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 […]
Halloween Story Stones: Easy DIY Preschool Activity
Halloween story stones are an easy, hands-on way to encourage storytelling and imaginative play during October. Made with clear glass gems and a permanent marker, these simple Halloween story prompts are perfect for preschool classrooms, home daycare programs, and play at home. Children can choose a few stones, arrange the pictures, and create their own […]
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 […]
Halloween Crafts: Ghosts on the Light Table {Read & Play}
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 […]
All About Me Activity: Photo Puzzles on the Light Table
Turn photos into puzzles! These light table photo puzzles have been such a hit with the kids! They love seeing photos of themselves and it’s a sneaky want to practice counting and number recognition! Ha! It’s that time again when we share activities as part of our Light & Reflections Series with my favorite fellow […]
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 […]
12 Not-Too-Spooky Halloween Picture Books for Preschoolers
Looking for fun Halloween picture books for preschoolers that aren’t too scary? These seasonal favorites are filled with silly monsters, friendly ghosts, dancing skeletons, brave characters, and plenty of Halloween fun. Halloween books are always popular in my home daycare. Preschoolers love stories with repetition, rhyming words, colorful illustrations, and just enough suspense to keep […]
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! […]