Even though we've never done one before we've decided to make a bucket list for the summer! Usually we like things to be low key and laid back in the summertime, but then we came up with the idea of old school activities for children! You know what I mean--all of the fun summertime activities that we used to do when we were younger. We decided to come up with an old school summer bucket list! Some of the activities on … [Read more...]
Acts of Kindness: Give a Cup of Coffee
We have been focusing on acts of kindness this year as a family. I really want my children to make kindness a habit so we have been focusing on what acts of kindness are. They can be big huge gestures or simple kindness acts that make a difference in someone's day. One easy act of kindness is buying instant coffee for someone. This has to be one of our family's favorite acts of kindness ideas! It can be as simple as paying for the person behind … [Read more...]
How to Make Peanut Butter Play Dough
We love homemade play dough recipes! Homemade play dough is a lot less work to make than you would think, lasts a really long time, and can be customized to fit your kids' needs and preferences. For example, if you have a toddler you may have asked yourself, "How can I make play dough that is safe for kids to eat?" As long as your child has no allergy to peanut butter recipes then peanut butter play dough would be a great choice! Edible Peanut … [Read more...]
Frog Jump: Measurement and Gross Motor Activity
We have have been having fun learning about frogs and the frog life cycle. On a recent day I decided to extend the frog learning with a measurement and gross motor activity...Frog Jump! To play I marked a starting line with painter's tape on the floor and gathered a frog cut out and a measuring tape. The kids took turns standing at the line and jumping forward as far as they could. I had my oldest demonstrate how to bend her legs and jump and … [Read more...]
Art Activity for Children: Frog Foot Prints
Learning all about frogs has been so much fun! My kids have been totally intrigued by the frog life cycle and have spent a lot of time reading different frog facts. One day while they were looking at the differences between frog feet we decided to turn it into an art project, so we made big frog foot prints! And it has turned out to be one of our favorite big art activities for children! The kids each looked at photos of frogs in our frog … [Read more...]
Frog Life Cycle Books for Kids
We are having fun learning all about frogs at our house! The kids have loved learning about the life cycle of a frog and have been pouring over the nonfiction books we checked out of the library. It has been so cool to see them grab a frog life cycle book to look up a tadpole or frog fact while they are pretend playing! There are tons of frog children's books out there, but not all of them teach about tadpoles and the life cycle of a frog. If … [Read more...]
Frog Life Cycle Sensory Bin
My kids have been obsessed with learning about the life cycle of a frog. We have read lots of books about frogs and even tried to find a way to raise our own tadpoles. That didn't work out so we decided to create our own small world Frog Life Cycle Sensory Bin! The kids love it and have been having a blast playing with the frogspawn, tadpoles, and frogs! To make the sensory bin we searched to see what we could find around the house for our … [Read more...]
Screen Free Week Activities: Busy Bags!
Are you looking for some fun Screen Free Week activities to do with your kids next week? Then you've come to the right place! A bunch of kid bloggers have gotten together for a Screen Free Activities and Resources Blog Hop. If you are used to letting your kids watch a TV show here and there for some downtime then the thought of going screen free for a whole week might seem a little intimidating. None of us can be "on" all day long! Busy … [Read more...]
