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Olympic Ring Printing with Pool Noodles
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Olympic Ring Printing with Pool Noodles

Use pool noodles and paint to create your very own Olympic Ring art! FYI:  This activity isn’t included in our Olympic Activities for Kids eBook because I thought of it after the fact. :) Here’s what you’ll need:  pool noodle, serrated knife, and paint (blue, yellow, black, green & red).   1. Use a serrated knife to…

Color Activities For Toddlers

Color Activities For Toddlers

There are few things more fun than teaching colors to a toddler! The colors around us are what make our world so beautiful, and identifying colors is an important skill for both toddlers and preschoolers. These simple color activities for toddlers, and color games make learning colors super fun and engaging! Color Activities For Toddlers…

Sorting and Threading Foam Beads Activity for Toddlers
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Sorting and Threading Foam Beads Activity for Toddlers

  Today is our first day of our 4-week Toddler Time challenge! Since it is Monday, our activity is focusing on colors. This Sorting and Threading Foam Beads Activity for Toddlers is excellent for color recognition and fine motor skills. Our foam beads are made from cut-up pool noodles and will also be used for…

Olympics

The Olympics are lots of fun for the whole family, as well as a great time to discuss geography! Below you’ll find all of our Olympic ideas. Mouse over each picture to read the description and then click to take you to that specific post/tutorial. Also, be sure to check out our list of Books…

Caterpillar Counting
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Caterpillar Counting

Those foam pool noodles are quickly becoming my favorite “manipulative”. For just $1, we’ve gotten three different uses out of one noodle (the rest of which I’ll share later this week). For this activity, we created a number game that Big Brother was able to complete independently. And it works on number recognition and one-to-one…

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Sensory Play
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“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Sensory Play

Big Brother’s favorite book at the moment is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.  We read it at least twice a day. If you’ve ever read this book, you know how long it is…it is quite the time investment! I think the reason he loves this book so much is because it combines make-believe with one of…