My twins are really enjoying our preschool time at home. After we decorated our home for Christmas, we had an extra box of ornaments. I turned them into a fun Christmas themed preschool counting activity. This easy to make Christmas counting preschool activity with ornaments is festive! Christmas Counting Preschool Activity Christmas ornaments are a fun way to exercise a … [Read more...]
One Item Activity: Bubbles
Looking back on this video makes me miss the simple days. As the mom of one, I felt like I was managing life pretty well. Clothes were folded and put away, dinner was made and ready to eat by 5 o'clock, and I had so much one-on-one time to spend with my toddler-my only child. That is the one thing that changes the most...along with the laundry craziness...when you have one … [Read more...]
Toddler Pumpkin Activities
Every Fall I like to gather some gourds and mini pumpkins for my kids to explore. They love the sensory aspect of scientific discovery. There is so much you can do for toddler pumpkin play activities. Plus, the good news is this is an inexpensive way to play in the Fall. Grab some mini pumpkins, gourds, or even the plastic craft pumpkins from your local craft store. We had a … [Read more...]
One-to-One Correspondence Activities for Toddlers
This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Fiddle & Doodle. All opinions are my own. Please view my disclosure. Do your toddlers want to draw with markers, but the mess is just too risky for you to take on? Learning to keep markers on paper is part of a collection of one-to-one correspondence activities for toddlers. (Plus a lesson in self-control and eye-hand … [Read more...]
Practicing Addition Busy Bag
This practicing addition busy bag gets the process of addition into the hands of school age children and even preschoolers. The more hands on a learning activity is, the younger the child is who can explore it. I truly believe our kids can learn big concepts-or begin to explore them-from a much earlier age than most people think. As long as we use age-appropriate learning … [Read more...]
Number Path Learning to Count Activity
Children are capable of learning so much through play and their everyday interactions with you at home. I love working in learning activities into our daily life to encourage my children to learn and explore at their pace in a low-stress way. This number path learning to count activity can be used for crawling infants, walking toddlers and preschoolers. It is one of those kids … [Read more...]
Counting Practice and Number Recognition with Pumpkin Seeds
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure. We start the Fall theme pretty much right on October 1st and keep it going until Thanksgiving. Pumpkins are just way too much fun to explore! This counting practice and number recognition activity is a great preschool activity, and I have an adaptation that made it toddler friendly as well. I have to think on my … [Read more...]
Cotton Ball Snowball Math and Art Activities for Kids
We had a lot of snow last year in northern Virginia allowing for some snowy fun outdoors, but if you live in a snow-free area (like we do now in southern California), use cotton balls to learn and create with these cotton ball snowball math and art activities for some fun, indoor learning. My then 3-year old and 6-year old completed these and had a great time (and a full … [Read more...]
5 Spring Activities for Toddlers, Preschoolers & Kindergarten
Spring activities for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten kids are shared often on this blog. It is a season that has so many themes attached to it that creating learning activities for kids can be easy. I rounded up a handful of Spring activities for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten kids that have appeared on the blog. Depending on your child's skill level, they may … [Read more...]
Flowers and Butterflies Preschool Counting Activity
Michael's recently had a 50% off sale on pretty much everything in the store-at least the items I happened to be looking at that day! (Woo hoo!) So, I grabbed a few extra things because I knew I could create some learning games for my daughter from the items. Two of the items I grabbed were cutout flowers and small butterfly embellishments like you would use on cards or in a … [Read more...]
Preschool Counting Activity: Chick Feather Counting Cups
This Preschool Counting Activity uses items from the dollar aisle or Dollar Store. Do you love the dollar aisle? I am always searching for items that I can turn into simple, fun and unique learning activities for the kids. The inexpensive part is a must, so I search these discount aisles and bins first to maximize our budget while also making the most of my time at home with my … [Read more...]