I love when Henry chooses the activity for the day. This time he wanted really, really badly to paint the big window again!
When we made window paint last time, it was super sticky and goopy. This time, I looked up a new 
Art : Homemade Window Paint Take 2
May 8, 2013 by 22 Comments
Quiet Time Activities for Preschoolers
May 1, 2013 by 4 Comments
We’re making the most of nap time now that there’s no nap time with these quiet activities!
Henry has been transitioning to no naps finally. He is 5, so it is time.
I just don’t want to let go of that time to myself
Mother’s Day Craft for Kids to Make: Flower Cards
April 30, 2013 by 6 Comments
I am totally loving these flower cards the kids made for a Mother’s Day craft and gift for Grandma [and myself!].
In previous years, we’ve made bouquets of flowers for Grandma, and could have totally made these into a bouquet too. Instead
Simple Activity: A Tape Road
April 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
To me, a tape road is a no-brainer simple activity to do.
With all boys in the house, we’re always doing ‘things that go‘. And roads are built constantly. Whether it’s from train tracks, drawing roads,
Experimenting with Baking Soda & Vinegar
April 22, 2013 by 6 Comments
I don’t know how many times the kids and I have done experiments with baking soda and vinegar. But I’ve always questioned how much to use of each… I’ve always just guessed and it turned out however it turned out.
It’s never
Big Art Project for Toddlers: Ribbon Painting
April 14, 2013 by 26 Comments
Get moving and get creative at the same time with a big art project. Ribbon painting is a fun art project for toddlers to let loose and paint in a fun way.
But its also fun for preschoolers too!
It wasn’t just
Learning Patterns with Blocks
April 8, 2013 by 7 Comments
Henry loves to pattern. Once he began learning patterns, he calls them out all the time. Everything seems to have a pattern, I swear!
But… I noticed something. Henry only knows how to pattern with colors.
Maybe he did know how to do it
Number Activity: Learn to Count with Grain Bins
April 7, 2013 by 24 Comments
Got a farmer? Try a simple number activity to practice counting to five! This farm activity was a sneaky way to get Henry excited to learn to count!
I’ve been having a little bit of a hard time getting Henry to want to
A ‘Spy Game’ Scavenger Hunt
April 2, 2013 by 2 Comments
A fun and easy way to get the kids moving. Go on a ‘spy game’ scavenger hunt.
Scavenger hunts are always a hit here. It’s an easy way I can get the boys moving without little effort on my end. And they love,
Bean Bag Toss as a Sight Word Game
April 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
The ABC mat came in handy, once again, as a mat for a bean bag toss that came into play for a fun sight word game for Henry.
We’ve used the ABC mat in the past for learning
Spot the Sight Word
March 27, 2013 by 5 Comments
A new thing for us. Henry’s learning sight words! This has been such a treat to practice with him. I set up a simple ‘assignment’ [wow, am I the homework mom now?] to begin learning sight words.
Henry mastered his
Fine Motor Activity: Rubber Band Passing Game
March 13, 2013 by 4 Comments
A fine motor activity that focuses on hand strength using rubber bands.
I called this activity a game to my boys. They were super excited to play the game and wanted to know what it was called. I didn’t
Egg Scavenger Hunt to Make Words
March 12, 2013 by 4 Comments
I set up a fun scavenger hunt with plastic eggs, with a twist of making words by matching up the found letters.
Set up for the Egg Scavenger Hunt:
I wrote a few spring related words on a piece of
Learning with Blocks: Shapes & Colors
March 6, 2013 by
I went back to the basics for George to learn shapes and colors with a block activity since he’s been all about the blocks lately.
A very fast setup [excuse the scribbles on the paper!]. While the boys were
St. Patrick’s Day Craft: Bubble Wrap Printed Shamrock
March 1, 2013 by 14 Comments
Get creative and paint some shamrocks as a St. Patrick’s Day craft using bubble wrap! Packaging almost always gets reused in this house before it gets recycled or trashed.
Before we made our Bubble
4 Instruments for Kids to Make from Kiwi Crate
February 26, 2013 by 8 Comments
The Making Music activity kit from Kiwi Crate is full of instruments for kids to make! Time to make some music!
I got this chance to review a Kiwi Crate, they offer single crates, or activity kits, to order [instead of the
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt with Clues
February 19, 2013 by 5 Comments
We love scavenger hunts! I took this rainbow one a step further than we usually do and made it a scavenger hunt with clues!
I even made the clues a printable for you to print off yourself to do your own rainbow
