What is a fun activity I can do after reading a book with my child? January is a great time to curl up on the couch and read a good book with your child. It has been snowing here and really cold, so finding entertaining indoor activities is a must, which led to a book… Continue reading The Mitten – Book Activity
Category: Winter Activities
House Paint, Cut, and Paste Winter Craft
What is a winter craft my child can do that will help develop fine motor skills? Ever since the Christmas season ended, I have not done a single craft with my boys. I’m not all that great at doing crafts with them anyway, but they were asking to do one. So, I came up with… Continue reading House Paint, Cut, and Paste Winter Craft
January Seasonal Play Dough
What is a homemade play dough recipe that is fun for winter? A few months ago I decided that my kids need to play with playdough more. We do a lot with playdough for school, but it is mostly directed by me. I realized that my kids’ play dough creativity was being stifled because I… Continue reading January Seasonal Play Dough
Winter Preschool Activity: Bleach Snowfall Craft
Two years ago I knit some washcloths and we still use them regularly. We also bleach them regularly and what used to be green is now a weird yellowish color. This doesn’t bother me at all because I know my washcloths are clean even though they look funny. However, Little Bear recently asked me about… Continue reading Winter Preschool Activity: Bleach Snowfall Craft
Snow Play Dough Mats
Play dough is always a fun activity for my boys. They both love the feel of it and all the fun things they can make with it. This winter I wanted to make some snow play dough for Little Bear and Smiley Man. (Play dough recipe and directions to make snow play dough included in… Continue reading Snow Play Dough Mats
Winter Tot School Activities
Well, Smiley Man has officially stopped taking a morning nap. I do preschool in the morning and I have discovered pretty quickly that Smiley Man doesn’t sit quietly to the side and play happily while I am teaching preschool. I didn’t think he would, but I didn’t have a plan for him either. After a… Continue reading Winter Tot School Activities
Snowflake Pattern Blocks Templates
I recently made these snowflake pattern blocks templates as part of a new “school” system I am going to do with Smiley Man. Since Smiley Man is still pretty young (20 months), I don’t think he will be able to use these pattern blocks templates the “regular” way. However, he loves to play with pattern… Continue reading Snowflake Pattern Blocks Templates
M&M Christmas Pictures Activity
I made this cute M&M Christmas pictures activity for Little Bear because he really loves do-a-dot pages, but I wanted to do something extra special for Christmas. Instead of dot markers, these Christmas pictures use red and green M&Ms to fill the circles. I printed the M&M Christmas pictures off in color and laminated them. You can… Continue reading M&M Christmas Pictures Activity
Kitchen Floor Picnic
How do you take the time to enjoy little moments in the midst of a chaotic life? Today started out stressful. I was working on printing a bunch of activities for my preschool. I had papers all over our living room and the kitchen table, which by the way, is pretty much our entire apartment.… Continue reading Kitchen Floor Picnic