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Number activities for preschoolers don't have to be boring and just worksheets, make them fun so your preschooler will love math!

I love math. I'm a nerd, yes. But I love anything to do with numbers. I really do hope I can pass this along to my kids by making learning activities about numbers and counting fun for them and not a chore.

(As I'm typing this, Henry's shouting excitedly as he's counting how many things on his sprayer... though I'm not really sure what's he's counting exactly. He made it to 39 though!)

To keep in the theme of preschooler readiness this week, I'm now sharing with you number activities for identifying numbers, counting and then putting them to use in one to one correspondence and actually counting objects!

MORE ACTIVITIES YOU MIGHT LIKE

I've collected 40 number activities for preschoolers!

Activities to learn to recognize numbers and how to count!

I really do hope your kids will have a love for math too!

In case you missed it, yesterday was about learning the ABCs, including alphabet recognition, letter sounds as well as upper and lowercase recognition.

Recognizing Numbers Activities for Preschoolers

Identifying numbers can be a learning experience for preschoolers (and younger!). Many of the ABC recognition activities can also be adjusted for numbers. Here's 11 number activities to help a preschooler recognize their numbers.

1. Create sensory art as a number.

2. Go on a hunt for numbers and match it with the same number!

3. Follow a number from start to finish in a maze.

4. Trace numbers, really big!

5. Create a parking lot with numbers. (Little Family Fun)

6. Pop! Find the number and pop it!

7. Find and match playing cards.

8. Have target practice with water balloons and numbers! (Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas)

9. Make art! Do this paint by number canvas art.

10. Reuse old containers for numbers! (Teach Mama)

11. Use two plastic cups to make every number from 0-99! (In Lieu of Preschool)

Counting Activities for Preschoolers

Learning there's a sequence to the numbers and what comes next. Here's 17 number activities to help a preschoolers learn to count.

1. Connect the dots! A simple past-time activity that reinforces the order of numbers.

2. Upcycle a box into a puzzle of numbers!

3. Create a maze of numbers to drive through. Can they count their way to the end?

4. Stacking up boxes and counting how many high you can go!

5. Make a craft together with multiple pieces. Have your child do the counting!

6. Count a color of car while on the road, or semis, or vans, whatever suits their interest!

7. Create a learning game with your ABC mat and number blocks. Choose a number block and pound the corresponding times with a hammer on the corresponding number mat!

8. Let your child run an experiment and measure how much something holds! How many cups fit?

9. Make puzzles with a picture. Label sections of the puzzle in numerical order. Cut apart and have your child put it back together again! (Growing in PreK)

10. Convert an ABC Puzzle (or any puzzle for that matter) into a number puzzle by flipping it over! (Wild Edisons)

11. Measure objects (or yourself!) and count how big they are. (The Imagination Tree)

12. Count objects around the house. How many doors do you have? (No Time For Flash Cards)

13. Play any board game, or make your own! Little Family Fun creates a fish race game!

14. Count with legos! Label out a paper with numbers and count out the legos next to it. (Crayon Freckles)

15. Snack time! Use dice and fruit snacks and play until you eat them all up! (Kids Activities Blog)

16. Have a bean bag toss on the stairs, number them!

One to One Correspondence Activities for Preschoolers

Knowing your numbers is one thing and knowing how to count is another. But being able to put them into context that they each have a meaning is done with one to one correspondence. Here's 12 number activities that help a preschool practice one to one correspondence.

1. Head out into nature and explore flowers. Count and compare flower petals!

2. Go on a hunt for a number and match it to its corresponding dots.

3. Build towers of blocks on a number mat, with the correct number of blocks high!

4. Spark your child's interest with their interests! A farming approach of loading grain bins with the corresponding number of pieces of 'grain'.

5. Have a newspaper throwing game and count up the newspaper balls, or how many you make, or miss!

6. Make something in the kitchen together, or do an experiment and let your child measure out and do the counting.

7. Sort through objects by color, and count how many you have of each!

8. Fill a dump truck with objects (like Dominoes!) and count how many you can fit in there! (Inspiration Laboratories)

9. Estimate first for some fun and then count items! (Teach Preschool)

10. Have a counting race in the front yard and pick dandelions in the process!

11. Roll a die (or two!) and practice one to one correspondence as kids build towers with blocks.

12. Use a dice and small objects (like pom poms or corn kernels) and count them and fill up a tray.

Counting and number books that will get preschoolers excited about numbers:

I'm curious.

How far can your preschooler count?

When did they grasp it?

Kids love to learn their names too! Find 35 name activities here!

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Number activities for preschoolers don't have to be boring and just worksheets, make them fun so your preschooler will love math! I love math. I'm a nerd, yes. But I love anything to do with numbers. I really do hope I can pass this along to my kids by making learning activities about numbers and counting fun for them and not a chore.

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Summer is coming and that fills some parents with terror. What will you do with your preschooler all summer? I have been there and I am sharing these 20 Summer Activities for Preschoolers that will save your sanity. There are lots of great ideas here to fill those long summer days! Since you'll be spending lots of times outdoors this summer, don't forget to pick up some of the best outdoor toys for summer.

Summer Activities for Preschoolers

Fruity Frozen Yogurt Pops from Baby Bees House
These pops, made with yogurt and honey, are the perfect way to cool off this summer.

5 Ways to Help Your Child Develop Concentration this Summer from Living Montessori Now
Help prepare you child for a school experience in the Fall with these tips.

20 Best Outdoor Toys for Summer from Mess for Less
Our most played with, most loved toys. These keep my kids busy and having fun for hours!

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt for Kids from Buggy and Buddy
This free printable will give you the chance to get out with your kids and search and sketch.

