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Alphabet Balloon Touch

Alphabet Balloon Touch

This was a super-simple activity intended to help Little Brother learn his letters using his strongest area of development, gross motor development. Our Alphabet Balloon Touch game didn’t last long, but it was a great way to practice recognizing these…

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Alphabet Craft: B is for Bear

Alphabet Craft: B is for Bear

Alphabet Crafts are a great way to reinforce letter names and sounds while also incorporating multiple domains of development. I have attempted a few alphabet crafts with Little Brother, starting with letter “a” (which ended up being somewhat of a…

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Autumn Tree with Leaf Sprinkles

Autumn Tree with Leaf Sprinkles

This festive Autumn Tree with Leaf Sprinkles craft was simple and fun for both of my boys…and it definitely highlighted their own unique personalities! Big Brother had the added bonus of some fine motor practice by tearing the leaves in…

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3D Tangled Pumpkin

3D Tangled Pumpkin

A few years ago, we made our two-dimensional version of the yarn pumpkin. This year, we decided to try something new and create a 3D Tangled Pumpkin! This crafts was messy, sticky, and lots of fun. I chose to do…

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Puffy Pumpkin Lacing

Puffy Pumpkin Lacing

This fun Puffy Pumpkin Lacing combines a fun fall craft with a little fine motor practice! We had lots of fun with this activity today–even Little Brother painted his own bag! That was all he wanted to do…but Big Brother was more…

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Pine Cone Creatures

Pine Cone Creatures

The making of these Pine Cone Creatures was a very open-ended activity that captured the attention of both my 4-year old and my 2-year old equally! All you need are some pine cones, glue, googly eyes and whatever odds and…

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Bean Bag Stomp & Catch

Bean Bag Stomp & Catch

When we went to the Open House at my son’s preschool, the P.E. teacher had these awesome little boards where the child launches a bean bag by stomping on the opposite end and then attempts to catch it. After a…

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Pushpin Numbers

Pushpin Numbers

The idea for Pushpin Numbers came from Big Brother’s preschool teacher, who has been using this method for one of the alphabet centers in her classroom. It is super simple, great for teaching letter and number formation, and helps your…

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Pounding Golf Tees into a Pumpkin

Pounding Golf Tees into a Pumpkin

This was one of those ideas that I had on a whim that ended up being a HUGE success (as far as engaging the boys, anyway). Big Brother worked on pounding golf tees into a pumpkin for OVER AN…

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Tug-a-Toy: Gross Motor Game for Babies

Tug-a-Toy: Gross Motor Game for Babies

Contributing Post from Jennie Picture yourself sitting peacefully on the couch playing sweetly with your baby, then – ouch! – those tiny fingers grab a big chunk of your hair and hold on for dear life! Sound familiar? We all…

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Name and Sight Word Smash

Name and Sight Word Smash

I love activities that can be easily differentiated for the content/level of multiple children. Our “Name and Sight Word Smash” did just that–we worked on a few simple sight words with Big Brother and the letters in Little Brother’s name….

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DIY Wooden Snap Blocks

DIY Wooden Snap Blocks

Transform ordinary blocks into these DIY Wooden Snap Blocks with just a drill and some special hardware to help improve your child’s fine motor skills! Part of the fun of having a child attend preschool (for me, anyway) is seeing…

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Magnetic Uppercase and Lowercase Matching

Magnetic Uppercase and Lowercase Matching

Have you made our Build-a-Word Magnetic Tray yet? If so, you can help your preschooler/early-elementary student match uppercase and lowercase letters! Not only is this great for learning letters, it is also excellent fine motor practice. The idea for this…

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Stretchy Band Shapes

Stretchy Band Shapes

If you want to include a little learning in your gross motor play, try making (and playing with) some of these Stretchy Bands. They are super easy to make and can be used for a variety of purposes! I found…

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Coloring on Hot Rocks

Coloring on Hot Rocks

Big Brother acquired quite the collection of rocks during our recent vacation to the mountains. We had plenty of rocks to choose from, so we used a few of them to make some hot rock art! Here’s what you’ll need: a hot sun…

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Balloon Badminton

Balloon Badminton

Balloons are always a hit with kids. Add some paper-plate rackets and it transforms a simple balloon into an Olympic sport! Here’s what you’ll need for 2 “Rackets”: 2 paper plates, packing tape, and 4 jumbo craft sticks (which we…

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Olympic Ring Printing with Pool Noodles

Olympic Ring Printing with Pool Noodles

Use pool noodles and paint to create your very own Olympic Ring art! FYI: This activity isn’t included in our Olympic Activities for Kids eBook because I thought of it after the fact. :) Here’s what you’ll need: pool noodle, serrated knife,…

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Olympic Olive Wreath Craft

Olympic Olive Wreath Craft

Did you know that there were absolutely no medals in the Ancient Olympics and there was only one “winner” (no silver or bronze)??? That winner was crowned with an Olive Wreath (“kotinos” in Greek) after beating the other contenders, which…

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