How do I turn a piece of paper into a boat? Today I am going to show you how to do an awesome pirate ship craft. It starts with an origami boat. Origami is a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills and spatial awareness. Paper folding seems to be a lost skill… Continue reading Pirate Ship Craft
Category: Summer Activities
Throw and Roll a Ball to Improve Gross Motor Skills
What is a fun activity for toddlers that will help improve gross motor skills? Just for some background, Smiley Man’s first word was ball. He loves balls. In fact, I’m pretty sure the only reason he ever got around to crawling was because he would push a ball, then go crawl to it. Every once… Continue reading Throw and Roll a Ball to Improve Gross Motor Skills
Pool Tips for Swimming with Young Kids
What are some kids water safety tips and general tips for going to the pool with young children? Last weekend I went to an ultra, mega, fun water park with my family and my sister and her husband. Obviously, we had an ultra, mega, fun time. ;) While we were there though, I realized that… Continue reading Pool Tips for Swimming with Young Kids
Gardening with Kids – Try Growing Succulents!
How can I teach my children about how plants grow? Kids are naturally curious and gardening with kids is a great way to help encourage their curiosity while teaching at the same time. These activities, over the course of a couple weeks, will help your child learn about how water and sun help plants grow… Continue reading Gardening with Kids – Try Growing Succulents!
Cut and Paste Sorting Animals
On Monday I posted about some beach themed tot trays that I did with Smiley Man. Since it is now June and I’m not doing any official preschool with Little Bear right now, I thought it would be fun for him to have a cut and paste activity that went along with Smiley Man’s tot… Continue reading Cut and Paste Sorting Animals
Beach Tot Trays
This is the last set of generally themed Montessori inspired tot school trays. In July I will start doing some color themed trays, then we’ll move on to some shape themed trays, and then we’ll move right into the letters. For the future trays, I am trying to plan tot trays that have more Montessori… Continue reading Beach Tot Trays
4th of July Games for Young Children
I am so excited about today’s post. I absolutely love throwing parties and sometimes I go a little overboard with the number of games. I have 6 party games for the 4th of July that are sure to keep your young children busy, happy, and having fun. Ring Toss Make this game with bracelet (or… Continue reading 4th of July Games for Young Children
Garden Cut, Paste, and Color Page
Little Bear has been enjoying the gardening tot trays that I put together for Smiley Man, so I thought it would be fun to give him a gardening activity of his own. Little Bear has been asking a lot of questions about gardens lately. We are not able to have a garden this year, :(… Continue reading Garden Cut, Paste, and Color Page
Rock Collection: Fun Summer Activity
Recently, Little Bear has been fascinated with rocks and has started some pretty fun rock collections. After losing a few small collections due to lack of storage, I decided to get serious about this rock collecting thing. I also thought it was high time to include Smiley Man among the rock collectors. I told… Continue reading Rock Collection: Fun Summer Activity
Gardening Themed Tot School Trays
After a very crazy weekend, I was up late last night with a sick Smiley Man. :( So, I’m sorry that this post went up a little late. He seems to be doing a little better this morning, so the rest of the posts for this week should go up without any delay. We will… Continue reading Gardening Themed Tot School Trays