by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 24, 2024 | activities
I just love how these turned out! We took a fun painting technique and turned the finished artwork into sewing cards. Make your own DIY sewing cards with a hole punch and yarn. This is the easiest way to work on fine motor skills and it saves you money. A great fine...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jun 10, 2024 | activities
Accidental learning activities are the best. This was one of those. In our preschool time, we accidentally made color wheel color cards and they were all painted by my 2-year-old. You can set this up intentionally to talk about colors, color identification and color...
by Jaimi Erickson | May 30, 2024 | activities
Every household has a roll of duct tape. Whether you have gray, green or another fancy color, duct tape pictures are a cheap kids activity for summer or a rainy day creative project. Duct tape counts as part of the simple art activities and one item activities...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 14, 2024 | activities
My very first year of full-time homeschooling was chaotic. I had two preschoolers to wrangle while trying to teach my two older children. The juggling act made me feel overwhelmed daily. Young children have limited attention spans and putting them on a screen to keep...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 25, 2024 | activities
These five kid-made valentines crafts are simple activities that give children the opportunity to make their own valentines. Making their own valentines builds a child’s confidence and fine motor skill development. It can also be less expensive than buying boxed...