I think it’s wonderful to let kids explore books and stories in the dramatic play center! Here’s a simple Gingerbread Man activity to set up on the home area after reading the classic story. Children can act out the story, retell it sequentially, or even make up their own version! So many valuable literacy skillsKeep Reading
Lego Star Wars Molten Lava Slime for Kids
Yes, another slime for kids to get into!! The boys and I have been having a blast with our golden slime on its own and with “gold” coins. We also used it to create a fun Lego Star Wars experience, which we dubbed Molten Lava Slime! I was inspired to create this slime fun afterKeep Reading
Easy Robot Craft Made from Recycled Materials
My preschoolers and I recently delved into a robot theme! In addition to lots of books and science explorations, we made this simple robot craft. Our robot vests let the children create their own dress up clothes using recycled materials! Robot vests are an easy and fun robot craft to make! Materials Brown paper groceryKeep Reading
Recycled Art Projects for Kids – Cardboard Castles
The All Things Kids mamas are sharing ways to craft and play with recycled materials today! Be sure to check out Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, House of Burke, Sugar Aunts, Crayon Box Chronicles, and Mamas Like Me for more recycled inspiration. In preschool, we delved into some recycled art projects for kidsKeep Reading
A Fairy Tale Activity with Dragon Imaginative Play
I love science fiction and fantasy — especially if it involves dragons. Sharing my love for dragons was one of the reasons I was excited to plan for a recent fairy tale theme! 🙂 I started with a simple fairy tale activity involving a dragon small world. I’m not sure I can call it “small”,Keep Reading
Winter Pretend Play – Scooping Snowballs
My preschool kiddos had a blast with this super simple winter pretend play idea. It also served as a bit of sensory play and fine motor play. So easy to set up, but it really packed a punch! “snowy” winter pretend play What We Used Lots of cotton balls Glass containers Plastic scoops Kitchen tongsKeep Reading
Christmas Pretend Play – Wrapping Presents
Kids get into the spirit with Christmas pretend play I am so very excited to be teaming up with few of my favorite ladies for Christmas Play Days! Fantastic Fun and Learning, Play Trains, My Nearest and Dearest, Buggy and Buddy, Nothing if Not Intentional, and Fun-A-Day! will be sharing ideas for open-ended Christmas FUN for the kiddos.Keep Reading
15 Pretend Play Ideas from Share It Saturday!
I have had done some wonderful reading this week thanks to all of your posts!! Today I’m focusing on pretend play activities from last week’s Share It Saturday and Fun-A-Day! In no particular order, kids can . . . 1. Act out ancient history after making a Roman leaf crown {Chestnut Grove Academy} 2. BeKeep Reading
Toddler-Safe Play Sand & Beach Small World
Recently, Snoopy and Engineer requested something different to play with while Little Hurricane was napping. I really wanted to make My Nearest and Dearest’s Lime Cloud Dough, but we didn’t have all of the ingredients. I decided to just use what we had on-hand, which wasn’t much, and this led to a discovery of playKeep Reading
