Fun Learning Activities Kids
Your driveway can become the perfect canvas for creating a portrait. All you need is some chalk and a few treasures from around your yard. Chalk Drawings A simple chalk drawn oval in the color of your child’s choice is all that is needed to start the portrait making process. After drawing an oval for [...]
After seeing a post on Chasing Cheerios, I went to the dollar store in search of a parmesan cheese shaker. I was very happy when I found one! Since I have a baby at home too, I was a little worried about the use of toothpicks (which was the item she used), so I went [...]
Are you planning on watching the Olympics with the family? Do you have a favorite Olympic sport you like to watch? I am always amazed at all the sports that make it into the Olympics, so fun. Here is a fun snack to get your kids in the Olympic spirit. We had our own backyard [...]
Trash to Treasure I love to browse garage sales for objects that I can turn from trash to treasure. It’s a fun way to recycle items and put them to good use again. My most recent find was for my little girl and she helped to personalize it and make it like new with stickers. [...]
We were walking outside in our backyard and Rory noticed all of the pinecones and sticks that had accumulated on the ground. She immediately begin picking them up, throwing them, and kicking them. I tried to think of craft things to make with these great items from nature. I decided to combine Rory’s two favorite [...]
You can encourage creative learning in your child by giving them unusual materials to work with. How about giving them some edible ink the next time they are completing a worksheet? What is edible ink? It is super easy to make and it tastes great too. There are only 2 ingredients: yogurt and food coloring! [...]
On Father’s Day Weekend, my preschooler and I were busy filling up ice cube trays with food coloring and water and made a few spills. After mopping up our mess with some paper towels, we realized that we accidentally had come upon a beautiful Paper Towel Tie Dye art activity. Materials paper towels water food [...]
Colored bubbles and paper can make an easy art project that is fun to make and beautiful too. To make easy art with bubbles, you will need: Large sheet(s) of white paper Masking tape Food colouring Bubble soap (See our DIY Bubble Mix Recipe or DIY Baby Bath Bubble Solution recipe for bubble soap) Bubble blowing [...]
If your family hasn’t experienced a movie under the stars yet, I highly recommend you enjoy one this summer. We are big fans of outdoor drive-in movies in our family! To host a “drive-in” movie all you need for the kiddos are a few supplies! Supplies to make cars for the drive in movie: boxes [...]
I love to put creative combinations of materials together and see what the kids come up with. This week we’ve paired up play dough and some pasta – and the children made up their own game! The play dough is home made, using this easy no cook play dough recipe. Play dough is so versatile [...]
It has been a while since I have done a craft displaying Rory’s adorable hands and feet! Normally, our projects use either Rory’s hands or her feet (not both); however, I am really excited because today’s craft, Handprint and Footprint Lobsters, will use both hands and feet! My family is fortunate enough to live by [...]
[BlogFrog_px tk="78-O-JT"]Do your kids obsess about some things? My son loves dinosaurs, he loves learning about science and history through them. And I love how extinct animals are inspiring him., broadening his imagination. This activity is part science, part art, part history, 100% fun and inspired by Dino Dan. RedBox has Dino Dan: Dino Trackers and [...]
While we enjoy a lot 4th of July traditions and events, one of our favorite parts of the 4th of July is the fireworks. The explosions of color in the air are amazing to watch. JDaniel and I sat down and created our own displays of fireworks using chalk and small red bows that we [...]
I have tons of old bills and credit card statements piling up inside a drawer. I know you’re supposed to hang on to them for a while, but mine go back years and years. I finally decided to invest in a shredder so that I could properly dispose of these papers that contain important personal [...]
A Boy’s Ocean Fascination Due to Bear’s current fascination with everything ocean-related, I created an ocean sensory bin focused on the underwater world. We use a plastic under the bed storage bin for our indoor sensory tub. That way, I can actually put a lid on it and slide it under the bed until next time. [...]
Frozen Limeade Cake makes a great summer dessert I am a huge foodie- I enjoy cooking and baking as much as possible! Lately, Rory has been getting involved in the cooking and baking! She loves to help anyway she can with stirring, measuring, and of course sampling. There are a few problems that arise when [...]
Let’s face it, some days we just don’t get out of the house. On these days, by the afternoon, we have exhausted all of our toys and are starting to go a bit stir crazy. My son has a sand table in the yard which he loves, but again, some days, even that loses its [...]
I plan. Materials are sourced. The stage has been set. The invitation to play has been accepted. Game on. A few short minutes after play commences, the phrase “What was I thinking?!” rambles repeatedly in my head or through my mouth, I know not because I’m consumed by the disaster of my planned activity. Such [...]
I really like it when I am able to spend time on a present for a child instead of money. Many of the gifts my mom and grandma made me as a child are still treasured in our house today (as opposed to a lot of the store-bought presents which ended up in garage sales [...]
Do your kids like dressing up? Both my girls love to wear different outfits when they’re playing or even when we’re heading out and about on errands or to the park. Wearing the right clothes, whether it’s a crown, swirling ballet skirt or builders hard hat seems to complete their play and let them really [...]
My son loves being outdoors – whether it’s digging in the dirt, playing in the sand, splashing in puddles, going for walks, smelling flowers, looking for wildlife, or just running around. Among his favorite activities are scavenger hunts. We’ve enjoyed photo scavenger hunts and sound hunts. This time we went on a hunt for shapes [...]
Letterboxing is the ultimate scavenger hunt. It’s a fun family adventure where you follow clues to find a letterbox. What is a Letterbox? A letterbox is a small weatherproof box that someone hides in a public place like a park, trail, and even a cemetery. Then they post clues online to help you find the [...]
Nothing entertains a preschooler better than nonsense! Every month when my four-year-old receives an issue of her children’s magazine in the mail, one of the first things she flips to is the silly picture feature. Hidden in the picture are dozens of nonsense items for her to find and circle. We decided the other [...]
It is another Wednesday afternoon! Time for our weekly round-up and link party – It’s Playtime. Thanks to all the terrific bloggers who helped contribute to this list of fun, educational activities for our kids to enjoy this summer – ones to keep their brains alive and active – stop the summer brain drain! Link [...]
I have been enjoying a series called Kids Get Arty which promotes exploration of great artists. The idea behind the series is simple: 1) choose an artist to explore with your child and 2) allow a piece of work by the particular artist to inspire your child (and you) to create an original piece of [...]
Kids love to be active and moving all the time. They also love using their creativity and imagination. We have a found a great way to combine these into a fun activity for the whole family – Obstacle courses! An obstacle course can be set up indoors or out. It can be made of elaborate [...]
Some days you set out materials and you have plan for how you think they will be used. Some days you set out materials and you wait to see how they are used. We have two tomato cages that have been sitting in our shed since we tried growing tomatoes two years ago. The bugs [...]
Our oldest has learned her letters, the sounds that they make, and is starting to blend sounds. We have even begun learning sight words, but have yet to venture into the realm of phonics, till today! This is a really nifty phonics “tool” that we created to help her mix the sounds of letters. . [...]
A terrarium is a great way for children to explore gardening and create a home for some of their small plastic treasures. My son struggles with allergies that keep him inside a lot in the spring. However, he loves to work with dirt and plants. So I decided that we could create a small closed [...]
When my sister and I were growing up we had a steamer trunk full of paper dolls. It was probably our favorite thing to play together. Now that I have two daughters who are old enough to play with dolls I thought it would be fun to introduce them to some of the many paper [...]
