I’ve been making meditation jars (aka mind jars, calm down jars, & time out jars) since first learning about them years ago in a college psychology class and we usually have at least one large meditation/mind jar available during the day when my daughter is having a hard time. Mind jars are fairly easy to […]
Preschool Activities
Learning activities, art activities, and fun crafts for preschool aged children.
Pony Bead Butterfly Craft for Kids
Let’s a pony bead butterfly craft together! Pony beads have become some of our favorite materials in recent weeks. We recently used them to make our heart suncatchers (no melting needed!) and have been doing lots of threading and un-threading activities. These easy pony bead butterflies came out of all those hours of threading beads […]
Counting & Sorting DIY Love Bug Rocks
I had been planning to do some rock painting with MB and the daycare girls in the upcoming days but due to a BBQ with friends and creative little school-ager we ended up with these AMAZING love bug rocks instead. One of our friends has a creative 2nd grader who saw the rocks and […]
Best Kids Activities of 2013 Blog Hop
Happy New Year!!!! Hoping 2014 brings happiness & joy to your family! With 2013 officially behind and a new year of possibilities ahead it’s time to take a look back at last year and our favorite post from 2013! In doing this I’ve joined up with a number of other bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network […]
Top 10 Posts of 2013
With 2013 nearly over it’s time to take a look back and reminisce about all the great things we did this year. Below is a list of my top ten most popular posts from 2013. Top 10 posts of 2013: Apple Pie Playdough & Apple Books: Our recipe for homemade apple pie scented playdough as […]
Salt Dough & Melted Bead Ornaments Kids Can Make
Fun ornaments kids can make are perfect for adding some personalized flare to your tree and they make great keepsakes! This Christmas season we are making salt dough and melted bead ornaments as gifts. These ornaments were inspired by these amazing Handprint Suncatchers from Homegrown Friends. We had something similar planned but instead made these awesome ornaments […]
Toilet Paper Roll Turkey Craft for Thanksgiving
This toilet paper roll turkey craft for Thanksgiving is perfect for your holiday table! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays (just behind Halloween) because it’s the time when most of my family gets together. Plus most of the decorations are fall-themed and fall is my favorite time of year! I don’t know about in […]
Fall Leaf Painting and DIY Leaf Preservation
Who doesn’t love fall leaves? This simple leaf painting activity with our DIY leaf preservation project is sure to keep your little ones entertained. My kids are forever collecting leaves on our walks so we always have a stack of them on the porch or in our nature center at any time. Why not turn them into a simple […]
Glow in the Dark Shaving Cream Sensory Play
Blow your toddler’s mind with glow in the dark shaving cream! If you have toddlers (or preschoolers!) at home then sensory play is probably pretty popular in your house! I know it is in our house. Sensory play is probably one of my toddler’s most favorite activities. This week we decided to try a classic, […]