Pumpkin Volcanoes
It’s Day 7 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series. Today’s activity was definitely a favorite among all three of my children (ages 9, 7, and 3). This is a spin on the classic baking soda…
Roll and Mark Pumpkin Dot Art Activity
We are on Day #3 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! Today we incorporated a little learning and number recognition into our pumpkin play! This Roll and Mark Pumpkin Dot Art activity is super simple…
Ivy Kids: Best Activity Box for Kids
*This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Ivy Kids. All opinions are 100% mine. If you have been hanging around here for any amount of time, you have probably heard me profess my love for Ivy…
VIPKID: Work from Home Opportunity for Teachers
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of VIPKID. All opinions are 100% mine. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always wanted to be a teacher. In elementary school, my best friend and…
Meet the Sight Words DVD From Preschool Prep
Big Brother typically watches 30-45 minutes of TV each day, sometimes a little more and sometimes none at all. It is a convenient distraction when I am trying to get ready in the morning or prepare dinner in the afternoons…
35+ Alphabet Activities and Alphabet Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Learn ABC I LOVE teaching my boys the letters of the alphabet. There are sooooo many ways to make it fun and hands-on for the little people in your life. Here are a range of alphabet activities and alphabet crafts for…
Crayon Slime
This post is sponsored by Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. My boys head back to school next week and one of the activities we’ve wanted to do all summer is make slime! We decided to try something…
Books of the Bible Activities For Kids
Books of The Bible Activities First published August 2015. Updated 2017. A few years ago, our church adopted a new rotation model curriculum. One of the goals of our new curriculum is for the students to know the Word of…
DIY Rocket Launcher
It’s Day 4 of our “A Very Toddler Fourth” series we are co-hosting with Kristina from Toddler Approved. Our DIY Rocket Launcher might be my favorite activity of the year! These rockets shoot much higher than I expected…
Flag Handprint Craft
Even the littlest of our nation’s citizens can make this adorable flag handprint craft to display! The Star-Spangled Banner printable makes it even more memorable! It’s Day 3 of our “A Very Toddler Fourth” series we are co-hosting…
American Flag Ice Painting
It’s Day 2 of our “A Very Toddler Fourth” series with Kristina from Toddler Approved. For our American Flag Ice Painting activity, we were inspired by Teaching 2 and 3-year Olds and added our own patriotic twist. …
Fizzy Flag 4th of July Activity
We are so excited to be participating in “A Very Toddler 4th” series with Kristina from Toddler Approved! Kristina will be focusing on younger toddlers (18+ months) and I will focus more on the 3-year old crowd. This Fizzy…
Kindergarten Readiness: 33 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
Is My Child Ready For Kindergarten? First published June 2012. A few months ago I shared a post called “71 Things a Child Needs to Know Before Kindergarten” based entirely on an end-of-the-year assessment given in the Pre-K program where…
Diving and Fishing for LEGO
We are participating in LEGO Week with some blogging friends! We are simultaneously in full VBS mode around here (and pretty exhausted), so we aren’t able to participate every day but we will get some fun LEGO learning and…
Entertaining My Children is Not My Life’s Mission
We are only a week into summer and I texted my husband at 8am this morning saying that I am ready to officially resign from my position as cruise ship director. I am so done trying to keep my…
Outdoor Slider Counting
We made it! Today is Day 31 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers series! For today’s activity we did some Outdoor Slider Counting using a mock abacus that we hung outside on our fence. This is…
Water Soaker Painting for Toddlers
For Day 30 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers, Little Sister enjoyed this Water Soaker Painting for Toddlers activity. In fact, it looked like so much fun, her brothers decided they should get in on the…
Alphabet Target Practice with Water Guns
Even though the calendar says it is still spring, we are in full SUMMER mode now that school is out! For day 29 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers, Little Sister had some fun with…