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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Sensory Bin for Preschoolers

Life cycles are so fun to explore with young, curious learners! It feels like a grand reveal when you show them a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis! The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Sensory Bin for Preschoolers allows kids hands-on, exploratory play to practice vocabulary and learn how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. I love…

Ice Cube Painting Summer Art for Kids

My kids love summer, mostly because they get to spend so much time outside playing. Between the trampoline jumping, bicycle riding, and tree climbing, they usually need to cool off often. Popsicles are great, but how about being able to get cool and create something while doing it. Our summer ice cube painting is sure…

Easy Recipe for Making Purple Clear Slime

I think I love making easy slime recipes as much as kids do! If you make the recipe together, it’s a science lesson. The sensory play that follows is an added bonus! Slime is easily adaptable to any season, holiday, or special event. And students never seem to lose interest in slime! This fun purple…

Paper Plate Life Cycle of a Butterfly Activity for Kids

Life cycles are so fun to explore with young, curious learners! It feels like a grand reveal when you show them a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis! This multi-sensory stages of a butterfly life cycle craft really brings the process to life and helps kids remember it. I love that it requires simple materials that…

Cute DIY Bunny Easter Basket from Milk Jug

Wondering what to do with all those milk jugs? Make a milk jug Easter basket, of course! What a great way to teach kids about recycling while creating a functional, cute DIY Easter basket. I love this idea! Use this idea with young learners from toddlers and preschoolers through early elementary. This Easter craft for…

Easy Easter Bunny Binocular Craft with Toilet Paper Rolls

When my kids were little, Easter egg hunts were a staple in the weeks heading into (and after) Easter! My kiddos LOVED searching the house for those plastic eggs. I didn’t even have to include anything inside. For them, it was the thrill of the seek. This preschool binocular craft would have been perfect to…

DIY Mini Plastic Bottle Greenhouse Seed Germination Activity

Sprouting beans is a really fun, easy activity to do with young kids to get them curious and informed about seed germination. The whole process is so simple, but yet it teaches how we go through the scientific process by posing questions, making predictions, tracking results, and analyzing outcomes. In preschool?! Yes! The DIY Mini…

Easy Chick Paper Plate Easter Craft for Kids

One of my favorite parts of going into our local agricultural store is when they chicks corralled in a container, inside the store. Their adorable little ‘peeps’ and fuzzy, yellow heads melt my heart. These little peeps remind me that spring is knocking on the door and baby animals are being born. A perfectly adorable…

Easy Rainbow Snack on a Stick for Preschool

What’s better than easy rainbow crafts for preschoolers? How about an easy edible craft for preschoolers?! These yummy rainbow colored snacks are a fun way to have a crafty morning while practicing colors and having a sweet marshmallow treat. The Easy Rainbow Snack on a Stick for Preschool will delight your students as they create…

DIY Easter Sensory Bottle I Spy for Kids

“Where are all the Easter eggs? I can’t find them!” “Son, they are everywhere. Look for them.” Sometimes my kids can’t ‘find’ things that are right in front of their eggs. Yes, that includes colorful, plastic eggs filled with delicious treats. A great way to practice their focusing and observation skills is by playing fun…

DIY Unicorn Glitter Sensory Bottle for Preschoolers

Early childhood sensory activities are a cornerstone of early learning. If you’ve ever wondered why sensory activities are important, it’s because of all the inherent benefits within each and every sensory experience. Activities that stimulate the senses create brain connections, develop motor muscles, improve language skills, and much more. This DIY Unicorn Glitter Sensory Bottle…

How to Make Dirt Pudding Cups with Oreos

Like any other parent, I’m not a big fan of dirt in my house and on my floors. I prefer no one wear shoes in the house and vacuum multiple times a week. My boys are practically dirt magnets, which I don’t mind as long as they keep it outside. Another thing my kids are…