Our kids are fascinated by flashlights and light bulbs. We decided to explore light bulbs and then make our own light bulb model. Xayden was the most fascinated with this process because he likes to take things apart and try to figure out how they work. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. You will need: Clear … [Read more...]
Counting and Reading Skills Trees
Our kids love learning about trees. Greg helped me construct a free printable tree that we used to do a simple art activity which incorporated counting and left to right orientation for reading. We also used it for sight word recognition. *This post contains affiliate links. Read full disclosure here. You will need: Free printable Tree (click link to access … [Read more...]
STEAM-Stem Activities for Christmas Review and Giveaway
I enjoy being part of the Playful Preschool team which is organized by Amanda Boyarshinov, a kindergarten teacher, now home sharing her talents with her own children and with all of us through The Educators' Spin On It. She has co-authored several e-books with Jamie Hand which teach STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and … [Read more...]
Our 4 turned 4-A Disneyland Birthday Celebration
Disclosure: We were given two complimentary tickets to help facilitate this post. No other compensation was given. All opinions are my own. This year was a big birthday for the Sugar Snaps. It took me a long time to decide what to do for their birthdays because I was wrapped up in the magic of having four turning four! Then, it hit me. They loved our previous experiences … [Read more...]
Palm Print Reindeer Craft and Poem
Reindeer are such beautiful animals and get well deserved special recognition at this time of the year. I had fun inventing a reindeer puppet craft using palm prints and fingerprints. I used my hand first to see if it would work and then did it with the Sugar Snaps. It looks much cuter with their tiny hands! I also came up with a poem activity to go along with the puppets. … [Read more...]