We mostly like to incorporate learning into our every day play. But there are occasions that I create intentional learning activities for the boys to do. And Henry really does enjoy doing them. He’s kind of my smarty pants and likes 
8 Intentional Learning Activities
October 31, 2012 by 6 Comments
Large Tube Gravity Experiment
September 18, 2012 by 6 Comments
While fixing up George’s new big boy room, we got new carpet for the room and ended up with this large carpet tube.
This was such a treat for the boys! And I think you could go to any carpet store and they’d
A ‘Counting Up’ Countdown to Back to School
August 20, 2012 by 7 Comments
Henry’s getting pretty excited to get back to school in a few days. We had a preschool open house the other night, so Henry got to check out his new classroom and officially meet the teacher and her aide [though he already
35 Name Activities for Preschoolers
August 9, 2012 by 8 Comments
Last year in three year old preschool, names were a big deal. So I can only suppose they will be again this year in four year old preschool.
Henry learned to recognize his name pretty early on. At first, he thought any word
40 Awesome Number Activities for Preschoolers
August 7, 2012 by 10 Comments
Number activities don’t have to be boring, make them fun so your preschooler will love math!
I love math. I’m a nerd, yes. But I love anything to do with numbers. I really do hope I can pass this along to my kids
50 Incredible Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers
August 6, 2012 by 26 Comments
It’s almost time for back to school and these alphabet activities will come in handy!
As a preschooler, I don’t really think a lot is expected for them to know. Some basics are good though, like colors,
Drawing Activity: Chalkboard Connect the Dots
July 30, 2012 by 4 Comments
I found a simple way to have Henry work on writing [fine motor skills] as well as refreshing his counting skills.
I also wanted to give him confidence that he could create drawings with just simple lines.
Using
Learning Activity: Shape Sorting for Preschoolers
July 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
Shape sorting. A good review for Henry before school starts!
This was one of those non-planned activities though. The boys had been playing with the ABC and
Easy Activity: Pop Bottle Bowling
July 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
Bowling is fun for all ages! Even the littlest kids can get a kick out of it just by watching you knock down the pins!
Indoor bowling can be done on a whim so easily! Just take a look around your house for
Preschooler Game: Alphabet Ball
July 2, 2012 by 7 Comments
Welcome Carolyn of The Pleasantest Thing! Carolyn’s sharing an activity that fits right in on hands on : as we grow! An educational activity, that’s all about movement! Keep moving forward this summer, right?
My
Make Your Own [Life-Size] American Flag
June 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
The American Flag is awesome for learning!
There’s patterning, there’s counting to be had, working on fine motor skills, and I even thought measuring could be mixed into this activity,
Counting Flower Petals
June 4, 2012 by 6 Comments
We took a look around our house for flowers that were in bloom.
I asked Henry if he could count the petals on the flowers. Then I realized that he doesn’t know what a petal is!
So we had a little learning lesson about
Two for One: Cracker Box & Number Puzzles
May 29, 2012 by 5 Comments
I’ve been on the hunt for some really simple activities that I can throw together on a whim. This ‘cereal box’ puzzle is one of them. I actually didn’t happen to have a cereal boxes in the recycling bin, so I opted
Alphabet Maze Learning Activity
May 17, 2012 by 4 Comments
We have another maze activity!
Seriously, I’m loving mazes… Henry’s pretty good at them too, so they’re fun for both of us!
The counting maze was our first indoor maze, but prior to that we did the big maze outside
Letter & Number Scavenger Hunt
April 30, 2012 by 10 Comments
A learning scavenger hunt for preschoolers. Practice uppercase and lowercase alphabet recognition, along with counting while going on a hunt!
I posted briefly about this activity back during the 30 Days to Hands on Play Challenge. But since it was a challenge
Creating Patterns with Legos
April 24, 2012 by 4 Comments
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Energetic Activity: Letter Sound Punch Game
April 12, 2012 by 5 Comments
I laugh when I think of this game we did. It was on a whim, and of course, it was made for George, but ended up making it for Henry because he was more interested in it. [It always seems to go
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