Craft time in our house this morning! Sammy decided we should do some painting today. With the chilly fall weather this morning, I thought it was a great day for a Fall Craft. This great craft also introduces mixing colours. We have been experimenting with different ways to paint lately. Finger painting is always a…
The Rubber Egg!
This science experiment for kids is a crowd pleaser. Making a hard boiled egg bounce is very impressive. Even very small children know that eggs crack when broken – well imagine their surprise when, through this science experiment, you turn a hard boiled egg into a bouncy ball! This was day 5 of our Science…
Math Games: Apple Print Math
Math games are a hit around here recently. As are apples! We went apple picking over the weekend, and we are up to our eye balls in apples. So I thought is would be fun to combine our math games with apple prints! We did three apple print math games today – each focusing on…
Science Experiments for Kids: Experimenting with Ice
Today was day 4 of Science Experiments for Kids in our house. It was a warm day here, so naturally, the kids decided it would be a great day to play with some ice. I prepared for this science experiment by freezing water in a bunch of different containers so we would have a bunch…
Science Experiment: Insect Study
Truthfully, I had rescheduled our Science Experiment for today. We had a big birthday bash for my daughter yesterday (I can’t believe she is 11!) and everyone was tired. Not an ideal day to do a Science Experiment. But – real life learning found us! As we were in the backyard a strange insect was…
Science Experiments: Why Do Leaves Change Colour?
Science experiments for kids are big in our home. My kids love them – and so do I. While teaching Kindergarten I made science experiments a priority. Kids are so naturally curious about the world around them and science experiments bring this learning fully to life! So my wee ones and I decided to do…
Teaching Kids Shapes: Snack Shapers
Teaching kids shapes is a great math activity for toddlers and preschoolers. It can be made into a very fun math game by using food. I have yet to meet a wee one that does not love snack time! Teaching kids shapes is best done slowly. Introduce your wee one to one shape at a…
5 Steps to a Polite Kid: Teaching Manners to Kids
I find manners are so very important. Perhaps it is being born and raised Canadian (teehee), but I want my wee ones to know manners and use their pleases and thank yous. Teaching manners to kids can actually be quite simple, and even broken down into 5 steps. So – how can you teach your…
The Jolly Postman, By J. & A. Ahlberg
The Jolly Postman written by Janet and Allan Ahlberg is one of my all time favourite books for kids. This book is a classic! Description: This book is about a postman who delivers letters to fairy-tale characters. This book is unique as it has envelopes on certain pages housing letters to the various characters inside. …
Why I Love Jolly Phonics
Jolly Phonics is a program that is meant to teach letters and letter sounds. There are a TON of different ways for children to learn their letters and sounds – this is just one. I will write about many different incidental learning activities to help your wee one learn their letters and sounds in more…
