Outdoor Alphabet Track
It is finally feeling like spring around here so we decided to have some fun outside! This activity was so simple and both boys enjoyed it far longer than I expected. It was especially great for my little “mover and shaker”,…
Paint Chip Mosaic Earth
Earth Day is Monday, April 22nd. Last year we created this Earth Day project and this year we decided to try something a little more abstract–a Paint Chip Mosaic Earth. I had a few of these paint chip cards…
Melissa & Doug Lacing Beads
These Melissa & Doug Lacing Beads are perfect for encouraging fine motor development!
My First Cartoon Flipbook
Big Brother and I decided we would attempt his first cartoon flip book today. It turned out just okay (mostly because he got tired of drawing his person after a couple cards), but it was a fun experiment nonetheless! Here’s…
DIY Motor Activities
Guest Post by Ashley of Me and Marie Learning Winter is here! With the cold temperature and falling snow, winter sometimes means no outdoor play for our children. Which in turn leads to our children having higher energy levels! So,…
Numbered Heart Game with Dice
With Valentines Day quickly approaching, I thought we would have some fun with number recognition and one-to-one correspondence! This was the perfect activity for reinforcing numbers for Little Brother (3) while also providing some much-needed fine motor practice writing with…
Golf Tee Painting on Styrofoam
Yesterday I shared with you how we used our pieces of styrofoam for two activities. One was the Letter & Sight Word Pounding activity. The second activity was a bit more creative…we made golf tee and styrofoam paintings! The…
Sight Word and Letter Pounding
As I shared on my Facebook page, we are in the midst of a renovation project at our house converting our small, barely used office into a mudroom. I have been doing a lot of reorganizing over the last several…
Capital & Lowercase Letter Stamping
This Capital & Lowercase Letter Stamping idea was inspired by two things I found (that I had forgotten about) as I was purging organizing after Christmas. Little Brother and I did this activity a while ago, but I am just…
New Year’s Eve Noise Maker
Crafting a New Year’s Eve Noise Maker in my house is a bit ironic…we certainly do not need ANY help making lots of noise around here! But what is New Year’s Eve without even more noise? And just so we’re clear…we…
Learning about Spatial Awareness with Boxes
Post by Contributing Writer Jennie I don’t know about you, but I LOVE doing my Christmas shopping online! When the packages arrive on my front porch I am not only excited for the contents inside, but I am just as…
Jingle Bell Wreath Ornament
After our jingle bell sorting activity, we had lots of fun making this simple jingle bell wreath ornament! This is a SUPER easy craft, but it does take some fine motor control to slide the pipe cleaners through the…
Jingle Bell Sorting
Big Brother woke up with a fever, so we stayed in our PJ’s all day, read lots of books, and watched entirely too much TV (which is what you’re supposed to do on “sick days”, right?!?!). Although I don’t like…
Number Pound
After doing the Pound-a-Sound activity with Big Brother, I knew I wanted to utilize our Pound-a-Peg toy to try and engage Little Brother in some learning as well. This is one of the most versatile toys we own…and has obviously gotten…
Christmas Letter Banner with Catalog Pictures
I went to get the mail yesterday, only to find FIVE catalogs stuffed in our small mailbox. Five…in one day! We’ve been getting an onslaught of toy and home decor catalogs lately (even though I have attempted to remove us…
Handprint Reindeer Puppets and Treat Bags
This simple reindeer craft can serve two purposes: Turn the brown bag upside down and make puppets or fill it with goodies to make a cute bag! Here’s what you’ll need: Brown paper bags, construction paper, glue, googly eyes and…
“One is a Feast for Mouse” Read-Aloud & Relay
My friend Susan recently suggested this book to me and the boys have really enjoyed it! One is a Feast for Mouse is about a little mouse who finds himself a feast at the dinner table with the leftovers…
Petite Picasso
Post by Contributing Writer Jennie “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso This quote from the famous artist is so true! I remember as a young girl…