Cold, snowy days often mean more time spent indoors. Check out this easy and colorful water science experiment to brighten up even the drabbest day! With just a few common household items, you can watch colors blend to create your own beautiful climbing rainbow. Setup is quick and the results are different every time! Keep reading to find out how! Climbing Rainbow Science Experiment If you have children in your home, then you’ve likely got … [Read more...]
Super Fun Goodnight Moon Activities for Preschoolers
Goodnight stars. Goodnight air. Goodnight noises everywhere. Feeling warm and snuggly just reading those lines? Then you'll love these Goodnight Moon book activities! In the children’s book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, children are taken through a sleepy walk through the house where they say goodnight to the moon and their surroundings. This is the perfect bedtime book, with its soothing text and gorgeous illustrations that … [Read more...]
Make Preschool Fine Motor Practice Fun with Buttons
It's no secret that preschoolers like to grab and put their hands on just about anything. Glasses, jewelry, cell phones...anything you have they want! Instead of worrying about them hurting themselves or breaking something, why not give them something fun that will also work on their fine motor skills? This simple stacking button activity is one that will hold their interest and make learning fun as well. Not only will this boredom buster … [Read more...]
Clothespin Turkey Math Games
When kids are asking you if they can please play a math game then you know its a fun one. Especially if the game isn't from a store and can be easily made a home for very little time or money like these clothespin turkey math games! A simple paper plate turkey becomes a hands on game that helps kids practice math skills. Put them in a resealable bag and you'll have a fun busy bag activity you can use for quiet time or take with you on the … [Read more...]
Ocean Count and Clip Cards
Counting from 1 to 10 made fun--with these ocean count and clip cards! Counting, number identification, and one to one correspondence are all skills that kids need to practice again and again. But that practice doesn't have to be boring! Using hands on activities to work on early math skills keeps kids engaged and makes practicing fun. Laminate the cards and add some clothespins to turn these ocean count and clip cards into an easy preschool … [Read more...]
Salt Crystal Painting STEAM Activity
By now you are familiar with STEM activities, but do you know about STEAM? It takes STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to a whole new level by incorporating art! These activities are all the rage these days for two big reasons. They are a TON of fun and they get kids thinking critically and using even more areas of their brains! And raising creative, problem solvers is something we are all striving to do. Try this salt crystal … [Read more...]
DIY Marble Mazes for Preschool Kids
Can you make a marble maze? Can your preschooler? The answer is Y-E-S! DIY marble mazes for preschool kids are a super fun STEAM project and boredom buster wrapped into one. The best part is that they are so engaging even older kids will want to create one too. (affiliate links included below) Making marble mazes is just one of the fun step-by-step STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) projects for preschoolers in Ana … [Read more...]
Super Bouncy Snowballs Recipe
Let me start by saying that this play recipe was a complete accident! We were actually trying to make a new slime recipe (that totally failed) and instead we ended up with these super bouncy snowballs that are even cooler! Fun things happen when you mix liquid starch and glue! (Affiliate links included for your convenience.) It's no secret that we're BIG fans of science experiments. Especially ones with few ingredients and big results. This one … [Read more...]
