by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 31, 2015
Here are a few rainy day activities for kids that have helped my children and me survive the rainy days or days where it is too cold or hot to play outside. I hope they can be a benefit to you as well! These rainy day activities are a staple of our homeschool...
by Jaimi Erickson | May 30, 2015 | activities
Does your toddler or preschooler like to play with shave cream? This idea adds another dimension of learning to the messy play, and you will see from my pictures that the mess did not spread too far. I have sensory-loving children who enjoy anything squishy and messy,...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 18, 2015 | activities
Toddlers. They can be tricky! Not quite ready for sitting down and doing focused learning activities, this group is active, always exploring and needs their own fun activities to keep them (I don’t like the term busy) investigating the right things rather than...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 26, 2015 | activities
Do you happen to have an old calendar? Does it have a few big images of animals, or trucks, or even nature scenes? You can use it for this simple learning activity that can be adapted for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Even my first grader had some fun with it....
by Jaimi Erickson | Apr 9, 2014 | activities
When my oldest daughter was a preschooler, she confused the colors red and blue, black and white. I created a simple color sorting activity for toddlers so she could practice with the colors. This DIY color sorting activity helped clear up the confusion. The whole...