More Word Family Paths are now done. The new paths are “-ot”, “-it” and “-ig.” There are lots of ways to use them: put in sheet protectors and use dry erase markers, dot markers, water colors, or pom poms. The girls also enjoy just reading through the words on the page. Download the Word Family…
This is the start of the Month Books finds! Each month we look for new and fun books at the library! This months covers a few favorites that we found. The girls and I love looking for new and different books. Do you look for new books when you are in a book store or…
A year ago my friend Maureen did a challenge that was 30 days of movement with your kids. This is not just for your kids. It is for you to do as well! So my challenge for April is to do 30 days of moving with my kids. Here are some examples of what you…
Stamping Flowers What you need: Flower cookies cutters, different paint colors, lids to put paint on, green finger paint, white paper. Amelia and Mary stamped their flowers on the paper. They painted grass and stems with finger paint. Spring Blossom Tree What you need: Blue construction paper, cut up brown construction paper, glue, pink and…
Name: Dinosaur State Park Location: Rocky Hill, Connecticut Website: https://www.dinosaurstatepark.org Length of stay: 1 hour 45 minutes Dinosaur State Park is a collection of dinosaur foot prints called a track wave. There are over 1,500 Jurassic-period foot prints that were discovered in 1966. Only 500 of them are available for viewing. The track wave is…
Footprint activities can be loads of fun. And kids can enjoy doing them. Plus this is a really fun activity to do for dinosaurs! You can work on learning about how different footprints can be done by similar feet. Recently the girls went to Dinosaur State Park and saw dinosaur foot prints. As a follow…
Sight Word Paths More Sight Word Paths are now done. My girls are using these with You Can Read program by 1+1+1=1. The new paths are “at, go, up, in”, “big, run, all” and “come, said, find, play.” There are lots of ways to use them: put in sheet protectors and use dry erase markers,…
We have not been big about doing sensory bins. This week it was different. I was prepared and got everything out. What is in the bin: the bin itself was from the dollar section at Target, cups are from Tupperware, mix of 3 different beans, Safari Ltd Coral Reef Toob, and Safari Ltd Ocean Toob….
Product: Bubbles Ooodles By: Gymbroee: Gymboree Bubble Ooodles with Wand and Tray – 4oz (Link to Amazon) Price: $14 This is a great product for cognitive and fine motor development. I use them with the girls at least once a week. We start out with the girls blowing the bubbles and see how many they…
Spring Flower Painting What you need: flower shapes, pencil, paper, and water colors. Amelia traced the flower cookie cutters. Amelia then colored in the flowers Amelia then painted the stems for the flowers and grass. Spring Window What you need: blue construction paper, 3 short and long strips of brown construction paper, half a piece…
Here is a really fun Easter pack with loads of fun activities. Some of my favorites are the egg paths and the small folding book. This free Easter pack is great for kids in tot, preschool, and prek. The Easter Pack is a great addition to the Easter printables and free printable packs on the…
Stamping with cookie cutters is a fun and easy way to create an ocean scene. This is fun for many different ages to try. It also makes a great window decoration. Things needed: cookie cutter sea shapes, lids or plates to hold paint, paints, paper, glue, and tissue paper. The girls started stamping the paper….
More Sight Word Paths are now done. My girls are using these with You Can Read program by 1+1+1=1. The new paths are “you, can, mom, dad” and “like, love, here, down.” There are lots of ways to use them: put in sheet protectors and use dry erase markers, dot markers, water colors, or pom…
St. Patrick’s day is just around the corner and here is two fun crafts for it: Tissue Paper Shamrocks and Shamrock Stamping Tissue Paper Shamrocks Pin It Items needed: shamrock cut out, 2 colors of green tissue papers cut into 1 inch squares, glue, and optional plate. Both girls where shown two different ways to…
Name: Higgins Armory Museum Website: http://www.higgins.org/ Location: Worcester, Massachusetts Length of stay: 90 minutes The Higgins Armory Museum displays a unique collection of medieval arms acquired by John Higgins during his lifetime. The building, historic in its own right, has open walking areas filled with period pieces. Entrance and First Floor: Museum Store and Orientation…
Farm is one of our favorite themes. It has been one of my favorite themes for kids to learn with. This is a great farm printable pack that has loads of activities for tot, preschool, prek, and kindergarten. You will find a mix of hands-on farm activities and no-prep farm activities that kids can do….
