What is a fun Halloween craft that will keep my kids busy, but take minimal effort to prepare? With October in full swing, I really wanted to do a fun Halloween craft with my kiddies. Last year we did some really fun crafts (check out our Halloween Crafts post with over 25 craft ideas), but… Continue reading Easy Pumpkin Decorating Craft
Category: Holidays and Seasonal
Halloween Book Activity
Reading to and with your children is such an important part of development. We wanted to start doing a few book activities along with book reading to add to the fun. We thought starting with a Halloween themed book would be great for this time of year! I loved the book Room on the Broom… Continue reading Halloween Book Activity
Preschool General Conference Packets
Where can I find free LDS Conference packets? Last General Conference (April 2013), I introduced some ABC LDS Conference packets that can be used for General Conference. As promised, I have made a few more packets for this General Conference. Eventually I’ll have a packet for each letter of the alphabet, but that’s going to… Continue reading Preschool General Conference Packets
Free Printable Pages for a K-12 School Papers File
What is a good way to store all of my kids’ school papers that I want to keep? Many moons ago (a.k.a about a year ago), I came across this amazing post about school paperwork storage. Okay, this post is seriously amazing! Go check it out. Anyway, my life was changed after reading that post… Continue reading Free Printable Pages for a K-12 School Papers File
Back to School Clothes: Wardrobe Tips
What kind of back to school clothes should I buy that will create cute school outfits? The time has come for some back to school clothes shopping. Although my husband keeps reminding me that it’s really only “to school” for us since this is Little Bear’s first year of public school. I guess he forgets… Continue reading Back to School Clothes: Wardrobe Tips
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
When to Teach What Part 2
When should I teach my child patterns, sight words, cutting and pasting, etc.? Back in March, I wrote the first When to Teach What post which covers colors, shapes, letters, and more. Since then, it has consistently been one of the most popular posts on this blog, so I thought it would be helpful to… Continue reading When to Teach What Part 2
House Cut and Paste Page
What is a fun cut, paste, and color page that is good for preschool? As I was thinking about what to make for the next cut and paste page in this cut and paste series, I thought it would be fun to do another page like this Gingerbread Cut and Paste Page. This has been… Continue reading House Cut and Paste Page
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
