I finally bought some dot painters from Amazon and they are a big hit. We are addicted! Here’s what we’ve done with them so far….. We love using these Magnet Pages from Making Learning Fun! They also have these Do A Dot Marker Pages but we haven’t tried them yet. Letter Searches from Prekinders We’ve …
These Turkey rhymes are fun for you and your toddler to say together. Great for language development, rhyming, and vocabulary. FUNNY TURKEY The turkey is a funny bird. It’s head goes wobble, wobble. All it knows is just one word And that is gobble, gobble! -Traditional WALK LIKE A TURKEY (A movement rhyme) …
You can play this describing objects game with any 5 objects you find around the house or in your playroom. Set out 5 objects (cars, animals, letters, books, blocks, etc.). Tell your child you are going to play a guessing game. Describe one of the objects and see if they can pick out the one …
Here are Pumpkin songs that B loved as a toddler. Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Sitting on the wall. (Child sits on the floor.) Pumpkin, pumpkin Tip and fall. (Child tips and falls over.) Pumpkin, pumpkin Rolling down the street. (Child rolls on the floor.) Pumpkin, pumpkin Trick – or – Treat. Pumpkin Play (tune: If …
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 …
If you haven’t discovered gel window clings yet, you’ve been missing out. B loves them! I was ok with just letting him arrange them on the windows while I cleaned or made dinner but he started organizing them by color and I realized we had a potential learning experience on our hands. Here are a …
Overall, this Shopping List Activity is something simple that is well worth the time to create if it keeps your child happy in the grocery cart (although a doughnut or sucker works well too). It can be adapted to all ages and specific needs of each child. (older kids = making the list themselves) …
Going out to dinner is such a treat, but it can sometimes seem overwhelming bringing a toddler along. They aren’t as patient, can’t sit as long, and require a lot of attention during the meal. My tip for you is to have tricks in your pocket (purse). Below are several car and restaurant activities that …