Color Wheel on the Go
Today’s theme for our Toddler Time challenge is Colors. Little Sister and I couldn’t pass up a zoo trip on a beautiful day like today, so I knew I wanted our activity to be something we could do on-the-go….
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….
Toddler Time: 4 Weeks of Activities for Toddlers
The big kids are in school…which means it is time for a little structured play for Little Sister! For the next 4 weeks I will be featuring an activity each day (M-F) just for toddlers…many will be new and some…
Pumpkin Patch Dirt Cups
I love dirt. And by dirt, I mean the delicious dessert comprised of layering Oreo crumbs and chocolate pudding. :) Â Â We made these cute pumpkin patch dirt cups to take to a fellowship dinner at our church last…
When The First Day Flops
Post by Contributing Writer Amy This was it. The first day of school ever for my twins. For the last year and a half, I’d been talking to other parents about preschools, researching schools, and visiting schools all…
Brown Bear Button Snake Retelling
This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is one of my absolute favorite books for toddlers:  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by the talented Eric Carle. We read this book…
Fly Swatter Fun for the Swimming Pool
Post by Contributing Writer Amy “Stop playing with the flyswatter! You are getting dead bug germs everywhere!” Yep. That was me. I’ve said that so many times. Please don’t tell my kids that “dead bug germs”…
Olympic Rings Cap Sorting
I have a problem with hoarding plastic caps, mainly those from milk jugs or squeezable yogurt or fruit. As you can see from this activity, I have a TON of caps in a myriad of colors….two gallon-size bags worth,…
5 Mealtime Sanity Savers
Post by Contributing Writer Amy “Sit down, please.” “No spitting out food!” “Eat two more bites of broccoli and then you can have applesauce.” Our meals used to involve negotiations around what and how much my toddlers…
I’m done with Jeremiah 29:11 and this is why
We have lived in our house just over six years and shortly after we moved in, we put up a vinyl wall decal of one of my favorite verses at the time:  Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans for…
Pinkalicious Roll & Count Playdough Cupcakes
This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids selection is Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann. Having two boys first, there has not been much of a draw to this book and I had never read it until now. I purchased it…
Summer Olympic Events Alphabet Coloring Book
Have you seen the book G is for Gold Medal? It is the neatest alphabet book that is all about the history of the Olympics. I purchased this book four years ago in preparation for the last Summer Olympics,…
Fizzy Olympic Rings
If the sheer amount of Olympic posts I have on this blog isn’t an indicator of how much I love the Olympics, I am not sure what is! A few weeks ago we participated in “A Very Toddler Olympics”…
Shaving Cream Fireworks
Post by Contributing Writer Amy These Shaving Cream Fireworks paintings were just as fun to make as they are to display! From a toddler to preschoolers, all my kids loved this cool process art project. It’s messy fun and doesn’t need very…
Toddler Balance Beam
It’s the last day of our “A Very Toddler Olympics” series we are co-hosting with Kristina from Toddler Approved. It has been such a fun week and it makes me super excited to watch the Olympics in August!…
DIY Toddler Golf Clubs and Putting Green
For the first time in over 100 years, golf will be an event in this summer’s Olympics! Our boys are participating in Junior Golf this year and it seemed only fitting that Little Sister get in on the…
Olympic Clothespin Relay
It’s Day 3 of our “A Very Toddler Olympics” series we are co-hosting with Kristina from Toddler Approved. We are reusing our cardboard Olympic Rings we made for our Olympic Ring Ball Toss on the first day of…
Olympic Ring Bracelets with Pipe Cleaners and Straws
It’s Day 2 of our “A Very Toddler Olympics” series with Kristina from Toddler Approved. You can see all the posts in our series so far here. I love everything about the Olympics and am super excited to watch…