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‘Go Outside’ Cards from Creative Family Fun

May 18, 2013 by Creative Family Fun Leave a Comment

Add a little surprise to your outside play. Print out this free PDF, put them in an envelope and have your kids pick one.

What will you do outside today?

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Graph Paper drawing from Picklebums

May 17, 2013 by Picklebums Leave a Comment

A simple activity where art meets maths, with a handy link to print all kinds of different graph paper for free.

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“Fishing” for Letters Activity by Cassie Paige

May 17, 2013 by cassiepaige Leave a Comment

I created a net with a clothes hanger and the red net bag from clementines.

We filled three bins of different sizes with water and placed them in the tub.

I dropped in some foam bath letters and my son had a blast

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Painted Nature Collage from Twodaloo

May 16, 2013 by Twodaloo Leave a Comment

Make this fun art project with your little ones using an old picture frame, air-dry clay, natural objects, and paint.

A process art project that yields an awesome product as well!

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Sidewalk Sudoku! from The Usual Mayhem

May 16, 2013 by The Usual Mayhem Leave a Comment

Improve logic and math skills out in the fresh air!

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Sun Upcycled Crayons from Mama Smiles

May 15, 2013 by Mama smiles Leave a Comment

Upcycle crayons in a DIY solar oven!

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Weaving from Miss Allison Art

May 15, 2013 by Missallisonart Leave a Comment

Weaving is a great fine motor activity for preschoolers, and a nice alternative the tweezers/pinchers or pen-to-paper activities! It exercises those little finger muscles and builds coordination that’s needed for writing.

It’s an art medium that is drastically

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A Fun Color Matching Game from Thrive 360 Living

May 14, 2013 by Thrive 360 Living Leave a Comment

For kiddos who love cars and anything to do with wheels, this matching game is a great way to help them learn colors.

Learn more about how to make this easy DIY activity.

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Fine Motor Alphabet Toddler Tray from For the Love of Learning

May 14, 2013 by For the Love of Learning Leave a Comment

A fine motor activity to help your child learn the letters of the alphabet. The child picks a paper letter from the bin and uses tongs to pick up the matching plastic

Pretend play fairy forest from The Fairy & the Frog

May 12, 2013 by the fairy and the frog Leave a Comment

A fun to make and fun to play with pretend play scene.

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Mud and Bugs Sensory Sink from Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails

May 11, 2013 by Jaime at FSPDT Leave a Comment

If you are looking for a fun sensory experience for the kids try a sensory sink. This mud and bugs theme was a hit with my son (4yr).
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