Preschool Learning

How can I prepare my child for kindergarten? These listening games are a fun way to start working on kindergarten readiness!

Do you want to feel organized and planned for the year? The Year of Play Toddler Activity Calendars provide 12 months of hands-on playful learning activities.

Need quick easy activities for toddlers? These 25 easy low-prep activities for toddlers are sure to be a hit!

This fun shapes on contact paper activity is great for developing spatial awareness a key first step in early math for toddlers and preschoolers.

Looking for a fun math activity? Play this sticky shape wall with your kids and practicing matching & sorting 2D shapes. It's an easy shapes activity!

I have a sweet tooth..even when it comes to felt. ;) During yesterday’s nap time… I was busy finishing up some sweet treats for my sophie! I made some Felt Cupcakes for her Felt Board! 6 little cupcakes with 6 different frostings to mix and match.. Yesterday I ordered a couple cupcakes from Sophie’s bakery and they were delish… I got to choose my own frosting choices and everything.. ;) I’m thinking of adding these to my Etsy Shop.. e-mail me if you’re interested! My sophie loved them so…

I hate throwing away scraps of fabric because I can always find some use for them, like this Mitten Matching Game we use with our flannel board. I simply cut out the shape of "pairs of mittens" (of various sizes) from scraps of fabric and sewed them to a felt backing. We have come up with several differentContinue Reading

This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. This week our tot school activities will be mitten themed. If you missed our snowman themed tot school activities last week you may want to check them out. We had so much fun! Tot school at our house happens throughout the day. Sometimes it happens when my toddler andContinue Reading

We love to read Jan Brett's book The Mitten each winter. There is something magical about the snow and the animals and the big mitten that I love! Where we live it is generally pretty warm, so my kids were super excited that it got cold enough to wear their mittens a few weeks ago! WeContinue Reading

Happy New Year and welcome to our 2017 Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids! If you aren't already in our book club Facebook group, come join in! We share creative ideas along with book suggestions that go with our theme each week. This week is all about bears! Our featured book for thisContinue Reading

One activity per weekday for a year! One book suggestion per week. An easy schedule to follow with your kids to make your year awesome!

My goal is to give you simple parenting tips and playful activity ideas to help you rock parenthood! This quick and easy to make Pom Pom Wall is sure to be a winning activity that gets you "best parent award" this week! Activities for little kids should be easy to set up, inexpensive, and fun!Continue Reading

58 Books Every Preschool Class MUST have - No Time For Flash Cards

Are you suddenly homeschooling? Here is a short list of must-have homeschooling materials for preschool and kindergarten that won't break your budget.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. -Thomas Edison What is Tinkering? Tinkerer: one who experiments with materials and ideas to fully understand their capacities, and who further iterates on their learning to find better solutions to current problems. Last week I wrote an article called What is Tinkering?, and […]

Tinker /ˈtiNGkər/ n. to make small changes to something in order to improve or repair it (MacMillan Dictionary) You may have noticed this quaint little word that’s at the heart of my blog title, and today I’d like to talk a bit about tinkering. I have a fun tinkering challenge up my sleeve (come back for that next week!), so consider this my introduction! What is Tinkering? The definition above suggests […]