What is a tool that you think best sparks a child’s imagination?
The cardboard box? Paint?
How about dress up clothes? or reading books?
This week’s theme on the Readathon is Imagination and I’ve found so many brilliant ideas and resources to 
It’s Playtime is Full of Imagination!
July 11, 2012 by 5 Comments
A Positive Look at It’s Playtime!
July 4, 2012 by 6 Comments
Building character with positive behavior is what Week 3 of the Readathon is all about. Check out the books that are available this week for free:
Ditto the Butterfly
StickFiggy & the Piggy Monkey
Good Habits to
Making Friends on It’s Playtime!
June 27, 2012 by 8 Comments
Henry and Blue Dog are best friends. They have been for quite some time now. It makes me wonder how long he’ll keep his stuffed animal friend…
Even though Blue is just a stuffed animal, he gets treated like a real friend. Blue
Animal Activities on It’s Playtime!
June 20, 2012 by 6 Comments
In keeping with the animal theme of the Readathon, I thought I’d share some fun activities that are animal based that can be used as activity extensions for the animal books you’re reading!
The
8 Father’s Day Activities on It’s Playtime!
June 13, 2012 by 4 Comments
Its Father’s Day this Sunday and we’re all set. Well almost. I gotta grab a couple things yet myself, but the kids have made their gift for Dad. Have yours?
Maybe you need some quick inspiration.
The Best from It’s Playtime!
June 6, 2012 by 4 Comments
I haven’t looked at the stats of It’s Playtime in a while, so I thought it might be time for a selection of the best of last week’s It’s Playtime link up party.
You guys always bring brilliant
“Things that Go” on It’s Playtime!
May 30, 2012 by 5 Comments
So, it turns out you guys are vehicle lovers too!
We are in this house!
And I collected 35 Activities for Things that Go, just so I’d have something handy to go to when I really need
6 Water Activities on It’s Playtime!
May 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
This week we’ve gotten into water a little bit since its been nicer weather here again. George played with water and soap and made lots and lots of bubbles. And the boys both got into
Learning Colors on It’s Playtime!
May 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Need fun ways to learn some colors with the kids?
We’ve done a few color learning activities…
A colorful rainbow hunt for toys
Sorting crayons by color
Color sorting paper collage [guest post at
Children’s Books Activities on It’s Playtime!
May 9, 2012 by 5 Comments
Since this week is Children’s Book Week, I thought I’d share a few book inspired activities that were shared on It’s Playtime!
We are book lovers in this house, I’m just no good at putting
Go on a Scavenger Hunt!
May 2, 2012 by 3 Comments
As I mentioned earlier this week in the Letter and Number Scavenger Hunt, we do hunts quite frequently around here.
There’s so many ways to do it that they never get old.
Just to name a few
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Activities from the Kitchen: It’s Playtime!
April 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There’s lots of activity ideas that come right from your kitchen.
These are my favorite, because they’re always something I’m going to have on hand and don’t have to go out and buy just for this one activity. And
Busy Play on It’s Playtime!
April 18, 2012 by 5 Comments
After listing a bunch of toddler activities yesterday, I realized busy play is really good for them. Where it just opens up the door to exploration of materials or a new concept for them.
Plus busy play has
ABCs and Beyond on It’s Playtime!
April 11, 2012 by 6 Comments
Learning the ABCs are such a gigantic step for a preschooler!
At least it was for me when Henry first recognized the letter M. After that, they fell into place really quickly!
First there’s upper case letters,
It’s Playtime! A Creative Easter
March 28, 2012 by 9 Comments
I’m finally getting into Easter mode. After making a collage cross with the boys, and working on the weeds outside. It’s made me realize that Easter is just around the corner.
Easter has a lot of craftiness to
It’s Playtime! Outdoor Activities
March 21, 2012 by 3 Comments
We’re outside all the time all of a sudden, and I feel so unprepared! I don’t have any activities in my mind yet for outdoors! Gotta start making a list I guess.
So today I’ll start with some from
It’s Playtime! St. Patrick’s Day Shamrocks
March 14, 2012 by 6 Comments
I think St. Patrick’s Day if Henry’s favorite holiday.
Why? Because everything’s green! Its his favorite color!
He’s always super excited to make any shamrocks that we do. And I love the hanging shamrock craft we
