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“Little Cloud” Activity

I just love Eric Carle. His books are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers…bright and colorful with simple story lines. Little Cloud is a fun, simple, and utterly adorable book that we recently checked out from our local library. After reading…

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Icy “I Spy”

We’ve done several variations of “I Spy” activities…“I Spy” bottles, “I Spy” mats, and an “I Spy” Magnifying Glass. This fun variation, however, adds a sensory element using ice cubes. Here’s what you’ll need: ice cube trays, water, food coloring,…

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Toddler Time: Freeze!

We all loved playing this game! Not only is it lots of fun, it’s great for encouraging your toddler to follow simple directions. Just put in your favorite CD and have the pause button ready… In case you’re wondering…we were…

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Letter Recognition using Cheez-Its

I just happened to see these Scrabble Cheez-Its on my way down the cracker aisle last week. I’m a sucker for anything involving letters and food. A learning opportunity at every snack time…what can be better than that? :) We’ve…

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Invent Your Own Jello Dessert!

We had so much fun coming up with our very own variation of a gelatin dessert! I put out several ingredients (liquids and fruit) and let Big Brother choose which he wanted to use. Big Brother’s first choice was Dr….

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Invent Your Own Indoor Kite

We are going on over 20 days of consecutive hundred-degree temperatures. It is too hot to be oustide for any length of time, so we are looking for as many indoor activities as possible. This activity is another one from…

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Invent Your Own Bubble Wands from Kitchen Tools

This idea, adapted from the Spark Lab website, took on a life of its own. Rather than using our hands to make the bubbles as the site suggests, we decided to try a little experiment using several of our kitchen…

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Invent Your Own Cake!

During our visit to Washington, D.C. last week, we stopped by the Smithsonian Museum of American History. In the basement of this museum was an amazing area for children: The Spark Lab…a place to encourage inventions and critical thinking! Even though…

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Cup Telephone

Do you remember making these as a child??? Talk about some girl scout camp nostalgia! I love this activity because it is fun for all ages! Young children will enjoy playing with the cups while older children will enjoy learning…

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Peach Pit Painting

This activity was SO easy, SO quick, and SO fun! The end product is a really neat abstract-type painting! Here’s what you’ll need: peach pits (washed and dried), paint, a piece of construction paper, and a 9×13 cake pan. Lay…

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Painting at the Pool

Forget the fancy water toys when you head out to the pool…take your paintbrushes instead! I decided to take 2 of our paintbrushes and a couple cups to keep Little Brother occupied (instead of chasing him down while he tries to…

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Sesame Street Sticker Graphing

Graphing for preschoolers is a GREAT activity for cognitive development. It requires your child to sort and classify objects based on a similar attribute…which is pretty complicated for such a little person! Graphing can be done with real-life objects/toys, food,…

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Pop ‘n Learn

Here’s an activity for those leftover poppers from July 4th. Or perhaps you like to hit the firework tents the day after like I do for the great bargains! After all, who says you can’t throw some learning in with…

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Homemade Watercolors

This activity is like a science experiment and an art project all rolled up into one! The idea didn’t come out of the Preschooler’s Busy Book like the others I’ve shared this week. But as I was reflecting on the…

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Old Glory Craft

I’m sure craft sticks and painter’s tape isn’t exactly what Betsy Ross had in mind when she made the first flag over 230 years ago. But we had fun lots of fun making this popsicle stick flag…even if all the…

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Squeezable Homemade Finger Paint

I get writer’s block…some times more than others. I had a few days last week where I felt like my ideas had all dried up. That’s when I like to look through books and magazines for inspiration. In fact, I…

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Word Family Pull-Out Activity

After making the Toilet Paper Roll Books last week, I started thinking about ways that I could reuse my paper towel rolls too. After pondering for a while, I finally came up with a fun word family interactive activity…

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Salt-Absorbing Fireworks!

Several months ago, I saw this idea for absorbing artwork from Family Fun using salt and colored water. I thought it would be fun to use black paper to make some festive 4th of July fireworks. So that’s exactly what we…

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