When the weather outside is chilly, warm up your reading skills with these Mitten Sight Word Games. Great for literacy centers!Mitten Sight Word GamesLearning Objective: Recognize and read basic sight words.More about Sight Words:You may see many matching games for kids to play. That is because they are some of the easiest games for young learners to play and require children to look at how the word is formed and find the match to that shape. The word "the" for ... Read more...
Winter Theme Alphabet Sensory Bin
Activate your child's sense of sight, hearing, touch in this hands-on alphabet sensory bin activity. Set the prepared bottle and bin out the night before on a kid-friendly table as an invitation to learn letters right after breakfast.Affiliate links included Winter Theme Alphabet Sensory BinLearning Objectives:The child will identify the letters of the alphabet.They will use their pointer finger and thumb to pick up and move letters and pom-poms to work on ... Read more...
January Themes and Books for Preschoolers
A printable list of January themes and books for preschoolers. You'll enjoy this hand-picked selection of books to read with your preschooler this January.Plus fun winter themed activities to go along with them!January Themes and Books for PreschoolersThis winter we'd like to invite you to join along in our Virtual Book Club for Kids. Each week we featured a book and themed activities to go along with them.We email these books and ideas to you each week for free and ... Read more...
Easy Winter Science Activities with Ice and Snow for Kids
Winter is here! It's the perfect time to explore winter science activities with your child as the temperatures drop below freezing or even a little help with your freezer.Here are several playful ways to explore science with ice and snow with your child.There's no doubt that winter has arrived in the US, based on the temperatures the past week. We were lucky enough to sneak away from Florida for the holidays to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and enjoy our own ... Read more...
Planning January Activities and Games for After School
Create time in your after school schedule this year with these January Activities and games for kids.It's a fresh start to the new year for your child. It's officially time to plan out some after school activities for them.As we look to the new year we begin to set goals and one of them for me is to spend more focused time with my daughters after school with the activities we choose.Will you join me on this goal in the new year? January Themes for School AgesFor this ... Read more...
Snowflake Stamping – the perfect craft for kids on a cold winter day!
Feeling cooped up because of the weather? We're right there with you... but kids that are engaged, learning, and crafting are kids that are "hopefully" not tornadoing every room in the house. So try this project - TODAY.Snowflake stamping is such a flexible craft for kids of any age! Just change the materials for the age of your kids. It's a quick project to get ready, open-ended for creative exploration and FUN to do.disclosure: affiliate links included in this ... Read more...
Snowflake Lab: A Winter Science Challenge for Kids
Create your own snowy blizzard at home with this Winter Science Lab. Perfect for indoor fun create a science challenge with you to discover and learn with. Here's how...As you begin this science challenge it’s time to encourage your child to think of was to create snowflakes that move on their own. Challenge them to see if they are able to think about how to do it.Have them find items from the supply list and see if they can think of the science that might make this snowy blizzard ... Read more...
18 Fun and Easy Snow Themed Activities for Your Preschooler
Explore these playful snow themed activities with your child. This collection of snow activities will encourage your preschooler to learn about science, art, math, language and more this winter. Plus use our selection of popular children's winter books to connect with these fun snow themed activities.Disclosure: Affiliate links used in this post to Amazon. Snow Themed Activities for Kids Below you'll discover 18 winter activities that connect snow with popular children's ... Read more...
Christmas Roll Sugar Cookies
Christmas Roll Sugar Cookies with sprinkles! A super simple recipe for Christmas Cookies this holiday season with your child!Here's how to bake.I love spending time with the kids in the kitchen during the holiday season, I especially love when I find a recipe that they can mostly do on their own.This holiday cookie recipe is one that turned out so colorful and super fun for the kids to make to share with someone special.Disclosure: This post contains amazon ... Read more...
Flying Reindeer STEM Challenge for Kids
Can you make your reindeer take flight? In this flying reindeer STEM Activity, your child will challenge their STEM skills as they work to make a reindeer and see how fast their reindeer can fly. Christmas and Science are the perfect match for the holiday break!Here's how to make your own flying reindeer.This post contains affiliate links to AmazonFlying Reindeer STEM Challenge for KidsWe just finished watching The Santa Claus a classic Christmas Movie for all ... Read more...
