Oh the Apple Theme! No kindergarten, preschool, or homeschool would be complete without a good old Apple theme. And for good reason. There is so much learning to be had with this one little fruit. So I thought it would be a good idea to compile a whole slue of ideas right here: Apple themed…
Science Experiment: 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. This is my ABSOLUTE favourite science experiment of all…
Building AMAZING Outdoor Forts with Sticks
I married a boy scout. And then I birthed two boy scouts (well, not immediately – thankfully – but they have grown into them) So now I have a backyard FULL of incredible outdoor forts tied together with boy scout knots that I cannot take apart. Which I think is kind of the idea of…
FLYING Egg Carton Helicopter!
We store up our cardboard egg cartons during the winter to use in the spring for starting our seeds for our garden. However, this year 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 it…
42 Splendidly Creative Homemade Musical Instruments
Do you know what is perfect for a rainy day? A play date? A sick day? A just-about-an-anything day? Homemade musical instruments!! I tell ya – if you are just not sure what to do with the little ones, making a homemade musical instrument band is always the answer. So much fun and amazing memories…
Garden Fun: Teaching Kids to Grow their Own Food
The snow is officially done here in Ontario (I hope you are listening Mother Nature – we are officially done … please). And this means it is time for some fun in the garden with my kids! Over the last few years I have really taken to vegetable gardening. I am far, far, far from…
Activities for Preschoolers – January Classroom Tour
If there is one thing I have come to know, it’s awesome activities for preschoolers. Benjamin visits a wonderful preschool two mornings a week and this lovely place is FULL of amazing activities for preschoolers. The two lovely people who run this preschool have allowed me to share their classroom activities with you – and…
Creatively Playing with Circumference
I am excited to partner with KORXX today to bring you this post on playing with circumference. This post contains affiliate links It is amazing to me how many big educational concepts can get introduced naturally through play. We have our curriculum that we follow regularly and I find it to be quite enriching. Yet…
A Puzzle with Quiet Time Blocks
I am excited to partner with KORXX today to bring you this post which combines a few of my favourite things. I feel as though this post should be written in song … “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with strings, these…
Gift Guide for Family Togetherness
Some of us here want our little ones to develop a love of nature. Some of us want our children to learn to love learning. Some of us here want to share great art and craft ideas with our little ones. But all of us? We all love togetherness. Time spent with our families –…