Looking for an easy fall craft that uses supplies you already have? These colorful tissue paper fall crafts for kids are perfect for celebrating the season with toddlers and preschoolers. Tissue paper is one of my favorite materials to keep in our home daycare craft supplies. It is inexpensive, comes in plenty of bright colors, […]
Mason Jar Fall Luminaries Craft
Love fall? These fall luminaries are sure to bring the best of the fall tree colors into your home! I’m so excited to get back to fall activities and crafts! We decided to kick off the new season by making these fun fall luminaries from mason jars. They were a total experiment but thankfully […]
Counting & Adding Acorns on the Light Table
My daughter has been super interested in simple math games and adding activities lately. She’s counting and adding everything. To encourage her interest in beginning math activities I’ve been trying to give her opportunities to add and count with simple math games. Our Light & Reflections Series is all about fall and back to school this […]
Easy Halloween Counting Activity for Preschoolers
Make early math practice more engaging with this easy Halloween counting activity for preschoolers! Mini pumpkin buckets, number blocks, and tiny ghost erasers turn simple counting practice into a playful Halloween math game. Children count the ghosts, place the correct quantity into each bucket, and match groups of objects to written numbers. It is easy […]
Preschool Counting Practice with Nature
This week we are doing a lot of preschool counting practice with nature. I love fall activities and the kids really enjoy simple, hands-on early math activities so this activity was perfect for us. It’s easy to set up and you only need a few simple things that may already be in your craft closet! […]
Fall Leaf Painting for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Fall leaf painting is an easy process art activity for toddlers and preschoolers that combines nature, sensory play, and lots of colorful messy fun. Instead of painting a picture of a leaf, kids paint directly on real leaves collected outside. They can use paintbrushes, fingers, and even shaving cream to experiment with colors and textures. […]
Easy Pumpkin Pie Playdough Recipe for Fall Sensory Play
This easy pumpkin pie playdough smells just like fall! Made with simple pantry ingredients and warm pumpkin pie spices, it is a fun sensory activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Homemade playdough is always popular with the children in my home daycare. I can make a large batch, customize the color, and add seasonal scents without […]
Fall Fabric Sensory Bin for Infants
Need a simple sensory bin for infants? This fall fabric sensory bin for infants is perfect for little ones that want to explore with hands, eyes, and mouths. It’s super simple to throw to together but providers lots of exploration for little hands! While my preschooler and toddlers are off playing with fall themed light […]
Hammering Nails into Pumpkins for Kids
Hammering nails into pumpkins creates unique jack-o-lanterns and is so much fun for kids! We love fall and fall means doing lots of pumpkin themed activities. We usually do lots of pumpkin learning activities and crafts, like pumpkin washing sensory play and pumpkin patch small world activities, every year in my home daycare. Each of these activities are […]