Every year when I was growing up, my family would pack up the car and drive 16 hours to visit family in Canada. We always looked forward to these visits, which were accompanied by homemade treats, soccer games, and fabulous hat parties. Our hat parties included dressing up with my grandma and cousins in the most outrageous…
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…
Process Art for Preschoolers
The combination of gross motor movement and large process art is a winning combination. This particular process art for preschoolers activity gave my little one two hours of active play and creative exploration. That’s two whole magical hours spent outside painting and moving. The best part about this process art project is that gets children out of…
Preschooler Activities for the Car
We have been spending an overwhelming amount of time in the car since deciding to move several states away. There is only so much screen time that my preschooler can tolerate and only so many games of ‘I Spy’ that I can handle before our car trips across state lines, and from potential home to potential…
Paper Plate Craft For Christmas
This holiday season is going to be a huge adventure for my family. We are in the middle of a big move to another state, and I have been on the lookout for low-stress activities to help create stability and excitement for my preschooler. This finger painting paper plate craft for Christmas was perfect! I love that set-up…
Halloween Sensory Bin
I’m always looking for fun and festive ways to enforce letter learning with my preschooler. It’s a bonus if the set up is short and the playtime is long. With this Halloween sensory bin, I was thrilled with how easy it was to set up and how many different ways my preschooler played and learned. Halloween Sensory…
Dream Catcher Craft for Preschoolers
I love how connected I felt with my preschooler during this dream catcher craft! My son sat in my lap, my arms around him, my hands guiding his fingers as he looped the thread over his woven hibiscus branch to create his first knot. It was quiet as he focused. There was a moment of closeness and calm. Then,…
Color Mixing Activity
Over the summer holidays, my only child finally got to see his cousin after months of not being able to visit with family. He was thrilled to have a playmate, and it was exciting to explore how my preschooler’s activities could be scaled to dynamically engage a seven-year-old. His cousin is deeply interested in arts and…
Recycled Material Crafts for Preschool Pirate Play
My preschooler has reached an age where pretend play is his most valued part of the day. From superheroes to chef, he’s exploring new roles and developing his imagination. To encourage his imaginative and creative thought, we decided to take some of our materials destined for recycling and extend their life through crafting and play….
Sand Art for Kids
From beaches with wild horses to riverside cliffs with flowering blackberry bushes, we’ve been steeped in sunshine while camping at our local state parks. When camping, I try to limit planned activities and pack minimally so that we can enjoy the simple pleasures. What I love about sand art for kids is that it is…