The shape and color matcher came about because I am working to be more intentional with Sawyer while Brooks is at school! This will allow us to begin working on colors and shapes together! It is also great for his motor skills because he works to put them back in their spots and on the […]
Browsing Tag: Learning
Play Dough Stampers
Brooks has been more interested in play dough lately and LOVES dinosaurs and volcanoes! He LOVES his Dinosaur escape game and it has really encouraged his love for dinosaurs and volcanoes even more! I decided to bring all of those things together with dinosaur play dough stampers with volcanoes, a dino track, tree, and letters! […]
Marker Holder
When I worked at the local museum , we had similar marker holders to these. I have wanted one since! Even with hundreds of kids coming through each day, we rarely lost a marker or had one left to dry out! If you have done art with kids, you know that’s pretty impressive. I wanted […]
9 Ways to Switch Up Playdough
Animal TracksThis is one of the easiest ways to add some extra fun to playdough. You can add any plastic toy animals to the table or tray. Little ones love squishing the playdough to make it flat and then stomping the animals through the dough. And of course, sound effects and pointing out each footprint […]
Tabletop Sand Bin
Last year, Lance made these sand tools as his “dad project” and ever since, they have been a big hit and a bestseller. A few months ago, I had the idea of doing a miniature version for a small sensory bin for kids or even an adults desk! So, the tabletop sand bin was born. […]
10 Toddler Tasks
The boys love to help around the house! And we usually love to have them help. Of course, sometimes, it’s a little more work or takes about ten times as long, but it is fun to see them learn and participate. DISHES: The boys love to help unload the dishwasher. Lucian’s dishes are all in […]
Friday Favorites
This Week on the Blog: Next Week on the Blog: Our Favorite Soup Recipes and a Fun Project This Week’s Favorites: This week we are catching you up on some fun things we have going on! First, we have been taking a business class with Little Mama Shirt Shop. We love our clothes from LMSS […]
Life Cycle Project
This project came to mind after Brooks and I took a trip to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden to see the butterflies in their butterfly pavilion exhibit. We were able to see the eggs, caterpillars (larvae), Chrysalis (pupa), and butterflies. It was really neat and I started thinking about making something to help teach life cycles […]
Squirrel Counting and Matching Puzzle
We have been working on numbers and colors with Brooks and I love puzzles! I wanted to make a puzzle that would combine both colors and numbers! He is really interested in squirrels lately and loves collecting acorns too! This puzzle has numbers 1-10. The corresponding acorn has the same number of circles under it […]
Match Game
Lucian’s vocabulary is growing SO quickly these days. It is amazing to see how much more he knows each day. I thought it would be fun to help him learn with a matching game. This is fun because, I can make any variations or themes with these games. We have been practicing identifying colors with […]