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 […]
Preschool Activities
Learning activities, art activities, and fun crafts for preschool aged children.
Simple Farm Small World {Wild West Book Club}
This month we’ve been reading children’s books about cowboys, farms, and the Oregon Trail as part of our virtual book club’s “The Wild West” theme. If you’re not familiar with the Poppins Book Nook Series, it is a virtual book club featuring numerous activities that connect books with hands-on learning activities. It’s so much fun! […]
Bow Tie Pasta Butterfly Craft for Kids
Simple butterfly craft alert! Does your little one love butterflies? Are you doing a spring or butterfly unit with your preschoolers? If so, then you have to try this simple butterfly craft for kids! They are super easy and provide hours of fun pretend play when dry. Plus check out how adorable they look! Post […]
Community Helpers Recycling Sensory Bin
This recycling sensory bin has been such a hit! We’ve been reading lots of books about community helpers and careers recently in preparation for this month’s virtual book club theme of “What Will I Be When I Grow Up.” From Pirates to Folktales we’ve been exploring books and connecting fun activities all year as part of our book […]
Weaving with Straws on the Light Table
Are you ready for more light table activities? We did some fine motor work recently by weaving with straws on our light table as part of our monthly series with some of my favorite blogging friends! This month’s Light & Reflections Series theme was “Motor Skills” so we focused on fine motor skills with our light table. Weaving with […]
Letter Recognition Practice with Rocks
Ready for some hands-on letter recognition Practice? Grab some rocks from your yard and our free printable below and you are ready to get learning! In preparation for learning to spell names, we’re starting to focus on the letter recognition activities. This simple activity is one of our favorite letter recognition practice games because it helps familiarize the […]
Pirate Slime Recipe for Sensory Play
Ahoy! Are you ready for an adventure? This pirate slime recipe is sure to please those little pirate fans in your home! We’re back for another round of our Virtual Book Club, it’s a fun way to connect picture books with preschool art projects and learning activities! This month our book/craft theme is “Ye Old Pirates” […]
Glittery Frozen Water Balloon Sensory Bin
Let’s shake things up with a frozen water balloon sensory bin! It’s summer and the weather outside is getting hot! Hot summer days mean ice and water play at our house! This glittering frozen water balloon sensory bin is sure to cool off your kids and be super fun! It’s colored ice with glitter! You […]
Symmetry for Kids with Rainbow Blocks & Mirrors
We’re back this week with a new installment of our Light & Reflections Collaborative Series! This month’s theme is ‘Build & Construct” so we grabbed some of our favorite blocks and a mirror and went outside to do a simple lesson in symmetry for kids. It’s so easy to set up and it’s full of fun building and […]