We made the letter T out of toilet paper rolls (or tubes). Real creative, I know. We’re also getting ready for a big Trip around here, so my activities aren’t all going to be spectacular for a while. We did go with cousins to the train museum though. Bam! The kids were completely unimpressed with the Golden… Continue reading T is for Trains and Trees
S is for snakes! We just made S-shaped paper snakes, and then played the game Hiss! It’s a cute, simple game, but until the kids are old enough to accept defeat, you’d better alter the rules and make it cooperative. Please notice the mess in the background of these pictures. This is real life, people! Since… Continue reading The Letter S – Snakes, Squirrels and Seasons
Q-tips + straws = hours of fun. Ok, maybe not hours, but this made for a great little activity to keep these two out of trouble during the pre-dinner lull on Saturday. I’ve gotten out of the habit of giving my little kids stuff to do, and then I wonder why they’re always fighting and getting… Continue reading One more easy Q activity
The big(ger) kids are back in school and I have time with just my littles again! It is so much fun to focus on preschool-type stuff for part of the day. We picked our letter of the week back up where we left off with the letter Q. Tuesday was the first day of school, so after… Continue reading Q is for Quack, Queen & NyQuil
So, you may have noticed that we do a letter of the week around here. I try to do some kind of activity with the littles every morning, and we incorporate the letter of the week into that and sometimes into meals or family night or whatever. I love it, because when there are no… Continue reading P is for Plain Old Playing
I was drawing a blank on an activity for the letter N last week, so I quickly looked it up on No Time For Flashcards & found this super-easy nunchucks craft. Basically you tie two empty toilet paper rolls together. Miles & Eliza didn’t even want to decorate them. In keeping with the ninja/nunchuck theme, we… Continue reading N is for Ninjas, Nunchucks & Nice Neighbors
I have a hard time letting my kids do messy fun stuff. But I am determined to get better at it. It’s so good for them, and for me too! So much learning and discovery take place while splattering paint or forming dough, and their creativity can really shine when they aren’t as restricted. Plus, when you allow… Continue reading M is for Messy
We did this super simple craft for the letter L today with no planning whatsoever. Sometimes I get lucky. We had some foam bowls kicking around and I thought they’d make good ladybug bodies, so we painted them red (I use this washable paint and yes, it came out of Eliza’s shirt). We glued on some black paper… Continue reading L is for Ladybug
A Color of Her Own 