I am so excited about today's acts of kindness for kids idea! Not only is it fantastic, it is also from one of my very dear, real-life friends, Courtney. She was at the soccer practice with her boys last week and came across some plastic Easter eggs with kindness messages inside! The eggs made their day and they decided to pay it forward and make some kindness eggs for others to find too! After spreading Eggs of Kindness throughout with her kids … [Read more...]
Egg Shakers and Song for Preschoolers
My kids LOVE playing with egg shakers! They're so much fun, easy to make, and (surprisingly) last for a long time. I was just making a bunch for my son's preschool class and realized that not everyone has made them before! So here's a quick "how to" along with our favorite preschool song to shake to... Affiliate links included below How to Make Egg Shakers: Put a scoop of rice, pebbles, granola, etc in the bottom of a plastic egg Line … [Read more...]
Chalkboard Easter Eggs
I have been loving all of the fun egg decorating ideas for kids I've seen this year! One of my favorites was this idea from Super Mommy where she dipped her eggs in chalkboard paint. I wanted to try it with my kiddos, but I was worried that we wouldn't remember to get them back into the refrigerator. So instead of chalkboard painting eggs we used egg-shaped rocks! Genius, right? Now they can stay out year round and be used in any way the kids can … [Read more...]
Eggbert the Easter Egg Puppet and Song!
"Eggbert the Easter Egg" is one of our favorite Easter songs. A couple years ago my oldest and I made these cute sock puppets to use while we sing. All you need to make one yourself is a yellow sock, a square of white felt, a scrap of orange felt or any other fabric, fabric glue and two googly eyes. Chick and Egg Sock Puppet: yellow sock white felt orange felt (or color white felt orange) googly eyes fabric glue To … [Read more...]
Easter Egg Garland and Collages — Great Scissor Practice!
Last week my 2 and 3 year old were having lots of fun experimenting with different painting techniques, aka painting with everything they could find, and we ended up with lots and lots of paintings. Instead of recycling them we turned them into Easter egg decorations...and got some great scissor practice in at the same time! My preschooler practiced his cutting skills and turned the paintings into Easter egg garland and then into an Easter egg … [Read more...]