February is just around the corner. I can feel it. The grey skies. The minus 40 degree days. The blustering, whipping snow. The colds and flus. Oh yes, it will be here soon. I really have trouble liking February. The Christmas festivities are a distant memory, the novelty of the snow has warn off, mittens…
Five Senses Activities for Kids Outdoors!
I started this series of exploring five senses activities for kids outdoors a little while ago. Now that we have explored all five senses I thought I would write a post to neatly tie up the series. Exploring the five senses is fun and important for kids to do. And it is interesting as an…
Snow Painting with Markers and Water
We have been spending a lot of time outside in the snow. If you have joined us before, you likely know my kids love to be outside and they also love art. So it makes sense that theses two loves join often. We had some fun with eye dropper snow art and then some fun…
A Snow Activity for Preschoolers: Winter Road
We had a little break in the frigid temperatures today. Instead of the -30 weather we have been having, we were sitting at a (comparatively) comfortable -8. Which meant we could actually go outside and enjoy ourselves for longer then a few breaths. We ended up spending the whole morning outside with some snowy activities:…
Games to Play in the Dark (and Why You Should!)
I decided to work a bit with Sammy on his 5 senses. Sammy has become recently fascinated by the dark. He has slept with a night light for some time now, but has started to show some interest in having his room dark. And he loves flashlights. Really loves them. I thought it would be…
A Simple Nature Sensory Bin
With Christmas coming up so very quickly, it is easy to get into a spin! We are trying very hard to keep things simple this holiday season – and we are doing quite well. Though I must say I am surprised at how tricky it can be to keep things simple this time of year! …
A Gnomes Journey Small World Play
We recently attended a Waldorf winter festival – which was so very interesting! I have been fascinated with the Waldorf philosophy of education for quite some time. I am currently doing some more in depth research on the Waldorf philosophy – and plan on writing a pretty in depth blog post (should you be interested!)…
A Simple Burlap Birdfeeder
Sammy, Madeline and I made birdfeeders last spring. Super simple – cutting a hole in a plastic container and painting. We did it as a fun activity – but, as luck would have it, the birds loved our birdfeeders! If you are wondering how to make a birdfeeder and fear it needs to be complex,…
A Letter Learning Snowball Toss Game!
It has been hard to keep Sammy inside for any length of time lately. We have had quite a lot of snow for a good two weeks now – and I was sort of hoping the novelty would begin to fade. I love being outside, but Benjamin, who is one, does not enjoy the snow. …
Exploring the Sense of Smell (Series: Exploring the 5 Senses in Nature)
I started this nature series of exploring the 5 senses in late fall. I thought of the series and was excited to start it with my wee ones, so we did! However, in fall we tend to get some snow where we live. And as it is right now, most everything is frozen. Not the…