This little gem was a Christmas gift that B doesn’t have access to every day, but that I love. She has full access to a library on her bookshelf in our classroom and bins full of toys. Even so, there are plenty of toys and materials that I keep tucked away and bring out as needed, to make them seem “special.” It’s the beauty of toy rotations. Who…
If you tuned into my stories, it seemed highly unlikely that what I was trying to cook up from a Pinterest recipe could ever amount to anything. But alas, the snow cloud dough was saved!!! 🙌🏻 It really lent itself to making our own snowman as in the book, Snowballs by Lois Ehlert. I simply provided a muffin tin of options and B got creative (with a little help from me…
Snowball by Lois Ehlert has quickly become a favorite around here, and it was a great pairing for this activity. The story gives the reader so many creative ideas on how to decorate a snowman.⛄️ B and I chose buttons for the eyes 👀 and nose, black beans for the mouth, and craft sticks for the arms, but the possibilities are endless. She cut the top hat herself (with a lot…
My daughter as of recently has been insisting that M&Ms are not made out of chocolate. By my logic, since they’re covered in a hard colorful shell, she doesn’t immediately associate them with brown chocolate. Enter the M&M Meltdown experiment. First, I explained the activity, discussed the safety concerns over touching things that are hot (IMPORTANT), and had her form a hypothesis (yes, I…
So lets have a moment of sheer honesty for a minute…I have acquired a TON of supplies and have been avoiding saving toilet paper and paper towel rolls because of the amount of space they take up. 🙈 Thankfully, my mom knew they’d come in handy and was saving hers for me. This resulted in me driving to her house one night because I had my heart set on…
Young children often have a difficult time differentiating between letters and numbers, so I included both here, combined with art and sensory fun. I simply used silicone letter and number molds to make regular ice cubes into educational ice cubes. 😋 The children were provided with warm water, droppers, paint brushes and washable paint (red and green here because Christmas is coming up, but any colors will do), as well as…