I love simple messy play ideas! And this sensory play with oats activity certainly fits the bill. Add a few bags of oats and dump them in a sensory table or bin. set out some kitchen utensils, toys, or other random items for the children to use in the oats. Then give your students theKeep Reading
Baking with Kids {Chocolate Croissants}
Taste these chocolate croissants after baking with kids; they’re perfect for your list of summer snacks. Grab some items from the grocery store and get ready to have a ton of (potentially messy) fun as you and your students bake these delicious chocolate croissants! I have had a ton of fun cooking and baking withKeep Reading
Shaving Cream & Water
Here’s another activity that many would look at as “just playing” . . . shaving cream in the sensory table, with water added later. During this activity, children practice language and conversation skills, practice turn-taking, explore many of their senses, make observations about volume and matter, practice basic life skills, retell stories/books, and create newKeep Reading
Watercolors & Secret Messages
This is by no means a new idea, but that didn’t make it any less fun. Plus, it was new to Engineer! To begin with, I grabbed some supplies from the craft closet — white construction paper, white crayons, paint brushes, and water color paints. Before I called the kiddos in, I wrote and drewKeep Reading
Homemade Marble Course {Using Recyclables}
The homemade marble course is an excellent addition to your list of engineering activities for kids. First, have students gather some items from the recycling bin, along with a few other odds and ends. Then, let them work together as they build, test, and play with their very own marble maze! Engineer, Snoopy, and IKeep Reading
Water Fun for Kids: Workin’ at the Car Wash
Be sure to include water fun for kids to your list of super fun summer activities for preschoolers! Summer, kids, and water? That’s a formula for fun! Add to that some soap, sponges, bikes, and a dirty minivan, and you have tons of water fun for kids! At a recent summer camp, we set upKeep Reading
Marshmallow Pops
Today we decided to make a silly treat — marshmallow pops. Engineer specifically requested the marshmallow pops. I made these for his 5th birthday party: Instead of making them on my own this time, I had Engineer and Girly Girl to help. They insisted on making sure the marshmallows were up to par before weKeep Reading
Colored Ice Sensory Play
The kids will love getting to engage their senses with this colored ice sensory play activity. It’s another one of our favorite summer activities for preschoolers. Add food coloring to various containers of dyed water, freeze, and let the kids explore their senses with cold and colorful water play activity! I’m excited to share anKeep Reading
Portable Kids’ Water Walls
Students will have a ton of sensory fun with our portable kids’ water wall. It’s quickly become one of my favorite summer activities for preschoolers! Not only do the kids get to cool down in the water, but they can also learn some early STEM concepts depending on how you set up the water wall!Keep Reading
Preschool Water Fun – The Kid Wash
Children will have a ton of water fun with the kid wash car wash! It’s one of my favorite summer activities for preschoolers! We recently had a Splish-Splash Summer Camp at my preschool. Each day was filled to the brim with ocean, beach, and water FUN. And out car wash, inspired by Family Fun’s “DeluxeKeep Reading