Beast Academy is a comprehensive math curriculum for grades 3-6 that focuses on problem solving and critical thinking. Below you will find my Beast Academy Review and why we switched to this program! When I first made the decision…
Whew! Two days after we began our Toddler Time Challenge, Little Sister came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. Little Brother ended up getting sick and we had to deal with a bunch of other stuff…all in all…
This simple fine motor color-matching Christmas tree is a fun and festive way for your little one to practice sorting by color while practicing those fine motor skills! With only a few minutes of preparation, you’ll have a Christmas tree…
When it comes to kids, everything is more fun when it is BIG! That’s why this Life-Size Hundreds Chart was a huge hit with my 5-year old! Sure, we could have practiced all these skills on a printable…
Circle, Oval, Square, Triangle, Rectangle… identifying these basic 2-dimensional shapes and naming them gives our toddlers a foundation to understand more complex geometric shapes and structures in the future. Plus, it is amazing to see how many shapes we can…
First published Jan 2012. I’ve been working with Little Brother on identifying some basic shapes and I thought this would be a good opportunity to use up the bag of fake snow that I used with our snowy sight words….
Bouncy Egg Experiment Have you ever seen a raw egg bounce? How about seeing the yolk of an egg while looking at it from the outside? No, you don’t need x-ray vision or superpowers… You just need to try out…
Ice Cream is a quintessential part of summer! But it also makes for a great (and delicious) science experiment… No fancy machine or cranking required! This ‘recipe’ was adapted from Steve Spangler Science. How To Make Ice Cream In A…
What is Oobleck? If you’ve never had any experience with Cornstarch Slime or Goop (or what I call Oobleck from Dr. Seuss’ book Bartholomew and the Oobleck), it is really strange. If you move slowly or hold it still, it…
Yet another fun and exciting science experiment from our Fascinating Science for Kids eBook ! This post was inspired by The Recipe Room, Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas, and Steve Spangler Science. Just so you are not confused, this is…
‘Tis the season for science fair projects! We had our first science fair experience last year when my oldest son was in kindergarten. I was truly amazed (and overwhelmed) at the complexity of some of the kindergarten science fair…
It’s Day 17 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! The idea for this Pumpkin Patch Number Match activity was inspired by an adorable Apple Picking Activity from the Mama Workshop. We made some modifications by obviously…
We are on Day #3 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series! Today we incorporated a little learning and number recognition into our pumpkin play! This Roll and Mark Pumpkin Dot Art activity is super simple…
It’s Day 4 of our “A Very Toddler Fourth” series we are co-hosting with Kristina from Toddler Approved. Our DIY Rocket Launcher might be my favorite activity of the year! These rockets shoot much higher than I expected…
We made it! Today is Day 31 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers series! For today’s activity we did some Outdoor Slider Counting using a mock abacus that we hung outside on our fence. This is…
Why not make art and have dessert all at the same time?!?! For Day 28 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers series we enjoyed this Whipped Topping Painting activity that very quickly turned into a Whipped Topping Family Paint…
It’s Day 5 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers series! Today we recreated an old favorite…scooping and sorting lids for toddlers! We have done this activity in a variety of different ways but today we decided…
Today is the first day of our 31 Days of Outdoor Toddler Activities series! Just this morning I wasn’t sure this series was going to happen…I got stuck in a tiny town overnight due to a blizzard (yes, on…
