What better way to practice counting than to have some fun with these farm animal dot to dot pages? There are so many cool ways you can have your kids practice counting - because nothing beats learning through having fun! Printable Farm Animal Dot to Dots First kids get to practice their numbers as they connect the dots following numbers from 1 to 30 and from 1 to 35 and once they are done and the picture is revealed they can also color it! … [Read more...]
How to Make an Abacus at Home
Using an abacus for counting may not be a new concept, but there's a reason it's been around so long. It's great for exploring hands-on math concepts. We even figured out how to make an abacus at home--and it's our first post for Camp Mathematics! We're joining with What Do We Do All Day? again this summer, but instead of simple science experiments we are sharing 6 weeks of fun math activities! How to Make an Abacus at Home small frame with … [Read more...]
Beginning Letter Scavenger Hunt
This beginning letter scavenger hunt is such a fun way to work on learning letters and letter sounds. It's super simple to set up and will keep kids interested for quite a while! Beginning Letter Scavenger Hunt All you need to start this letter scavenger hunt is a pile of letters and a container to hold them. Here is a list of suggestions of letter options starting with what we used: Milk caps - write one letter on each milk cap Paper - … [Read more...]
DIY Tin Can Stilts
Making and playing with DIY tin can stilts is so much fun--my kids have played with them for hours! There is nothing quite like the feeling of crafting your own toy. We were inspired by slow, old fashioned summers to create homemade tin can stilts--how cool would it be to take these to a town parade? DIY Tin Can Stilts Younger kids will need help from an older child or adult to make these tin can stilts. This … [Read more...]
Treasure Soaps for Kids
When my second child was about to have his first birthday party, my oldest and I made DIY soap as party favors. It was so much fun and easy to make. They were a big hit at the party and at my house. My kids loved bath time and washing their hands even more with their own soap. We have made more since but it has been awhile. I thought now was a good time to get our soap making supplies out and make some treasure soaps for kids. Great … [Read more...]
Sand Storytelling and Handwriting Table
Kids will love to create and practice handwriting with this Sand Storytelling Table. We made this sand table using sand from our backyard sandbox and our plastic children's picnic table for creative learning and fun. Practicing letters in a sensory surface is novel and fun for kids. Handwriting and Storytelling on a DIY Sand Table One afternoon recently, we poured a little sand onto our plastic picnic table. We had an instant sand table for … [Read more...]
Outdoor Math Games for Kids
Taking the learning outdoors is a great way to engage and motivate kids. The fresh air and change of scenery can be just what children need to get excited about playing with and practicing math concepts. Here are some of our favorite outdoor math games! Outdoor Math Games for Kids Fire hose fact practice. This active outdoor game is especially fun because water play is involved. Practice math facts over and over again with this fire hose math … [Read more...]
Upcycled Fairy House Craft
Our fairy garden is one of the kids' favorite places to play in the backyard. It's actually a fairy and frog garden and a couple of weeks ago they decided the frogs and fairies need a fairy house. (affiliate links used for the Amazon products in this post) How to Make a Fairy House: quart size (32 oz) dairy carton acrylic spray paint--ours was similar to this one hot glue foam flower sticker (Craft Project Ideas sent us some for … [Read more...]
