File Folder Games

little hand working heart puzzle

I recently discovered some fun games and activities that I can make at home for my little girl. They are called File Folder Games. There are tons of free templates for File Folder Games on the Internet but this particular one I made is a pattern matching game. File Folder Games are so easy to [...]

Lego Math Activities

Legos are great for developing spatial reasoning skills, great for building grand castles, boats, even Rapunzel’s hair (yes, my daughter has demonstrated multiple times, you can make “hair” out of legos).  Legos are also great items to use for developing addition and subtraction skills.  Here are some of the ways we used our legos this [...]

How To Make Erupting Soap

soap weight collage

If you think those eruptions caused by baking soda and vinegar are cool, then you’re going to love this one! What you need: A bar of Ivory soap (no substitutions allowed) A microwave safe plate A microwave Yep, that’s it! I first asked my son what he thought might happen if we put a bar [...]

Preschool Halloween Activities

its pumpkin time square

We have been learning with pumpkins! There are so many wonderful activities to do with young children at Halloween.  We’ve been having some pumpkin fun. Reading I stumbled upon this great book, “It’s Pumpkin Time” by Zoe Hall. It is a beautifully illustrated book that teaches children about seeds, planting, growing, and enjoying pumpkins. It’s [...]

Preschool Fall Crafts – A It’s Playtime Roundup

Preschool fall crafts

I love our weekly Thursday Kid’s Meme, It’s Playtime. There are tons of great ideas of ways you can interact with your kids linked up each week. With the deepening days and the crisper temps – it’s the perfect time to enjoy some fall crafts with your kids.  Here are just a few of my [...]