We read the book Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Scott Magoon. Then we took kitchen utensils and painted with them. What you need: paper, paint, and kitchen utensils. We started first with spoons. The girls used knives. The girls liked using the knife to spread paint around. Then they used forks. Rose and Amelia…
Tomorrow 3 Dinosaurs will have been around for 8 months. It has been an amazing 8 months. I want to thank everyone that has joined me here on the blog, rrs, email, Facebook, pinterest or Twitter. I’m working on starting Google + but not so good at it yet. I think we are over 3,000…
We read Peanuts: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The girls put the stickers in the book for the right places as we read the book. It was lots of fun! What we used to make the Finger Paint Pumpkins pumpkin template orange finger paint paper plate black crayon How we made the Finger Paint…
Today I’m guest posting over at Crayon Freckles! I did a craft that went with a books from last months books finds. It is The Sunflower Sword (Andersen Press Picture Books) by Mark Sperring and Miriam Latimer. So hope over to Crayon Freckles and check it out! Be sure and tell her hello while you…
What do you do when mom is not feeling good? Let the girls create their own space story. This is so easy to set up and do. We have so much fun doing activities like this. Everyone gets to feel like they were part of the creation! The set up is easy just roll out…
Gross motor has always been one of our favorite things to do inside! Yup inside the house. Because we can’t always get outside. I started the ABC Gross Motor with the girls awhile ago. I first one I posted was for the Letter D. I have not posted all the letters we have done. I…
For World Space week we put together a Space sensory bin. This goes great with my Space Pack. This is s great ways to get some hands on learning. This bin if full of space items. You can learn about about how we explored space travel from the different object. Plus the planets are always…
Free Space Pack for World Space Week! World Space Week is from October 4th through October 10th. You have a mix of hands-on space printables and no-prep space worksheets for kids. The Space Pack Printable is a great addition to the space printables and free printable packs on the site. Space Pack Printable The Space…
At a time when we should have been doing something else. Someone presented us with a pile of leaves. How can you say no to that? This was great gross motor practice without me doing a thing! Playing in the leaves can be some of the following gross motor: running in the leaves throwing the…
If you missed our September Virtual Book Club for Kids, October is a great time to join up. This month we are doing Amy Krouse Rosenthal! Here are some of the great books you can read by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Amazon.com Widgets If you’re interested in joining this month’s book club, here’s what you need…
Free Christopher Columbus Mini Pack in time for Columbus Day! These Christopher Columbus printables are to be used with children from 2 to 7. Graphics: Columbus and Columbus Line Art purchased from Scrapping Doodles Christopher Columbus Mini Pack contains over 30 pages: 3 Part Cards, Beginning Sounds, Matching Cards, Read Write the Room, Which One…
I do a lot of sorting activities with Mary (31 months). She loves them but I’m always looking for something different to do. I was reading in The Happy Mommy Handbook by Katie Norris and Susan Case and saw an idea for buttons. I have since found out that buttons are a lot of fun…
I want to thank everyone that joined me in September 2012 and sent traffic my way. These are in no specific order. Living Montessori Now Royal Baloo Learn with Play at Home NurtureStore The Iowa Farmers Wife Enchanted Homeschooling Mom PreK and K Sharing Living Life Intentionally Totally Tots Homeschool Creations From Chalkboards to Strollers…
We read Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. Then we did painting with strawberries, blueberries and mud. What you need: 3 plastic bins, strawberries, blueberries, dirt, water, paintbrushes, spoon, potato masher, paper with shoes. Amelia smashed the strawberries. Rose smashed the blueberries. Mary mixed the mud. The girls painted their strawberry shoes. The…
Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie Hegamin and Cozbi Cabrera is a book about slavery and mom who made a quilt for the daughter. The mother was sending her to freedom. This book lead to lots of questions from my girls. We the historical information provided in the back. It gave the…
Fun printables to go with Pete the Cat! These Pete the Cat printables are to be used with children from 2 to 7. These printables were made to go with the books Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Eric Litwin, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Eric Litwin and Pete the…
Here are several new math printables! You are going to find addition and subtraction printable here. There are the final pages for the Ways to Add, Subtraction Flash Cards, and Mini Flash Cards for Addition and Subtraction! These free math printables are great for kids learning different math facts. Ways to Add Printables All kids…
What you need: scrubber, tree on page (can be found in the Fall Pack Extra: Dot Markers 2), and paints: red, yellow & orange. We reviewed the colors she would be using. Mary started painting with the scrubber. She has lots of fun and did some slight color mixing while painting. The Finished product. Cassie…
We read Earl the Squirrel by Don Freeman. The girls loved the story and the simple black white and red colors. It was a delightful story. We made yarn acorns. What you need: acorn cutout, glue and yarn light and dark brown. We compared the top and bottom of the acorn and the light and…
I get asked the question “What are you doing next?” So Today I’m going to answer that question. I have 7 packs that I’ll be working on over the next few months. I know there will be other added. Pete the Cat should be done and out on Friday! I’m also working on the CVCC…
We made a Fall Window similar to the Spring Window. We talked about changes that happen in the fall. We looked at the Fall Word cards from the Fall Pack. What you need to make this craft blue construction paper 3 short and 3 long strips of brown construction paper green construction paper glue stick,…
Coloring is always lots of fun and adding in coloring the words you are learning is lots of fun. These are great for younger kids who might not be able to write all their letter but can color them just fine. Since my girls have been loving the color by letter, here is the Color…
My girls love the Barrier games and they are great for speech. Here is a great Fall Barrier Game. You will have fun creating new ways to make new fall scenes. This is great for all ages! This Fall Barrier game goes perfectly with the Fall Pack and has a lot of same images used…
After reading this great post by In Lieu of Preschool. My girls asked to so some big chalk activities. I said yes you we could. The after first time we read Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert, we went outside and did a chalk drawing. We started with a basic tree. We added leaves…
We love having dot marker pages at our house. It is always fun to have them. We use them all the time. Because of that, we have another small fun Fall Pack Extra: Dot Markers 2. This fall dot marker set has a fall tree, sunflower and an acorn for a fun fall theme for…
An easy fall tree craft that any age can do. We did this fall yarn tree that any age can do. It has red, yellow, and orange colors of fall! One of our favorite parts of fall is the color of the leaves on the trees. They are super pretty to look at as they…
Colors are always so much fun to learn with. I have a fun collection of cards, writing and activities all to help learn colors. These have a mix of activities that kids can use. The Color Printable Activities are a great addition to the color printables on the site. Over 220 pages of Free Color…
Today, I watched Mary play and do something she normally does with her sisters. She had a great time, but every time there was an easy path, she choose to do something harder. So some times the hard way is much more fun. Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
We read Leaf Man (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Lois Ehlert . After reading the book we went and gathered leaves outside. We also picked up some pine cones. Then we made leaf art work. What you need: leaves, glue and paper. We went outside and gathered leaves. We compared the leaves…
We read Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert. Mary loved the great story about the squirrel and the girl. We had fun exploring the many different pictures in the book. What you need: squirrel cut out, tray, q-tip, white paint, black paint, paint brush, and paint holder. Mary mixed the black and white paint today….