Surprise your little scientist with this caterpillar and butterfly science activity with balloons. All it takes are a few items from around the house to create this science experiment! Are you ready for this Butterfly STEM challenge?Butterfly Science Activity for The Very Hungry Caterpillar It's Butterfly Week at the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids. Our featured book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. It could not be better timing as we just had some monarch caterpillars ... Read more...
Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp 2017
Join the Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp! 3 weeks of camp themed fun created by early childhood specialists and busy moms. An answer to the question... what to do this summer with the kids at home?Do you have a preschooler at home this summer ages 18 months to 8 years old? Are you wondering what to do with them at home to make it memorable with tons of fun but simple too? Plus sneak in a little bit of learning too during the summer.I'm excited to announce that we are hosting the ... Read more...
Reignite Children’s Interest in Science with FUN Summer Sensory Bottles for Kids
Has your science center sat unchanged for too long? Bring the outside - IN! Make and set these fun summer sensory bottles to reignite children’s interest in science. Read on for how to make and use each bottle.Summer Sensory Bottles for Kids Affiliate linksWe started off making a list of summer themed words on a large chart paper. The children came up with the following words:Rain Rainbow Sunshine Flowers Grass Soil Gardens SeedsTaking some of their ... Read more...
How to Host Your Own Nursery Rhyme Olympics
Nursery Rhymes can be a popular theme for hosting a playdate with friends. You can even plan a special nursery rhyme event with your child's preschool or host your own Tot School .Here are 10 Fun ways to get creative with your favorite nursery rhyme.This week's theme for the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids in Nursery Rhymes. Do you have a favorite Rhyme? This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. This Nursery Rhyme Book Set below is one of my favorites to have around the ... Read more...
Beach Fun and Learning, Make and Play this Summer Muffin Tin Syllable Counting Game
Sea shells, sand castles, and beach umbrellas are abound these summer months. Make and play this summer muffin tin syllable counting game with your kids for some fine motor and phonemic awareness practice.Affiliate links. Reprinted with permission from 100 Fun and Easy Learning Games for Kids. Take a peek inside our book here! ... Read more...
Reading FUN with The Humphrey Book Series by Betty Birney
Are you looking for a lovable, cute book that deals with kid-issues from a hamster perspective? That’s right. Big tough issues like bullying, making mistakes, and being faced with new situations are all things that Humphrey, the hamster encounters in the Humphrey book series by Betty BirneyModified Image via © lightsource. Affiliate links. Reading Activities with The Humphrey Book Series by Betty Birney Interest Level: Grades 2 – 5Reading Level: Grade level Equivalent: ... Read more...
April Book List for the Virtual Book Club for Kids
Explore April book list and themes for your child. Come join along with our weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids! as we share spring themed books and activities for your preschooler! Are you ready to see which themes and books we're featuring? Take a look below. Take a moment to search your bookshelf, reserve them at the library or I've included links to amazon for easy shopping. We choose themes that work with several books.The best part is on of of these books, each week in our Weekly ... Read more...
Learn and Zoom the ABC’s Outside : An Alphabet Car Activity for Kids
The storage containers for our toy cars no longer shut because they are so full. We've tried to donate some, but my youngest cannot bear to part with any. "They are all my favorite," he says hugging them tightly to his chest. Luckily, he's also at the age where he wants to learn the alphabet so that he can read like his big brother. So, we are connect the two with a little outside learning with this fun to play, easy to make alphabet car activity for kids.An Alphabet Car Activity for ... Read more...
Sidewalk Chalk Bunny Alphabet Game
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 excitement you can create a teachable ... Read more...
Simple Flower Activities for Kids
One of my son’s friends knows me as “the flower lady.” “Can we pick a bouquet for me to bring home?” she asks on every visit. I give her a big smile and nod. “Of course,” is always my reply. She buckles up for the car ride home holding purple flowers spouting out of a water bottle vase. Although many people don’t want kids to ruin their beautiful flower gardens, I would rather have the kids pick as many as they will use. My garden may end up bare, but the kids are so busy enjoying making and ... Read more...
