A simple and beautiful Valentine’s Day craft for preschoolers and toddlers! This heart suncatcher is deceptively easy!
Preschool Activities
Learning activities, art activities, and fun crafts for preschool aged children.
Apple Songs and Fingerplays for Preschoolers and Toddlers
Apple songs are such a fun addition to a fall or September preschool theme! These simple apple songs and fingerplays for preschoolers and toddlers are easy to use during circle time, transitions, or anytime you want to add a little music and movement to your day. Many of these songs include counting, hand motions, colors, […]
Glow in the Dark Weaving For Kids! Easy Summer Fun!
Let’s make weaving for kids more fun this summer! We love being outside and this year our summer weather has come early so we’ve been busy playing outside and even had our first camp out in our backyard! My daughter thought the best part of our camp out was this simple (and affordable!) glow in the dark […]
Citrus Themed Nature Discovery Bottles for Kids
We love discovery bottles but we really haven’t made that many lately. Today, however, we were inspired to make a nature themed sensory bottle as part of this month’s Discovery Bottles Blog Hop hosted by Preschool Inspirations. Discovery bottles are simple sensory play activities for kids that are always a hit! Try one! Post contains […]
A Year of Preschool Lesson Plans: 20 Themed Units!
Updated August 2025 Are you in need of some hands-on preschool lesson plans or a fun preschool curriculum? How about a whole school year’s worth of preschool lesson plans? Or maybe you just need a few units to supplement your curriculum? Finding time to plan a themed preschool curriculum for the whole school year […]
The Kindness Elves Christmas Family Tradition
Start a new Christmas family tradition this year with The Kindness Elves! Put that naughty Elf in the Shelf away and instead spread love and kindness with your kids this holiday season. Our family doesn’t live lavishly but we have a comfortable lifestyle. I try to teach my daughter that it’s important to give back, […]
30 September Activities for Preschoolers
Originally published September 2017. Updated August 2026. September is a fun month for preschool activities because it brings together back-to-school routines, apples, early fall changes, and the beginning of pumpkin season. In my home daycare, I like to keep September plans flexible. Apples and simple getting-to-know-you activities work well early in the month, while leaves, […]
31 Awesome Kids Activities for August!
Need kids activities for August? The end of summer fun is coming and that sometimes means tired moms and summer burnout. With all the back to school planning, it’s hard to find time to get a calendar of kids activities for August put together. Usually August is our “lost month,” the time when I get […]
Backyard Nature Fairy Wand Craft
Need some fun backyard activity ideas? This simple nature fairy wand craft is so easy to make and lots of fun for kids of all ages! My daughter and daycare kids love making them. We spend a lot of time outside in the summer months and the kids get tired of the same old activities […]