Make this DIY learning activity using pipe cleaners and a Pringles can. I saw this idea at LearningWith Bella. Take a Pringles can and punch holes in the lid. Use permanent markers and color around each hole. Find 2-3 pipe cleaners of each color and let your child put the pipe cleaner in …
Try this Teddy Bear Rhyme with your baby. Use a favorite teddy bear or your child’s hands to do motions to act it out. Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Teddy bear, teddy bear Turn around Teddy bear, teddy bear Touch the ground Teddy bear, teddy bear Reach up high Teddy bear, teddy bear Touch the sky …
I bought these puzzle cards a long time ago from the dollar store, but whenever we got them out to work with them it is too overwhelming (there are so many cards and each card has a picture on the front and back). Instead, I made this Puzzle on the Go (with just a few …
Muffin Tin Monday – Circus This week’s theme for Muffin Tin Monday is “The Circus”. B didn’t have any background knowledge on the circus so we went to the ringling.com website to the Create Your Own Circus link. Fun! I didn’t really get creative with the food and introduce new and exciting things (which is …
B is obsessed with these Itsy Bitsy Printable Letter Books! He keeps them in a little collection and loves to read through them (I kind of sing the book to the tune of The Letter Factory song). Everyday he asks to print one and is crushed that they don’t have all of the letters (vowels …
I love an activity that you can throw together and experiment with what you have. For this experiment we used a wrapping paper tube, pom poms, and a bucket. We tucked it in the corner of the couch at an angle and experimented with sending pom poms down the tube. At first, B just enjoyed …
This activity works for me for a long car ride or a long wait. Use a piece of sand paper (8 1/2 X 11) and yarn (different lengths) to create different designs/pictures on the sandpaper. The yarn sticks to the sandpaper, but you do have to press it down. I cut the yarn in …
I found these Movement Cards at The Home Teacher and love them! There are 3 different sets you can choose from to print out. I chose this set because I liked that it had one movement for each letter of the alphabet, the pictures really went with each movement (so hopefully one day B can …
Muffin Tin Monday – People and Faces. yogurt smoothie (milkshake), chips, dog shaped peanut butter sandwich, pretzels, pickles, turkey dog, cheese cubes, and grapes B has really been into the concept of “Our Family” lately so I drew these little toothpick family members and let him choose which food was our favorite. Simple I know, but …
These free, printable racecar letters will be a huge hit with your little car lover! I think these Highway ABC Cards are so cool! I found them at makinglearningfun.com. You can print all of the letters (uppercase and lowercase) and they are available in numbers and shapes too. Dr Jean (I love her!) has …
This free, Wonder Pets Printable Math Game makes counting practice so much fun for your toddler or preschooler. I came across these Wonder Pets pages at Makinglearningfun.com and thought they would be perfect. They are actually called Magnet pages (which would be really fun if I had a bunch of circle magnets!). How To …
Alphabet cereal, Apple, Pancakes, Yogurt Smoothie, Scrambled eggs, & Raisin Toast The benefits of Muffin Tin Monday are a breaking up the lunchtime routine, serving foods in smaller more manageable portions for little ones, and introducing new foods in a fun and interesting way. Sometimes there is a theme for Muffin Tin Monday, but this …