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Paint The Rainbow

July 21, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My kids really enjoy painting rocks or as they call them, “gems”. They have painted several (even rocks as big as their head!) that they bring...
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Cup & Water Drawing

July 17, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is a good one!!! I  know it  was a great activity because we did it MULTIPLE TIMES!!  My kids are born fish! They LOVE water...
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Blender Nature Shapes

July 16, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Do your kids love “cutting” the grass like mine do?! It’s so fun for them every once in a while to give the grass a...
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Bubble Volcanoes

July 15, 2020
by Annie Miller
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EASY. SIMPLE. FUN! Who doesn’t love bubbles? They are fascinating for young children..even babies! As an early childhood educator, I use bubbles with my students...
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Bike Spin Art

July 14, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Ever since I was little my parents would take us to the Minnesota State Fair and we would always have to visit the spin art...
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Watermelon Letter Poke

July 13, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Wait! Don’t cut it yet! Yes, I am talking about your watermelon! Before you cut it open turn it into a learning activity such as...
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Find Love Outside!

July 13, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Max and my mom have always enjoyed collecting rocks and they recently started looking for heart shaped rocks! But you could look for many different...
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Nature Number Hole Punch

July 10, 2020
by Annie Miller
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It was a rather cloudy cooler day yesterday so we spent some time outside going on a walk looking at nature! Nature is so fascinating for...
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Block Skyline

July 9, 2020
by Annie Miller
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A homemade skyline is as simple as can be! It is building on a windowsill or against any window at eye level. My kids love doing this...
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Bubble Wrap Color Pop

July 7, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We just so happened to get a package in the mail the other day with bubble wrap in it! I get excited when I see...
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Activity Monster Cookies

July 6, 2020
by Annie Miller
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 thought I would start Monday off with a delicious treat!  MONSTER cookies with EDIBLE MONSTER eyeballs! Not only did we make them because they are so...
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Button the Foam

July 2, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Button Practice! Zipping and buttoning are skills we work a lot on in preschool because they are so important to promote independence! Both can be...
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Water Drop Buckets

July 1, 2020
by Annie Miller
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*Favorite activity alert* This is one of my favorite activities I have done so far because it is so unique, fun and engaging! Moving water drops around...
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Button Art

June 30, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Buttons Again! Have you ever heard of Button Art by @alex_toys?  I just love this product! The colors are so vibrant and the buttons are...
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Construction Bath Zone

June 29, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Messy play! Great for two little boys but not so much for this mama! I am not an overly huge fan of messy play so what...
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Connect the Dots

June 25, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Brain Tease! I love when I can create an activity that really gets the brain moving! And this activity is just that! Not only do...
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Glowing Ice Paint

June 24, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I have been waiting to use this as a SAVE on a rainy day and late yesterday afternoon it rained! So we gave it a try....
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Five Little Ducks Puppet

June 23, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Puppets! If you haven’t noticed yet, I am a big fan of puppets. I love everything they do for children. When I use  “people look alike”...
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Visual Fingers

June 15, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Fingers are an amazing tool when it comes to counting. They are basically “built in” manipulatives. In my preschool classroom we use our fingers all the...
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I Love Buttons!

June 10, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I love using buttons with kids and you will see them come up in many activities I do.  They are just so fun, colorful, you...
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Feed the Animals

June 9, 2020
by Annie Miller
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After a very hot day outside yesterday, I thought we would spend some time inside tidying up (and we are expecting a storm later) so...
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Color By Number Name

June 7, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I loved doing color by number activities when I was a kid. There wasn’t a lot of creativity but I still loved doing them and “matching”...
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We All Fit Together

June 5, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Living in Minneapolis or really any place in the world, the past 10 days have been some of the most uncertain times I can remember....
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Chutes And Ladders Snack

June 4, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I am back on the birthday activities again. Good thing my sister-in-law had her birthday because it has inspired myself and my boys to come up...
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Coin Stacking

