Having a kids clothing learning theme was important to us because of the practical life application is has. Now that my daughter is talking and signing more, she can communicate just what she wants or doesn’t want. And, as the weather changes, she can tell me if she is hot and wants shorts rather than…
Spring season is upon us (or as many say “Spring has sprung!”). This means many of us are looking for great spring activities for kids. For us, our pre-school and tot school learning theme was planned in accordance with the season to encourage us to get outside and get exploring even more. It has been…
What better way to get toddlers and preschoolers excited about Earth day than with a great Earth Day Play Dough recipe?! This is a fun way for kids to explore what the world looks like, where you live in relation to the rest of the world, and just have a fun sensory and hands-on learning….
Today Krissy from B-Inspired Mama shares with us how she took the time to teach her children about bees and their importance to our world! She has such fun and simple ways to help kids investigate those tiny, but vital creatures. We hope you enjoy this wonderful post! If you would like to learn more…
With warmer weather on its way, many are looking for great garden ideas. Vicki from Vicki-Arnold.com has written a fabulous guest post for us today that gives garden ideas. She includes basic ideas and even splits up projects and garden ideas by age group. I truly hope you enjoy reading this wonderful article and can implement…
Teaching children the importance of taking care of our Earth, especially when young, can be and abstract and difficult task. But getting kids involved with hands-on learning activities and active in practicing green habits is and important part of learning life long skills that can aid in taking care of our Earth. Today Anna from…
Today Sarah from Little Bins for Little Hands has an awesome sensory bin to help explore pollution in the ocean. This is such a fabulous way to explore where our trash goes and why it’s so important to recycle and take better care of our Earth. Keeping Our Oceans Clean Preschool Recycling Activity & Sensory…
Today Jen from Mum in the Madhouse has put together a great list of Earth Day recycled crafts and activities that you can do with your kids and is sharing one of them today on our site! I am so excited to have her here today because she is one of my favorite bloggers and…
Sensory bin fillers are a fun thing to explore as a kid. From goop to water and beans to flour, there are so many filler options. In fact, we are a part of the project by Little Bins for Little Hands covering 40 unique Sensory Bin Fillers. Our filler? Coconut oil! We are finally seeing a spring thaw here…
Today I am so pleased to have Honey from Honey’s Life discussing going green with kids. She goes through some great questions to discuss as a family on making better decisions and ones that will help us all reduce our carbon footprint! Going green is simple and easy to do with children As a…
Learning body parts is a part of every day life with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. They are fascinated with who they are and the bodies they have. Creating an awareness of their bodies is also an important part of development. For us, we started exploring different parts of the face from about 8 months old…
This week’s tot school unit is all about cities and home. Most specifically it is about the specific city or town where you live. Beyond just studying our own city, we also explored what “home” means and where animals live and other people in our family call home. This unit meant getting out and about…