Your child takes one look at the materials available to her, and decides to create her own activity. Bonus: This one in particular kept her occupied for a good 30 minutes while I prepared breakfast. “What exactly did she do?” you may ask. She took the tiny colored clothes pins and matched them to the colors of her favorite Paw Patrol friends. Clipping them on became a fine…
Typically we use snap cubes to help children with one-to-one correspondence in math. However, if you step outside the box for a minute, you’ll notice every manipulative or material can be used in multiple ways. Not convinced? Read (and look) on. We’re elbow deep in an Arctic unit, so why not try to build an igloo with them? B was so excited to use these snap…
If you recall, earlier this week we made snow 2 different ways (baking soda and shaving cream vs. cornstarch and conditioner). Because I’m a fan of revisiting activities, we saved it and went out on a limb to attempt to make “fizzy snow” with it by adding vinegar. We knew baking soda and vinegar would react, but had no idea how this would work out because there was corn…
When viewing these images, please keep in mind that they’re in reverse order, starting with the final product and ending with the set up. You’ll also notice that there are 2 snowmen even though I only have 1 child. Recently I’ve started joining B in some art projects for multiple reasons: it’s good bonding time, I enjoy it, and we feed off of each other’s…
Months ago I saw this activity on @keep.kids.busy who was kind enough to share this and other activity details with me through DM. Just recently, @iracreativeengine posted her version and I was reminded that I should bump it up on the seemingly endless list of activities that I want to try with B. I am so glad I did, but it comes with a warning. 🚨 This 💯 fun educational…
If you recall from one of my recent posts, I recently bought biodegradable packing peanuts in bulk. I remind you of this so you prepare yourselves for oodles of winter themed/Arctic activities involving these little gems. This one in particular was a DIY igloo building activity paired with the book, Sweetest Kulu. In case anyone is impressed with my 3-year-old’s building skills, don’t be. This…