It’s time for our Light and Reflections Series with some of my fellow awesome bloggers!! Last month we focused on letter recognition by having fun with some letter tiles and water beads but this month our theme is Music and Movement!! As part of this theme, I made a fun gross motor game using a […]
Glow in the Dark Painting with a Black Light
Simple open-ended art activities are some of my favorite activities to do with MB. She loves to create and art is definitely her thing! This time we added a new twist on her favorite painting activity by using a black light! We’ve had lots of fun with our black light in the past and this was […]
Virtual Book Club for Kids Intro & A Giveaway!!
Welcome! I’m excited to announce that we will be participating in the 2014-2015 Poppins Book Nook!! And what is a better way to start out this year’s virtual book club than with a AMAZING giveaway? Do you want to win a FREE Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ 32GB WiFi 4G w/ Charger? Keep reading if you do!! […]
Mardi Gras Mask Craft for Toddlers
Make this fun Mardi Gras mask craft for kids today! We like doing Mardi Gras crafts because they are usually colorful and sparkly! We’ve had some fun glittery art supplies sitting in our cabinet just waiting for a fun craft activity and this was just the activity to get them out for! Mardi Gras Mask […]
Mardi Gras Beads Process Art for Kids
Read for some Mardi Gras beads process art you can do with your kids? We picked up a pack of Mardi Gras beads from our local Dollar Tree (5 for a dollar) to add to our dress up station but before they made it to the dress up clothes we used them for some art […]
Melted Bead Suncatcher Mobiles
Pony bead crafts are some of MB’s favorite craft activities and these melted bead suncatcher mobiles are no exception. They are super easy for kids to create and this time there was no stinky melted bead smell in the house like we had when we made our Melted Bead & Salt Dough Ornaments! Melted Bead […]
Imaginative Play with Transparencies on the Light Table
We’re always looking for fun new light table activities. I’ve seen many kids activities that involve transparency film/paper and an overhead projector (OHP) but we don’t have an OHP so I’ve never put much thought into using transparencies. Well until recently that is! My daughter got a peel and stick play set with reusable stickers […]
DIY Stick Wind Chime for Kids: Easy Nature Craft
This colorful DIY stick wind chime is an easy nature craft that toddlers and preschoolers can help create using sticks, pipe cleaners, pony beads, and bells. Children can collect a stick outside, choose their favorite bead colors, and practice threading the beads before hanging their finished wind chime in the yard. It is a simple […]
Counting Practice for Toddlers with Pom Poms & Tubes
We’ve been doing a lot of hands on counting activities lately and this is one of my daughter’s favorites. For her and the other toddlers in my daycare counting practice is our way of beginning math activities and doing some critical thinking at the same time. Of course to them these math games are just playing and having fun! […]
Simple Calming Sensory Box for Kids
Our days are fairly busy and the transition to our bedtime routine has been a bit hectic lately so in an attempt to slow down and create a calming transition into bath and bedtime I put together this simple calming sensory box for my daughter. It’s a great way for her to have some low-key, […]