Pom poms and an egg carton become a fine motor exercise that helps toddlers learn one-to-one correspondence. This is an essential skill that teaches children to point to one symbol at a time while saying what it is. You have probably seen your child count while pointing to one object more than once. They may even count while not even pointing to an object but hopping their … [Read more...]
Tissue Paper Toddler Activity
This tissue paper toddler activity is so good for a day when you are stuck inside! It can be used multiple times throughout the day, and my toddlers were so excited to see the tissue paper more than once. Tissue paper is a pretty perfect toddler plaything. It crinkles, it rips, it swings and sways. You can kick it without hurting anything, and you crumple it and toss it too. … [Read more...]
‘Sticky Ball’ Fine Motor Activity for Infants
In 5 minutes, you can prep this fine motor activity for infants and toddlers. Around 6 months old, infants can grasp and handle toys and balls pretty well. They may even be rolling or lightly tossing a ball to you during playtime. Infants develop so much over the course of their first year, but it is fun to see all the changes. This activity can be done with infants as young … [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...]
Puzzles Made from REAL Pumpkins: Preschool Activities
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more info. Fall means pumpkin activities! Working on homeschool preschool lessons has been great because our ability to incorporate a variety of learning activities has been really exciting! I always enjoy the season of Fall and try to incorporate as much seasonal activities that I can for my children. This one … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Activity for Toddlers with Tape
Toddler activities are the most effective when they are simple. Toddlers are very creative-that is why we often find them on top of tables, digging through the cupboards or tasting the water in the water table that may or may not have been in there a little too long. Toddlers are little explorers so this fine motor activity for toddlers with tape is perfect to set up in a … [Read more...]
Easter Egg Alphabet Order Game for Preschool
Create an Easter egg alphabet order game with plastic eggs in time for Spring and Easter. There are so many activities for using plastic Easter eggs! Are you on over-load? This one is unique and engages more than just the intellect. You can use this activity as a gross motor game too! I like getting my kids moving and learning since they have loads of energy. Spread this … [Read more...]
Learning to Count Activity for Preschool
We have created a few unique learning to count activities with play dough in our house. It is fun because I like finding new ways to use up our homemade play dough before it is tossed away in the trash. It takes a little effort to make play dough, but is so inexpensive and a great sensory and fine motor tool for play for Toddlers and Preschoolers! Let me tell you about … [Read more...]
20+ Toddler Activities to do at Home
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 getting into the wrong ones. It does not take complicated activities to get toddlers interested in fun play. If you … [Read more...]
One Item Activity: Clothespins
Need an a activity for preschoolers and school aged kids that involves no prep? This is one that will work! Jamie at hands on: as we grow inspired me to think up a whole list of one item activities that require zero prep time when she shared a clever fine motor activity using paper clips. It is genius! I decided to give the kids my clothespins to explore. … [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...]
Homemade Play Dough Puzzle
I make homemade play dough with my children every now and then (and it lasts a LONG time in the fridge in between when we are playing with it). They get bored with just playing with the dough, though, so I created a puzzle from dough that we would be throwing out anyway. You could use store bought play dough as well for this. (Note: If you make homemade play dough, … [Read more...]