This rainbow rolling pin art project is always a favorite, and we usually do it around our annual rainbow theme. Little ones and big ones can do this with ease, and it always turns out beautifully. It's even a perfect combination of process art and gross motor skills! Children can do it alone or with another friend. Here are our rainbows from last year. We originally got the idea from View Post
Rainbow Sight Word Lacing Busy Bag
I came up with this rainbow sight word lacing busy bag for my kindergarten-aged daughter, who I am homeschooling. Some of my Pre-K kiddos are ready for this as well. My daughter is not a fan of learning sight words. I came up with this activity desperately hoping she would like it a little bit. Thankfully, she loves it -- phewww! It's so nice to finally have a sight word activity that she View Post
Lemonade Scented Playdough
This week we made lemonade scented playdough, and it smells amazing! It was an easy process, and you may just have the key ingredient sitting around already. This is definitely one of our favorite playdoughs ever, and it was so easy to get the nice lemony smell. Our lemonade playdough was so inviting and quickly transformed into some fun Mickey Mouse "cookies." And have I mentioned the View Post
Cozy Corner with Tire Seating
I adore creative spaces, and I think you all will be incredibly inspired by this one just as I was. I'm featuring a cozy corner with tires and I've never seen tires look so comfy and inviting! This post was created by the amazingly talented, Medina Grillo, of Grillo Designs. I think you will be truly inspired by her ideas and this tutorial to make your own tire seats for a cozy corner or View Post
Conversation Heart Photo Frame
Do you need a child-made Valentine's Day activity? Look no further! This conversation heart photo frame is by far my new favorite way to use those candy hearts that we get around the holiday of love! This conversation heart photo frame is an easy activity for children to do, and it's a keepsake at the same time. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. The glossy look of View Post
Colored Ice Shapes as Snow Pictures
Ice is a blast to play with, and we love using it in both the summer and winter. We made colored ice pictures in the snow, and they turned out beautifully. The process was super fun and very easy for little hands to do! My inspiration for this activity came from the colored ice sculptures by Happy Hooligans. I happen to be an ice cube tray addict, and these ones from IKEA were given to our View Post
Conversation Heart Color Match
Candy games are some of my favorites, and this one is a conversation candy heart color matching busy bag. At first I thought of making it a little complex, but then that went out the window. Simplicity is really my specialty because I'm not loaded with time, and I know that neither are you. All you need for this Valentine's Day busy bag is a box or two of conversation hearts and some sort of View Post
Snow Dough Small World
We are joining in on the fun of making sensory doughs with some blogging friends, and I really need this. In all honesty, I overthink messy play. I think of the prep, the mess, the possible accidents, the aftermath, the potential chaos -- and it slightly overwhelms me. So I'm committing to making a different dough each month in 2015 because all of the mess, the prep, and the headache are always View Post
The Best of 2014
Are you curious about my most visited and most popular posts? I've compiled my top 10 posts for you (and a bonus) in this one post, so if you missed any, you can definitely catch up! At the very end is the best posts of the Kid Blogger Network, so make sure to look through those. There are some incredible activities in them! I want to thank you all for taking the time to read my work and to View Post
How to Increase Enrollment in a Preschool or Child Care Program
I know of so many wonderful childcare and preschool programs that are just waiting for the perfect families to find them. Some of them struggle to find clients despite the high quality and super affordable prices. They are diamonds in the rough, and I know that if they had the right tools, they would be constantly getting calls and inquiries. Where I live, in home providers were shutting down View Post