3-5 years Archives

One Easy Tip for Quiet Time Success

Post by Contributing Writer Amy “Quiet Time” at my house was getting to be more like “Diversion Time: Twins Edition.” It was a special time of day to creatively come up with as many different reasons to tip-toe…

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Apple Art with Washi Tape

It’s back to school and nearly apple-picking time…the perfect time for some apple art with washi tape. My favorite apple art project is a tad bit messier than this more simple and sophisticated project…but children can participate in creating both!…

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Minecraft Impressionist Paintings

Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s Before I share this, you should know that I have no painting skills whatsoever. With the exception of painting every piece of furniture I can get my hands on, I do…

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Ten Apples Up on Top Fine Motor Activity

Our boys recently re-discovered the book Ten Apples Up on Top, as it had been misplaced for a couple years now! While reading it to them, I was reminded of when we made our own Ten Apples Up on Top model using an oatmeal…

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Tie Dye Baby Wipes Butterflies

Lots of people have enjoyed the Tie-Dye Baby Wipe Art post I shared a few weeks ago. My friend Deborah from Teach Preschool shared the idea on her Facebook page and one of her readers mentioned that she used baby…

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Free Back to School Word Building Activity

Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s We are in full swing getting ready to head back to school! So I have been working on new activities for the kids to get their first week started off with…

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Swimming Pool Sound Match

Post by Contributing Writer Amy When it gets hot, it’s hard to think about learning activities for the kiddos, but this Swimming Pool Sound Match game was a winner with my girls because it was fun, easy, and kept…

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Using play dough for imaginary play can be a great way to assess skills your children have mastered.

Using Imaginary Play for Skill Assessment

Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s We use a lot of play dough in our home both for play and for learning. Because it is summer, I wanted to set up a play dough invitation that’s…

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$This free printable math pack for preschoolers is a great way to practice sorting, graphing and patterns!$

Free Printable Math Pack for Preschoolers

Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s I am always looking for concrete ways to reinforce concepts with my special needs preschooler. She doesn’t understand counting unless she has something to count, has trouble with colors unless…

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Rainbow Ice Tunnels

Creating these Rainbow Ice Tunnels has been one of the neatest projects we’ve done in a while. It is the perfect blend of science and art…and it kept the boys occupied for well over an hour! I first…

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Perler Bead Nightlight

Little Brother is pretty much obsessed with perler beads. It all began a few weeks ago when I let the boys do one of the kid’s craft workshops while I was shopping at Michael’s. The craft was pretty lame…

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Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

Once I became a mom, I found that there are a million ways to use baby wipes that have nothing to do with wiping bottoms. :) We recently discovered that baby wipes can be great for art! We…

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Craft Stick Exploding Boomerangs

I’m joining several of my blogging friends this week for a fun series using simple materials. Our Craft Closet Boredom Busters will help bring some creativity to your summer without hard-to-find materials or difficult instructions! These craft stick…

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Father’s Day Coloring Book

Post by Contributing Writer Amy “Daddy, will you color with me?” When your little one is looking up at you with hopeful eyes, what daddy could ever say no? Coloring is a daily activity around here and Daddy…

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Giant Dot to Dot

My three year-olds are intrigued by dot-to-dot puzzles, but struggle with the fine motor skills required to draw the line from one dot to the next. They often can’t tell what the picture is when they are done and…

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Simple LEGO Flower

Little Brother loves making creations with LEGOs. He created this flower on his own and then I took it apart and reassembled it for these photos. :) This would be a sweet little Mother’s Day creation. Or you…

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LEGO Duplo Shape Sorter

Several years ago we created our own shape sorter using wooden blocks and a can of formula. In honor of LEGO week, we decided we would make a shape sorter for Little Sister using LEGO Duplos. Toddler Approved…

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LEGO-Stamped Gift Wrap

We’re participating in LEGO week with several of our blogging friends! This weekend our boys were invited to our neighbor’s birthday party and they gave him a LEGO set, so we thought it was only fitting that we created some…

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