Oh happy day! This scented slime recipe has everything you need to make your day happier...well at least we think so! Slime is already a great sensory experience for kids and making it scented makes it even more engaging. We scented ours with orange essential oil and my kids are obsessed. My preschooler says its the happiest slime she's ever played with so we had to name it Happy Day Slime! Scented Slime Recipe 2 bottles of clear school … [Read more...]
Snowflake Shape Kites
This is the season that the snow starts to fly! We love to fill our windows with tons of paper snowflakes each winter. These snowflake kites came about when we were making a bunch of paper snowflakes one day, and my Little Guy (age 3) said, "What if snowflakes were kites in the sky?" We thought about it and decided that miniature frozen kites would be pretty amazing. We decided to make a batch of our own! Of course, Mom had to add a learning … [Read more...]
How to Make Band Bracelet Charms
My kids love to make Rainbow Loom bracelets! We even came up with Rainbow Loom valentines and I love to see the kids so excited about creating. To keep the fun going we decided to try to make some charms to go on the band bracelets! How Make Rainbow Loom Charms: Shrinky Dink Paper (affiliate link) Sharpie markers S clips (see photo) or string Hole punches parchment paper heavy cardboard Use a hole punch or scissors to cut out … [Read more...]
Christmas Book and Bear Ornament Craft
The kids and I love to make homemade ornaments! They have Christmas trees in their bedrooms full of the ornaments they have made over the years and love to reminisce about making each one. One of our favorite Christmas books is Bear Stay Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson so it was fitting to make a bear ornament to go along with the story! We made the ornaments out of salt dough which is a great activity for preschoolers. They get to mix and bake … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Pre-Math Activity
Christmas activities are in full swing around here. Maybe you're looking for a fun activity for the kids to do one afternoon, or a learning activity that celebrates the Christmas season. This Christmas Tree Pre-Math Skills Activity is great for the preschool age set. Pre-math skills are important for preschoolers as they prepare for more complex math concepts down the road. This pre-math activity works on sequencing size and ordering from smallest … [Read more...]
Paper Plate Turkey Craft
Gobble gobble! These turkey paper plate crafts are simple enough for preschoolers to make and with the addition of a craft stick can turn into puppets. Perfect for finger plays, storytelling and pretend play--I love when a craft becomes a play tool! Paper Plate Turkey Craft dessert size paper plate (if you want to turn it into a puppet, any size if not) construction paper googly eyes craft stick glue Cut feather shapes out of the … [Read more...]
Fall Paper Bag Tree
The kids and I love to embrace the new seasons with crafting. With Fall in full swing we set out to create a fun and pretty fall craft. The Fall Paper Bag Tree was perfect for us to make. Easy to make and a simple decoration for the house as well. The kids are so proud to have their trees sitting out as decorations. They can not wait for the family to see them at Thanksgiving lunch in a few weeks. Fall Tree Craft paper bags fun felt … [Read more...]
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Craft
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons is one of our very favorite books so we had to choose it for this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids. The fun and colorful story by Eric Litwin is beloved by preschoolers everywhere for good reason--it's just plain cool! The groovy repetitive text and Pete's great attitude about life make it a story your kids will want to read again and again. Then when you're done reading you can sit down and make a Four … [Read more...]
