Stop! Don't eat all that candy in your house. Save some of it to learn with! Candy is very motivating for kids and can be a great learning tool--it just makes learning more fun! How to Learn with Candy There are tons of ways to learn with candy. We done a number of candy activities over the years and here are some of our favorites! Candy Corn Science Experiments Grab your candy corn and get ready for fun! These simple candy corn science … [Read more...]
Witch Hat Cupcakes for Kids
Halloween snacks and treats are half the fun of October! We made some super simple and yummy witch hat cupcakes to eat after reading the book Room on the Broom. It's a fun story by Julia Donaldson about a witch and her cat who encounter a bunch a helpful friends. Each time the generous witch makes room on her broom for them to ride too until they encounter a dangerous dragon, but we'll let you read it yourself to see what happens! Witch Hat … [Read more...]
Fun Sight Word Practice: Ghost Zappers
Making sight word practice fun makes it more effective! The more sight words new readers know automatically the better they can comprehend the text they are reading. Since Halloween is coming we decided to practice with a little sight word ghost zapping! The premise of the game is similar to our Fire Hose Fact Practice Game, where the kids read and squirted the chalk sight words. I used white sidewalk chalk to draw ghosts on our driveway with … [Read more...]
Candy Corn Science Experiments
Halloween is the perfect time for some candy science experiments! And what better candy to experiment on than candy corn--it's everywhere in October! We conducted three candy corn science experiments using things we already had in the kitchen. Candy Corn Science Experiments bag of candy corn 3 jars or glasses water microwave freezer CANDY CORN SCIENCE LAB printable Download your free printable … [Read more...]
Glitter Pumpkin Suncatcher Craft
Simple kids crafts are my favorite! Not only are they easy to set up, but then kids can make them again and again on their own. These glitter pumpkin sun catchers are so fun that your kids or students will want to create their own sparkly pumpkin patch for your windows! One of our favorite Halloween books is The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin (affiliate link) by Joe Troiano. It's a sweet story about how one pumpkin's differences ending up … [Read more...]
DIY Father’s Day Handprint Shirt
My husband loves to get homemade gifts from the kids for Father's Day so I am always on the lookout for easy ideas. When my oldest was just a couple months old I found a Father's Day handprint shirt kit at the grocery store and we've made a bunch of them over the years! Father's Day Handprint Shirt Cotton T shirt Fabric paint Fabric markers Paintbrush or sponge stamps wax paper or newspaper Prep your shirt by washing and … [Read more...]
Bunny Paper Plate Puppet Craft
This paper plate bunny puppet is such a fun and easy preschool craft! Kids can use the puppet while they are singing Easter songs, retelling stories or just playing pretend. Paper Plate Bunny Craft Supplies: white paper plate free printable bunny ear template pink tissue paper (or whatever color or kind of paper you have on hand) popsicle stick googly eyes silver Sharpie scrap of pink paper cotton ball It seems like a long … [Read more...]
How to Make a Rubber Egg Science Experiment
Have you done the rubber egg science experiment before? It is such a fun one for kids! You only need a couple supplies to make a rubber egg and the results are so impressive. Rubber Egg Experiment Supplies: cup egg vinegar notebooks to record experiment Ask the kids to predict what they think will happen if you leave an egg in vinegar and have them record their thoughts in the notebooks. We put the egg in a cup and covered it … [Read more...]
