Super simple learning ideas for kids!
Ribbit! Splash! Frogs seem to be everywhere this summer! We see them in the grass hopping all over and have saved too many to count from our pool. My kids are slightly obsessed with the super cute baby frogs that have recently made an appearance, so it was so much fun creating a Frog Splashing Pond Small World for them to play with! Affiliate links
Light play! Discovery bottles can be soothing, educational, or just plain fun. For some reason, no matter what their purpose is, they are quite mesmerizing (even to me)! Our Rainbow Bubble Beads Discovery Bottle takes just minutes to put together and includes very simple materials that can most likely be found around your house. My own children can be found blowing bubbles just about every
Super bouncy balls! They bounce everywhere, get lost, and then are found in very odd places all over my house months later. I always think that super balls would be so fun to experiment with sensory play in my classroom, but realistically, they would drive some of the kids bananas! It dawned on me (while throwing the empty peanut butter container into the recycle bin)
Summer leads to lots of water play in our house! The great thing about water play is that it’s easy to set up and clean up, like our star sensory soup. There are just a few simple materials in this pipe cleaner magnetic water sensory bin can lead to lots of play and learning time. Sensory bins are also full of all kinds of science
Building fine motor skills can be so fun for preschoolers and toddlers! Their little fingers are getting ready to write letters, words, and draw detailed pictures. Developing and strengthening fine motor muscles while little learners are young, set them up for success throughout their early school years. The Bead Drop Jar is a simple, low prep activity (like our other fine motor activities) that my
Practice early writing skills with shaving cream on the window! Young learners {think toddlers and preschoolers!} don’t need worksheets to practice their writing skills. In fact, most toddlers and preschoolers are not ready to be holding pencils and writing on worksheets as part of their “work” during the day at home or in a school setting. Keep the learning and fine motor skill strengthening developmentally
Kinetic sand is always fun to play with! In my preschool classroom and at home, we love adding other toys to kinetic sand while playing. Simple items like counting bears, colored coins, pipe cleaners, or popsicle sticks can be added for additional fine motor play or just a fun way to create with kinetic sand! POSITIONAL WORD POTATO HEADS When we play with kinetic sand,
Homemade play dough is so easy to make! Play dough that smells amazing and only includes 3 ingredients {and no cooking} is even better! During the school year, my preschoolers get to enjoy homemade play dough all year long. New play dough is sent in twice a month by their awesome parents and each new color or scent is always exciting to play with! My
Let’s make some pizza! Kids in the kitchen! My kids love to help out in the kitchen, whether it’s mixing with a hand-mixer or rolling out dough. Recently, my preschooler was wondering if she could play with dough like she did the last time we were making cookies. We didn’t have cookie dough, but we did have pizza dough! She spent an hour creating her
Lemonade for sale! My own preschooler has been obsessed with sensory soups lately! Whenever we are outside, we are filling our favorite plastic bin or water table with something colorful and fun to explore with. {dollar store and Target Dollar Aisle finds are always a hit!} When I asked her if she wanted to make pretend lemonade, she was all in! We decided together what
