, blocks, etc.). Tell your child you are going to play a guessing game. Describe one of the objects and see if they can pick out the one …
An inexpensive activity that promotes the development of motor skills is to play and experiment with nuts and bolts. Get 3-5 bolts of various sizes, the corresponding washers, and the corresponding nuts. Let your child figure out which ones fit together and practice screwing on the nuts. I started with 3 of them for B. …