We are counting down to Christmas with 24 Random Acts of Christmas Kindness and our first act of kindness was for the birds. We made bird food ornaments to hang outside for the nearby birds to eat and enjoy! How to Make Bird Food Ornaments: pipe cleaners low sugar cereal with a hole in the middle (whatever kind you like!) We have made homemade bird treats before and love that recipe, but didn't have all the ingredients we needed this … [Read more...]
Sight Word Snowball Fight Activity for Kids!
Make sight word practice fun by turning it into an indoor snowball fight! This has to be one of our most fun move and learn activities yet! Sight Word Snowball Fight Instructions: Write the sight words you want to practice on different sheets of scrap paper. Choose a mix of known and new words to keep it fun. Scrunch up the paper into "snowballs". Divide the kids into two teams. We played boy vs girls. Throw the paper snowballs at … [Read more...]
Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe
There is nothing cozier in the winter than curling up with some freshly baked cookies and cup of milk (or coffee). Since eating cookies all day long isn't very healthy we decided to make some sugar cookie play dough! It smells delicious and was lots of fun to play and create with! Sugar Cookie Play Dough Recipe: 1 cup of flour 1 cup of water 1/4 cup salt 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vanilla … [Read more...]
Kids Art Activity: Freeze Dance Painting
Big art activities are always a hit with kids, it's fun to create on a large scale. This week we took it to a whole new level with freeze dance painting! If you haven't played before freeze dance before it's a fun stop and go dance game. When the music plays you dance and when the music stops you freeze in place. For freeze dance painting I poured paint into a frisbee for my little one to step in. Once her feet were covered in paint she jumped … [Read more...]
24 Random Acts of Christmas Kindness for Kids
Last year we tried something new and did 24 Random Acts of Christmas Kindness as our advent calendar! It was such a wonderful experience that we are doing it again this year and I encourage you to join in too. It's much easier than you think! We brainstormed kindness ideas before December and then chose the ones that best fit into our week that week. I am a firm believer that small intentional acts of kindness {and really good coffee!} can change … [Read more...]
Tips for Raising Grateful Kids
We all want our kids to be grateful for the things in their lives, but sometimes struggle with how to teach them such a big concept. I invited three moms to a discussion to share their experiences with raising grateful kids and offer tips for other parents. I chatted with Giselle Achecar from Eco Rico TV, Valerie Deneen from Inner Child Fun, and Zina Harrington from Let's Lasso the Moon on my #CoffeeBreak show and it was one of my favorite … [Read more...]
Number Identification Life Size Math Board Game
We came up with a simple way to practice number identification--a life size board game! It's perfect for preschoolers who are working on recognizing those higher numbers. Math Board Game Supplies: paper plates markers large die I wrote the numbers 1-30 on paper plates with a marker to serve as the board game squares. We used the die we had made from a box for our Colorlicious Game. You can tape a square shaped cardboard box shut to … [Read more...]
How to Make Rainbow Loom Bracelets By Hand
Are your kids Rainbow Loom crazy? My oldest got a Rainbow Loom last year for Christmas and has been a bracelet making machine ever since! Once my 5 year old hit kindergarten he wanted a Rainbow Loom too. His sister let him practice on hers, but that left only one for everyone to use. Instead of sitting around doing nothing they figured out how to make bracelets without the loom and only their hands. The only supplies you need to make Rainbow … [Read more...]
