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Deirdre Smith writes/owns JDaniel4’s Mom. After twenty years as a elementary school and technology resource teacher in Northern Virginia, she became a stay at home mom in upstate South Carolina. Her blog features ways she and her 4 year old are exploring learning, crafting, creating healthy meals and living life to its fullest. Deirdre can also be found on twitter as @jdaniel4smom and on her blog's FB page.
Think your little one is too young to learn about simple machines? Try this easy activity to make a pulley and they will learn as they play and discover how it works. We at Kids Activities Blog believe that science for kids should be hands-on and always fun. Simple Machines Simple machines have always fascinated my [...]
There are so many ways to build a bridge. Let’s take a few minutes and look at four types of bridge design and how well each type of bridge holds pennies. Kids Activities Blog hopes this science activity will get your kids thinking about the reasons why different structures are build the way they are. Build [...]
This reading game for preschoolers is so colorful and cute! They will learn letter case (upper and lower) through a simple matching game. This is a wonderful addition to the many great early reading activities you will find here on Kids Activities Blog. Reading Game It has been said that at the end of every [...]
What is your favorite game to play with your child? Have you thought about trying to make your own game based on holiday theme or simply something your child is really interested in? Here is a great explanation on how to make a file folder game that your child will love. We at Kids Activities Blog [...]
Ice cubes can seem dull and boring. So why not have some fun with this April Fools prank? Turn that ice cube into an eyeball! Kids Activities Blog is excited to share this funny prank with you to have fun with. Ice Cubes Sometimes it is fun to plan April Fool’s Day pranks for your children. [...]
Here’s an Easter egg craft for those of you who may not want to mess with decorating real eggs this year. Try a simple pencil eraser as a stamp to color this Easter egg paper craft. Kids Activities Blog knows you’ll appreciate that at least this kind of Easter egg decorating will not stain the [...]
Here’s a simple idea for how to make an Easter bunny. It’s amazing what a cute Easter craft can be made from a paper plate! Kids Activities Blog hopes you enjoy this simple Easter bunny craft. How To Make An Easter Bunny It is always amazing to me that simple everyday objects can be transformed [...]
Looking for some St Patricks Day recipes to liven up breakfast time? Check out this recipe for cute shamrock homemade cinnamon rolls. Kids Activities Blog wishes you the Luck of the Irish this St Patricks Day! St Patricks Day Recipes There something wonderful about a cinnamon roll hot from the oven it can be homemade [...]
Leprechauns Never Lie is a cute book to read just in time for St Patricks Day. These water activities were book inspired from this charming story. We at Kids Activities Blog hope that your child has fun with this activity (and that you have an extra towel on hand, just in case of spills!) Leprechauns Never [...]
Simple games can be a boredom buster for kids (and a life saver for mom). Throw in a little preposition practice as well then it is even better. Kids Activities Blog hopes your child enjoys this educational adaptation to the basic bean bag toss game. Simple Games Whether you have children that are “bored” at [...]
Coordinate math games with holidays to make learning extra fun! Here is a Valentines Day game that uses red hearts, red beans, and red dice. We at Kids Activities Blog hope that your child will love this counting game as much as we do. Valentines Day Valentine’s Day is a great time to count up [...]
This simple Valentine game is a Valentine activity that is quite magnetic. Seriously! It uses magnets to create a new maze with each play. Kids Activities Blog loves when simple things turn into games especially in the name of a holiday, Valentines. Valentine Game Navigating your way through a maze by pushing a button can [...]
Looking for an easy Valentine craft? This printmaking activity is simple but super cute and kids love it. Kids Activities Blog loves that it sneaks in some fine motor activity for those little developing hands. Easy Valentine Craft Valentine’s Day is about sharing love with others. Printmaking is one object sharing its pattern with something else. This [...]
Young children benefit greatly from hands on learning. This water absorption project is not only hands on but it is also a great water experiment – and kids love water! The next time you have to clean up a spill and you know which material will do the best job, you can thank your friends here [...]
