There are so many ways to make learning colors fun for kids! Cooking, games, crafts and art activities can all be used to help kids explore and learn about colors. I'm thrilled to have Carolyn from The Pleasantest Thing here today with more than 20 color activities for kids! I'm so excited to be visiting Coffee Cups & Crayons today! This website always has such wonderful colorful activities, I thought I'd share a few of our favorite ways to … [Read more...]
Acts of Kindness Books for Kids
I truly believe that small, intentional acts of kindness can change the world and work very hard to teach my kids that even at their ages they can really make a difference. That's why I love today's post so much! My friend Erica from What Do We Do All Day? is the book list queen and curated this wonderful list of books that focus on kindness for me and my readers. I am so excited to read these with my kids! I'm so pleased to have this … [Read more...]
Polar Bear Activity and Cupcakes
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. is one of my kids' favorites books! The repetitive text and animal sounds make it especially appealing to preschoolers. There are so many fun ways you can play and learn with the story that we just had to choose it for this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids! The story is very similar to his Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? book except that instead of seeing a new animal on each … [Read more...]
Caterpillar and Butterfly Finger Play Songs
It's spring in the northern hemisphere and that means it's time for caterpillars and butterflies! My former students and own kids love to sing and act out caterpillar and butterfly themed preschool songs, they are perfect for circle time at school or play time at home. Where Did My Caterpillar Go? Finger Play Song by Megan Sheakoski (Sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb) Where, oh where, did my caterpillar go? Caterpillar go, … [Read more...]
Go Red for Women Blog Hop
We are excited to join with some bloggy friends to Go Red for Women today with the American Heart Association! Heart disease is the #1 killer of women and today people and groups around the country are spreading the message about the risks by wearing red and sharing information. Having a healthy heart is something we care a lot about in our family. My oldest was born with a ventrical septal defect, the wall between the left and right ventricles in … [Read more...]
First Day of School: Photos and Emotions!
All three of the kiddos started school last week! My oldest had been waiting all summer and was so excited to finally be a first grader. First grader sounds so crazy to me. On one hand she is more than ready for this chapter, but on the other I'm not even ready for her to be in kindergarten yet, much less first grade! The elementary kids start an hour before the preschoolers, but I could not pass up an opportunity for a group shot! (How much … [Read more...]
Naked Mole Rat Play Dough Activity
This month's Virtual Book Club for Kids author is Mo Willems. We love Mo Willems here and ended up reading, and rereading, 4 of his books last week--The Pigeon Wants a Puppy, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, and Pigs Make Me Sneeze! Such great reads, we definitely recommend all of them! Once of the most reread books was Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. It's the story of a naked mole rat who likes to wear clothes. In fact he … [Read more...]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! A big shout out to all the teachers out there! Such a fun week for everyone to celebrate--the kids are always just excited to give their teachers gifts as the teachers are to get them. At my daughter's school the PTA picked a theme for each day of the week. Monday's theme was sweet notes. They gave each student in the school a sweet treat shaped die cuts to each student to write a note to their teacher and other … [Read more...]