Working with styrofoam and toothpicks is a great fine motor skills activity for kids of all ages. It will strengthen the tripod grasp which is important for holding a pencil. This makes it a great pre-writing activity for young children. Building Structures with Styrofoam The best part about building toothpick structures is that it …
Around our house, we are just in love with these squeezy food packets and we love learning with lids! They come in so many flavors, they are low mess, and I don’t have to worry about glass breaking or packing a spoon. Oh, and the lids provide some super awesome learning experiences! I started out …
Before you recycle them, put your food boxes to use to make these food packaging activities. For this activity, cut and save the front and back from each package. Put them in a pile and work together to match them up. B and I worked together and it was trickier than I thought it would be, …
I’ve seen this opening and closing activity all over the internet and have been so excited to try it with B! I saved up quite a few containers that open in different ways. I put a penny in each container and told Blake he could put the pennies in his bank if he could get them …
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 …