Create an Animal
I love this activity because it brings out so much creativity! What we did was look through magazines (or you could use newspaper, junk mail, internet print...
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Category: Activities
Shaving Cream Building Blocks
April 14, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Blocks and messy play go together well! For this activity you will need shaving cream and some kind of washable building materials. I put some...
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Tape Up Your Candy!
April 13, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Do you have special treats for your children in your house? This is a perfect fine motor activity to make the “treat” last a little longer. To...
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Play Dough Activity!
April 12, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Let’s take Mr. Potato Head to a whole new level — play dough Heads! To create this VERY simple activity all you need are some mixing...
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Spring Formal for Kids!
April 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Celebrating holidays in these uncertain times is certainly a challenge. Some of us are used to getting together with extended family members to enjoy each...
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Mosaic Eggs
April 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This project required a little bit of leg work before getting going as I cut apart colored paper from coupons, magazines, newspapers and sorted them...
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Plastic Wrap Eggs!
April 11, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This makes for a really cool design! I gave my kids different colors of paint with little spoons in them. They scooped the paint and...
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Unwrapping Toys!
April 10, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Kids love to unwrap gifts so why not turn it into a learning game! You could use any toys in your house but I used...
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Nature Box
April 9, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Now that spring has sprung it’s a perfect time to get away from our “Stay at Home” orders and get the family outside! I gave...
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Toy Gardens
April 8, 2020
by Annie Miller
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If your kids are feeling to itch to get their hands dirty but it isn’t quite time to plant the flowers outside yet, let them...
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Little Mouse, Little Mouse, Are You In The Red House?
April 7, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Kids love to play the mouse hiding game. I gave the kids rectangle pieces of construction paper and I drew the lines on the top for...
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Covid-19 D-I-Y Face Masks for kids
April 6, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Wearing face masks is slowly becoming our new normal, which also means there’s just one more significant change that children likely aren’t used to seeing....
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It’s Beach Day!
April 5, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Your spring break might have been cancelled and the beaches might be closed right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t bring the “beach” to...
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Free the Animals!
April 4, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is a fun and simple activity for gaining early fine motor strength that your kids can easily do at home! I took strips of...
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Shaving Cream Dinosaur Painting
April 3, 2020
by Annie Miller
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If you’re looking for some sensory play time for your kids that also cleans up your toys this is the perfect activity for you! I...
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Box Puzzles!
April 2, 2020
by Annie Miller
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My kids have always LOVED doing box puzzles — even before we were forced to get creative with using items in our homes to keep...
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Fine Motor Dice Game
April 1, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is a great way to work on pre-writing skills or just for fine motor practice. I just took two blocks (any cube shape at...
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Help Me Wash My Hands!
April 1, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We all want to keep the germs off the hands of our little learners, but every kid needs some guidance from time to time to...
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Solution Card Book
March 31, 2020
by Annie Miller
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For our younger learners it can be difficult to think through their problems and come up with solutions. Having kids create a “Solution Card Book”...
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Bring Your Magnets Outside!
March 30, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Even though we’re all staying at home right now, it’s still very important to get the kids outside so they can enjoy some fresh air...
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Kids Love Junk
March 30, 2020
by Annie Miller
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If you don’t know what to do with little “junk” toys that might be sitting around the house, this is the activity for you! Did...
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Indoor Roller Coasters!
March 29, 2020
by Annie Miller
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If your children are bouncing off the walls from the excessive time that we’re all spending inside, a trend that’s been making it’s way across...
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My Stoplight Helps Me Wait
March 28, 2020
by Annie Miller
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This is a great activity that you and your child can make together. Since young children can’t tell time yet, this is a perfect way...
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Finding Germs
March 26, 2020
by Annie Miller
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To relate to the current “germ world” we are living in I had the kids take newspaper (you can use any paper) and color it...
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Divider Plate Math Problems
March 26, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Using divider plates that you already have in your kitchen is a great way to create simple math problems! Have your child put numbers at...
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Find and Feel!
March 26, 2020
by Annie Miller
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We made a “Feeling Box” today. You can use any box (empty cracker box, shoe box, Amazon box). I cut a hole in the end...
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Fun With Boxes!
March 25, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone is staying busy but it can be difficult to find numerous activities for your children to do around the house...
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Cup and Pizza Tray Building
March 25, 2020
by Annie Miller
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Here we are again…finding random items around the house and putting them to good use! I have been collecting pizza cutouts for awhile because I...
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