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April Activities for Kids After School {Free Activity Calendar}

April Activities for Kids After School plus free activity calendar

April is a time for change and exploring our world with your child. This is a collection of April Activities for Kids to enjoy after school. Plus we've included a free April activity calendar just for you! Get started exploring the changes in April by going on one of our Spring Virtual Field Trips! Download our April Calendar April Activities for Kids April is such a fun time of year when you're with kids. There are so many changes to explore with them in nature. From the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: After School Activities for Kids, April, grade school, Monthly Planner, Spring

By Kim Vij

Sidewalk Chalk Bunny Alphabet Game

Bunny Alphabet Game with Sidewalk Chalk for Movement and ABC Fun for Preschoolers

Create your own bunny alphabet game for springtime with just sidewalk chalk and this bunny themed printable! You can head outside to play this game and enjoy the springtime weather too with your preschooler.   Here's how to play...  This post contains affiliates links.  Bunny Alphabet Game Preschoolers have a lot of fun when it comes to Easter and Bunnies!  It's fun to see their imagination spark as they anticipate the upcoming holiday.  To capture this ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Games, Reading Tagged With: Alphabet, bunny, chalk, Easter, sidewalk chalk, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

40 Easter Activities for Kids

Child decorating for Easter with Bunting and Colorful Eggs.

Looking for some last minute ideas for Easter? This spring there are so many fun Easter Activities for kids to enjoy with your child. We're sharing our Top 40 Easter Activities for Kids that include Crafts, Activities, Printables and Recipes that are inspired by Easter for your child this week before Easter. 40 Easter Activities for Kids  We've hand picked some of the best Easter Activities for Kids with this TOP 40 Easter List.  Take a peek below and get ready for ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Easter, grade school, Spring

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Spring STEM Activities for Kids

Spring STEM Activities for Kids, 3 dimensional egg structures PLUS 3 more STEM Learning Center Ideas

Now is the time for spring STEM activities for kids! Bring science, technology, engineering, and math time into your springtime learning stations. Easy to set up experiments and activities for preschoolers ages 3 and up. Although originally written for young children, I set these stations up for my kindergarten and 4th grader too. They had fun exploring spring STEM after school and were able to extend the concepts even further. Affiliate Links to products in this article. How to ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: Easter, Easter Eggs, Preschool, printable, Spring, STEM

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Spring Virtual Field Trips for Kids

spring virtual field trips for kids with flowers, trees, baby animals and more

Explore moments in nature of spring flowers blooming and experience of flower-covered trees, baby animals, and the animal life cycles of spring with this ultimate collection of spring virtual field trips for kids. Where will you take a virtual field trip first this spring? The Best Virtual Field Trips to Take This Spring! There are so many changes that happen in spring that are so much fun for kids to learn about and explore. Every region of the earth has special things ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Travel Tagged With: grade school, Outdoor Fun, Preschool, Spring, Virtual Field Trip

By Kim Vij

Ideas for Easter Baskets for Babies

Easter Basket Ideas for babies with hands on fun.

A baby's first Easter basket can be filled with hours of fun. Here are a few suggestions as you think of Easter baskets for babies and what to include for a special baby Easter toy. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.  Looking for creative ideas for an Easter Basket for your baby?  Here are some baby friendly ideas that are hands-on, healthy, and will inspire your baby's imagination.  A few ideas are even handmade that you could put together quickly with felt ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: baby, Easter, Fine Motor, Spring

By Kim Vij

Printable Seed Activities Inspired by The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

Seeds can be such a fun hands-on experience for kids. Here are a few fun ways with printable seed activities inspired by The Tiny Seed that make seeds both playful and educational with children. Including a few of our favorite gardening books. We're learning about Gardening! Children are naturally attracted to seeds. Grab a few seed packets and have hours of fun learning and discovering with your child as they learn to plant and grow their own vegetables and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Math Tagged With: Eric Carle, Kids in the Garden, Seeds, Spring

By Kim Vij

How to Dye Rainbow Sea Shells

How to Dye Seashells with leftover Egg Dye this Spring or Summer

Learn how to dye seashells with your kids. Did you know you can make your own rainbow seashells? With just a few materials you'd be surprised how easy you can dye these colorful shells with your child. Have you ever thought about what to do with the leftover Easter egg dye that you use for eggs every year? Rainbow Sea Shells Science Experiment I’m going to be honest I never have until this Easter, I guess just because we’re always busy doing other things on Easter with our ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Science Tagged With: #afterschool, Afterschool Express, Easter, grade school, Kim, Ocean, Preschool, Science Fun, Seashells, STEAM

