It is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham! To celebrate, Seussville.com is hosting a “Ham it Up” video contest. Prizes include $2,000, Limited Edition Dr. Seuss Art, a year’s supply of ham, and more! I’m so excited about this! Our family is planning our video right now. Whether we win or …
At Inspiration Surrounds Creativity Abounds, she featured this giant masking tape game board that they have used for so many neat games! They have played games about colors, numbers, letters, sorting, and even used the grid as streets for pretend play. Such a neat, inexpensive idea! Read more about these grid games and the other …
Wait! Don’t throw that away! Here are some more ways you can use this sticker sheet one more time to make learning fun for your preschooler or toddler. When we were done with this sheet of stickers I decided to see what I could reuse the outside part of the sticker sheet for. I stuck …
This same and different sort is simple to make, easy to set up, and fun for your toddler or preschooler to play. I wanted to give B a chance to experiment with same and different and I wanted to make sure he understood the concept. I put two stickers on each card. Some of them …
Stand Still Shadow is an action rhyme that your baby, toddler, preschooler, or Kindergartner will love! Great for language development and the exploration of shadows. Stand Still, Shadow “Stand still!” I tell my shadow. “I want to step on you.” But every time I lift my foot, My shadow lifts hers, too. This is …
Yesterday we worked on shape collages and today we tried color collages. I used up my scrap paper collection and this turned into a great experience with different shades of colors. This is how I set them up around the table so he could move from spot to spot at his own pace. …
These shape collages were simple to prepare and a great learning experience! I cut 6 pieces of paper into different, large shapes. I used some of my scrap paper to cut smaller shapes. B glued the smaller shapes onto the bigger, matching shape. He was excited (mostly because he got to use glue). This picture shows …
I’m trying to find ways to get B interested in cutting (besides just random slits around the paper). I thought it would be fun to offer him some coupons to cut with me one Sunday morning. Walgreens has strips of coupons on the bottom of their ads and those worked out great. They were the perfect …
Counting Coconuts had this fabulous idea for an Ice Cream Shop sensory tub. I tried to copy her Ice Cream Shop Sensory Tub version by putting a pile of pom poms in a bowl with paper cones, tweezers, and a dish and scoop. So fun! Check out her way cuter version at Counting Coconuts.
Fizzing Fun! This is a fun, simple, and quick Science experiment that you could try today. Sprinkle baking soda onto a plate. Use a medicine dropper to drop vinegar onto the baking soda. Watch the fizzy reaction. B thought this was so cool! He didn’t ask me why it was happening which I’m happy about because I wasn’t …
Grocery ABCs – Warning: This activity isn’t for everyone! Only do this if you are ok with not having your groceries put away right when you get home. I wanted to stop about half way through, but at that point it was too late. As you are unpacking groceries, give your child a …
I have an obsession with garage sale books! At 25 cents a book, you can’t go wrong! I wish I would have stocked up on books that B would enjoy as his tastes changed and as he got older, but I really wasn’t sure what to look for. So here’s a list of books I wish I …