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Let’s Make Rain: A Pre-writing Activity for Preschool

Making Rain Writing Activity for Kids

Try this rain painting craft with your preschool child. The down strokes provide practice for developing good writing habits. Children are naturally curious about the changes in weather. My preschooler was staring out the car window this afternoon with a million questions about the cloud.  Why are there clouds in the sky? How do they get there? Why do they move? And how can they make rain? This rain painting craft project uses this interest in weather. Let's Make Rain is a fun and easy ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Science Tagged With: Amanda, Playful Preschool, Preschool, Weather

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, Recipe, Spring

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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

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

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 "use me" ... Read more...

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

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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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Adorable Llama Easter Basket Ideas for Kids

Llama toys and Llama easter baskets for kids inspired by Llama Llama Books

Looking for a cute Easter basket idea? Create your own book inspired Easter Basket for your child with these llama themed ideas for an adorable Llama Easter Basket. Here are some unique easter basket ideas for your llama fans. Llama Llama Gift Ideas for Kids The Llama Llama Book Series by Anna Dewdney are a favorite in our house. Personally I love to create Easter baskets that include a book each year. The gift of reading is so important to our kids. Here's some fun ideas inspired ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Easter, easter basket spring, Gift Ideas, llama, Llama Llama Red Pajama

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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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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

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's 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 ... Read more...

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

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