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Decorating Ukrainian Easter Eggs with Kids

Ukrainian Easter Eggs with Kids

Decorating eggs the traditional Ukrainian way is a great way to teach children about other cultures and art processes. As a family with Russian heritage, we strive to bring global learning into every day.  Decorating Ukrainian Easter eggs with kids was a wonderful way to talk with our grade schooler about Ukraine this holiday season. They turn out absolutely beautiful and are the perfect holiday display. Recommended for ages 9+ with adult supervision. Affiliate Links to products ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education Tagged With: Around the World, Art projects, Easter, Easter Eggs, grade school, Raising Global Kids, Russian, Spring, Ukraine

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Easter Activities, Crafts and Books for Babies and Toddlers

Easter Activities for Babies and Toddlers

Easter is just around the corner. Here are some fun hands on Activities, Crafts, Books, and Sign Language for your Baby or Toddler to enjoy for Easter! These easy baby easter activities and crafts will keep your little one busy this spring.  Don't wait to bring out the eggs and bunnies now for hours of fun! This post contains affiliate links to Amazon.  Easter Activities for Babies Playful ways to have fun this Easter with your baby or toddler. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: baby, Baby Time, Book List, Easter, Spring

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Fine Motor Bunny Stamp Paint Activity for Preschoolers

Pipe Cleaner in shape of rabbit head in front of spring hydrangea flowers

Create an adorable spring art project with this bunny stamp paint activity inspired by our featured book Peter Rabbit. A classic book for your preschooler to read with you. Learn how to quickly create your own bunny stamp with a pipe cleaner with this spring activity for preschoolers. This week's featured book for the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids is The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. Do you remember reading the story with Mr. McGregor and his garden as a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Book Activity, bunny, Easter, rabbit, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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12 Easter STEM Activities for Kids

Easter Themed STEM Activities

We are continuously looking for ways to help keep our kids excited about math, science, engineering and technology. This collection of Easter STEM activities are a great way to combine the holiday with learning! Which of these 12 Easter Stem Activities for Kids will you try first? 12 Easter STEM Activities for Kids Grab your plastic eggs, LEGO bricks, ramps and paper for these fun science, technology, engineering, and math Easter Activities for Kids. Most activities are geared for ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: Easter, grade school, Preschool, Spring, STEM

By Kim Vij

Cream Cheese Sprinkle Cookies Recipe

Stacked sugar cookies with sprinkles made with cream cheese

A fun and easy recipe for using sprinkles with cookies for an instant hit with the kids! Here's how to make these delicious cream cheese sprinkle cookies with your child. I'm always looking for fun ways to get the kids involved in the kitchen, cookies are a great go-to. Since these use a limited about of ingredients they are usually sitting in my cupboard and fridge to brighten up a day. You can change them up based on the season and the theme of the day. We selected spring colored ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cookies, Cooking with Kids, Easter, Recipe, Spring

By Kim Vij

Easter Math Games for Preschoolers

Bunny Math Game for Preschoolers

Sneaking in some math skills during easter can be so easy with this adorable easter game. These Easter math games are easily made into easter crafts too using bunny erasers, construction paper, and your preschooler's imagination.   Here's how to create your own Easter Math Games for Preschoolers If you're like me the dollar spot at Target often catches your eye for little things to do with the kids.  This Spring I found these adorable Easter themed erasers that just shouted ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Easter, Preschool, Spring

By Kim Vij

Easter Egg Wreath for Kids

Easter egg wreath made with eggs that open to share ideas for acts of Kindness

Easter is a time to share with kids about selfless acts of kindness. This adorable DIY easter egg wreath is one way to start that conversation with your child. Easy to make but will leave a big impression in their hearts.   Here's how to make your own Easter Wreath. We just finished reading The Easter Egg by Jan Brett and talked about selfless acts for others, just like Hoppy in the story did.  My daughter and I came up with an idea to help us remember ways to do this.  ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book Activity, Easter, Holiday, Literacy, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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