Rainbow Discovery Bottles for Babies
Little Sister is at such a fun age…she is so curious about everything! A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law gave her a water bottle to play with during church and she had so much fun watching the water slosh back…
Clip the Color Activity for Toddlers
 I have just about every “subset” of young children:  a school-aged child, a preschooler, and a baby. I don’t currently have a toddler at home, however, but I recently came across these colorful clips at the Dollar General and knew they would…
Mixing Colors with Water Balloons
This was a super fun art activity for a hot summer day! We had a great time mixing colors with water balloons! We used water colored with liquid watercolors within each balloon to create secondary colors once they were popped…
Seek and Find Color Hunt
Guest Post by Jody of Growing Book by Book One of our favorite literacy activities to do is go on a seek and find color hunt. It’s super quick and easy to put together and will keep the little…
Melted Bead Rainbow Magnet
Our church is in the process of adopting a new workshop-model curriculum for our Children’s Ministry. Several of us traveled to a training a few hours away on Saturday at the church who originally wrote the curriculum we will…
Rainbows for Little Hands
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, Rainbows abound all around! I have to admit…rainbows are one of my favorite crafts to make with the boys. Not only are they beautiful, they also offer a great opportunity to teach about…
Shiny Rainbow
After creating our One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Fishbowls last week, I have been smitten with the corn syrup paint. Every time I walk by their fishbowls, I can’t help but run my fingers on the…
Rainbow in the Snow
As I shared on my Facebook page yesterday, we recently got the second most snowfall ever on record where we live. The last total I heard was 14-16 inches! We have been enjoying playing together in the cold, white…
Conversation Heart Graphing
If you’ve spent any time around children (or read any blogs with activities for kids), you know that this idea is certainly not anything new. In fact, I did this with my first graders every year when I was…
Bottle Cap Sorting
This Bottle Cap Sorting activity is a great way to reuse caps while encouraging color recognition. Sorting is a beneficial cognitive development exercise because it requires a child to differentiate between colors and then group like colors together. …
Overhead Projector Learning
It’s amazing how much fun can be had with “old technology”! :) Â Our sweet neighbor is the middle school librarian in our school district and she graciously gave us one of the many overhead projectors the district was getting rid…
Fireworks in a Jar
If you have a little one who is fascinated with colors and fireworks, this simple experiment is for you (and your child). The idea for this experiment originally came from Action Pack. You most likely have everything you already need…
DIY Bathtub Shapes
I’ve been trying to think of various ways to teach the names of shapes to Little Brother. As I mentioned in this post, he is not a big fan of structured learning activities like his brother is. He loves…
Learning Based on the Interests of Your Child
Learning in these early years is spelled P-L-A-Y. Although I love to share a variety of ways to “teach” your child various concepts, the best way your child can learn is by playing, and specifically when you play with…
Number Snake Threading (made with plastic eggs)
This post was inspired by our caterpillar counting post from last year. As I was staring down some leftover plastic easter eggs trying to think of a way to repurpose them, this post came to mind. A few snips…
Flower Patterning with Lemongrass-Scented Playdough
We had lots of fun making and playing with this playdough. And I absolutely love the fresh scent of the lemongrass essential oil (which I already had on hand from the Natural Mosquito Spray we made last year)! There…
Beaded Rainbow
We had lots of fun making this beaded rainbow. We all pitched in on each individual color and took our time. Putting the beads on the pipe cleaners is great for fine motor development! Here’s what you’ll need: Â Pipe…
Toddler Time: Sorting (and Counting) Ornaments
Before we go any further, let me preface: Â Do not use ornaments that are special or sentimental to you. And obviously, no glass. Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way… We used some drum ornaments that I…