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
Category: Holidays and Seasonal
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
Inexpensive Father’s Day Gift Ideas
What should I get for my husband, father, grandfather, etc. for Father’s Day? Father’s Day is always a wonderful day, but sometimes thinking of father’s day gift ideas can be super hard. My husband is slightly difficult to buy for, not to mention we have to get something for the grandpas as well. Don’t get… Continue reading Inexpensive Father’s Day Gift Ideas
How to Make a Wind Chime – Spring Craft
About a week ago I did a fun wind lesson with my kiddies. We talked about the wind and observed how different objects changed when they were in the wind as opposed to inside. During the lesson, one of the objects we observed was a wind chime from the dollar store. Unfortunately, it did not… Continue reading How to Make a Wind Chime – Spring Craft
Dollar Store Finds: Preschool Lesson on Wind
It has been awhile since I’ve done a dollar store finds on this blog and last week I finally had a chance to run to the dollar store and search for items to make the perfect dollar store finds post. Luckily, I was only looking for about two minutes before I found the perfect items.… Continue reading Dollar Store Finds: Preschool Lesson on Wind
Cut and Paste Shape Apple Tree Activity
The time has come for another exciting preschool series. This series will include a variety of printable cut and paste activities for preschoolers. Cutting and pasting is a classic activity in preschool and it’s classic for a reason. Cutting is a very important fine motor skill which helps with brain development, language development, and finger… Continue reading Cut and Paste Shape Apple Tree Activity
Spring Themed Montessori Tot Trays
Our toddler school for these two weeks is all about spring. Spring has been brimming all around us and this was a great way for Smiley Man to have some toddler school activities that were related to all the spring changes around us. Without further ado, here are the spring tot trays. Smiley Man is… Continue reading Spring Themed Montessori Tot Trays
Spring Scene Pattern Block Template and More Pattern Block Templates!
This is the final post for the pattern block templates series. It has been so much fun for me to put together all of these pattern block templates. Little Bear has really enjoyed using the pattern blocks in so many different ways. Check out the bottom of this post for links to all the past… Continue reading Spring Scene Pattern Block Template and More Pattern Block Templates!
Handprint Lilies: A Fun Spring Craft Idea
It’s been awhile since I did a craft just with Little Bear so I decided to pull out some old kids spring craft ideas. I found an old handprint lily and knew that it would be the perfect preschool spring craft. Little Bear and I have been noticing the changes that spring brings (birds chirping,… Continue reading Handprint Lilies: A Fun Spring Craft Idea
Spring Pattern Block Templates
This is week 3 of our pattern block series and Little Bear has really been enjoying the activities. We started with a pre-addition pattern block game and last week we made patterns with pattern blocks. So, for week 3 I thought we would do some plain old pattern blocks templates. I made 5 Spring pattern… Continue reading Spring Pattern Block Templates
