We have been on a rhyming kick lately. As I mentioned last week, my preschooler has learned to rhyme – and so he does – all the time. Since it has only been a week, I am still loving the rhyming and thinking it’s sweet (check back with me on this next week). So I…
A Pillowcase Superhero Cape – No Sew!
Superheros are becoming rather big around here. It started with Sammy’s firefighter fascination and grew into a fascination for any sort of hero. Sam loves running around (and jumping off of things), being a superhero, and ‘saving the day’! Of course, baby Benjamin – who has somehow become almost a year and a half –…
A Winter Waldorf Nature Table
If you have visited our blog before, you likely know we like to be outside. We love to be out exploring and almost always we come home with treasures from our adventures. These treasures get played with, put in bins and baskets, and used in crafts, just like in these amazing indoor nature activities. But…
The Best Indoor Snow Experiment
I have made it a point not to begin the title of my posts with “The Best” … I know, as a blogger, that it is a good way to call attention to my post and maybe gain me a few new readers … however, being “the best” is not at all what this blog…
Toy Truck Games: Learning through Play
My experience in the Kindergarten classroom has taught me that wee ones love toy truck games. Racing, following, crashing, lining up, parking, backing up, towing …. and the list goes on! The amount of imagination, creativity, and pure play that comes from toy truck games is amazing! Best of all, the trucks or cars can…
5 Summer Activities that are MORE Fun in the Winter!
February is just around the corner. I can feel it. The grey skies. The minus 40 degree days. The blustering, whipping snow. The colds and flus. Oh yes, it will be here soon. I really have trouble liking February. The Christmas festivities are a distant memory, the novelty of the snow has warn off, mittens…
Five Senses Activities for Kids Outdoors!
I started this series of exploring five senses activities for kids outdoors a little while ago. Now that we have explored all five senses I thought I would write a post to neatly tie up the series. Exploring the five senses is fun and important for kids to do. And it is interesting as an…
A Clothespin Crown
My Sam, at the age of 3, is quite the guy. He – I suppose like most children- would much rather play with boxes, popsicle sticks, and clothespins then any ‘real’ toy. This has led us to having a bin in our family room which has been coined ‘the inventors bin’. You may have seen…
Benefits of Small World Play
When I posted about Toy Truck Games, I mentioned that Sammy turned it into his own ‘Small World’ in a way. I decided to take that idea and run with it! This parking lot small world was a bigger hit then I had imagined! In a nut shell, small world play involves creating a scene…
A Simple Nature Sensory Bin
With Christmas coming up so very quickly, it is easy to get into a spin! We are trying very hard to keep things simple this holiday season – and we are doing quite well. Though I must say I am surprised at how tricky it can be to keep things simple this time of year! …