We recently did some ABC learning with Halloween themed items on the light table as part of our Light & Reflections series. That activity was such a hit with my daughter and the daycare kids that I decided to grab a few new items and turn it into fun counting games for the kids. Post contains affiliate links […]
Space Sensory Play for Kids: Star Slime
We’ve been reading all about stars, astronauts and space for this month’s Poppins Book Nook (a virtual book club joining books with learning) because this month our book club theme was “Beyond Our Planet.” The kids picked out a fun book about stars and we made some star slime to go along with our book! The girls loved […]
Earth Science for Kids on the Light Table
We love to explore with natural materials and items we find out in our yard or parks. The girls have been especially fond of rocks lately so to encourage this interest we rounded up some rocks and agates and pulled out the light table. Exploring rocks and agates is a great, hands-on way to introduce […]
10+ Halloween Light Table Activities
Looking for fun Halloween light table activities? We love light table activities and Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, so why not combine them? Below is our list of the top 10 ways to play with your light table this Halloween! Truthfully I couldn’t stick to just ten, I had to throw in a […]
Halloween Story Stones on the Light Table
Lets make some simple DIY Halloween story stones! We love our light table and now that fall is here the weather is changing and it’s getting darker earlier so we’ve been using it a lot more. With Halloween right around the corners I figured it was time for something Halloween themed as my daughter and the daycare […]
Halloween Crafts: Ghosts on the Light Table {Read & Play}
If I haven’t mentioned it before (I’m sure I have) we love Halloween! We’re swimming in Halloween crafts, Halloween books, and Halloween activities during this time of year. This week we’re teaming up with a great many bloggers for the Halloween Read & Play Series! This series will bring you a bunch of fun Halloween books […]
All About Me Activity: Photo Puzzles on the Light Table
Turn photos into puzzles! These light table photo puzzles have been such a hit with the kids! They love seeing photos of themselves and it’s a sneaky want to practice counting and number recognition! Ha! It’s that time again when we share activities as part of our Light & Reflections Series with my favorite fellow […]
Weaving with Straws on the Light Table
Are you ready for more light table activities? We did some fine motor work recently by weaving with straws on our light table as part of our monthly series with some of my favorite blogging friends! This month’s Light & Reflections Series theme was “Motor Skills” so we focused on fine motor skills with our light table. Weaving with […]
Glue Art on the Light Table: Suncatcher Craft for Kids
Our Light & Reflections Collaborative Series is back this month and its all about art! My daughter has been really into glue lately so I wanted to created an open-ended art or craft activity that used the light table and some glue. I debated just letting her create on the light table itself but instead we […]