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 
Fine Motor Alphabet Toddler Tray from For the Love of Learning
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Mud and Bugs Sensory Sink from Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails
May 11, 2013 by 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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Pattern Blocks & Task Cards from Simplify Live Love
May 8, 2013 by 1 Comment
After a rough day of fighting and lots of yelling, pull out pattern blocks and task cards to keep my multi-age kids quietly occupied for a while.
Ball Play from Let’s!
May 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
How many different balls do you have lurking around at home?
How many different ways can your kids find to play with them?
Here are a few ideas to get the ball rolling!
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Simple Circuits for Kids from Making Boys Men
May 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Super simple circuits for kids, a great way to engage kids in simple science with immediate results
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Outdoor Shape Scavenger Hunt from Creative Family Fun
May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
How many shapes can you find hidden outside?
Send your kids on this simple and fun outdoor shape hunt.
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Planting Seeds of Science: Gardening with Kids from Kindergarten & Preschool for Parents & Teachers
May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
5 Playful Ways to Work on Listening & Following Directions from Playing with Words 365
April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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DIY Tinker Toys from For the Love of Learning
April 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Get to the dollar store, grab a bag of marshmallows and a bag of straws and you can create this amazing learning experience!
Use marshmallows and straws to create shapes.
Take it a step further to see how many 3D shapes children can create
Bike Skills for Beginners from Crystal’s Tiny Treasures
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Make an obstacle course to make learning to ride fun and challenging!
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Literacy Activity: Child-Led Books from The Fairy and the Frog
April 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
Literacy Activity Child-led Books
Making picture books together as an easy way to develop literacy skills and have fun!
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Counting with Nature from Scribble Doodle & Draw
April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Counting with Objects from Nature
Practice number recognition and counting by collecting objects from nature.
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Recycling Activity for Earth Day from Carrots Are Orange
April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Earth Day is an important holiday that’s often overlooked.
One of the greatest things about “Gen-I”, a label the media has placed upon our children, is that words like “recycle” are common
Learn with a Word Quilt Collage from Education.com
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This paper word quilt collage activity is a great way for kids to practice letter recognition, exercise their oral language skills, and fine tune their visual processing abilities.
This activity will encourage your young child to draw
Upcycling: How to Build a Bridge from Inspiration Laboratories
April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Learn how to build a bridge out of cardboard that can be taken apart and reassembled.
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Pattern and Spatial Awareness from Learning at Play
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Fun ideas about how to use shapes to increase pattern and spatial awareness for toddlers and preschoolers.
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