My husband and I love St. Patrick's Day and are always looking for ways to make it fun for our kids! It's the silly ideas that make everyone smile that become great family traditions and memories down the road. Here are 5 super easy ways to make St. Patrick's Day fun for kids! Leprechaun Fun for Kids: 1. Make your own leprechaun trap to try and catch a leprechaun! This is not only a great way to stop any leprechauns from causing trouble it … [Read more...]
Color Scavenger Hunt {free printable}
We have been busy doing lots of rainbow and color activities lately. One of our favorites is a color scavenger hunt! It's one of those activities that gets kids moving outdoors with very little prep so is perfect to do anytime. It's also fun for kids of all ages to do so a great one to pull out with multi-age groups! Color Scavenger Hunt Supplies: LET'S GO ON A COLOR HUNT! FREE PRINTABLE (download and print) Pencil Flat surface to … [Read more...]
Rainbow Lacing Busy Bag
Get ready for some fine motor fun! This rainbow lacing busy bag will keep preschool kids busy while sharpening their fine motor skills. Lacing Busy Bag Supplies: cereal box colored ribbon (stiff ribbon is harder to weave) screw driver hot glue gun markers For the base of the busy bag I used the front of a cereal box, but any type of no-corrugated cardboard would work. I originally tried making it with the thicker corrugated … [Read more...]
Teach Kids to Think Like Scientists
We do a lot of science activities at our house and I am always looking for opportunities to get my kids to think like scientists. Sure, I want them to learn scientific properties, but even more important to me is getting them to use the scientific method to develop critical thinking skills. When kids are making observations, developing and testing hypotheses and determining conclusions they are learning how to be problem solvers. How to Teach … [Read more...]
Rainbow Toy Hunt
What do you get if you combine a rainbow and a scavenger hunt? A rainbow toy hunt! It's so much fun and a great way to practice colors with kids. Preschoolers love to move and learn and play with colors so a rainbow hunt is perfect for them! You don't need any special supplies, just walk around the house and look for toys. We go through the house and find different objects in the colors of the rainbow starting with red. As we walk around we … [Read more...]
Rainbow Art Activities for Preschool
Spring is coming so it's time to break out the rainbow activities! You can't not feel happy looking at rainbow art by preschoolers and I found 10 different activities that will keep the kids busy and your walls full of color! Rainbows are a popular preschool theme for a reason--there is so much learning that can be done with them! Kids can learn about colors, color mixing, cause and effect, science, weather and more all from playing with … [Read more...]
Letter Matching with Hearts
Playing games with letters makes practicing so much more fun--especially when kids get a chance to move and learn at the same time! That's why we love these lower case letter games so much. A couple of years ago my sister sent my kids a set of red and a set of pink lowercase letter cards. She made them by printing each lower case letter on pink and red paper. Then, being the superstar that she is, she cut them into heart shapes and even … [Read more...]
Library Book Kindness Notes
It's the final week of the 100 Acts of Kindness Project! This week we are focusing on doing acts of kindness in the world around us. We love getting books from the library so decided to spread some kindness to a stranger with a library book note! We've written library letters before and there is something about the idea of leaving a note in a book you've loved for a stranger to find that is so much fun. Making your own library book note is super … [Read more...]
