Our own backyards are home to so many interesting plants and animals, making it the perfect place to cultivate a love of nature with your little one! I gathered 10 of the best children’s books about nature for you to dive into while exploring the great outdoors (or the great backyard). The Backyard Naturalist Family…
Solar Eclipse Activity Bundle for Kids | Free Printable!
The 2024 Great North American Eclipse is quickly approaching!! On April 8th, the moon will perfectly align between the Earth and the Sun, creating a total solar eclipse visible in certain areas of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. To ensure that your little astronomer gets the most out of this rare event, I put…
Frog Life Cycle Activity & Story for Kids
Today, I have a hands-on frog life cycle activity to share with you! This is a wonderful activity for children of all ages, as it can be modified to be simple enough for children as young as 2, or detailed enough for children up to 12. I’ll share with you how I approach this activity…
Color Theory Art & Activity Ideas for Kids
Are you ready to dive into everything color!? As I look out my window to see the ground yet again covered in white, I am ready to infuse more color into our days with some color theory art projects! I rounded up 20 of the best ideas for exploring the color wheel, color mixing, color…
Color Wheel Project for Kids | Learn About Color Theory!
Have you ever heard of a three marker challenge? I’m not sure where the concept originated, but my daughter is ALL about the three marker color challenges lately. Essentially, we dump our markers into a big bowl, close our eyes, and randomly pull out three markers. Whatever colors you get are the ones you have…
The BEST Fingerprint Art Ideas!
Earlier this week, I shared with you some of the fingerprint art that Norah and I made, along with a Free Fingerprint Art Pack. There are so many amazing fingerprint art ideas out there, I wanted to share even more with you today! Here are the 30+ of the BEST fingerprint art ideas, perfect for…
Groundhog Day Science!
We did this fun Groundhog Day science activity a few years ago, and it was such a great learning activity! With tomorrow being the big day—Groundhog Day, that is—I thought I would share it with you one more time so you can try it out! I shared the setup of the activity in this blog…
Winter Sensory Bin: One Ingredient Slippery Sledding!
I had thought of this idea for a neat winter sensory bin for my kids quite a while ago. But in my mind, I knew it would be messy, which is why I think I waited so long to give it a go. But the mess really wasn’t that bad at all… and it was…
Five Senses Activity: Making Pine Needle Tea!
Are you looking for fun things to do outside for the whole family? You have to try this five senses activity! This activity took me outside of my comfort zone—and it almost didn’t happen because of that. But… I am so happy it did! For this five senses activity, we explored the sense of taste—outside—with…
Teaching Feelings and Emotions with a Fun Activity
Today, I’m going to share a fun—and easy to prep!—activity for teaching feelings and emotions to your child using nothing but some googly eyes glued to a piece of paper and markers or crayons! This activity is part of the Feelings & Emotions unit in my Kindergarten at Home curriculum. Emotional wellness is sprinkled throughout…