"Who has the time to make all of these things on Pinterest? I can barely get dinner made!" Don't we all feel like that to some extent? Blogging about kids activities is my job and there's no way even I could find the time to make half of the activities you can find online, no matter how cool they care. Busy bags are my one exception. Spending a little bit of time to prep an activity once for kids or a class can do it again and again has always … [Read more...]
Balloon Math Activities
It doesn't take much to make kids happy. A one dollar bag of balloons seems to create a lot of smiles. Add some numbers into the mix and you've got fun balloon math activities that won't be forgotten. These balloon math activities were a hit with my whole crew of kids and we are certainly going to be doing this activity again, soon. Recently, we had a birthday in our house and ended up with a spare bag of party balloons. My kids seem to zero in … [Read more...]
Volcano Science Experiment
My kids are big fans of anything that erupts, explodes, fizzes, or bubbles. That makes the volcano science experiment a must try for us. We have tried several baking soda experiments but have yet to try the classic volcano experiment. I grabbed some supplies from our science kit and a few things from the pantry and we were ready to start erupting volcanoes of our own. Not sure who was more excited, me or the kids--we could not wait to get … [Read more...]
Teach Kids How to Tell Time
In the age of electronic everything telling time can be a hard skill for kids to master. Anything that can make teaching how to tell time fun is a sure winner--which is why we love this rock clock activity so much. It's so much easier to understand the concepts of time and elapsed time with hands on exploration! (affiliate links included below) This hands-on math activity is inspired by the new book 100 Fun and Easy Learning Games for Kids by … [Read more...]
Fun Watermelon Activities
Is there anything more summery than fun watermelon activities? We are watermelon obsessed at our house so I have been on the lookout for watermelon themed ideas. And have found some really cool ones! These are sure to please any watermelon loving kid. Here are some of our favorite watermelon crafts and activities for kids. I love how many of them are so simple to set up--summer should be simple and fun! Fun Watermelon Activities Watermelon Ice … [Read more...]
Rock and Roll Place Value Math Activity
A creative math activity is sure to get the kids having fun and learning. This Rock and Roll Place Value Math activity uses rocks and dice to work on place value and many math concepts. We just worked on place value with this activity, but you could adjust it to address addition and subtraction too. Start looking for great rocks to use in learning activities, because this was a fun one! Rock and Roll Place Value Math Activity This math … [Read more...]
Sight Word Games to Play Outdoors
The snow has melted (well, for those of you that had snow anyway) and the sun is shining! It's time to head outdoors and move and learn. I found lots of fun sight word games that are perfect to play outside--a great way to get some fresh air and learn at the same time! Sight Word Games to Play Outside Sight Word Soccer Kids can dribble and shoot as they practice sight words. Sight Word Rescue Climb around and save the sight words! … [Read more...]
Sight Word STEM Activity
Practicing sight words can be bor-ing! You can sort through the flash cards day after day, and while the kids might start to recognize their sight words, they will come to dread that little pile of paper words! It can be fun to try to come up with creative sight word activities to make learning fun and this Sight Word STEM Activity is definitely not boring! Practice sight word recognition by using them to build three dimensional shapes like these … [Read more...]