Kids love hands-on science projects so try this air experiment with them. Just grab a straw and pull out some leftover Christmas treasures. Kids Activities Blog loves fun science activities like this! Christmas Treasures It is hard to let Christmas go. My son started stocking his treasure box with odd and ends leftover from Christmas just [...]
Here’s a fun water experiment to get kids interested in science. And the supplies are simple – drops of water on a penny. Kids Activities Blog loves hands-0n projects like this that use simple supplies from around your home. Have fun! You may have heard the old saying “How many angels can dance on the [...]
Learning the moon phases for kids is great for Monday activities! Do you know what the word Monday means? Here is a fun way to teach your child about moon phases? Then read on and learn about the Day of the Moon and more. This week Kids Activities Blog is celebrating the days of the week [...]
Kid science experiments are a way to use fun hands-on activities to demonstrate a complex principle. This great water experiment uses basic everyday items but your kids will be amazed at the results as they learn about displacement and surface tension (without really realizing they are learning about science!). You know we love sneaking in a [...]
This Christmas craft for kids is an easy Christmas craft that creates a beautiful Christmas banner for your fireplace mantle. Kids Activities Blog loves that this is a Christmas craft that the kids can really help with! Christmas Craft for Kids My house seems to undergo a change just after Thanksgiving Our living room mantle leaves [...]
Looking for Christmas cakes ideas this holiday season? We have the perfect December activity for you and your kids that results in a healthy-ish holiday dessert. *gasp* Yes, we here at Kids Activities Blog do recognize the issue of overloading children with desserts over this season. That is one of the reasons why we LOVE [...]
Just the word fudge makes me hyperventilate: fudge, fudge, fudge! We love chocolate at Kids Activities Blog and fudge is the chocolate of all chocolates! Fudge Fudge Fudge My family loves sweets during the holidays.(Actually we love them all year around! ) There are certain sweets that we made only once a year during the [...]
My mom taught my sisters and I to give to others even when she had very little to give. We took food to the sick, gave food to food banks and so much more. My husband and I want JDaniel to grow up giving to others too. One way we have shown him [...]
A Thanksgiving preschool craft is a great way to introduce your kids to this holiday and encourage them to be more grateful. If you enjoy having your children play and explore painting, but don’t love a lot of paint everywhere. Salad spinner painting may just be your kind of painting. We just painted the [...]
In the past couple weeks, the Quirky Mommas have had a blast with their kids doing a bunch of Thanksgiving Activities with our kids. We have encouraged them to Be Thankful, with the help of a gratitude jar. We featured some fun foods to add some fun to your thanksgiving celebration dinner and there are [...]
Make a paper boat that looks just like the one the Pilgrims sailed in on their way to America. What a cute Thanksgiving craft this is! At Kids Activities Blog, we celebrate Thanksgiving (and easy craft projects like this). Paper Boat The Mayflower traveled across the Atlantic Ocean carrying with it pilgrims looking for a [...]
Do the beautiful colors of autumn have you searching for creative fall crafts for kids? If so, then this leaf craft may be just what you were looking for. Kids Activities Blog has many fall crafts like this to keep you little one happy. Fall Crafts for Kids Fall is a time of raking leaves [...]
Fall activities often include an apple craft or two. This paper plate craft creates a super cute painted apple while also teaching young children about the parts of an apple. Kids Activities Blog loves crafts like this that teach while having fun. Fall Activities Fall is apple season where we live. We have several apple [...]
Enjoy the fall colors with your little one while sneaking in a little learning about colors. This great activity book project will make it fun for your child as they discover the colors all around them. Kids Activities Blog loves to promote color activities that make learning exciting for kids. Fall Colors The fall colors [...]
If you are looking for fall crafts for kids, you don’t need to look any further than your own yard. Take a look at this creative idea for making Found Object Art. We’d love for you to come back to Kids Activities Blog and let us know how your child used their found objects to [...]
An owl craft seems like the perfect activity for fall. This project turns a cute owl activity into a skip counting lesson. Kids Activities Blog loves mixing crafty fun with learning to count! Owl Craft Skip counting is a foundational skill to a variety of math concepts. We have started counting by twos and threes [...]
