The weather is starting to warm up, and we cannot wait to get outside! A lot of our outdoor time is spent doing gross – motor activities – running, biking, climbing, but we also have a special area of our backyard dedicated to outdoor pretend play. Outdoor Pretend Play: Mixing up Nature Soup Some people…
Seeds and Plants Unit Study!
It is officially SPRING! This makes it the perfect time of year to dive into this Seeds and Plants Unit Study! This unit study for kids is perfect for the whole family to dive into together. It is divided into ten specific topics, covering all aspects of learning about seeds and plants. If you are…
Indoor AND Outdoor Easter Egg Hunt Clues!
Do you know what we have never really done? A TRUE Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt. You know the one’s with printable clues … Start here, find this, then this, and so on … But this year it is going to happen! And, if you are interested, it is going to happen for YOU too! I…
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,…
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…
Toss and Learn- A Gross Motor Activity for Preschoolers at Home
Gross motor activities are so important for preschoolers because they support balance, movement in space and other functional movements required for everyday life and fitness. In this gross motor activity for preschoolers at home, we are going to focus on using the gross motor movement of throwing to help us practice recognizing the letters of…
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…
Natural Fall Quiet Bin Activity
Quiet time. We all crave it from time-to-time, and our children do, too. This Fall quiet bin activity I’m sharing with you today is a great way to incorporate some quiet time into your day, which is so important for your child. Our little ones take in so much new information every day. At times, taking in all this…
Nature Craft for Preschoolers
Fall is a time of change for a lot of people. Change can be hard to handle sometimes, which is why this nature craft for preschoolers can be such a pick-me-up to your week! Not convinced??? Let me guide you through some easy steps to bond with your preschooler and grow together in gratitude. Nature…
Building on Observations – A Mucky and Super Fun Science Home School Activity
In this exciting, albeit somewhat mucky, oh so fun, Science home school activity, we build on our wee ones’ observation skills with three key phrase starters. Those phrases are “I see…” “I think…” “ I wonder.” As always, this activity involves the ever-crucial oral language component, as well as building their confidence in sharing their…