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...]
Gratitude-Put Your Best Foot Forward Footprint Craft and Activity
What do you say? This is a parental reminder to our children to say 'thank you' and express gratitude. That often produces a rote response which does not sound heartfelt. If you have been following Capri + 3 for a while, you know we enjoy doing hand and footprint crafts. This week, Greg made two FREE PRINTABLES for you to use with your children or students which read, … [Read more...]