A nature walk was the perfect activity for my wee ones yesterday. It was a bit wet and drizzly, but in the forest it was lovely. We decided to add to our exploring by bringing playdough. I wasn’t exactly sure what we would do with it, but I knew we would think of something on…
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…
Painting Salt Dough
We have a new favorite dough around these parts …. Playdough is still our go to for most things, and of course our couldn’t be easier no cook playdough recipe still gets used almost weekly. But this new dough in town has some interesting fun added features – You can bake it and paint it. …
A Preschool Valentine Craft for Grandma (or Mama!)
This year, I wanted to have my kids make a special Valentine’s craft for each of their grandmas (and their great-grandma, too). It is not at all hard to find a preschool Valentine craft right now on Pinterest—and in fact, we have already made a pretty cute and super simple Valentine’s Day craft: Celery Heart…
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…
Astonishing Print Making for Kids!
Today was a really fun day. I promised the kids a morning full of art – which is one of their very favourite activities. The challenge for me was finding creative art projects suitable for an 11 year old and a 3 year old (and — for an added challenge, including the 1 year old). …
5 Ways Kids Learn with Construction Paper Hearts
Yesterday, I cut out a bunch of construction paper hearts. We are very much into simple activities right now. We have started to settle into a nice rhythm with our homeschooling, and at the heart of it, all is keeping things simple. So, with the kids starting to get into the Valentine’s Day spirit after…
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…
Knotted Blankets and Pillows – No Sew!
During the winter a lot of crafting happens around here. One craft that keeps reappearing time and time again are these knotted blankets and pillows. I think they are so loved because of their simplicity. They are so very easy to make, require NO sewing and we almost always have everything needed on hand. One…
