Making Shapes
I’ve seen lots of ideas floating around using variations of craft sticks and velcro. So rather than try to fancy it up, I thought I’d keep it simple and show you how we used this idea to make various shapes!…
Shape Hunt and Sort
After using the painter’s tape yesterday for our walk the line toddler activity, I decided to “recycle” the tape for an activity for Big Brother as well. I just tore strips of tape and arranged them into 4 shapes: a…
Magnetic Monsters
I adapted this idea from Pre-school Play (via Pinterest) and it sort of took on a life of it’s own. First you’ll need to cut up some pipe cleaners… And then use either your hot glue gun or some gorilla…
Monster Finger Puppet
These little boogers are fun for kids of all ages! There are so many fun ways you can use this puppet glove: color recognition, one-to-one correspondence, songs, and monster-tickles…just to name a few! All you need is a gardening glove…
Toddler Time: Simple Color Sorting
We’ve been casually working on our colors with Little Brother. Right now everything is “yellow”. Big Brother did the exact same thing, only everything was “blue”! Sorting is an important concept for young children, though this is our first deliberate…
Parenting – It’s In The Cards
Guest Post by Barbara from Corner on Character Let’s just say I’ve played a lot of cards this summer. Last night’s game of Canasta got me to thinking; how has my parenting journey been connected to cards? Let’s see…
Toddler Time: Matching Socks
It’s been months since we’ve worn socks! I’m not complaining…it just means that I don’t have to pair them up after washing ’em! Pulling out the {unused} socks made for a quick and easy matching game. I’ll be honest…Little…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tape Shapes
My name is Amanda and I’m honored to be guest posting at I Can Teach My Child. I’m stopping over from Gratefully Growing in Grace where I write about baby, toddler, and preschool activities, as well as crafts, cooking, Christ,…
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,…
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…
Toddler Time: Opposites
Introducing your toddler to opposites is great for both cognitive and vocabulary development. This activity can be done anytime…it is so simple and requires little to no materials. Just list out some opposites and let your child act them out….
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…
Mixing Colors!
This idea came from Weather Wiz Kids (though it doesn’t really have anything to do with weather). It didn’t work exactly like it was supposed to, but it was still really cool nonetheless. Here’s what you’ll need: a bowl, milk,…