This busy bag for preschoolers or kindergarteners is a great way to practice counting. My preschooler has been enjoying this one! It’s a pretty straight forward counting busy bag, but pretending the pom-poms are gumballs is a fun little way to practice counting. We’ve pretended to chew the gumballs after each counting set and make […]
Vacation 2016
July 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Disclosure: I received some discounts in exchange for this post about our recent trip to Orlando. All opinions are mine. We just got back from our vacation, and boy, did we pack it full of family fun! While we usually go to the same places every year, this year we decided to branch out a […]
5 Tips for Traveling With Kids
July 18, 2016 by 2 Comments
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GetPackin #CollectiveBias Traveling with kids can sometimes be tricky. Being in the car for a long road trip can leave them bored and cranky. If that’s the case, it’s no fun for parents either. We’ve done our fair share […]
Printable LEGO® Storage Labels & 100+ Ways to Learn with LEGO®
July 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
My boys have spent most of the summer in their favorite corner of their room building LEGO® creations. I’ve heard the sounds of them searching for the perfect LEGO® brick to complete the next step in their current project. To make things easier, we’ve set up their LEGO® building corner in a way to make searching for […]
Rhyming Puzzles Busy Bag
June 13, 2016 by 1 Comment
My four year old is rhyming all the time these days. He’s constantly going through all the words that could rhyme by changing the beginning sound. It’s all day long! I love this stage because it tells me they are starting to get ready for learning to read and word families. This Rhyming Puzzles Busy […]
Quilt Sudoku for Kids Busy Bag (Free Printable)
June 8, 2016 by 2 Comments
Sudoku is a fun game that many adults like to play, but this version for kids uses colors and makes a beautiful pattern that reminds me of a quilt. This Sudoku for kids busy bag is a little tricky, so this one is for my 8 year old. My preschooler wouldn’t be able to do this […]
Lacing Shapes Busy Bag (Free Printable)
June 3, 2016 by 3 Comments
Lacing is a great way to work on fine motor skills. Manipulating the string in and out of the holes takes a lot of effort for little fingers. It strengthens dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and the pincer grasp. Sometimes this activity can be frustrating for kids when the string falls out of the hole before they can grab […]
Soap Foam Sensory Bin
June 1, 2016 by 3 Comments
This Soap Foam Sensory Bin is easy to make and so much fun to play in. My four year old loves the squishy, foamy texture and had a lot of fun with this sensory bin. The inspiration for this sensory bin was from a new book, The Toddler Journey, from my friend Angela at Teaching […]
Umbrella Raindrop Counting Busy Bag
May 27, 2016 by 3 Comments
I’ve been adding to our busy bags recently to give my preschooler more to do during our homeschool time. I made this Umbrella Raindrop Counting Busy Bag to help him practice counting and number recognition. This busy bag is simple to make and includes a free printable for you! This busy bag works on counting, […]
Zip-Line Letters (a literacy game for kids)
May 26, 2016 by 1 Comment
Learning should be fun, active, and engaging. That’s what I love most about this Zip-Line Letters Game. Kid will love zipping letters down the string and making letter sounds in this fun learning activity for kids. We found this game in the book 100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids (affiliate link). This awesome new […]
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