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10 Fun Play Ideas for 4 Year Olds

10 Fun Play Ideas for 4 Year Olds

March 9, 2020 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These play ideas for 4 year olds will encourage academic growth and development in preschoolers, all while having fun, bonding and playing!  Preschool is such a fun stage and a time of academic and socio-emotional growth and development. There are many activities for 4 year olds to facilitate this and

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Filed Under: Learn Through Play, Preschoolers

Space Coloring Sheets that Teach Planet Order

Space Coloring Sheets that Teach Planet Order

March 9, 2020 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These space coloring sheets teach planet order and include two printable space posters to color, as well as 8 planet coloring pages.  These space coloring sheets are so fun for kids who are learning the planet order. With two poster style space coloring pages and 8 individual planet pages, these

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Printables

Fun Games for 4 Year Olds

Fun Games for 4 Year Olds

March 7, 2020 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These fun games for 4 year olds will keep preschoolers busy and active! This list includes motor games as well as board and indoor games to play.  Motor skills and movement activities are essential to growth and development. We place a lot of focus on academics and pre-reading and writing,

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Filed Under: Learn Through Play, Preschool, Preschoolers Tagged With: 4 year old activities, games for kids, preschool games

Activities for 4 Year Olds to do at Home

Activities for 4 Year Olds to do at Home

February 27, 2020 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These activities for 4 year olds to do at home will keep your children busy and engaged, and will give you bonding experiences. You don’t need supplies, do them every day!  Four year olds are busy practicing what they have learned and experienced while honing gross and fine motor skills.

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Filed Under: Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Printables

Emoji Christmas Matching Game Printable

Emoji Christmas Matching Game Printable

November 13, 2019 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

This Christmas Matching Game is great to get excited about the holiday season. With the use of emojis, does it get any better than that?! This matching activity is great for preschool-aged children and early learners as it requires no reading at all.  Printing out this Emoji Christmas Matching Game

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Filed Under: Christmas, Preschoolers, Printables, Toddlers

Thanksgiving Sensory Bin: Native American and Pilgrim Small World

Thanksgiving Sensory Bin: Native American and Pilgrim Small World

November 6, 2019 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

This Thanksgiving sensory bin has a base of unpopped popcorn and dried beans to with a Native American and Pilgrim small world for kids to play with. Playing with a sensory bin is a great way to introduce a concept to young children. By engaging the senses, children are more

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Sensory, Thanksgiving

20 Bubble Wrap Crafts and Activities for Kids

20 Bubble Wrap Crafts and Activities for Kids

October 11, 2019 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Here are 20 bubble wrap crafts and activities for kids. Combine sensory play, art and fun in these activities that babies, toddlers, and preschoolers can do. Bubble wrap is such a fun material for kids to work with! Did you know this protective padding for shipping can be set aside

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Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Babies, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Toddlers

Fall Clip Counting Busy Bag

Fall Clip Counting Busy Bag

October 3, 2019 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

This clip counting busy bag has a fun Fall theme. Children can identify the number on the acorn and clip the sides to it. Perfect as a busy bag or for a table tray. Busy bags are truly a life saver for moms at home or out and about with

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Filed Under: Fall, Preschoolers

Build a Monster STEM Challenge for Kids with Pool Noodles

Build a Monster STEM Challenge for Kids with Pool Noodles

August 14, 2019 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Can your kids take pool noodles, pipe cleaners, and pom-poms and build a monster? This monster STEM challenge will test creativity and imagination! Some of my favorite kids activities are those that are simple, inexpensive and encourage creativity and imagination. STEM challenges are go-t0’s for us, because kids can use

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Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Summer

Three Little Pigs Craft: Quilled Paper Craft for Kids

Three Little Pigs Craft: Quilled Paper Craft for Kids

May 15, 2019 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

This Three Little Pigs craft uses quilled paper to make adorable puppets for story-telling that kids will love to make and play with.    Looking for a super adorable quilled paper craft for kids? This Three Little Pigs Craft is one that will make you “squeal” with delight!  I’m kind

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Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers

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