Inside: Learn how to make and use this brilliant sunflower word family activity! Let’s talk about word families first Word Families are group of words that have same ending group of letters and thus have the same ending sound. For example, big, pig, rig, wig are part of the “ig” word family and can, ban, ran, tan are part of… Read More
Inside: A list of 20 amazingly hands-on learning activities with bottle caps and pouch lids! Bottle caps and pouch lids are two of my favorite materials to use for our DIY learning toys. Here’s why we love them so much: They are readily available. They are almost free. They are perfectly sized for the little hands to handle. They come… Read More
Inside: This Counting Activity for Toddlers made with just bottle caps and a piece of cardboard! Bottle caps are gems in my house. They are one of the best materials for making fun learning toys like this bottle cap ice cream counting board! This Bottle Cap Ice Cream Counting Board is inspired by these two amazing activities, Counting Scoops by Mother… Read More
Inside: How to make this hair gel sensory bag with a cute ice cream twist! Use it to learn counting and color matching. Riley (4yo) is all quiet in our learning room. My heart skipped a beat and I peeped in quickly. There she is, eyes on the pompoms, little fingers pushing them around the bag. I have this hair gel… Read More
Inside: A cute watermelon puzzle to teach preschoolers fractions Turned out, we don’t have to try too hard to introduce fractions to young children. All around them, they see real-life examples of fractions. When they fold paper. When they cut their birthday cake. When they make us share our chocolate cookie with them. Children see the meaningful use of mathematics… Read More
Inside: Ice Cream Color and Counting Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers Toddlers and preschoolers will be delighted with this good old fine motor activity with a cool ice cream twist! What’s even cooler is that children get to learn color matching and counting at the same time. Check out the following variations using this same learning toy. Make this ONCE… Read More
