Ready for some simple preschool science? This week as part of our Poppins Book Nook, a virtual book club for kids, we decided to take our “To The Laboratory” theme and do some simple preschool science experiments with force and motion. This is a simple way to introduce physics to preschoolers and all you need is a kid, […]
Preschool Activities
Learning activities, art activities, and fun crafts for preschool aged children.
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 […]
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 […]
Doughnut Shop Pretend Play With Homemade Playdough
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]