I love, love, love creating early learning activities. And when it comes to the alphabet, there is a never-ending list of ways that you can play and learn! I personally feel that the alphabet is the ultimate foundation skill for your kiddo to master before heading to school. They may not be able count to […]
Montessori Activity
Easy and Engaging Construction Sensory Bin for Kids
We love sensory bins in this house. I started them when my oldest was 3 and 6 years later, we are still doing them now that my 4th kiddo is 3! There is just something so satisfying about them having their own container full of things to explore and create. And the best part is […]
The Best Sticker Name Activity for Kids
When we have young kids at home, a skill we are often teaching them is recognizing and writing their name. It is a super important skill to know going into Kindergarten (their name will be everywhere in the classroom, and they will be expected to write it on everything!). But sitting down at a table […]
Easy Outdoor Alphabet Art Activity for Kids
Buckle up for this one, because it is the perfect way to occupy not one, not two, but three or more kids simultaneously while enjoying the great outdoors. I know, right?! Because we don’t get a whole lot of nice weather where we live, we just love being outside when it isn’t cold. The fresh […]
The Best Outdoor Painting Activity for Kids
When it is nice out, I just love to be outside. On non-school days, that means taking my 4 kiddos with me so I can inhale the fresh air and receive some, much needed, Vitamin D. Most of the time, my kids love to play outside. But at some point they usually get hot, sweaty, […]
The Best Number Monster Activity for Kids
I am all about creating activities for my littles. Even better when I can make them academic! This number monster activity checks those boxes and then some. My kids love it when I let them use the googly eyes. They don’t even care what the activity is. As long as they get to grab, sort, […]
The Best Preschool Name Puzzle Cutting Activity
When my kids were in that preschool age group, a lot of our activities were focused on colors, numbers, and letters. I currently have a 3-year-old and we are often talking about the alphabet by doing this favorite activity, or playing with letters in this silly way. But did you know that there are some […]
Easy and Fun Muffin Tin Alphabet Activity for Kids
If I had to pick just one skill that was the absolute most important foundational skill for learning, I would say that it was this: Learning the Alphabet. Of course there are many important skills for young learners to master, but the alphabet is the foundation for reading and writing. It doesn’t matter who you […]
How To Teach Letters with Letter Monsters
Learning the alphabet is one of the first skills that children are expected to learn when they enter Kindergarten. There are countless ways to teach this all important skill, but every child learns differently. That can make it challenging, as the teacher, to teach a roomful of 5 year olds when they are all at […]
Easy Preschool Letter Match with Animals!
We all have those days when things are chaotic and Mommy just needs 10 minutes of quiet so she doesn’t explode, right?! On those days, quick and easy activities are ESSENTIAL. What is my go to with a toddler and a preschooler? It is always play dough or stickers. Without a doubt! When I need […]
Christmas Tree Salt Dough Fine Motor Activity
Christmas is, by far, my favorite time of year to create activities. There are so many fun materials and themes to use! From snowmen to reindeer and jingle bells to ornaments, I just love it all! Another one of my favorites is making salt dough creations. It’s extremely cheap to make and super easy too! […]
Kid’s Halloween Play Dough Invitation to Play
Halloween is right around the corner, and you better believe that my kiddos are already getting excited! The stores have been full of costumes, candy, and decorations since before school started (necessary, definitely not, in my opinion). My littles are already narrowing down their costume selections and brainstorming on how we can decorate our yard […]
Easy Preschool Halloween Spider Web Letter Match
I absolutely love October! And not just because it’s my birthday month (wink, wink). I love how the season slowly changes with a colorful leaf display, the morning air is crisp and cool, apples are prime for picking, and warm drinks are found in abundance. It’s just such a beautiful time of year! As a […]
Sponge Boats – Outdoor Water Activity
Today is one of those days where it is just miserable outside in the sun. I hate to complain, because I would truly rather be hot than cold…but it’s hooot. I still love to try and get outside for at least a little bit on days like this though. The fresh air just puts everyone […]
Marker Check Activity
You know how whenever your kiddos settle in to color, they constantly find dried marker, after dried marker, after dried marker? Ugh. The worst! If I had a dollar for every time I heard one of my children say, “Mommy, the orange is dried out!” I swear I would have a whole bunch of dollars, […]
Name Building Activity with Cars
My 3 year old is currently deep in letter exploration. We are specifically focusing on his name. There are so many different ways to explore letters, that it can be hard to choose sometimes! One thing is for sure, the more active my little jumping bean can be while learning, the better! He is always […]
How to Create an Invitation to Play
Do you want to occupy and engage your kiddo so you can have a few minutes to drink your coffee, go to the bathroom without a mini shadow, or start dinner? Well, of course you do! An easy solution is always to turn on the tablet or TV and let your little veg out on […]
Sticker Match
When I need an activity that is quick, easy and sure to be a winner, I always reach for: the sticker. My kids love stickers! They some how have this magic power to turn crazy kids into calm ones, and a bored child into an engaged one. There is just so much you can do […]
Winter Snow Writing
Winter can be a very fun time for kids if you live somewhere with snow. But even snow can get old sometimes. We are still in February and my littles are already asking when Spring is coming. They have had fun playing in the snow, but let’s face it…snow is cold! They would much rather […]
DIY Rainbow Chick Pea Name Activity
We love DIY activities in my house. If I could create something new for my children to explore every day…I would! But, with a kindergartener, preschooler, toddler, and baby, I just don’t have that kind of time! So, one of my favorite things to do, is to take the DIY materials that I have already […]