Sammy’s Dinosaur fascination continues (thank goodness!) so yesterday we created this Dinosaur Dig. I thought of this sensory activity after seeing the Dinosaur Land on Teachpreschool.org (such a great idea!). Sam was so very excited to explore his Triceratops Nest in the Backyard. It was super easy to make, and Sam had so very much…
Archives for October 2013
Fun ‘Dinosaur Facts for Kids’ Puzzles
Learning about Dinosaurs was one of my favourite units in Kindergarten. I am so happy that Sammy is beginning to have an interest in them! There are so many fun activities I look forward to sharing with him (and you!)
Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids: Bobbling Turkey Hat
Madeline has so much fun with crafts! These Bobbling Turkey Hats are great Thanksgiving crafts for kids. Madeline made them all on her own – as a surprise for her brothers. As you can see …
Thanksgiving Gift: Turkey Cookies
Recently, I have been talking with my wee ones about being Thankful and what that word really means. I decided it would be nice to make little gifts with the kids to give to some of the many people we are thankful for this Thanksgiving. I looked on Pinterest (I have so much fun on…
Sorting Math Games: Sort-a a Lot-a FUN
I have mentioned many times before that my Sammy is quite the collector. Whenever we go for a walk he always finds “treasures” that must be taken with us. I understand his Daddy was the same way as a wee one (and certainly does a lot of encouraging!) Benjamin seems to have also gotten the…
Learning to Print a Name in 5 Steps
Teaching a wee one to print can seem like a huge task. But reading and writing can be broken down into very simple pieces. As a Kindergarten Teacher, the very first “piece” we work on is learning about names.
Not-So-Spooky Pine Cone Crafts and Matching Poems
Sammy is a collector of ‘treasures’ – as I believe most 3 year olds are. Lately on our walks he has been finding and collecting pine cones. We found some great big beautiful ones yesterday, so decided they would be perfect for pine cone crafts for kids! We know some great “5 Little” Halloween poems,…
Creepy Crawly Spider Legs Counting
Halloween is just around the corner (well, I suppose around the corner and down the street a bit). But we are already getting into the Halloween Spirit at our house! Jamie, form Hands on as we Grow has been on a Spider kick lately, which inspired me to do a spider activity too. We have…
Jack-O-Lantern Shaving Cream Art
Sammy has suddenly become shy with certain sensory activities and messes. This is such a surprise to me! He has always been such a mess-loving little guy, so I am not sure why the change. But, I am easing him back into sensory activities nice and slow.
Halloween Sensory Play AND a Sticky Tree
There are so many wonderful Sensory Play ideas! For this Halloween Sensory Play activity, I combined two ideas that I love – providing Sammy and Benjamin with a Sensory Invitation to Play! Best of all, the bin took me 2 minutes to put together and the boys have been enjoying it for days.