Several months ago I posted a review about Walmart’s Paint Dab Markers, which are like Do-a-dot brand markers, but cheaper. You can read the review if you want, but overall I hated the Paint Dab Markers. I was so frustrated with them after a few months, that I determined I would just buy the real… Continue reading Do-a-Dot Markers Review
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Popsicle Stick Shapes Activity – Teaching Shapes
My toddler is a little ball of fun and loves to keep himself busy. Unfortunately, sometimes being “busy” means making a huge drawing with dry erase markers on the wall (Yes, that really happened). Luckily, I have found that keeping Smiley Man busy learning shapes and doing shape activities, is a great way to keep… Continue reading Popsicle Stick Shapes Activity – Teaching Shapes
Locomotor Skills Activities for Preschool
First off, what are locomotor skills? Locomotor skills are the skills that we use to get from one place to another. They include walking, running, hopping, jumping, skipping, galloping, tip toeing, leaping, and sliding. It is very important for children to practice these for various reasons. I have done a lot of research on this… Continue reading Locomotor Skills Activities for Preschool
5 Montessori Practical Life Activities for Toddlers
Back when Little Bear was a toddler if somebody told me I should do practical life activities from the Montessori method with my toddler I would have said, “What is practical life in Montessori?” Luckily, I have since learned quite a bit about the Montessori methods, and I really appreciate the practical life activities. Unfortunately,… Continue reading 5 Montessori Practical Life Activities for Toddlers
Hexbug Nano Review
With the upcoming Easter season everyone is looking for gifts for their kids. If you have boys I’m sure you are well aware that most of their toys seem to be based around violence. It can be hard to find gifts that aren’t violence related that are still “cool”. Well, one of the best ideas I have… Continue reading Hexbug Nano Review
Easter Baskets for Under $10!
I was recently doing some Easter basket shopping and I was a little overwhelmed by all of the possibilities available. I decided to go home and do a little research before buying anything for my kids’ Easter gifts. I gave most of that research yesterday when I posted 125 Easter Basket Gift Ideas. If you… Continue reading Easter Baskets for Under $10!
Inexpensive Easter Gift Basket Ideas for the Whole Family!
What are some inexpensive items I can use to fill a gift basket for my kids and teenagers? Easter time is coming which means grocery stores filled to the brim with tempting items to fill your kids’ Easter basket. It’s easy to get hooked and want to buy every single kind of Easter egg fillers,… Continue reading Inexpensive Easter Gift Basket Ideas for the Whole Family!
Easter Themed Tot School Trays
With Easter so early this year, March is full of holiday stuff. I usually only do holiday-themed tot trays once a month (I change the tot trays every two weeks), but with Easter coming up so soon, I had to do the Easter trays right after the St. Patrick’s Day trays. That means that there… Continue reading Easter Themed Tot School Trays
Sensory Bin to Teach Shapes to Toddlers and Preschoolers
This is the very first post for a brand new series. I’ve been working on teaching colors to Smiley Man for several months now and we did a bunch of color activities and ended our color series with a huge link page for teaching colors. Now that Smiley Man knows his colors so well. I am ready… Continue reading Sensory Bin to Teach Shapes to Toddlers and Preschoolers
ABC Scripture Memory Packet
I made these conference packets for the alphabet as a way for Little Bear to learn scriptures AND to learn preschool skills. I’ve been very surprised at just how well these packets do that. Little Bear loves these and he has so much fun during General Conference doing these packets. I plan to eventually have… Continue reading ABC Scripture Memory Packet