Do you like activities that glow in the dark? We do!! We recently played with these glow in the dark letters and revisited our favorite glowing shaving cream but the girls were up for something new so I threw together this easy letter matching game! DIY Glow in the Dark Letter Matching Puzzle Cards Post contains affiliate links […]
Dramatic Play: Spaghetti Shop for Kids
My daughter loves to play dress up and any sort of dramatic play activity. She’s especially fond of cooking and kitchen dramatic play activities lately. This spaghetti shop for kids pretend play activity has seriously been one of her favorites and she spent a long time (an hour and 20 minutes!) playing and exploring with […]
Sticky Window Baby Games with Buttons
We’ve been doing simple fine motor baby games a lot lately. The age group in my daycare has shifted a bit with the addition of some younger children so in addition to our usual preschool activities I’ve been adding more simple activities for younger toddlers and even some baby games for the younger ones in my daycare. This […]
Simple Kids Castle Craft
Do your kids enjoy working with clay? Here both playdough and clay are materials that the kids all enjoy using. We’ve been talking a lot about gnomes and fairies lately, a new favorite imaginative play interest for them, and the kids were concerned that their fairies and gnomes didn’t have a house to live in because we […]
Painting with Trains! Simple Process Art for Kids
Painting with trains! Yay! Welcome to the new edition of the Poppins Book Nook, a virtual book club connecting books with art projects and learning activities! Last month we leaned how to make these cute Bird Feeders and this month is all about “Planes, Trains, & Automobiles!” Since trains are a favorite here we headed to the book […]
Eucalyptus & Spearmint Scented Playdough Recipe
Playdough is one of our favorite sensory materials to use on a daily basis. There are so many different ways to play and create with it that it never gets old, it’s a timeless kids activity! We’ve made peppermint, apple pie, and pumpkin scented playdough but this scented playdough recipe came about after a week of […]
Light Table Counting Game for Spring
Keep your kids busy and learning with this easy light table counting game for spring! We recently made these DIY Spring Counting Cards and the kids had such a great time them. Their interest and obsession with that easy counting activity inspired this light table activity version. The activities are very much the same, just different […]
Glow in the Dark ABC Alphabet Matching Game
Fun ABC Alphabet learning ahead! We’ve done a few different activities that glow in the dark, like our Simple Counting Game and our DIY Glowing Letters Sensory Bin, and the kids are really big fans of them so I’ve decided to do more glow in the dark games. Letter matching and recognition is a new skill for my older toddlers so […]
Children’s Book About Honesty; Review & Giveaway!
Do you love reading books with your child? Are you always on the look out for a new children’s book that is engaging for your children while teaching them something important? If so then I’m happy to bring this review and giveaway to you! We were recently provided with a copy of the book The Cookie […]
Managing Messy Play & Messy Art for Kids
As you’ll in see some of our activities, like our glowing shaving cream or our cloud dough, we don’t mind messy play. I’d say 3/4 of our painting activities end in a paint covered child. Recently I have received a number of emails from people asking how I manage all the mess and if I […]