It is MARCH! Not only is it March, but it is no longer FEBRUARY! Since these are two of my most favourite things, I thought I would share with you two more of my most favourite things. Today I am sharing with you two of my favourite Spring Learning crafts. I really love learning crafts….
5 Natural Language Development Activities for Toddlers
What is the most important thing for toddlers to learn? What is the one thing, above all others, that will benefit these wee ones most in their years ahead? Of course there are many opinions to these questions – but want to know what I think? I believe (very strongly. VERY strongly) that above all else,…
Preschool Crafts for Spring
Sunny and bright preschool crafts for spring! This is my “Spring Theme” page for preschool crafts. Here you will find bird crafts, rainy art ideas, flower crafts, nature art, seed ideas, Earth Day crafts, and St Patrick’s day too! If it happens in Spring and it is a craft – it’s here. If you are…
Loose Parts Art Activity For Preschoolers
I took my preschooler to our local art museum this month. He’s been to museums before, but this time there was a noticeable interest and preference for the sculptures, that outweighed the paintings on exhibit. I took the opportunity to encourage my preschooler to think about the materials used, proportions, and where to stand so we could…
5 Ways to Practice the ABCs
Learning the ABCs sort of begins to encompass all of the preschool years, doesn’t it? It becomes such a focus! We want our little ones to grasp letter names and their sounds too. Luckily, there are so many wonderful ways we can practice these skills through fun and play. As a seasoned Kindergarten teacher and…
Quiet Time Alphabet Activities
Is there anything better than quiet time activities? Nope. Not really. A great quiet time activity with an alphabet activities educational twist? Hmm – that is a little better! Throw in a quiet coffee for Mama and you are living the dream … You know we adore our quiet time activities around here. But did…
Writing Activity for Kindergarten
Helping our little ones grow independent is such an important skill we need to put in place early on. By creating an activity like this, not only is a valuable learning goal being met but we, as parents, will actually stand a chance at enjoying the hot (ok, warm-ish) cup of coffee. This writing activity…
Activities for Learning Letters
Teaching preschoolers the letters of the alphabet can be so much fun with these hands-on learning activities! If you are unsure of what order to teach the letters, check out this post in which I describe the best way to teach letter recognition to preschoolers. It is super important that we introduce letters in this…
A HUGE Winter Sensory Bin
We took our winter sensory bin to a whole new level! After Belinda shared with us her huge success with her winter sensory bin I thought we needed to give it a try. To keep it mess free, I thought we would put this winter sensory bin right in the bathtub. Bringing the snow inside…
My Top 5 Easy Crafts for Kids at Home!
We all connect with our little ones in different ways. For me, I love connecting with my children through crafts and activities. (Hence the blog). Since I have been an avid crafter with my kids for many, many years now I thought I would put together a blog post with my 5 go-to, easy crafts…