Rainy Day Treasure Hunt
(4 Years)What to do on a rainy day, or a too hot and humid day? Go on a quick and easy treasure hunt! All that's needed is paper and something to write with. Create a short list of items to find...
View ArticleMagic (Sight) Words Race
(4 Years)I love finding and trying sight word games for my little ones (they are getting so big - sad sigh). We've done quite a few sight word games in the past (type SIGHT into the Search Box on the...
View ArticleSoak the Sight Words
(4 Years)We've been playing in the pool a lot lately, a lot! It's just too hot or humid, or hot and humid to do anything that does not involve a pool, a sprinkler or being inside. Wild One and...
View ArticleFrozen Themed Sensory Play
(4 Years)"Really? I'm guessing you don't have much experience with heat.""Nope."You can't help but sing along with the songs from Frozen- maybe because the kids sing it in the pool, while playing...
View ArticleLightning McQueen + Sight Words = Learning Fun
(4 Years)Lately the kids have been asking to practice their magic words (that's what we call sight words). Their favorite way to practice is to Soak the Sight Words from the pool, they don't even know...
View ArticleLet's Learn About the Number Four - Composing
(4 Years)Little Miss and Wild One love using dot markers. Therefore, whenever I can tailor an activity to include dot markers I do, because I know I'll definitely get them to want to work on whatever...
View ArticleGuilt-free Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites - No added sugar, Vegan,...
(4 Years)Who wants cookies? Have you ever heard someone say, "nah, not for me"? I haven't. Cookie? Yes, please. May I please have another? These cookies were adapted from the very talented Maryea...
View ArticleShape Monsters
(4 Years)I actually did something similar to this with my fifth graders to review plane geometry. So, when I saw this on the wall of one of the potential pre-k schools for this Fall (it looked just...
View ArticleColored Glue Monster Window Clings
(4 Years)My little ones love working with glue, especially brightly colored glue! Dying glue is so simple. If you are starting with brand new bottles of white glue, you'll need to empty some out...
View ArticleMagic Water Colors
(4 Years)I found this next art project on Pinterest from One Perfect Day. I knew Little Miss and Wild One would have fun with it, because it involves glue - they love playing with glue.Materials...
View ArticleRainbow Snowballs
(4 Years)This is so much fun!!! Have you seen what happens to a bar of Ivory soap when you put it in the microwave? We've been watching Sid the Science Kid, and Little Miss and Wild One love the...
View ArticlePreschool Paper Mache
(4 Years)Paper mache! It screams childhood. Ripping paper. Mixing flour and water. Putting your hands in a goopy solution. Painting the dried creation. Fun! Making a paper mache project is a...
View ArticleWatercolor Letter Art
(4 Years)Is it too hot or too wet to go outside? Are you looking for a calming project? This one would be perfect! Watercolor Letter ArtMaterials needed:Watercolor paperWatercolor paintThin...
View ArticleEasy Erupting Volcanos Using Homemade Play Dough
(4 1/2 Years)This project is quick to put together, the kids love it and you probably already have everything in the house! Look at that SMILE!A few weeks ago we played with paper mache for the first...
View ArticleRainbow Swirl Salt Tray
(4 1/2 Years)Our latest "toy" is our Rainbow Swirl Salt Tray. It's so much fun to play with. It's very relaxing, it's almost mesmerizing. Plus it took less than ten minutes to put together, and...
View ArticleSticker Lightning Bugs
(4 1/2 Years)Last Christmas, Bella (our Elf on the Shelf) gave Little Miss and Wild One a going away present. It was a three-month gift to Kiwi Crate. These little gift box gems are PERFECT for those...
View ArticleSo Long Homeschool I Miss You Already - Hello VPK, I Love Our School
(4 1/2 Years)I loved this past year of homeschool preschool. We had so much fun learning and playing, playing while learning, and learning through play. We filled our days with guided learning,...
View ArticleFast and Healthy Bento Lunches
(4 1/2 Years)I love all of the bento school lunches that I'm seeing displayed across Pinterest, they are so adorable! For the past month or so, I've collected some fun and healthy ideas for when my...
View ArticleHocus Pocus - Making -op Words (with a free printable)
(4 1/2 Years)We are just beginning week three of pre-K (long, deep sigh). Our incredible teachers informed us that they are now going to be delving into their curricula this week, and with that is...
View ArticlePre-writing and Writing Practice
(4 1/2 Years)Yesterday we began working on our homework packet. One of the suggested activities was the following page. The child practices writing her name, reading the sentence, cutting out the...
View ArticleEasy Frankenstein Decorations
(4 1/2 Years)Wild One asked that we decorate for Halloween during Labor Day- LABOR DAY- weekend! That's right, early September and we are decorating for Halloween. They were so excited when I told...
View ArticleEasy and Fun Halloween Knock Down Game
(4 1/2 Years)We love playing games, board games, running games, cards games. We love them all! While searching for fun carnival-style games for our school's Fall Festival, I saw a knock down game...
View ArticleHealthy Chunky Monkey Breakfast Cookies- Kids in the Kitchen
(4 1/2 Years)We love baking together. The measuring, pouring, mixing, mashing, tasting. We are in the kitchen baking something at least every other day, and there are weeks - especially during the...
View ArticleBanana Bread Granola - Kids in the Kitchen
(4 1/2 Years)Do you like granola? Little Miss loves crunchies (granola) in her yogurt and on the side of her yogurt. Since Wild One and Little Miss love cooking, I thought granola would be a fun...
View ArticleSummer Math Fun! Beach Bump (Math Center Game)
(5 Years)Have you ever played Bump? I've not only never played it, I have never even heard of Bump before. It's so much fun. We just played our first game of Bump and they loved it! You can grab the...
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