If you have an infant, you have probably used similar links to hang their toys off of a stroller, for example. BUT, they can also be used for preschoolers. These 3-year-olds sorted these links by color and shape, made patterns with them, and used a large “pocket cube” to work on their turn-taking skills while playing a game whose goal was to have them complete a pattern…
It’s possible that I’m late to the party and that everyone else knew this but me. But, in case you didn’t, pipe cleaner necklaces and bracelets are all the rage in my house right about now. 💎 For months I have given B every thickness of string I could find and have added tape to the tip to help her lace it through the hole (this method helps…
If you haven’t discovered water beads yet, welcome to my obsession. Up until this week, I had only bought the multicolored packs (some with fine motor tools included), but there’s a cloud and weather activity I want to do later this week that will require only blue beads (pictured here). I may have also purchased Halloween 🎃 👻 colored water beads for Saturday night’s sensory station. 🙈 But seriously, they…
Our “Staying Healthy” unit today included the importance of sleep. We discussed what sleep looks like, what we take to bed with us, and later read Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. We drew pictures of our animal friends sleeping and acted out a bedtime routine during dramatic play time. They even each decided to read their animal friends a bedtime story, and one got swaddled like Hud’s baby…
This week we’ve been learning about how to keep our bodies safe, and that includes washing off the germs. So, why not create a sensory and fine motor skills activity around a life skill they’re familiar with: taking a bath? 🛁 Please make sure you do this outdoors 🌴 if you decide to reproduce it. It’s a ton of fun, but also messy. The children will very likely need…
These last few months have given us a great excuse to step up our outdoor play game. We’ve reorganized our space multiple times and spent a ton more time outside as a family because of it. One of our favorite things to do is to use our water table, specifically because @busytoddler gave us the idea of adding tear-free body wash to it to make bubbles, and we…