What are some fun items from the dollar store for Valentine’s Day? How can I survive this winter?!? I am so excited that Valentine’s Day is coming. You know why? Because that means winter is a little closer to being OVER!!! Hallelujah! Okay, so winter is not my favorite time of year. Don’t worry, I’m… Continue reading Dollar Store Finds: Valentine’s Day Edition
Category: Preschool
Toddler Color Games Part 7: Ice Cube Color Mixing
Toddler color games are a great way to teach your child the colors. This game is wonderful for toddlers and preschoolers because it involves food coloring and water. What’s not to love? To prepare for this color game, you will need to make several colored ice cubes. Simply fill a regular ice cube tray with… Continue reading Toddler Color Games Part 7: Ice Cube Color Mixing
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
Christmas Lights Preschool Activities
I just love Christmas! Sometimes I’m just a tad overexcited about it. So, naturally, it’s my job as a mother to make my children a tab bit MORE overexcited about Christmas. After all, that is what mother’s do. :) A little while ago I found a free font called Xmas Lights BRK. I downloaded it… Continue reading Christmas Lights Preschool Activities
Gingerbread Man Cut and Paste Preschool Activity
Cut and paste activities are really helpful for Little Bear right now. He needs lots of cutting practice and practice using a glue stick. Unfortunately, he doesn’t exactly love cut and paste activities. That means it is up to me to think of fun activities that he will enjoy cutting and pasting. A few days ago we… Continue reading Gingerbread Man Cut and Paste Preschool Activity
Christmas Tree Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Decorating a Christmas tree is always one of my favorite things to do during December. We had so much fun decorating our tree, I wanted to extend the activity a little bit by creating a Christmas tree activity for each of my boys. I created this Christmas tree letter match so Little Bear could “decorate”… Continue reading Christmas Tree Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Color Games for Toddlers Part 2 — I Spy Cards
As I’ve been inventing new color games for toddlers, I thought of I Spy books. Little Bear loves those I Spy books and he loves playing I Spy, too. I assumed Smiley Man probably would also love the concept of I Spy, so I decided to find a way to make it more his level.… Continue reading Color Games for Toddlers Part 2 — I Spy Cards
Pattern Handprint Turkey
I wanted to do a turkey craft with Little Bear since November started, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. The other day I saw this awesome idea on Kids Activities Blog to make patterns with paper leaves. Little Bear needs some extra practice with patterns, so I thought patterns would be the perfect… Continue reading Pattern Handprint Turkey
Preschool Journal – Weather and Attendance
Yesterday I wrote about calendar time and how important it is. I mentioned that I have students record the weather and attendance and told you there would be a free printable today! The weather and attendance calendar printable includes a different page for each month September-May. The printable includes a graph to record the weather,… Continue reading Preschool Journal – Weather and Attendance