There are so many ways to explore flowers with kids. These simple flower activities for kids will help them explore science, language, fine motor skills, and more!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 ... Read more...
Garden Art Flowers – Painting with Flowers
Gardening is a great way to inspire learning and art exploration. Colors abound in the vast tones of colors in leaves and flowers that can be found by children in a garden. Have you ever painted with plants? Today, Nicolette, shares her "spin" on painting with flowers and using seeds and petals to create a multi-dimensional, multi-medium art project. Did you know that Nicolette is from Ecuador, South America? I personally find gardening a great connection between people from ... Read more...
Madeline Math Activity with Flowers
Create a beautiful paper flower arrangement to share with someone special! A step by step tutorial for how to create paper flowers with your child.Finding ways to encourage our children to think of others is a social skill we focus on teaching our children. This post contains affiliate links to AmazonThis months' book Madeline gives an opportunity to talk with your child about expressing concern for a loved one and sending them well wishes from your heart. We are enjoying the classic ... Read more...
Gardening With Kids and the Flowers We Plant
Explore the best flowers to use for kids to experience in your garden. These flowers provide opportunities for picking, inviting wildlife, seed collecting and more. Our family really enjoys vegetable gardening. We started adding vegetable gardens and fruit trees and bushes. Next came the flowers. In fact, these are our top 10 favorite flowers to grow with kids. The Reason to Grow Flowers for Kids in Your Garden The rule in our house is that if you ask first, then you can pick it. We garden FOR ... Read more...
LEGO Garden Preschool Math
Work on number recognition and number sense with this fun hands-on LEGO Garden Preschool Math Game with LEGO Flowers! Beginning reading and math skills are a big part of our daily playful preschool activities. In fact, we often start by playing and end up learning and discussing. LEGO Garden Preschool Math with Flowers Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.Just this morning we brought the giant bucket of LEGO bricks outside and dumped them out on the deck. My one-year-old ... Read more...
Painted Flower Craft for Kids – A Book Activity Inspired by The Tiny Seed
Create this easy and colorful painted flower craft for kids using a few recycled items around your home to create a keepsake hanging flower for someone special. This book activity was inspired by the popular Eric Carle book The Tiny Seed.Here's how to make your own Hanging Painted Flower Craft This post contains affiliate links to Amazon where we get a small commission when you make a purchase. All opinions expressed are my own. This week's featured book activity is focused on ... Read more...
How to write a letter for classroom placement or teacher request with a sample letter
Some schools allow parents to write a teacher or placement letter request. In my humble opinion, if your school should allow this opportunity, then you SHOULD write one. Here are a few guidelines and a sample classroom placement letter to get you started. I believe that it may or may not help in making your next year's teacher a better match with your child, but it is worth the chance. So, as the time is now for most schools, how should you write a placement request letter?Disclosure: Amazon ... Read more...
April Activities for Kids After School {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 CalendarApril Activities for KidsApril 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 trees growing new leaves ... Read more...
April Book List 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 choosen fun themes that work with several books this April! April Book List for KidsThis is an awesome collection ... Read more...
Learning about the Moon | Making Moon Bread
A tasty way to learn about the moon with kids! Connect science, literacy and life skills by making moon bread with your child today! Today, the kids and I made moon bread. But the lesson was so much deeper than just whipping the bread together (which you can see in the video). It was learning facts about the moon, reading stories of moon celebrations around the world, and then sitting down at the family table to eat our moon bread and share about the things we had just learned.This lesson may ... Read more...
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