Inspire creativity and story telling with this simple story telling idea. B and his dad have started a story time tradition. It is such a simple and great idea that I wanted to pass it on. Each night, B picks 3-5 toys or characters or items from his room and gives them to his Dad. …
There’s usually a moment in the day when we need a break or distraction (You know…when the kids are wrestling, they both need my attention but I need to cook, or when we just need to burn some extra energy). I’ve found that the BEST thing to do is have a DANCE PARTY!! We crank …
With an Irish crew at home, St. Patrick’s Day is always a fun holiday for us and St. Patrick’s Day Activities are a must! Recently, during a Dollar Tree shopping spree, I lucked out and found the perfect pack of shamrocks. They are sold in sets of 12- 6 dark green and 6 sparkly light …
Here is an easy way to make a light box for your child to experiment with: Line a clear shoe box sized container with waxed paper and tuck a strand of Christmas lights inside. After you snap the top on, leave a small end of the strand and plug hanging out of the side …
To make this ornament i-spy game I took pictures of different ornaments on the tree and put them into a Word document. Then B hunted for them on the tree and crossed them off when he found them. Note: Tell your child not to take them down from the tree when they find them, just …
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! 2011 Activity Advent Countdown 1. 1. Christmas Lights Color Pom Pom Matching (scroll down) 2. 2. Make a Paper Plate …
Here’s a great idea for Halloween Scissors Practice! If you have extra Halloween stickers (or any extra stickers at all), this is the activity for you! Use the extra stickers to make cutting strips. Challenge your child to cut in between each sticker. Thinner strips allow your child to be successful at cutting the strip …
Here are a few Halloween ideas that we’ve tried in the past: Pumpkin Letter Matching Bean Skeletons and Macaroni Spider Webs Candy Corn Grid Game (printable) And last but not least, a few Halloween Songs!
Make your own sprinkles to add to yogurt or ice cream! First, sort the Fruity Cheerios or Fruit Loops by color so you can make different colored sprinkles. For us this lasted for about 20 Cheerios and then he decided he would rather make rainbow sprinkles. Next, put the Cheerios in a …
We had such a great time trying these favorite activities this year: Make a Plastic Bag Book Bottle Top Sentences Listening Activity with Foam Stickers Squares in a Shape (found at Joyful Learner)
Here is the printable 2010 Activity Advent Calendar! ~Countdown to Christmas with an Activity Each Day~ This was B’s favorite part of Christmas last year! We were doing these activities at 7 am because he just couldn’t wait one more minute to draw a card and do the activity! Here’s What To Do: Print the 2010 Activity Advent Calendar Cards and …
We are on a sorting CRAZE at our house. B wants to sort everything! So this week will be all about sorting. I will be sharing different ideas and printables for you to try. Sort Your Halloween Candy Grab a handful and have your child sort by: type beginning letter color of wrapper size (big and …