Let’s be bakers with this doughnut shop pretend play prompt! This month the theme for the Poppins Book Nook (a virtual book club for kids) was “In The Kitchen” so we set out to find cooking related books and activities. My girls love to help in the kitchen but none of the kids cookbooks at our library caught […]
150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids {Book Review}
Are you looking for a hands-on resource full of exciting kids activities that your kids will love? If so then you must check out 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids from the talented Asia Citro of FunAtHomeWithKids.com. Finding quality kids activities can sometimes be overwhelming when you’re scrolling through Pinterest or searching on Google but below you’ll find […]
Creative Play Gift Guide for Preschoolers
Providing open-ended creative play opportunities is something I’m always striving to give my daughter and daycare kids. I’m selective with toys and activities because I want toys that allow the kids creative outlets and open-ended play and this year I’m putting to together this gift guide full of creative play gift ideas for preschoolers as part of the 2014 Gift […]
Build-a-Snowman Light Table Play Activity for Kids
Do you want to build a snowman but don’t have any snow? Then give this snowman light table play activity a try! It’s so easy. Our light table gets lots of use this time of year because its getting dark earlier and it’s so much colder outside. Plus winter crafts and activities are perfect for […]
KidKraft Vintage Kitchen Review
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 […]