My preschooler really likes creepy, crawly insects, bugs, beetles, and snakes. He isn't big into arts and crafts, but working with clay is SO great for strengthening fine motor and the arts encourage creativity. This activity is a BIG hit in our household. Not only does he get to make creepy, crawly charms with clay, but he gets to give them away to his friends too! (which means we are sneaking in a bit of kindness and generosity lessons in too)affiliate linksCreepy Crawly Snake ... Read more...
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How to Make a Sensory Bin for Multiple Age Children (sibling playful learning activity)
Sensory bins are SO much fun. They also provide opportunities for the children to practice their fine motor skills and with extensions can be used to teach matching, patterning, counting, sorting, storytelling, vocabulary, problem solving, and specific skill recognition such as letters. Click to read for BINspiration! If you haven't tried one with your child, I strongly recommend it. They are mostly commonly used for toddler and pre-school age children to develop fine motor skills, ... Read more...
Halloween Activities for Kids
Are you looking for a few ways to have fun with Halloween with your kids after school this October? We've included Halloween Crafts, Halloween Printables, Halloween Recipes, Halloween Story Writing, Halloween Books and MORE! Fun and easy ideas for Halloween Arts and Crafts for After Schoolers! Halloween Activities for School Aged Kids 15 Halloween Crafts from The Taylor House Fall Leaf Math Printables from The ... Read more...
40 Activities for Fall
Fall is here! We've collected some of our favorite Apple, Acorn, Leaf, Pumpkin, Owl and Turkey Activities on The Educators' Spin On It just for you to do this fall with your family. Check out our 40 Fall Activities for crafts, recipes, learning and family fun! Apple Pie Cooking with Kids Apple Man Craft Apple Tin Sorting Apple Books Apple Sight Words Apple Tot School Acorn Painting Fall Collage Handprint Pumpkin Dot Stamp Tree Acorn Color Match Acorn ... Read more...
Hands on Fun & Learning with an Ant Egg Carton
Have some hands on fun at Tot School by creating ant egg carton with your child. We enjoy creating opportunities for learning that come from a child's idea. After watching a few ants in the yard, my daughter decided she wanted to make an Ant for her Egg Carton Craft. I gave her the supplies and she went to work. She knew she wanted legs, antennae and eyes for her ant. She needed a little bit of help to start a few holes for the pipe cleaners but that was about it. She played with the ... Read more...
