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Alphabet Pumpkin: Matching Capital and Lowercase Letters

Fall is here and pumpkins are everywhere. We decided to create a unique alphabet activity to practice matching capital and lowercase letters using a pumpkin. This alphabet pumpkin was lots of fun for both of the boys and the…

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Learning and Playing while Mom is Down and Out

Being a mom when you are down and out is tough. Whether you are sick for a day or have a long-term illness or medical condition that causes you to spend most of your time on the bed or couch,…

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Alphabet Hop and Pop

This post was inspired by some packaging material that came in one of the many boxes from Amazon that has arrived on our doorstep in the last few weeks. I have done probably way too much online shopping on…

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Counting Sun Spots Busy Bag

We combined a busy bag idea and a little learning about outer space into this fun activity. The child will count the sun spots on the sun and match them to the corresponding numeral found on the clothespin sun…

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Sight Word Target Practice

Hi! I’m Kristina from Toddler Approved and I am so excited to be guest posting today while Jenae takes care of her pregnant self and rests! Can’t wait to meet her cute little baby girl. Today I am going to…

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Gender Reveal Playdough

It has been an interesting few weeks, to say the least. I found out about a month ago that I have a subchorionic hematoma and with the exception of a few days, I have pretty much been on bed…

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Simple Balloon-Shaped Homemade Matching Games

Guest Post by Jen of Mama.Papa.Bubba. As a mama who loves to prepare engaging activities for my little one to discover and explore, I often find that the simplest, easiest to create ones are the most loved (and…

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Jiggly Goop

Guest Post by Lauren of Tutus & Tea Parties This soft and jiggly sensory goop is a great new sensory experience for your littles. They will enjoy molding this gooey texture for quite some time. I was looking…

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Simple Tree Bark Boats

One of our favorite things that we did on our vacation to the mountains was hanging out by the river. The boys love throwing rocks and getting their feet wet in the icy-cold water. A random finding of bark…

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Number Detectives

Guest Post by Katie of Gift of Curiosity I’m Katie, mom to a four-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl. I’m so excited to be guest posting at I Can Teach My Child today in order to share a fun number…

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An Outdoor Game for Kids who Love Fairy Tales (with printable action cards)

Guest Post by Anna of The Measured Mom How’s your summer? After a long, cold winter, we’re enjoying some beautiful weather – perfect for taking the kids outside. While my four-year-old could spend all day outdoors, his six-year-old sister often…

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Alphabet Sort & Match

This Alphabet Sort and Match activity is so simple. It is great for reinforcing capital and lowercase letter recognition and even great for fine motor control (picking up the small beads–to make it even more difficult, you could have…

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Write and Stick a Sound

Guest Post by Becky of This Reading Mama My son {currently 4 years old} loves to “do school” at home. He asks for it quite often, which warms my heart! He’s also my child that likes to get…

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Baby Play: Introducing Sound Concepts

Guest Post Leah of Simple. Home. Blessings. Our youngest is finally getting to the exploration stage. For the first number of months, she seemed to be taking it all in without a real interest in getting involved in the…

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5 Ideas for Free Summer Play

Guest Post by Kirsten Joy of kirstenjoyawake.com Summer is more than halfway through and for many of us vacations and stay-cations are in full swing. Usually, this means the budget is spent and we still have half the summer…

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Make a Rain Stick

Around this time every year, people around these parts start begging for rain. Whether it is to green up their browning yards, replenish their drooping crops, or simply to have a break from the stifling heat…a forecast that includes…

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Simple Fourth of July Candle Holder

I don’t think that I have ever gone this long without posting (or at least scheduling guest posts)! Between taking care of a sick kiddo while Prince Charming was out of town and preparing for our weekend getaway to the…

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Alphabet Squish

This Alphabet Squish activity was actually a spin-off of our Puffy Planets. Little Brother was more fascinated with the puffiness than the actual planets. Much to his brother’s utter dismay, he squashed many planets to feel the unique texture…

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