I didn’t grow up celebrating Chinese New Year, but it’s a holiday we’ve started celebrating since QBoy joined our family. This year, Chinese New Year starts on February 10 and we will be saying goodbye to the Year of the Dragon and welcoming in the Year of the Snake. The kids have been getting quite excited […]
Icicle craft and science project
This started off as an icicle craft inspired by Inner Child Fun that we extended in to a science lesson as well. On day 1, I prepared the following materials: Two half-sheets of blue paper Glue Salt (that I had put into an old spice container so the kids could shake it on to their […]
9 Arctic animals learning activities
With winter being upon us, I recently planned a series of learning activities to teach my kids about Arctic animals. Arctic animals are those that live in the Arctic region of the world. The Arctic region is located in the northernmost part of the Earth. It consists of the Arctic ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, […]
Indoor snowball fight
Where we live, it doesn’t snow. But that didn’t stop us from enjoying a little snowball fight recently. If you are looking for a little winter-themed gross motor fun, try out this indoor snowball fight activity. Note: For more wintertime fun, see my Winter Activities for Kids page. I started by giving each of the kids […]
Crystallized snowflakes
With winter now in full swing, we are stuck indoors on many days. Even though it doesn’t snow where we live, I’ve been trying to bring some of the magic of winter to my kids. These crystallized snowflakes were a great opportunity to appreciate the magic of snow, create a beautiful craft, AND see some science in action […]
Marbleized shaving cream painting
This was a fun and messy activity inspired by a post at Lessons Learnt Journal {updated: broken link removed}. Let me start by saying that, given my philosophy of prioritizing process over product with preschool age children, we engaged in this activity not so much to have an end product to show off but more […]
Practical life in the kitchen
I am pretty new to Montessori education, but I really appreciate its focus on teaching young children practical life skills. I feel that practical life activities very much address the “self-care” building block for kindergarten readiness. The kids love helping me in the kitchen, so I have used this to my advantage to provide them […]
Christmas play dough
All of the Christmas activities for kids we’ve done, nothing engages my kids quite like Christmas sensory activities. So making Christmas play dough was the perfect way to engage my kids in some sensory play while getting them in the Christmas spirit. What is Christmas play dough you ask? Well, it’s play dough with Christmas […]
