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The easiest and BEST DIY Light table tutorial - 10 minutes to make and so inexpensive!

DIY Light Table that is easier than easy to make!

October 18, 2016 by Sarah 8 Comments

I had been thinking about making a DIY light table for years. Literally years. I am not sure why I wasn’t making it, really – they look so cool – and I found some super easy tutorials online too. But for years we remained a light table-less family. Sigh. Those poor deprived kiddos of mine….

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, Activities for Toddlers, All Ages, Explore, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Mama Creates Too, Preschooler, Preschoolers, Quiet Time, Science, Toddler, Toddlers, Toddlers Tagged With: DIY, Light Table Tutorial

How to use Quiet Bins in the Classroom

September 9, 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Happy Friday! We have officially survived our first week of homeschooling. All of us. And Madeline has survived her first week of High School! I did not set my hopes too high and I am very, very happy with survival. Onward and upward! Our days at home are quite lovely right now, with one small…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Learn, Preschooler, Preschoolers, Quiet Time Tagged With: preschool, quiet bins

How to make 30 quiet bins and busy bags for $9! Perfect for preschoolers and toddlers. #naptime #preschool #quiettime #busybags #parenting

Dollarstore Quiet Bins: 9 dollarstore items, 30 brilliant quiet bins!

August 22, 2016 by Sarah 2 Comments

Yay!! I am so glad you are here. Do I have something that is going to rock your world! This is how to make 30 Quiet Bins for $9!! You love the idea of quiet time (what Mama doesn’t?), but you don’t want to spend hours setting up that quiet time (what Mama does?) —…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, All Ages, Create, Easy Crafts, Explore, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Preschoolers, Quiet Time Tagged With: preschoolers, quiet bins, quiet boxes, Quiet time activities

A great quiet time activity. These quiet boxes are perfect for developing fine motor skills and independence.

Invitation to build with popsicle sticks and clothespins

July 29, 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A Quiet Bin Idea Photo on Friday (a little lengthy, I’ll have to think of a catchier title …) Today I wanted to share this super simple quiet bin. It is an invitation to create with popsicle sticks and clothespins. I call it an invitation because there is no expected outcome. I am not asking…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Explore, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Learn, Quiet Time, Science Tagged With: fine motor skills, math, quiet bins, science

No prep, no mess, independent activities for kids, even preschoolers, to do instead of watching TV!

15 Things to do instead of TV (No prep, independent, right now activities!)

July 5, 2016 by Sarah 14 Comments

*** updated with FREE PRINTABLE!***Well, day one of summer made me realize a difference from last year. We are going to need to put some limits on screen time. Given it was a rainy day, but my kids were still watching TV way too much. It’s funny how easy it is to slip into that…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, Activities for Preschoolers, All Ages, Create, Explore, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Loads of Ideas!, Popular, Preschooler, Preschoolers, Quiet Time, Toddler, Toddlers Tagged With: no mess activities, Quiet time

Quiet time activities for the car, at a restaurant, or an appointment!

On-the-go Quiet Time Activities

February 25, 2016 by Sarah 1 Comment

Quiet time activities for trips and travelling! Are you getting tired of me sharing quiet time activities yet? Impossible! Great quiet time activities make for great quiet times. Great quiet times make for happy kids. And happy kids – well in my world, that means a happy me! One time when I really, really love…

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Can you fix it? A great exploration for preschoolers!

Can you fix it? (A Photo on Friday)

January 29, 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you need is the picture. Happy Friday friends! This week Sam was home with a bug again. One of those bugs that seem to go on and on and on. Near the end of the week he was feeling pretty good, but still had a fever, so he…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, Activities for Big Kids, All Ages, Explore, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Numeracy, Other Learning Fun, Quiet Time, Science Tagged With: fix it, science

A qtip maze!

A Q-tip Maze

November 27, 2015 by Sarah 4 Comments

A photo on Friday Happy Friday friends! This week I wanted to share an idea that Sam came up with all on his own. It was fabulous for developing his fine motor, spatial, and math skills. He was playing with a quiet bin and decided to change it up (though still playing and learning independently,…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Learn, Quiet Time

such a fun christmas sensory bin

Christmas Sensory Bin and a Sticky Tree

November 5, 2015 by Sarah 12 Comments

Too soon for a Christmas post? Nah … it’s November! This was one of the boys favourite activities last season – a sticky Christmas tree to decorate! Super simple and lots of learning can be added. Counting, colour or size sorting, and patterning can all easily come into play (Ha! Play – I didn’t even…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, Activities for Preschoolers, All Ages, Christmas, Create, Explore, Kindergarten, Playful Art, Preschooler, Quiet Time, Science Tagged With: christmas, sensory

Learn to read Quiet Bins!

“Learn to Read” Quiet Bins

September 28, 2015 by Sarah 3 Comments

Well – did you see the Super Blood Moon last night? We did – and it was awesome. And today we are celebrating little Ben’s third birthday! Good grief with all this excitement I can barely sit still to get this post out to you … but I really want to, so I will. Exciting…

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Filed Under: Activities for Big Kids, All Ages, Grade School, Kindergarten, Literacy, Loads of Ideas!, Quiet Time Tagged With: learn to read, quiet bins

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