I love GIVING gifts! Everything about it is so much fun for me, from picking out the gift and wrapping it to actually delivering it. The part I’m NOT good at (and that has actually become a running joke) is that once I find the “perfect” gift I have a really hard time not giving it to them right …
My 2013 Christmas Activity Advent Countdown is targeted towards preschoolers (although toddlers and Kindergartners still enjoy it). B (1st grade) still wants to join us for the countdown after school and during Winter vacation. Although he would be more than happy to do the same countdown with N (and still might), I wanted to give …
My annual, printable Activity Advent Countdown is back! It includes ideas, printables, and resources found around the web to make counting down to Christmas with your toddlers and preschoolers fun and educational. 2013 Activity Advent Countdown 1. Toilet Paper Tube Tree Painting 2. Christmas Memory or Matching 3. Christmas Tree Sticker Matching 4. Snowglobe …
This simple snow globe craft was a fun excuse to get out the glitter. Cut out a white circle to decorate and a trapezoid shaped piece for the base of the snow globe. Your snow globe craft can work with ANY THEME! Christmas, Winter, family, Valentine’s Day, birthday, alphabet, etc. I thought N was making …
This Santa dessert is a fun, simple, and tasty treat to make and eat together! 1) Spread white frosting on a graham cracker. 2) Put white marshmallows in the frosting at the bottom to make a beard. 3) Use m&ms to make eyes and a nose. 4) Put one white marshmallow at the …
December is such a fun month and I try to involve my kiddos in every step of it. Here are some hands-on Christmas activities that make December so fun and memorable (for all of us!). A Book a Night Now, being in the classroom for six years left me with QUITE the collection of holiday …
With the weather getting colder, you might be looking for a few indoor, Winter Activities to occupy and challenge your toddler. Set up these winter themed activities and watch your little one explore and learn! Snowball Hide Grab a pill box (mine was from The Dollar Tree) and some small pompom “snow balls.” Tots have …
One of our family’s favorite holiday traditions includes our elf, Pinnochio. He’s from a book/doll set called Elf on the Shelf. When we first bought our little guy, he wasn’t super popular and some people thought he was a little, *ahem*, creepy. But rest assured, he is NOT and will absolutely make your holiday sparkle …
Although we will all be counting down to Christmas with The Activity Mom’s Christmas Countdown, I also wanted something extra for B (5 1/2 years old) to work on during Winter break. He loves building with Legos so I decided to give him a Lego Christmas Countdown. I printed 24 different sets of Lego building …
As the Christmas toy ads start appearing in the mail, my kids’ wish lists grow longer and longer. Sometimes with things they didn’t even know existed until that very moment or with things I suspect would only get played with once. Sound familiar? It is such a special and exciting time of year for so …
I’m so excited to bring you my annual, printable Activity Advent Countdown! I used ideas, printables, and resources (list below) found around the web to make counting down to Christmas fun and educational! 2012 Activity Advent Countdown 1. M&M Wreath 2. Ornament Shape Matching 3. Bow Painting 4. Indoor Snowball Hunt 5. Gingerbread Number Activity …
photo courtesy of Nurture Store Day 24 – Activity Advent Countdown This will be the second year of making reindeer food and sprinkling it for Santa’s reindeer on the lawn on Christmas Eve night. It is such a neat tradition. This year I’m going to let B and N mix their own reindeer food using …