With winter in full swing here but no snow in sight for us we’ve been busy learning about places that have lots of snow like the arctic. We recently learned about arctic animals through small world play and the girls loved it so much we’ve been doing more and more activities to learn about life in the arctic. […]
Our 2014 Top 10 Fun Activities for Kids
It’s been another great year full of fun activities for toddlers and preschoolers! I’m so grateful for all the love each and every one of you have shown us through your emails and comments! Even just stopping by to read more about our activities means so much! Last year I put together a list of our Top 10 Posts […]
Process Art for Kids with Recycled Cardboard
I don’t know what your house looks like after Christmas or a birthday but ours is littered with cardboard boxes and packaging. Rather than just tossing it out into the recycle bin I decided to throw a few scraps into our art area and let the kids do some process art with it! Process Art For Kids […]
Arctic Animals Small World on the Light Table
Looking for winter activities for the light table? Try this arctic animals small world activity today! Our Light and Reflections series is focusing on winter related activities this week and we have lots of fun activities for you to try. This theme is perfect for us because my daughter and daycare kids have been very interested in arctic animals […]
Pipe Cleaner Christmas Tree Craft
Simple Christmas crafts for kids are always on my to-do list during this time of year and this pipe cleaner Christmas tree craft is so easy! I like to create simple and easy crafts for my daughter and the daycare kids as they are all around 2-3yr old so their attention span for crafts is very short […]
Wooden Blocks for Kids: CitiBlocs Review
We love blocks! My daughter and the daycare kids play with the wooden blocks daily and I’m always looking for new sets to inspire creativity and imaginative play. I’m picky with toys and blocks because I want quality toys that will last and allow the kids to easily create with them. Recently we were given a […]
Winter Snowman Sensory Box
This fun snowman sensory box is so much fun! It’s Christmastime and for us, that means lots of Christmas books and activities. For this activity, we’ve joined up with 20+ other bloggers as part of the Christmas Read & Play Series to create fun Christmas themed activities that are inspired by our favorite Christmas books! […]
Easy Christmas Tree Ornament Craft for Kids
Make simple Christmas tree ornaments from glue! It’s time for some easy Christmas crafts for kids and these Christmas tree ornaments are deceptively easy to make. They also make great suncatchers for window decorations. We love hanging ours on the tree because the colors from the Christmas tree shine through and make the ornaments shine even more. […]
Sink or Float Experiment on the Light Table
We took a simple science activity, a sink or float experiment, and added a new element to it by doing it on the light table! My daughter and the daycare kids loved it! We use our light table as often as we can and this activity was a perfect way to learn science on the […]