Discovering the Five Senses with Snow!
I am sick and tired of snow. I am looking out the window right now as the snow continues to fall…the weather man is predicting 5-10 inches! It wouldn’t be so bad if (1) this wasn’t our third heavy snowfall in…
Toddler Shoe Game
We attempted this shoe game with Little Brother today, but he wasn’t quite getting it. He is great at following one-step directions, but isn’t developmentally able to understand the concept of picking the “matching” shoe. I would highly recommend this…
Penguin Song
Here’s a fun penguin song to sing with your little one. I tried to add a fingerplay to go along with the song, but Big Brother wasn’t cooperating. And Little Brother was off..waddling around the house just like a penguin….
The Perfect Shaker for a Little Spice Stealer
Little Brother (13 months) has been obsessed with taking my spices out of the kitchen cabinet and carrying them around the house. I still have yet to find my bottle of homemade vanilla. They really are the perfect size of…
Make It: Homemade "Snowballs"
Last week I posted about using cotton balls for pretend snowballs. Today I’ll show you how you can make “snowballs” out of white yarn. These super light-weight balls are excellent for teaching your baby to throw. Plus, they make for…
Handprint Christmas Wreath
httpI just love anything that involves children’s handprints. I loved making handprint crafts with my first graders because I knew it was a gift their parent’s would treasure. And I myself already treasure the few handprints we have of our…
Laundry Basket Push
Babies love to push things. Some fun things to push are strollers, child-size chairs, push toys you can buy from the store and even laundry baskets–which easily slide across the floor. Little Brother enjoyed putting things in the basket, pushing…
Peek-a-Boo House
Babies love to see pictures of themselves (and the people they love). They also love to to open things…so today we’re using a couple travel packages of baby wipes to act as doors and windows on a felt house! The opening and…
Cloth Pull
Have you ever walked into a room and quickly realized that your child has pulled out every single baby wipe from the wipes container??? Or how about going to the bathroom and seeing the entire contents of the toilet paper…
Clothespin Drop
I first saw this idea on Chasing Cheerios and thought it would be perfect to try with Little Brother (1 year). He had a harder time than I originally anticipated he would with this activity, but it was great to see…
Turkey Toss of Thankfulness
This simple activity turned into over 45-minutes of family fun yesterday evening! We took turns tossing the turkey ball back and forth and saying what we were thankful for. Big Brother L-O-V-E-D this! He was thankful for everything from his bed,…
Autumn Leaves Song
*For those of you who are new here, I am going to apologize in advance (as I always do) for my terrible singing voice as well as the fact that you can barely hear that voice (count it as a…
Jack-O-Lantern Shape Sorter
A lot of my ideas come from looking at a piece of “trash” and wondering…”what learning activity could we do with this?” The same is true for this activity! This Jack-O-Lantern Shape Sorter is made from a formula can. We’ve been…
Grilled Cheese Pumpkin
Transform a family favorite into a festive fall sandwich with only 2 extra steps! 1. Melt the butter and add a drop of red and 2 drops of yellow food coloring. 2. Let your little one paint the butter onto the…
Leaf Bracelet
Awww…fall is finally here! I absolutely love fall–the cooler temperatures, beautiful colors, and all of the fun family activities. A few weeks ago we did this little activity with the 2 and 3 year old class we teach at our…
Apple Toss
I thought our apple theme was coming to a close, but then I remembered that I hadn’t done a gross-motor activity in this unit yet… This activity will require a lot of creativity and imagination. This isn’t a bad thing…kids…
First Fingerpainting
Little Brother woke up early from his nap yesterday, which meant that we had some very rare one-on-one time while Big Brother was still asleep. I’ve heard of using yogurt (or pudding) as fingerpaint for very young children and thought…
Apple Sensory Matching
I’ve been a bit neglectful on the activities for 1-2 year olds lately…I’m sorry! So here you go… There aren’t a whole lot of pictures in this “tutorial” because I was trying to finish up in a pinch…so we can…