June 3, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I love coin activities because it is something everyone usually has laying around their house.  My 5 year old son, Max recently wanted to count his...
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Snow Plow

June 2, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Living in Minnesota, the weather is always unpredictable. It can go from 50 one day to -10 the next. Even though it is warm out...
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Cake Decorating

June 1, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Giving homemade gifts from kids is hard. It is hard to think of something special and unique and something that a person isn’t just going to...
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Kitchen Helpers

May 29, 2020
by Annie Miller
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The kids seem to always be in the kitchen when I am cooking. They always want to help with something so instead of being around...
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Monster Spray

May 27, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Max (5) started having bad dreams recently, like “someone stole all his drawing from the walls in his bedroom” and my youngest (3) thinks there...
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Activity Wall Duplo City

May 26, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My kids LOVE Duplos! Legos, Duplos building blocks any type of building toys they love! Duplos never get old. There are so many different ways...
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Play Dough Sticker Sticks

May 19, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Muddy play dough, Pay Patrol and Stickers! Do your kids love stickers because mine sure do…I decided to experiment and play “Paw Patrol” in a...
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Arctic Bath

May 18, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is an activity I have been meaning to try for a while because my kids love both water and shaving cream.  I used food coloring...
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Chocolate Playdough

May 14, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Oh it smells so delicious! I love making chocolate playdough –something about the smell that makes my kiddos play with it longer and it continues...
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Rainbow Toy Bin

May 12, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Sometimes we just have so many random toys laying in buckets that I thought it would be fun to collect a “rainbow” to play with.  I...
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Puffy Fluffy Slime!

May 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is so SQUISHY and FUN! Here is what I did: Mix glue, baking soda, water and food coloring (optional) in a bowl Add shaving...
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I Spy With My Little Eye

May 6, 2020
by Annie Miller
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I happened to just come across this activity by accident while I was looking for certain letters in our sticker bin. My boys wanted to...
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An “I Love You” Gift

May 5, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Calling all Grandmas, Moms, Dads, Special people in your lives! They could all use a little “kid” love.  My kids had a lot of fun...
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Tin Foil Art

May 4, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is one of the most fun activities we have done so far — my boys spent so much time on this and LOVED coloring...
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Cardboard Paper Clip Worms

May 1, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is such a great activity to strengthen fine motor skills.  I cut out two worm shape pieces from a cardboard box. I then let my boys decorate...
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Block Corn Maze

April 30, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is such a simple activity and can be done with most items you probably already have at home. If you don’t have blocks you...
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Feed the Piggy Bank

April 29, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This isn’t a genius idea but sometimes when you change it up and add buttons to your money for your piggy bank it becomes a...
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Colored Lego City

April 28, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My kids have so many Legos that they love to build with! This time around, instead of just having them build however they wanted I...
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Shape Snack Sort

April 27, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Kids LOVE this activity — combining playtime and snacking on a bunch of different things is a no-brainer for any kid! I just gathered a...
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Dinosaur Stomp!

April 23, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is SO SIMPLE — we took two sturdy plastic containers (toy bins) and used masking tape to tape them to Max’s feet. Any dinosaur...
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Bathtub Playdough!

April 21, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is a SUPER easy and creative way to help make bath time fun for the kids! The recipe (below) is very quick — all...
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Legos on the windows

April 20, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is SUCH a simple activity to set up for the kids, but since it’s so different than what they’re used to it grabs (and...
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Homemade Light Table

April 18, 2020
by Annie Miller
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You only need a few supplies for cheap, easy hours of fun! Take a clear plastic container, light string(s), white tissue paper or wax paper,...
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Crayon Garden

April 17, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is such a great way for your kids to do a fun activity while also exercising their fine motor skills! The kids started out...
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Wacky Hair Day

April 16, 2020
by Annie Miller
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There is nothing wrong with being a little Wacky! We decided to put on our silly hats and create wacky hair portraits! I used regular...
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