After we went apple picking last year, we ended up with 24 pounds of apples that we needed to use up. That's a lot of apples!! So in addition to comparing the tastes of different apples, we decided to do some painting with apples. There's nothing particularly fancy about this activity. I simply wanted to give my kids a unique "brush" to ... Continue Reading
Creative alphabet activities to help kids learn their letters
My daughter is in her final year before kindergarten (officially she's in transition kindergarten, which is a California specific year of schooling for kids with who turn five in the fall). XGirl knows many of her letters already, but my goal is for her to know all of them before she starts kindergarten next year. We do lots of letter ... Continue Reading
Vegetable people craft
Several months ago we planted a small spring vegetable garden that included three zucchini plants. I'll be honest and say that I have not done the best job of tending to the plants. {sheepish grin} One result is that we have ended up with a few ENORMOUS zucchinis on our vine that were simply too big to eat. So what was I do with do some ... Continue Reading
Farm Do-a-Dot Printables
Fall is a great time to do a farm unit with kids. It's when the crops are in and harvest festivals abound. Last fall, my kids and I completed a life on the farm unit study. At the time, I put out a set of Farm Do-a-Dot Printables that included several farm animals. Well, I recently updated my Farm Do-a-Dot Printables to includes ... Continue Reading
10 apple activities to do with your kids this fall
At last week's Kids' Co-op I shared some apple-themed learning activities, and this week I'm back to share even more apple activities. There have been so many wonderful apple-inspired ideas floating around right now that I just couldn't help myself! So whether you are looking for apple sensory play, apple fine motor play, apple Montessori ... Continue Reading
Sight word ball toss game
My son is in a sensitive period for language right now, and his reading skills are just exploding. He is sounding out words left and right, and his sight word vocabulary is growing quickly as well. This sight word ball toss game was a fun way for him to practice his reading skills in a very active way. Anytime I can combine gross motor play with ... Continue Reading
Apple Do-a-Dot Printables
Apple season is soon to be in full swing. Our family is looking forward to doing some apple picking again this year. My kids have already been asking me if we can bake apple crisp with the apples we pick. To help you plan some apple-themed learning for the young children in your life, I've created an Apple Do-a-Dot Printables pack. I hope ... Continue Reading
Apple-themed learning activities
It's starting to look a lot like apple season! A number of apple crafts, recipes, and activities were shared at last week's Weekly Kids' Co-op, which tells me that a lot of bloggers have apples on the mind as we head into September. This week I'm sharing several apple-themed learning activities to inspire you! These apple-themed learning ... Continue Reading
Princess Do-a-Dot Printables
My daughter is a fan of princesses. Some girls eat, sleep and breathe princesses - that isn't the case with my daughter. But she still loves to dress up as a princess and play princess-themed games. I created this Princess Do-a-Dot Printables Pack for my daughter and all the other princess-loving kids out there. I have seen ... Continue Reading
Our journey to a Montessori-inspired homeschool
My 5-year-old son just started kindergarten and my turns-5-in-the-fall daughter just started transitional kindergarten (a California-specific program for kids with fall birthdays). I am homeschooling my kids this year, which is something I have been preparing myself to do for the last couple of years. In this post I am sharing how and why I have ... Continue Reading
