This Holiday Season give the Gift of … Togetherness Memory Making Learning through Play! A beautiful, happy childhood is at the heart of everything I do here on How Wee Learn. As a seasoned teacher turned homeschooling Mama with over 18 years of experience, I know that a happy, slow childhood is the very best…
Paper Plate Craft For Christmas
This holiday season is going to be a huge adventure for my family. We are in the middle of a big move to another state, and I have been on the lookout for low-stress activities to help create stability and excitement for my preschooler. This finger painting paper plate craft for Christmas was perfect! I love that set-up…
Making Ten with Pumpkin Seeds
When I first learned about the idea of teaching children to “make ten” I didn’t fully understand the concept. I mean, sure, teaching children to count up to ten is important. But the idea of making ten goes far beyond counting up to ten. Teaching preschoolers and Kindergarten aged children about this skill is one…
Homemade Christmas Gifts for Grandparents from Grandchildren
I absolutely love the holidays and always enjoy making them a special time for our family. This year will be no exception. I wanted to reach out and send some love to our extended families, so we decided to create some very special homemade Christmas gifts for grandparents from grandchildren. We absolutely love making ornaments…
The ART of Spreading Joy: Homemade Christmas Card for Kids to Make
As a parent, I have become hyper-aware of the struggle to find balance when it comes to the holiday season—avoiding becoming overscheduled or overindulging my kids. I am constantly trying to find opportunities to reinforce the importance of the season—not just the pleasure that comes from receiving presents, but the importance of giving to others,…
Halloween Activity for Preschoolers: Weaving a Spider Web
This year, our family, like many, are deciding to stay home for Halloween. Instead of going out trick-or-treating, we are going to have a celebration with just our small family, complete with costumes, decorations, games, and some treats. This is where our spider web weaving Halloween activity for preschoolers is being enjoyed. My ECE classroom…
Pumpkin Hammering (A Pumpkin Carving Alternative for Little Ones)
We are not big pumpkin carvers around here which might come as a surprise to some. We are all about celebrating the holidays and tend to overdo most of them. We definitely celebrate Halloween and enjoy lots of fun crafts and squeeze all the memories out of that special day. But we prefer no-carve pumpkin…
Halloween Counting Activity
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… I love the sound of my kids counting from our kitchen table. “Is this right mommy?” “Yep, looks like you have five little ghosts ready to glue on.” Counting is a great skill for your little one to develop, so you won’t want to miss out on this super easy…
Halloween Sensory Bin
I’m always looking for fun and festive ways to enforce letter learning with my preschooler. It’s a bonus if the set up is short and the playtime is long. With this Halloween sensory bin, I was thrilled with how easy it was to set up and how many different ways my preschooler played and learned. Halloween Sensory…
Science for Halloween
With Halloween just a couple short weeks away, I knew it was the right opportunity to dive right in with some great activities with my little one. It’s a time I look forward to each year, and this year is no exception. My two older children took great enjoyment and shared a few giggles as…
