We are excited for Spring, and what better way than with BUTTERFLIES! These fascinating creatures are delicate, beautiful, graceful, necessary, and just plain fun! Today we have a fun craft that teaches about butterfly symmetry. Butterflies are symmetrical, so Marta came up with the incredibly fun way for children to learn about and understand what symmetry means and looks like using craft View Post
Butterfly Alphabet Matching Cards
What do you get when you combine amazing photos of butterflies with a great preschool literacy activity? This great butterfly alphabet matching game! I must say that these are some of the most beautiful printables I have ever seen (and I have seen a lot), which were created and designed specifically for you all by our very own contributor, Marta. I love literacy games for preschoolers, and View Post
Fun Butterfly Facts for Kids
These fun butterfly facts for kids are a perfect way to teach children about caterpillars and butterflies. It doesn't take long before a child falls in love with a butterfly. They are enchanting, and when one lands on you, it feels absolutely magical. I love teaching a butterfly theme each spring in my preschool class from my preschool curriculum because it's a study that every class View Post
Montessori Shamrock Activity
Lately, I have become more and more interested in Montessori techniques. The more I find out about it, the more I love it! I even feel that I have been missing out the past 12 years of teaching without it. I recently had the incredible honor of having an amazing Montessori teacher come over and teach me how to do a lesson. She showed me so much, and I wanted to share it with you! Here is the View Post
Make Your Own Rainbow Fish
We love rainbow activities around here, and especially great rainbow books! One of our all time favorite stories is The Rainbow Fish. It became the inspiration behind a project we did where we made our own rainbow fish. I just loved the idea of making a glittery and durable fish with my preschoolers. Here's how they turned out! They are ohhhh so nice and glittery, just the way I like View Post
DIY Pattern Strips
One of my greatest pleasures comes from making learning activities that I save tons of money on by making them at home instead of buying them at the store. I have boxes of patterning games for my preschool class that we use for math practice, but one day I realized that it would be so simple to make my own! After finding materials that I had around the house, we soon had some of our very own DIY View Post
Friendship Letters
My preschoolers have been in "writing heaven" lately! I try to set the scene to encourage writing skills and fine motor skills on a regular basis, and this is one of those "jackpot activities." It's always a great feeling when I'm having to tell them they need to pause on the writing...to eat lunch...and then they can write more afterward. Do you remember going out to get the mail while growing View Post
Melissa and Doug Valentine’s Day Giveaway
I have been so thrilled about this giveaway! It is packed full of one of my all time favorite brands, Melissa and Doug. This Melissa and Doug Valentine's Day giveaway is open through February 14th until 11:59 p.m to U.S. residents. I apologize to all of my very valued international readers. All of these fabulous bloggers are co-hosting with me! These ladies do a great job, so I encourage you View Post
Easy and Affordable DIY Liquid Watercolor
Learn how to easily make your own DIY liquid watercolor! This is a game-changer if you love liquid watercolor. I love this recipe for process art activities or if I need watercolor right away. It is the perfect substitute for food coloring and dyes. Plus, liquid watercolor is washable! Are you following my Liquid Watercolor Activities board on Pinterest? Related: Rainbow Sensory View Post
Observing Nature in Winter
This post was written for Preschool Inspirations by my cousin, Marta. She is a homeschooling mom of two sweet boys and has a passion for all things nature and science. She is my "go to" science guru, and I am so grateful for the insights she offers us all. Take it away, Marta! Winter. Brings to mind cold, doesn’t it? And in my case, being stuck inside with 2 very active little boys. But winter View Post