Name puzzles are a fabulous way to help children learn to identify and order their name letters. And name letters are the very first place we start when teaching kids letters. (You can read all about that in the order to teach kids letters). We have been playing with name puzzles for ages! I made…
Independent Valentine Preschool Activities
Any holiday is exciting when you are a little one! (Well actually, they are even more exciting when you have a little one) Drawing on this natural excitement is a wonderful way to make learning meaningful for kids. My preschooler has been loving heart activities lately, so I thought I would find some new Valentine…
Gorgeous Heart Crafts for Preschoolers
My 4 year old and I are suckers for nature crafts. I am still not sure whether it is because of the fun that we have while gathering the supplies or if it is creating something beautiful with them later. Either way, we love them. Our favorite activity is working with clay and nature items….
String Heart Art
String art always turns out so pretty. This craft we did for Valentine’s Day a few years back and I am excited to do it again this week. Here’s the post from 3 (!!!) years ago. Please feel free to ‘awww’ at my tiny babes. With Valentine’s day coming up, we have been making some…
Woven Heart Basket: A simple tutorial
We made these simple and beautiful woven heart baskets again, so I thought I would share this post again too! Hard to believe I first wrote about these two years ago. Boy time flies, and apparently very little actually changes in our house … well except the house. Anyways … Here it is: We have…
Paper Plate Valentine Crafts for Preschoolers!
Can you believe January is almost over?! Goodness. Winter usually lasts forever for me, but so far so good! I hear my southerly neighbours are getting a nice healthy dose of snow right now – hope you are keeping warm friends. If you need any toques or mittens just holler and us Canadians’ will send…
Beautiful and Playful Valentine’s Day Crafts for Preschoolers
It is only 5 weeks away so I thought it time to think about Valentine’s Day crafts! I know what you are thinking – good grief, Christmas was mere days ago, New Years was just a blink ago, and already Valentine’s day? Yes. Because you see, for those of us who do not enjoy the…
Pretty Valentine’s Day Flowers
The count down is officially on to Valentine’s Day. Ten days to go! We are still making little creations to send to Grandma and Gigi for Valentine’s Day. With some valentine’s made with celery stamping, and some cozy yarn wrapped hearts already set to go, I thought we would make some non-heart valentines. We have…
Wrapped in Love (and yarn)
Winter and yarn crafting go hand-in-hand around here. If you spend any amount of time on our farm you will likely leave with a hat. (Whether you want one or not …) With big sister busily crocheting chicken hats for the flock, and Mama still making hats almost as fast as the little ones are…
Celery Heart Stamped Valentines
Valentine’s day … a day of love … a day of kisses … a day of hugs … a day of stamping celery into paint and sending the resulting prints to those you love. Sigh… So, with Valentines day just less then a month away I thought I would share a simple way to make…