I must admit when I first saw this Acka Backa Soda Cracker song/rhyme on paper I thought it was a bit on the baby talk side. I mean it doesn’t even make sense. Once we did it during story time at the library, it was an instant favorite of B’s and therefore a favorite of …
Turkey Baster Water Transfer is a fun activity for little hands to work with and to develop motor skills! I got out two bowls, one empty and one about half full of water. B transferred water from one bowl to the other with this turkey baster. I bought the baster specifically for this activity and …
Boggle Jr. and Magic Rocks are two fun ways to support beginning reading and writing. Boggle Jr. has everything you need to get started and magic rocks are easy to make on your own. I stumbled upon this Boggle Jr. game at a garage sale. To be honest I have no idea how …
Muffin Tin Monday – Apples This week’s theme is Apples and I decided to focus on putting them in order by size. First, B put these apple pictures in order from largest to smallest. When I got out the real apple pieces to sort, B refused to do it so I ended up doing it myself, …
Why is visual tracking important for baby and how do we support it? “Newborns should be able to momentarily hold their gaze on an object for a few seconds, but by 8-12 weeks they should start to follow people or moving objects with their eyes. At first, infants have to move their whole head to …
B loves rhymes and songs, which are great for language development. We’ve been waiting a long time to sing this Rain Song in South Texas. Rain is coming down. (Use your fingers to trickle down like the rain in Itsy Bitsy Spider) Rain is coming down. Do you hear a sound? (Hold your hand up …
“When the nightlight is on, it means time to go to sleep.” “When the nightlight goes off, it means time to wake up!” That is our motto around here ever since we made this DIY timed nightlight. B was waking up often throughout the night and at 5:30 am for the day. I fell in love …
Creating a nature collage was so much fun! Extend this activity for older kids by making a mosaic with leaves on the contact paper or making letters with stems and grass. Materials: Contact Paper, Nature Directions: Open and set your sheet of contact paper on the sidewalk, sticky side up. Collect different items in your …
Muffin Tin Monday – Things to Dip peanut butter sandwich slices to dip in Jelly, carrots to dip in ranch, pretzels to dip in cheese, and apples to dip in peanut butter So our theme is “THINGS TO DIP”. What kid doesn’t like to dip? I did a silent “YAHOO” as he picked up the …
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 …