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Kids’ Table Ideas: Activities, Placemats, and Crafts

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 01:20:49 +0000

Every family gathering has the same moment. The grown-ups finally sit down, the food is hot, and a small voice announces that it is bored. The kids’ table is where that moment gets decided. Set it with a little intention, and it becomes the best seat in the house: a place where toddlers and big […]

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Letter of the Day Letter Decorating

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:09:43 +0000

In our preschool at home curriculum, we study a letter of the day. It’s a great way to introduce the alphabet and focus on one letter, its shape and its sound. I love this focused approach to teaching letters in preschool. The letter decorating idea needs a few supplies from the craft store. We also […]

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How to Make Plastic Toys Look New

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:48:06 +0000

I give all the credit of this idea to my oldest daughter. She is so creative when it comes to seeing ways to make an old toy new again. She started dabbling in sewing her own Barbie doll clothes and accessories around the age of seven. That led her to be creative with the small […]

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6 Pumpkin Activities for Kids from Toddlers to School Age

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:10:52 +0000

It is pumpkin season! Pumpkin spice is back on the menu, and weekends are filled with apple picking and pumpkin hunting. Fall is the season for pumpkin activities for kids, and I have a list of x for you. These pumpkin activities are for toddlers up to school age kids. They are versatile and can […]

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Make It Rain Model for Kids Science Learning the Water Cycle

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:09:30 +0000

Teach kids how the water cycle works with a model that can be set up in your kitchen. Kids get to observe and understand more concretely how the water cycle works and what is actually happening during each stage. This model for kids learning the water cycle helps them see it. Model of the Water […]

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Make Your Own Letter Tiles for Spelling Practice

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:17:04 +0000

Letter tiles are a necessary tool for teaching spelling in a hands-on way. We start using letter tiles when my kids are in preschool. They each learned to spell their names with homemade letter tiles. These are two ideas for making your own letter tiles. I originally shared this idea after seeing a similar idea […]

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Make Your Own Fossil: Science Curriculum for Kids

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:59:11 +0000

Making your own fossil is easy with this science kit for kids. We have loved all three experiments that came in our Generation Genius Science kit. If you missed our first experiment reveal, you can view the science kit for kids review. In this fossil experiment, included in the same science subscription box, my son […]

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Let Children Build a Small Bouquet

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Hand a child a pile of flowers and something predictable happens. They don’t sort by species or think about symmetry. They go straight for colour, grabbing whatever catches their eye first, then adjusting by feel rather than by rule. The result rarely looks like anything a florist would sign their name to, and that’s exactly […]

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For Kids Who Need to Move: Hammering Letters and Numbers

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:12:55 +0000

You know the kiddos that just need to move their bodies. They don’t sit still for very long, they like full-body activities like playground time, sports and free play. This activity for learning letters and numbers is a way to harness that kiddo energy and channel it into learning skills. The hammering activity to learn […]

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Frog pond letter sound sorting

Jaimi Erickson — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:38:53 +0000

This hands-on activity is perfect for preschoolers learning to associate letter sounds with images. Simply using printable cartoon graphics, and some posterboard plus contact paper, you can make an activity tray for this letter sound sorting activity that works for multiple letters easily. Letter sound sort with a frog theme. I created this letter sorting […]

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