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Awesome Summer Messy Play Ideas for Kids to Get Into

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Summer is THE perfect time to break out the messy play for the kids! Check out 20 summer messy play ideas below. Be sure to check out this huge list of messy play ideas for even more fun! Related: Spring Messy Play Activities Summer is here! I seriously love teaching preschool, I do. But I’mKeep Reading

Filed Under: Art and Crafts, Sensory Tagged With: Summer

Painting a Car is a Super Fun Summer Art Project to Try with the Kids

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Collaborative, transient summer art project - paint the car

I’ll admit it, I’m pretty blessed. I work with amazing colleagues, kiddos, and families. I get to teach in a way that aligns with my educational philosophy, and I get to do super fun activities with the kiddos. Like this amazingly fun summer art project that we set up during one of last year’s summer camps.Keep Reading

Filed Under: Art and Crafts Tagged With: Process Art, Summer

Summer Math That’s Perfect for a Preschool Ice Cream Theme

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The end of the school year is fast approaching. This means it’s time for final assessments, finishing up portfolios, and planning the end of year slideshow. It also means integrating summer-related ideas into the school day! With warmer weather upon us, some summer math with “ice cream” was called for. Fun and Engaging “Ice Cream”Keep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: #TeachECE, one-to-one correspondence, Summer

10 Preschool Summer Activities All About Coconuts

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Coconuts make me think of tropical beaches and lazy summer days. As spring is coming to a close, here are some coconutty preschool summer activities to try with the kids! Are you following Fun-A-Day’s SUMMER Pinterest board? Coconut-Themed Preschool Summer Activities Make some taste-safe coconut cloud dough with the kids! It’s perfect for older kiddos, preschoolers,Keep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Ocean, Summer

15 Summer Art Projects to Try Outside

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I’m a firm believer that art can, and should, be taken outdoors throughout the year! Even something simple, like crayons and paper, takes on a different dimension when outside. Since summer’s almost here, I thought it would be a good time to share some super fun summer art projects the kiddos can try outside. Ok,Keep Reading

Filed Under: Art and Crafts Tagged With: Share It Saturday, Summer

10 Summer Snacks for Kids to Make

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My preschool year is coming to an end, and Engineer’s almost done too. Which means SUMMER is upon us! To welcome the season, I put together a list of fun summer snacks the kiddos (and their parents!) could enjoy. delightful summer snacks for kids S’mores on a stick | Fun-A-Day! My son loves making s’moresKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Cooking, Summer

Coconut Five Senses Activity

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We’ve had a ton of coconutty fun at home this summer, so we thought we’d bring the fun to school.  The preschool campers had a blast exploring coconuts with a super simple five senses activity.  We did something similar at summer camp last year, with great success as well. Five senses activity to explore coconuts To startKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Ocean, Summer

Frozen Fairy Tale Science for Preschoolers

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It’s no surprise that we love simple science for preschoolers and school-aged kiddos around here!  Chemical reactions that fizz and foam are among our favorites.  At a recent preschool summer camp, I put together a Frozen-inspired science experiment for the children. It was a hit with the preschoolers, the school-aged assistants, and the teachers! Related:Keep Reading

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Fairy Tales, Glitter, Summer

7 Coconut Books for the Kiddos

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We’ve been having a little too much fun with coconuts recently.  While the kiddos don’t seem to enjoy the taste like I do, they love all of our coconut activities.In keeping with our coconutty fun, I thought a list of coconut books would be in order. coconut books to read with the kids Amazon linksKeep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Ocean, Summer

Coconut Eruptions – A Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment

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overflowing coconut suds with this tropical baking soda and vinegar experiment

Regular readers of Fun-A-Day know we love the traditional baking soda and vinegar experiment!  Engineer, the preschool kiddos, and I also love changing that experiment up in a variety of ways!  Today’s concoction was dubbed “super foamy and really bubbly erupting coconuts with funny cups”.  Obviously, that’s the name Snoopy, Engineer, and Little Hurricane created together! coconutty baking sodaKeep Reading

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Ocean, Summer

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My name is Mary Catherine, and I love to share meaningful {and fun} learning activities for kiddos! Feel free to browse and stay awhile!
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