Simple for Mom: Do a Dot Letter
Since I have a newborn at home, I need activities that can be fast for me to prep yet fun for my 3 year old to do. She loves do-a-dots right now. One day, I quickly wrote this block letter M out on a...
View ArticleLetter Tracer Pages
DLTK-teach.com is a great resource for learning activities. I recently ran across their tracer pages and had a great idea. I have been printing them off and laminating them. I print them double...
View ArticleTop 5 Pinterest Halloween Finds
Here are some great ideas for Halloween! 50 Spooky Treats by Sixsistersstuff Pumpkin Scented Paint by Growing a Jeweled Rose 22 Fall Sensory Play Ideas by Your Kids Table 55 Halloween Crafts by I Heart...
View ArticleSeasonal Clouds
I don't know if you've ever noticed before (I hadn't until my husband pointed it out), but the sky seems to change as the seasons change, too. The Fall and Winter sky looks different than the Spring...
View ArticleGo Away Big Green Monster! (book and activity)
Go Away, Big Green Monster! is a fun book to read this time of year. It is also very helpful if your child is having fears of something scary being around (like monsters). It helps give the child the...
View ArticleBringing out the artist in your child
One of my daughter's extra-curricular type activities is an art class at the co-op we go to on Tuesdays. Each week they learn a little about a new artist and do some sort of art project. I was thinking...
View ArticleMonster Family
Here is a fun way to make monsters. Have your child splatter blobs of paint on a piece of paper. Before it dries, add eyes. Then she has made her own monster family :)
View ArticleThanksgiving Round-up 2012
Here is the round-up for our previous Thanksgiving posts:Apple Turkey Cute, yummy, fruit, fine motor development, patterns...all good. Cornucopia of Thankfulness Focus on what you are thankful for this...
View ArticleTurkey Lacing Craft
This is an art project and a fine motor skills project all in one! You need: paper bag or brown paper colored paper glue scissors hole punch yarn Cut out the pieces. Punch holes around the perimeter...
View ArticleSanta Christmas Countdown
My mother-in-law made these with my kids over the weekend and I wanted to share it with you all! It takes so little--lined paper, red construction paper, and white construction paper. Add some...
View ArticlePattern Block Piece Picture
First off, sorry about my very long hiatus! I really needed a break from worrying about getting posts up here, so I took it. Sometimes you just need to let things go, you know? We of course didn't let...
View ArticleIce Skate Craft
This activity provides a fun winter decoration while working fine motor skills. SUPPLIES Yarn or string Popscicle sticks Aluminum foil Construction paper Scissors Glue or tape Paper hole punch METHOD...
View ArticleHibernating Polar Bear
This is a fun winter craft. This is an art project that works fine motor skills and adds sensory input. Supplies: Blue or black construction paper White paper Crayons Cotton balls Glue Scissors Polar...
View ArticleClover Handprints
McKenna made this at a friend's house. I love crafts with the child's handprint! This is simple, you just have the child dip her hands in green paint and then make a clover. You can do three...
View ArticlePlay Doh Fine Motor Work
Play doh is a great activity for working many learning areas. You have sensory, art, creativity, colors, and fine motor work. You can easily add in even more. When I had only one child who played with...
View ArticleDinosaur Diorama
The diorama! Can you believe I have been a parent for almost nine years and have not yet done a diorama? Truth be told, I am not all that "into" artistic things, and neither is my first born. My...
View ArticleTeacher Appreciation Week: You've Colored Our World, Now Let Us Brighten Yours
Our theme this year for Teacher Appreciation Week is: "You've Colored Our World, Now Let Us Brighten Yours." This is the gift we gave Monday to all faculty and staff in the school.
View ArticleTeacher Appreciation Week: Door Decorations
Here are the door decorations that went with the theme: You've Colored Our World, Now Let Us Brighten Yours
View ArticleSchool Supply Gift
To go along with the theme of "You've Colored Our World, Now Let Us Brighten Yours," we gave the teachers a school supply kit with the colors of the rainbow. We included crayons, glue, pens, pencils,...
View ArticleTeacher Gift: Pamper Set
We wanted to give the teachers something they could use to just pamper themselves. We did a lufa, nailpolish, bubble bath, hand lotion, and chap stick. We were able to get a lot of the things from...
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