Helping our little ones grow independent is such an important skill we need to put in place early on. By creating an activity like this, not only is a valuable learning goal being met but we, as parents, will actually stand a chance at enjoying the hot (ok, warm-ish) cup of coffee. This writing activity…
Activities for Learning Letters
Teaching preschoolers the letters of the alphabet can be so much fun with these hands-on learning activities! If you are unsure of what order to teach the letters, check out this post in which I describe the best way to teach letter recognition to preschoolers. It is super important that we introduce letters in this…
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…
Winter Crafts for Toddlers
Even though I am longing for spring – it is definitely still winter. Winter time is a wonderful time to do some crafts with your toddlers. These winter crafts are easy to prepare and simple enough for a toddler to create. They include many different snowmen, snowflakes and winter animal crafts as well as others….
Process Art for Preschoolers
The combination of gross motor movement and large process art is a winning combination. This particular process art for preschoolers activity gave my little one two hours of active play and creative exploration. That’s two whole magical hours spent outside painting and moving. The best part about this process art project is that gets children out of…
How We(e) Homeschool: The File Folder System and Our Unit Studies!
Welcome my Homeschooling friends, or considering Homeschooling friends! When we were thinking (and thinking and thinking) about homeschooling many moons ago, I used to love watching how other families homeschooled. I would dive into videos about different ways families would organize their homeschools, what a ‘day in the life’ would look like, and pretty much…
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…
3 Ideas. One Puzzle. Independent Toddler FUN!
If you are looking for independent play ideas for your toddler, you have come to THE place! I tell you, quiet time activities for toddlers and independent play activities for 2 year olds are the name of the game here right now. With my littlest just settling in to her daily quiet time (and I…
Alphabet Obstacle Course for Kids at Home
Winter is definitely upon us and with the cold weather here full force, you have to get creative to keep your little ones active and entertained. As it’s not always possible to bundle up in all our gear and head into the outdoors, creating this alphabet obstacle course for kids at home is a great…
Quiet Bin Labels and Fillers!
We are full on a quiet time kick over here. I feel like it is such a blast from the past! It has been almost six years since I have needed to teach one of my little ones about quiet time, but with my littlest just giving up naptime, it is time to teach her…
