From my experience, rearranging toys or moving things to a different spot really seems to inspire more pretend play, playing with those toys in a different way, or even just playing with them in general when they haven’t been touched in months. That is what inspired this Doc McStuffins Pretend Play. I moved our small …
For N’s 3rd birthday party I wanted to have a few simple Princess Themed Activities for the kids to do. So we had a dress up station for the princes and princesses. We laced shimmery pony beads onto pipe cleaners to make bracelets. We used Dot Markers to decorate these Princess Dot Marker Pages. Kids …
Here are six printable dice games based on books that we’ve been playing. Read the story and then use the game to have fun counting and playing. Follow each link to the free printable and directions. Three Little Pigs Dice Game Llama Llama Red Pajama Dice Game Little Critter Dice Game Clifford Dice Game Chicka …
I am fortunate to meet each month with a wonderful group of women in my MOPs group. At different times throughout the year, we do different crafts. Recently, we made a Family Conversation Starters Jar. Inside the jar, there are a variety of questions/topics for families to choose from to have fun discussions together and …
Little man enjoys puzzles, so I created these Thanksgiving Puzzles (printable) just in time for Thanksgiving! He was a little confused at first because he wanted all of the pieces to fit to make one picture. The printable has 7 individual puzzles made just for little hands. Although, my 8 year old didn’t mind playing with them …
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Dice Game is a great counting game for your preschooler or toddler. It targets specific skills like one-to-one correspondence and more. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault is hands down our favorite alphabet book. It is such a fun read and really helps with …
One of our favorite books to read around the Thanksgiving season is Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon. Besides teaching beginning math skills, the illustrations and story-line are simply adorable. After reading Five Silly Turkeys to your little one, have them re-enact the story with their own little cut-out turkeys. I created a free printable that you can use …
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 …
Sequencing skills are important for children as they learn to follow directions and organize information. Vocabulary is an important skill that can develop from using sequencing cards. Logic skills are also built when putting things in sequential order. Then, with older students it transfers to their literacy skills (reading and writing). Use these sequence cards …
We love the book “A Color of His Own” by Leo Lionni. It’s about a lizard who wishes he could just have a color of his own instead of changing wherever he goes. If you love this book as much as we do, you need this A Color of His own Matching Activity for your …
You can use this free, Bible people printable to introduce your children to some of the important people in the Bible. You could make puppets with them, create felt board people, or use them for other crafts and activities. A couple of weeks ago we posted Christianity and Children. So many of …
photo courtesy of BaileySmithPhotography.com Do your children LOVE to cook and help out in the kitchen? Do they want to try it ALL and ask questions like “What’s next?” or “How long do we need to wait?”. Then “Cooking to Learn ~ Recipes for Beginning Readers” is the eBook for YOU! During …