Activities for Busy Toddlers
A nature scavenger hunt can be a fun way to jazz up a regular day in the backyard. You can also use it as an event, take them to the park to play or as an activity for an outdoor kids birthday party. However you want to play kids will love this fun outdoor scavenger …
Little Counting Bears are great manipulatives to have in your home or classroom. They can be used for a wide variety of activities for toddlers up through at least kindergarten. They can help build a variety of skills including fine motor skills, color recognition, number recognition and other basic math skills. The bears can be …
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Letter recognition is an important skill for preschool age kids. It’s the first step to learning to read and write. This letter matching game is the perfect way to practice letter recognition for both uppercase and lowercase letters. As with all learning for young kids you want to make it fun so it doesn’t feel …
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There aren’t a lot of fun Thanksgiving themed activities and games to play, especially with young kids. So I created this easy printable Thanksgiving Dinner Plate game. Print out a game card for each person and roll the dice. Whoever fills their plate first with a meat item, dessert, bread, and three sides wins the …
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How to introduce seasons to preschoolers Learning about the seasons can be a fun activity for kids. You can create an entire learning module out of it or just do a few activites as easy learning activities to keep your kids entertained screen free. Keep reading for fun ideas and 2 different sets of worksheets …
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One of the first things I wanted to teach my kids was to identify colors. It’s never too early to start introducing the words although I didn’t really work on teaching them the colors until they were 12-18 months old. How do you teach a toddler their colors? I have some tips, games, and fun …
A Bird Sensory Bin is always a popular choice when the weather warms up. Children can explore with all their senses while being engaged in active and meaningful play! A conversation about birds is a great way to start your spring nature studies with your child. Birds are fun and fascinating, either in the early …
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Summer is here which means it’s time for another fun, themed Bingo game. This time I’ve got a cute printable Summer Bingo game complete with 6 different playing cards. Bingo is a perfect game for older toddlers and preschool age kids. It’s simple to play and the games go quickly, before they lose interest. From …
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While there’s nothing wrong with the traditional way of dyeing Easter eggs, that’s how we always did it growing up, trying out some alternatives can be lots of fun. There are so many different ways now that you can dye eggs with your kids! Many of these are also more little kid friendly. Even toddlers …
Dyeing Easter eggs is definitely one of my favorite parts of the Easter holiday. It’s so fun to try new ways of decorating and dyeing or coloring the eggs. One fun way to color your eggs is to use the classic Kool-Aid drink mix! Read on to find out how to make your own koolaid …