With the holidays coming up it’s that time of year when I start looking at gift guides to find fun gift ideas for my preschooler. My daughter has a wishlist a mile long but I’m very picky about what toys I actually buy. I don’t know about you in addition to being very selective about what types […]
Halloween Counting Games on the Light Table
We recently did some ABC learning with Halloween themed items on the light table as part of our Light & Reflections series. That activity was such a hit with my daughter and the daycare kids that I decided to grab a few new items and turn it into fun counting games for the kids. Post contains affiliate links […]
Space Sensory Play for Kids: Star Slime
We’ve been reading all about stars, astronauts and space for this month’s Poppins Book Nook (a virtual book club joining books with learning) because this month our book club theme was “Beyond Our Planet.” The kids picked out a fun book about stars and we made some star slime to go along with our book! The girls loved […]
Earth Science for Kids on the Light Table
We love to explore with natural materials and items we find out in our yard or parks. The girls have been especially fond of rocks lately so to encourage this interest we rounded up some rocks and agates and pulled out the light table. Exploring rocks and agates is a great, hands-on way to introduce […]
10+ Halloween Light Table Activities
Looking for fun Halloween light table activities? We love light table activities and Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, so why not combine them? Below is our list of the top 10 ways to play with your light table this Halloween! Truthfully I couldn’t stick to just ten, I had to throw in a […]
Halloween Story Stones on the Light Table
Lets make some simple DIY Halloween story stones! We love our light table and now that fall is here the weather is changing and it’s getting darker earlier so we’ve been using it a lot more. With Halloween right around the corners I figured it was time for something Halloween themed as my daughter and the daycare […]
Halloween Math Games: Counting with Ghosts
Boo! It’s that spooky time of year and Halloween activities are in full force around our house. When the girls aren’t playing with our Halloween light table activities or reading some (not so) spooky Halloween books we’re trying to find new fun ways to learn and play with Halloween items. This week we teamed […]
Halloween Crafts: Ghosts on the Light Table {Read & Play}
If I haven’t mentioned it before (I’m sure I have) we love Halloween! We’re swimming in Halloween crafts, Halloween books, and Halloween activities during this time of year. This week we’re teaming up with a great many bloggers for the Halloween Read & Play Series! This series will bring you a bunch of fun Halloween books […]
All About Me Activity: Photo Puzzles on the Light Table
Turn photos into puzzles! These light table photo puzzles have been such a hit with the kids! They love seeing photos of themselves and it’s a sneaky want to practice counting and number recognition! Ha! It’s that time again when we share activities as part of our Light & Reflections Series with my favorite fellow […]