Open Minds & Messy Hands
Learning letters and letter sounds can be difficult for some kids, especially if they process information better through hands on activities. Making a letter craft gives kids the opportunity to cut, color, pinch, use fine motor skills (and more) while learning about letters. Such a fun way to learn! This alphabet letter
There’s something fascinating, and equally mesmerizing, about outer space. Making it a really fun topic of discussion and questioning for kids of all ages. Here are some space activities to get you started talking and learning with your kids! Space Activities for Kids Engaging all the senses and providing experiential play
We use busy bags all the time. Most of the ones we have created are best for toddlers and preschoolers, but my 6 year old loves them too! This felt emoji busy bag is great for toddlers and big kids alike, especially as the Emoji Movie premiers. My oldest loved
My kids love to talk and learn about space. My oldest is fascinated with the idea of it, and is constantly asking me to give him some addition problems. I created these space coloring pages as a way for him to have some fun with space and addition, and get
This Moana slime has the perfect texture for sensory play and is made with contact solution as a borax alternative. Add some Moana toys and shells and play! The slime craze is real. My 4 year old is obsessed with Moana-anything right now, so naturally when she saw the glitter
When I think back to childhood, many of my fondest memories are outside building, creating and messing with simple science. My go-to boredom buster was to make a volcano out of mud, add baking soda and vinegar to the top and watch the eruption. It never got old. This reaction combined
Oobleck is one of those fun science experiment/sensory play ideas that most likely many of us have tried before. The perfect combination of cornstarch and water makes for a solid that looks like a liquid…or a liquid that can be a solid? It’s fascinating to say the least. My 6
Play dough mats are a really fun way to make early learning and hands-on, sensory experience! Play dough alone has many benefits, and by turning math into such a fun activity, kids are bound to remember what they are practicing (but won’t even know they are learning!). *This post
One of my absolute favorite kids’ books is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. For this week’s Virtual Book Club for Kids‘ theme of butterflies, we are making a paper butterfly with a tongue that actually extends! Perfect for pretend play and a hands-on approach to learning how butterflies
‘Kindergarten readiness’…it’s kind of a catch phrase that encompasses learning objectives such as sight words and counting and shape identification. It often leaves out what being ready for Kindergarten really should entail. The ability to work alongside peers, think creatively and imaginatively, and process information rather than recall it. A Kindergartener’s