Fall is here and that means lots of fun with apples and leaves! Today broke out this simple felt board apple tree set that is perfect for toddlers learning to count! We’ve been busy playing with apple pie playdough and exploring leaves on the light table but our felt board has been neglected. To give it a […]
Easy Fine Motor Light Table Activities for Fall
Light table activities for fall are the best! We adore fall around here and these easy light table activities are great for fun and fine motor skill development. An easy activity that you can do with you preschoolers and toddlers this fall. Our light table gets so much more use in the fall and winter […]
Color Recognition with Light & Rainbow Blocks
With fall heading our way I’ve been doing everything I can to find fun activities for the kids that involve using sunlight while we still have it! This super easy color matching activity was a perfect match!! Color Recognition with Light & Rainbow Blocks Post contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my disclosure for more […]
Fun with Rainbow Blocks & Shadows
The rainbow blocks have been rediscovered by the kids and they spent nearly an hour building outside in the sun with them or using them as glasses and viewing everything in a different color! When we moved back inside we transitioned the blocks to the window and the kids were amazed to discover that […]
Apple Pie Playdough & Fun Fall Books
With fall fast approaching and the recent change in our weather we’ve started focusing on more fall themes and fun hands-on fall activities. We always have a stack of fall books in the house and usually add even more to our stockpile after we hit our local library. This week we ended up with a […]
Counting with Bears; A Child-Developed Activity!
If you’ve read some of my other posts then you may now that MB and the daycare kids are really into sorting and counting currently. I’ve been trying to find ways to help them develop these skill through hands on activities. Recently I created this clothespin counting activity for them with clothespins and paint samples. I had […]
Clothespin Counting and Color Matching Game
Here is a hands-on color matching and counting game for toddlers and preschoolers. This simple activity is a great way for kids to learn about different shades of colors and do some counting! Best of all it’s super easy and affordable! Just grab a pack of clothespins and some paint samples. Creating learning activities doesn’t […]
Tissue Paper Collages! Process Art for Toddlers
A few days ago I decided to clean out and reorganize my art supply closet and in order to keep MB busy so I could finish I let her tear up a bunch of odd scraps of tissue paper we had left over from other projects, like our collage candle holders. We ended up with a […]
Coffee Filter Flower Craft for Toddlers
This coffee filter flower craft is a perfect art activity to do with toddlers in spring or even summer! It’s a low prep activity for you but kids love it and the results are colorful and pretty! My daughter and the daycare kids are really into exploring flowers. We have a flower arranging sensory bin […]