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Marnie writes Carrots Are Orange, a Montessori inspired homeschooling blog she started in 2010 after the birth of her first son. She hails from Maine, a wonderfully down to earth place to grow up. Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999, currently living in Seattle with her husband and two young boys. She is pursuing Montessori certification. Marnie can be found on Facebook, Twitter @OrangeCarrots, Pinterest and Google +.
We have four great ideas for teaching kids about the human body. They can use creative play and pretend to be going to the doctor or they can make a cute skeleton craft. Kids Activities Blog knows that creative play and hands on crafts are great ways to reinforce learning for kids. I had the [...]
The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons is a sweet story about a boy and his favorite apple tree. It is a great book to teach children about the change of seasons. We at Kids Activities Blog hope your child enjoys this hands-on book activity of colorful trees. I try to be as concrete [...]
The Friendship Seed by Bunny Hull is a book that teaches children compassion and ignites a desire to learning about nature. It also helps to answer the question of What is Friendship? Kids Activities Blog knows that the lesson of what it means to be a friend and how to nurture a friendship is invaluable to [...]
Preschool Math by Robert A Williams and Joy Lubawy is an excellent book with lots of easy and inexpensive math activities for preschoolers. One lesson within this book is an exercise on simple graphs. Kids Activities Blog loves this activity for preschoolers and hope you will come back to share with us what your child’s favorite [...]
This activity teaches children about the flag of Ireland as well as colors, shapes, and math. Celebrate St Patricks Day with your kids by learning a little about the holiday and the country from which it came. Kids Activities Blog hopes your little one learns a lot with this cute paper craft. Flag of Ireland [...]
Learning to be kind is an essential life skill for kids. Not only can kindness for kids help them behave better, but it allows them to cope with more knowledge when they are not shown kindness by others. Kids Activities Blog loves this fill a bucket concept which is the perfect kindness activities for kids. [...]
The Lunar New Year is a time of renewal and celebration for the Chinese culture. Introduce your child to Chinese traditions as they learn to make a drum. We at Kids Activities Blog know you will appreciate that this craft for kids uses items that you probably already have around the house. Lunar New Year [...]
Valentine crafts are fun for kids to create and make cute decorations around your home. Try this cute project and catch the sun with these beautiful Valentine’s Day suncatchers! We at Kids Activities Blog hope these hearts in your window will make your days a little bit sunnier regardless of the weather outside. Valentine [...]
This Chinese New Year activity is perfect to go along with the start of the Chinese New Year 2013 on February 10. Chinese New Year for kids can be a learning experience amid the fun. Kids Activities Blog is always up for a holiday! Chinese New Year activities are fun and colorful. The Chinese New [...]
Kids love to find objects that just shout Play with Me! Here is a list of 10 things that can be invitations to play for your child. We love simple fun at Kids Activities Blog. 10 Things I like to create “Invitations to Play” and leave them out for my sons, either in the morning [...]
Young children love to learn so pre-reading activities can be a great way to get them started down the wonderful road to reading. Letter activities for preschoolers like this one can teach concepts like soft and hard letter sounds in a fun and exciting way. We love making learning fun at Kids Activities Blog! Pre-Reading Activities [...]
Need a simple new paper craft for your kiddos? Let’s make a banjo! What a fun way to learn about instruments! Fun and learning go hand in hand here at Kids Activities Blog. Paper Craft I work for my sons’ language school creating arts and crafts projects for 3 to 5 year old. The music [...]
A holiday activity that is easy to make and smells delicious? Check out this adorable paper craft for kids – pumpkin pie with whipped cream. We at Kids Activities Blog love anything having to do with dessert! Holiday Activity My 2 year old son’s weekly co-op always has adorable project stations for the children. Last week [...]
We have so many wonderful December activities for you to enjoy with your children. This DIY ornament is just the perfect activity for kids and they look so sweet on the tree. We hope you enjoy this and the other great family activity ideas here at Kids Activities Blog. DIY Ornament Each week I put together [...]
