The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg has become one of our family’s favorite Christmas books! Here are several Polar Express Activities and Crafts that young children will love to go along with this wonderful book. About the Book The Polar Express book is a magical story with a little boy as the main character …
The Turkey Game is perfect for all ages because it can be used to practice almost anything! Download and print the turkey template (below). Cut it out and tape it to the top of an empty tissue box. If you cut around the turkey’s body and leave his feet off it will be the right …
Your toddler or preschooler will love this beaded turkey craft! Roll a ball of play dough. Draw (or print) a turkey face and stick it onto the top of a toothpick or food pick. Use pipe cleaners as the turkey’s feathers. Thread beads onto the pipe cleaners. We decided to sort the beads and …
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 …
It’s November and Thanksgiving is quickly approaching – my favorite time of year! I love the ideas I’ve seen all over Pinterest about having a “Thankfulness Tree” for our family during the month of November or playing an easy gratitude game. If you haven’t seen them, the idea is that family members add a leaf …
When M was born (6 years ago!), I quit teaching. I LOVED teaching but my heart was at home with her. We made it work for a long time but recently, an AMAZING part-time reading specialist position opened up AT HER SCHOOL and I accepted. But, it means leaving Big G (2 years old) and …
We love the book Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom. These Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities are the perfect compliment to the book. G (2 years old) had a Chicka Chicka themed day and he had a blast! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Painting After reading the book, stamp out a coconut tree! I found these sponge letters at Wal-Mart. I …
We’ve had a lot of fun with Doc McStuffins Pretend Play so I decided to add to it with these easy to assemble Doc McStuffins Themed Learning Activities. I printed these Doc McStuffins Character Cards and used those to write the “diagnosis” on for each activity. Doc, what’s the diagnosis? SORT-a-tosis (Sorting straws into play …
While your preschooler is learning letters, add a fun challenge with these DIY letter puzzles. Materials: craft sticks, permanent marker I used foam craft sticks (from a dollar store) for our puzzles, but any craft sticks, popsicle sticks, or strips of cardboard would work. Use whatever you have on hand. I looped a piece …
I put together a collection of black and white alphabet pictures from A-Z (source: clker.com) to use for alphabet crafts. How to Use the Alphabet Pictures Cut letters out of magazines (or cut words out of magazines and give your child a chance to cut the letters out themselves). Then, glue them onto the …
Marshmallow Shooter Activities for All Ages We recently bought a marshmallow shooter from a local craft event and I can’t even begin to explain how much fun we’ve been having with it! Who can shoot it the farthest? Who can shoot 2 marshmallows at a time? You get the idea. Today we made a simple …
You can have fun learning with craft sticks with these 3 simple ideas! Materials: craft sticks, Elmer’s Early Learners Glue Pen, Elmer’s Early Learners Glue Stick, small objects (stickers, foam, buttons, foam, feathers, googly eyes, etc.) Learning Activity 1: Sort and glue objects by shape onto the craft sticks. I like how this new Elmer’s …