This is so simple I’m not sure it deserves a whole blog post but it was just too much fun not to share! We brought a box of food coloring to the beach today to spice up the sand castles we’ve been building. We decided to add it
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Name Prints in the Sand
Ok…so sometimes our projects really don’t turn out as planned…today we tried out a really cool idea that I had seen floating around Pinterest but it just didn’t work. I’m blogging about it anyway hoping that you will try it and get much better results than we did!
Driftwood Train Tracks at the Beach
We are really enjoying our beach vacation projects – this one was extremely simple and tons of fun! We packed a toy train to take to the beach with us. I chose to use a bath toy train as opposed to the wooden trains…I didn’t
Beach Scavenger Hunt Free Printable
A beach scavenger hunt is so much fun for kids and so easy for parents to put together, buying a couple minutes of actual relaxation at the beach. Get Your Printable Beach Scavenger Hunt I recall visiting a museum with my family as a child and anticipating being bored out of
Painting Rocks and Shells at the Beach
We are on vacation this week so I have been brainstorming activities and projects that I can do with the kiddos on the beach! I love watching the kids play and explore with the natural environment so this is going to be a lot of fun for me! We
8 Indoor Painter’s Tape Activities: Rainy Day Fun
I love painter’s tape, we have used it for so many different projects and my local dollar store usually has it in stock which is a major bonus! I’m going to list a few of my favorite activities, some that we have done and other that I want to try!
Garden Sensory Bin for Outdoor or Indoor Play
This garden sensory bin is perfect for discussing the importance of gardening and fresh fruits and veggies with kids. What a way to celebrate Spring! One of my favorite activities to do with my kids are monthly, themed sensory bins. I think the value of sensory play is highly underrated,
Invitation to Create: Cinco de Mayo Maracas
Set up an invitation to create allowing children to make homemade maracas out of toilet paper tubes, rice, beans, beads and more. Cinco de Mayo is always a fun holiday to celebrate. The colors and sounds are among my favorite, and these homemade maracas are an excellent Cinco de Mayo
Making Seed Paper: A DIY Mother’s Day Gift
We loved making our Earth Day seed paper so much, we decided to make it as gifts for the Moms in our lives! It is so easy and fun to make and can produce flowers for years depending on the type of seed you choose to use. Make Seed Paper
Ice Erosion Experiment: Preschool Science
Mack enjoyed learning about erosion with our backyard project a couple of days ago so I decided to follow it up with another ‘erosion-inspired’ science experiment. We used ice, epsom salt and watercolors to explore the effects of combining these ingredients. I froze some blocks of ice in tupperware containers so