It’s almost spring! I just can’t hold off any longer on sharing some great spring activities with you. And what’s more spring-y than rainbows? So here are 50 rainbow activities for kids from some of my favorite blogs for you and your kiddos to try out. I’ve broken them down for you based on what …
I’m not sure if you know it or not, but I’m a contributor at the amazing site, The Preschool Toolbox. My most recent contribution is a Snowman Color Matching Game Free Printable. This activity is fun for toddlers and preschoolers at this time of year. I encourage you to visit The Preschool Toolbox and get the Snowman …
The other day, my 3 year old dumped a pack of multi-colored popsicle sticks on the floor. No amount of cajoling or creative attempts could get her to pick up her mess. Then it occurred to me… I had these color scavenger hunt bags in the hutch from years ago… I set up a color sorting invitation to …
I’m not sure why rainbows make me so happy. Maybe it’s the 80’s baby in me? Did you love Rainbow Brite as much as I did? So, I reserved the letter R for Rainbow activities for toddlers in the very start of my planning. Rainbows offer so much in the way of learning activities… from color recognition/sorting/mixing …
I got the awesome opportunity to become a contributor over at the Kids Activities Blog last year. The experience has been awesome and I’ve been able to share even more ideas with others. I just wanted to share the posts I’ve written for them so far in case you’ve missed them…{I’ll update this as I …
Bear loves everything garbage trucks! When they come thundering up the street, he goes tearing off to the window to catch a glimpse of them. So what better theme than garbage trucks for me to plan learning activities around? For a garbage truck literacy activity, I got out some of our easy word flashcards with …
We recently read the Little Blue Truck and Little Blue Truck Leads the Way. these books are such favorites, I decided to use the book for some learning activities. Little Blue Truck Phonics & Reading Bear {4 yrs, 4 mon} has shown interest in learning how to read. Of course, I’m grabbing his opportunity and enthusiasm and …
Well, it’s the last day of the year. Here are our 10 most popular posts from 2012. 5 Reasons for Letting Your Child Pick Out Their Own Clothes The Truth About Cloud Dough Letter Sounds Scavenger Hunt 101 Must-Have Children’s Picture Books Using Legos to Teach Math and Writing “Press Here” Book Activities Spelling With …
Bear {4 yrs} is often resistant to learning activities if I call them “learning activities”. Therefore, I have to creatively disguise learning as a game. Don’t get me wrong, I believe that learning activities should be fun. But had I even mentioned the word “learn” before we started playing this, he wouldn’t have wanted to …
Jaime from Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails is visiting today with a fun idea to get the kids outside and moving before the cold sets in. Jaime is a doll with 2 boys and another baby on the way quite soon! and she has this super fun series called “10 Things Kids Love”. check …