Sight Word Paths are now done. My girls are using these with You Can Read program by 1+1+1=1. Sight Word Paths: the, and, see & my, me, it, is There are lots of ways to use them: put in sheet protectors and use dry erase markers, dot marker, watercolors, or pom poms. The girls also…
We did something fun with gross motor time this week. I made the girls a “D” on the floor with masking tape. Pin It We used the “D” and “d” the following ways making sure to go one way and then reverse directions: Acted like it is a balance beam Simple walk around the outside…
Word Family Paths and Playdough Mats are my first printables on the site. My girls have loved doing them and I’m excited to share them with you. Pin It Word Family Paths There are lots of ways to use them: put in sheet protectors and used dry erase markers, dot markers, water colors, pom poms….
Name: The Children’s Museum in Easton Website: http://www.childrensmuseumineaston.org Location: Easton, Massachusetts Length of stay: 90 minutes The Children’s Museum in Easton is a great place for the kids to come and be creative. They can try new things and learn about new topics as well. MAIN FLOOR The main floor is open with many different…
A fun way to do vocabulary words is to go fishing for them. I have used it with someone as young as 18 months. I learned this from the Early Intervention Speech Therapist and I have been using it for years now. This is a great way to get fine motor skills in and learn…
We have a wooden block sorter. The biggest problem is that when turning the box the top would come off. We have avoided getting one because of this problem. M.’s Early Intervention speech instructor had a shape sorter as well. To fix this problem her husband put Velcro on the block. Pin It I took…
Product: Pick and Draw By: Rich Davis Price: $10 plus shipping This is a unique way to make funny cartoon faces. Every face is different and no one draws them the same way. How to play is very simple. You can try it out on their website. On the cards, the creator had the following…
Name: The Butterfly Place Website: https://butterflyplace-ma.com Location: Westford, Massachusetts Length of stay: 90 minutes The Butterfly Place is an indoor garden that is filled with hundreds of butterflies. They are open February 14 through October 31st. It is always best to check the website or call for changes in hours or prices. Outside Outside there…
Rose has been reviewing her word families. We were working on “it”. I thought it would be fun to do something different. We are always writing, reading, and using stuff from school. This time we made our words out of large foam letters with the idea of hopping across and saying the sound each letters…
Presidents Day was yesterday. The girls and I had some fun. We talked about George Washington and the times he lived in. What is more, fun than to make a cotton ball wig to be apart of the era? We talked about George Washington and the times he lived in. We search around on the…
A package arrived from Grandma and once the box was empty it became a toy. Each took a flap and started coloring. Soon my oldest was getting in and out saying in and out. My middle and youngest were following along with oldest. Some basic things were learned without me teaching it to them: in,…
The girls made stained glass heart. Items needed: wax paper heart cut out, tissue paper cut up, black construction paper cut up and glue. Pin It The glue was placed around the heart and the girls put the tissue paper on. Mary got glue on her fingers and had a fun time playing with it….
It was like any other day. I was cleaning up and the tissue box was empty. I cut out the box top and got ready to throw it away. M took it from my hand and walked away. I came back 10 minutes later to see her using it as her camera. M was walking…
My mother showed me an article in Family Fun Magazine called Adoily-able T-shirt. I liked the idea and wanted to try it with the girls. What you need for this activity: pre-washed t-shirt, doily, glue stick, newspaper, fabric paint, and foam stencil brush. I collected what items I had in the house and then bought…