2D Shape Painting for Preschoolers
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2D Shape Painting for Preschoolers

Most preschoolers love using their senses to explore their surroundings and make connections. Painting can be a great way to work on small motor skills, color identification, and inspiring creativity. As messy as it might be, this is a skill that is important for children to participate in and can be connected to different content…

Printable Summer Sun Identifying Emotions Board Game
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Printable Summer Sun Identifying Emotions Board Game

“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine!” I don’t know about you, but singing that song before teaching this emotions game for kids is a MUST. I love that song, and I love this game! It’s bright and cheery, and best of all, it’s an excellent game to teach feelings and emotions to kids. The…

Ice Cream Social Emotional Skills Preschool Board Game
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Ice Cream Social Emotional Skills Preschool Board Game

Social and emotional development is an important part of being a child! Social interactions can be challenging for young children and one of the best things we can do for them is to help them understand emotions and how to communicate how they are feeling. I know ice cream always puts me in a good…

Doll Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids
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Doll Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

Did you ever have an imaginary friend as a child? Was your friend a constant companion or did you create a new friend for every day of the week? We’ve seen the whole spectrum at our house. When our oldest was 4 years old, she had a complete description of her husband-to-be. The details will…

Free Printable Identifying Emotions Game for Kids
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Free Printable Identifying Emotions Game for Kids

Raise your hands if you have emotional kids! I think that everyone’s hands should be up right now. Mine would both be up, but it would be really hard to type if they were… I have four lovely, intelligent, extremely emotional daughters. From the oldest (teenager!) to the youngest (sweet, tantrum-throwing preschooler) we have such…

Free Printable Finger Counting Posters for Numbers 1-10
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Free Printable Finger Counting Posters for Numbers 1-10

One of the first tools we use for counting are our fingers. They are with us all the time, easily accessible and help us master one to one correspondence. Let’s be honest, even as adults, we often catch ourselves using our fingers to solve math problems during everyday activities. In fact, brain researchers have found…

Go on a Scavenger Hunt with This Five Senses Activity
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Go on a Scavenger Hunt with This Five Senses Activity

What goes together like peanut butter and jelly? Preschoolers and scavenger hunts, of course! Scavenger hunts are an amazing way to engage kids in an exciting learning adventure. This scavenger hunt is a five senses activity for preschool or kindergarten that can help children identify all 5 senses and explore the world with new insights!…

25+ Kids Books About Friendship
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25+ Kids Books About Friendship

Friendship for children is something that is exciting and difficult at the same time. Most kids love playing with others but some can have trouble sharing. Some kids are naturally kind and others have trouble. Some kids can stand up for themselves and others with no issues while others find that awkward. Some kids are…

How to Make a DIY Mix & Match Book Kids Will Love
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How to Make a DIY Mix & Match Book Kids Will Love

Does your child have a special book that she begs to read every day? Or fifty times a day? My five-year-old does! She loves our Muddle & Match books! She can flip through the pages creating a new character over and over again. It’s almost as good as watching crazy YouTube videos for her. Ok,…

STEM Respiratory System Investigation Asthma versus Healthy
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STEM Respiratory System Investigation Asthma versus Healthy

What does it mean to have asthma? How do healthy lungs function compared to sick lungs? These are the questions my 8-year-old wanted to investigate today. This STEM Respiratory System Investigation was a great discovery of what can stop our lungs from working properly. We compared lungs with asthma to healthy lungs and talked about…