This week, I have been sharing an in-depth look at my outdoor-inspired resource, Nature School: Connect, Learn, and Play Outside. Nature School uses things like rocks, sticks, leaves, flowers, dirt, and sand to help teach your preschooler all sorts of skills through playing outside. Today, I’m going to share one of the Nature School activities…
Frog Craft for Preschoolers
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log, eating some most delicious bugs. Yum, yum! I loved that song growing up! And I loved learning about frogs! Today, I want to introduce you to Freddy the Frog and make the cutest frog craft for preschoolers with you. The story about Freddy the Frog…
Spring Crafts for 2 Year Olds
Spring is right around the corner! A time for flowers, butterflies, and… brightly colored spring crafts for 2-year-olds? Absolutely! I don’t know about your area, but in my area, it has been a long, gray winter! I am ready to brighten things up and hopefully speed up the season change with some fun, hands-on spring…
Christmas Fingerprint Art for Kids
Earlier this week, I shared a glimpse inside Christmas School, including the 10 topics that we cover and 10 recommended books to accompany the unit study. Today, I’m going to share a closer look at one of the hands-on activities—Christmas Fingerprint Art! Benefits of Making Fingerprint Art I absolutely love fingerprint art, as it is easy…
5 Minute Halloween Crafts!
The countdown to Halloween is on! As you know, Halloween is a mere 10 days away, which means… it’s time to embrace this fun holiday with some quick and easy 5-Minute Halloween Crafts! FREE Printable Halloween Activity Pack Just before we get into the 5-minute Halloween craft ideas, make sure you also grab your FREE…
15 Beautiful Woodland Craft Ideas for Kids
As the leaves change color and the air grows crisp, it’s the perfect time to embrace the slower pace of autumn with some beautiful woodland craft ideas. From loose-part nature crafts to playful woodland animal masks and puppets, these 15 ideas will connect your little ones with nature while developing their creativity and fine motor…
How to Draw an Owl: A Cute Sensory Owl Art Project
Today, I have a lovely Sensory Owl Art Project from my Little Woodland Artists resource to share with you, perfect for children ages 4 to 8! This art project walks children through how to draw an owl step-by-step, helping them build fine motor skills and practice following directions. Once the drawing is complete, the project…
All About Me Craft: Shape Self-Portraits
Do you know what preschoolers love almost as much as they love snacks? An “All About Me” theme! All About Me is the perfect theme to kick off a new school year, whether at home or in the classroom. Today, I’m going to share my favorite All About Me craft—Shape Self-Portraits! This craft is from the…
42 Splendidly Creative Homemade Musical Instruments
Do you know what is perfect for a rainy day? A playdate? Any sick day? Or a just-about-an-anything day? Homemade musical instruments! If you’re not sure what to do with the kiddos, making a homemade musical instrument band is the answer! There is so much fun to be had and amazing memories to be made…
FLYING Egg Carton Helicopter!
We store up our cardboard egg cartons during the winter to use in the spring for starting seeds for our garden. However, a few years ago, we were given some little peat pots from a friend, leaving quite a few extra egg cartons lying around. And around here, if anything lays around for too long,…