This easy Christmas craft for kids is easy Christmas art which may even double as Christmas decorations for future years. We here at Kids Activities Blog love finding easy art projects that become family activities and when the result becomes a treasure, that is a bonus! This Christmas Resist Painting project is super cute. Christmas [...]
We aren’t traveling this season, but wish we were! Here is an activity we created so that we could travel around the world – from the comfort of home. Recently we took a few trips around the world, three to be exact, all in one afternoon. It was pretty awesome. Travel Around the World ANIMALS: [...]
With the holidays coming up are you planning any traveling with children? Traveling can add extra stress to your holidays so here are tips for traveling to get you on your way. Today, at the Kids Activity Blog, we want you to have the best time traveling and hope these Road trip tips for preschoolers [...]
Be thankful. So often that is easier said than done, and even more difficult to teach our children, even with Thanksgiving Activities. My husband and I have a family Thanksgiving tradition of going to the mountains on Wednesday and returning on Saturday. Then we prepare our Thanksgiving meal on Sunday. It works for us, at [...]
A fine motor skills activity can help young children develop and strengthen their hand, wrist, and finger muscles. Early learning skills such as writing and dressing oneself are dependent on these muscles. Kids Activities Blog offers many great ideas for your child to have fun while building those important fine motor skills. Fine Motor Skills [...]
When was the last time you took the kids to visit the farm? Add seasonal fall activities such as this to your family outings bucket list. Join us here at the Kids Activities Blog to create exciting and new family memories this Fall. Visit the Farm Recently we were fortunate to spend an amazing afternoon locally [...]
Young children are still developing fine motor skills which are so important in learning to write. This Montessori Method activity helps them build those skills while having fun at the same time. Kids Activities Blog loves finding simple kids activities {like this Montessori Method based one} that can be done at home with things that [...]
How to measure nearly anything is a skill that adults often take for granted. Teaching how to measure different household items weight is a simple way to start the fun with kids. This easy science-based activity is what Kids Activities Blog is all about. We love when kids activities sneaks in a lesson amid play [...]
Change of seasons is a really fun time to take kids outside and experience the changes. Fall activities are family bonding activities where a simple walk can turn into an exploration of differences. Kids Activities Blog loves simple fall activities like this one that don’t require ingredients, supplies or money. Inspired by the venerable SouleMama, [...]
The best kids craft & activities are the spontaneous ones and sometimes involve practical life activities. If that kids activity can be inexpensive and simple too, you are golden. Practical Life One afternoon I was boiling a half dozen eggs. My 1.5 year old desperately wanted to be involved in the process. The beginning of [...]
Flower arranging with children is a great kids activity for a lot of reasons. The activity is simple, inexpensive and uses real objects. Benefits include fine motor development, concentration and self regulation. Plus the materials are easy to gather: a vase and flowers. If you can, gather the flowers together outside or at a farmer’s [...]
I recent flew cross country with my 1.5 and 3 year old. Here is what we carried with us to get us through the adventure of traveling with children: Early Literacy Imagine Cards – These cards are for your children to create stories. They are easy to carry and carry a big punch. Mini Board [...]
The foundation for math learning begins much earlier than we adults realize. Our children and their developing minds are capable of understanding and taking in abstract thinking early in their lives. We (and they) may not know it fully until they hit a point in life when they just “get it”. This idea hit home [...]
I saw this activity on Melissa & Doug’s blog and suddenly found myself back in childhood racing around a field in the warm sun with friends chasing me close behind. With this post as inspiration, I had to figure out a way to adapt it to my 3 year old. I knew he would love [...]
We are fortunate here in Seattle to have an incredible resource in our community called Seattle Tilth. The Tilth’s Children’s Gardening Camp program is out of this world. The themes covered include gardening tools for gardening, slimy creatures, composting and the ladybug life cycle to name a few topics. We explore plants, worms, make tea [...]
The 2012 Olympics are right around the corner. These events are great to celebrate geography, success, history, politics and culture. We love flags in our home. The colors, shapes and figures included in a country’s flag tells us a story and provides a wonderful opportunity for learning. The British Flag is beautiful with its simple [...]
