Sammy is a collector of ‘treasures’ – as I believe most 3 year olds are. Lately on our walks he has been finding and collecting pine cones. We found some great big beautiful ones yesterday, so decided they would be perfect for pine cone crafts for kids! We know some great “5 Little” Halloween poems,…
Creepy Crawly Spider Legs Counting
Halloween is just around the corner (well, I suppose around the corner and down the street a bit). But we are already getting into the Halloween Spirit at our house! Jamie, form Hands on as we Grow has been on a Spider kick lately, which inspired me to do a spider activity too. We have…
Jack-O-Lantern Shaving Cream Art
Sammy has suddenly become shy with certain sensory activities and messes. This is such a surprise to me! He has always been such a mess-loving little guy, so I am not sure why the change. But, I am easing him back into sensory activities nice and slow.
Halloween Sensory Play AND a Sticky Tree
There are so many wonderful Sensory Play ideas! For this Halloween Sensory Play activity, I combined two ideas that I love – providing Sammy and Benjamin with a Sensory Invitation to Play! Best of all, the bin took me 2 minutes to put together and the boys have been enjoying it for days.
Preschool Math Games: Graphing with Nature
Preschool math games can be so much fun! This is a great game we use at home to help introduce the tricky concept of graphing. Graphing likely seems simple to most adults, but to wee ones it can be very tricky! Preschoolers often get confused with the concepts of ‘bigger/longer’ and ‘more’. But this simple…
DIY Stick Horse and Horse Songs
My Madeline loves to DIY as much as I do. When she saw our empty vinegar jug she immediately decided to make a DIY Stick Horse for Sammy. And it turned out so cute! Sammy loves horses, horse crafts, horse songs, and … low and behold … his DIY Stick Horse. This horse craft was…
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Alphabet Matching Game: On the Run!
Sammy and I are just beginning to work on some alphabet matching games. He is becoming familiar with most uppercase letters now, so I am beginning to introduce lowercase. I have found the easiest way for wee ones to understand the relationship between upper and lowercase letters is through alphabet matching games.
Self-Help Skills for Preschoolers: Keep Calm and Get Dressed!
There are many self-help skills for preschoolers, and we are working on many at home. In fact, for all of my wee ones. The one that is the focus of most of my attention right now is teaching Sammy to get himself dressed. Getting dressed was not really an issue for Madeline. She picked it…
Lite-Brite Pumpkin Carving
I had been thinking (already!) about Pumpkin carving ideas for my Sammy. It is tough – pumpkin carving with a 3 year old. They are too little to carve, but I knew Sammy would want to do more then paint. So, as I was pondering, a light bulb went on (ha!) What about a Lite-Brite…