Water Balloon Name Game from Fantastic Fun and Learning
Nothing says "summer fun" like water balloons. I love how this activity combines that fun with learning to spell your name.

Quick n' Easy Giant Paper Pinwheels from Kids Activities Blog
You can make these yourself and even customize the paper used! These would be great for a summer party!

10 Water Activities, No Pool Required from Teachers of Good Things
You don't need a pool to have fun this summer. These fun water activities will make a splash with your kids!

Summer Reading Resources from J Daniel 4's Mom
Help prevent the summer slide with these engaging ideas that will keep kids reading this summer.

Swatting Bubbles from My Nearest and Dearest
Kids can burn off so much energy with a fly swatter and bubbles. You will love this frugal activity!

Creating a Butterfly Snack from Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes
My kids love looking for butterflies in the summer. If you have a butterfly lover as well, they will enjoy this healthy snack.

Fine Motor Sun Craft from Buggy and Buddy
Here comes the sun! Celebrate the warm days with this adorable craft that doubles as a fine motor activity.

Summer Pom Pom Tree from Play Trains
I just love this pipe cleaner tree! Kids will have so much fun adding the pom pom leaves.

Travel Friendly Mini Sandcastle Kit from Play Trains
The cute kit is self contained and will provide your child with everything they need to make sandcastles. The best part is its small size. Perfect for trips to the beach or park.

Summer Reading - Books that Inspire Outdoor Play from The Good Long Road
Fun activities that go with the Denise Fleming book Underground.

Summer Reading Resources from B-Inspired Mama
Printables, scavenger hunts, crafts and more that inspire reading.

Parenting Tips to Get You Through the Summer from Mess for Less
Our best parenting tips all in one place to help you have the best summer ever with your kids!

Summer Playdough Mats from Totschooling
Print these out and extend your playdough play. I just love free printables!

Best Summer Activities for Kids Under 5 Years Old from Powerful Mothering
Simple ideas to fill your summer days. The perfect solution for when kids say, "I'm bored!"

The Ultimate Guide for Summer Fun with Kids from KC Edventures
Ideas to keep kids active both at home and on the road.

If you enjoyed these summer activities for preschoolers, you'll love these:

Summer Art Activities for Kids

15 Summer Activities Kids Will Love
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Story Sequencing:

Arrange a series of picture cards into the logical order to create the story from beginning to end. This gives the children the chance to demonstrate and reinforce their recollection of the story.

Sentence sequencing is an activity/game that allows children to practice combining nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc to make a sentence.
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Themes:
Bible Story Sentence Sequencing Cards Fourth of July Graduation
Grouchy Ladybug (Eric Carle)
Memorial Day Valentine's Day

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Miscellaneous Other Educational Activities:

Education doesn't end here! Visit the Animals Ideas to learn more about all sorts of animal friends, the Countries and Cultures Ideas to learn more about our neighbours and the Miscellaneous themes Ideas to learn about everything from Nutrition to Safety.

On-Line Games:

Printable Games (various themes -- abc's, numbers, shapes, time):

Articles:

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DLTK's Educational Activities for Children

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Do your kids love hands-on sensory activities? Then they'll love this cloud dough sensory bin. This sensory play recipe is super easy to make and perfect for any theme.

Your sensory bin doesn't always have to be related to your theme. Cloud dough offers your preschool, Pre-K, or Kindergarten kids plenty of opportunities to practice important fine motor and math skills at any time of the year.

Cloud Dough Sensory Bin

Just in case you're new to the sensory bin scene, you can learn everything there is to know about them here.

Some teachers are hesitant to use sensory bins because of the potential for messes. But hear me out - because the educational benefits of sensory bin play far outweigh any messes that may occur. I like to refer to messes as " the cost of doing kid business."

What is Cloud Dough?

If you're tired of just having plain old sand in your sensory bin, cloud dough is a great alternative. Cloud dough is super soft to the touch and can be molded, just like moon sand or kinetic sand.

The best thing about cloud dough is that it only has 3 ingredients, or just 2 if you're not coloring your dough - and it's taste safe! It's super easy to whip up a batch of cloud dough.

Cloud Dough Sensory Bin Ingredients

To make just one batch of cloud dough you'll need the following ingredients. If you'd like to fill a large sensory table with cloud dough, I suggest doubling or even tripling the recipe so you'll have enough.

If you have any children with gluten sensitivities or allergies you'll need to fill your sensory bin with something else. I haven't tried this recipe with rice flour, but if you do please let me know how it turns out!

Cloud Dough Recipe

You'll probably want to add some fun baking tools to your cloud dough sensory bin to enhance the play experience for your kids. Here are some suggestions for sensory bin tools you may consider adding to your bin, but you can use whatever you prefer or have on-hand.

Silicone Cupcake Liners

Candles

Cookie Cutters

Measuring Spoons

Measuring Cup

Wooden Spoon

Bowls

Muffin Tin

How to Make Cloud Dough

Now that you've gathered your ingredients and your tools, it's time to get started making your cloud dough.

Start by measuring out your flour and dumping it into a big bowl, or you can dump it directly into your bin or sensory table.

Remember, you can double or even triple this recipe if you have a larger sensory bin or sensory table.

How to Color Cloud Dough

Next, using a separate bowl, add your vegetable oil and oil-based food coloring and stir until they're mixed thoroughly. It's important to use oil-based food coloring if you want your dough to have color because regular food coloring won't work to color cloud dough. Of course, if you want your dough to be color-free, then just omit the food coloring entirely and you're good to go!

After you've mixed your oil and food coloring, pour the mixture into your flour and begin mixing everything together with your wooden spoon. Eventually, you'll need to roll up your sleeves and start kneading the dough by hand to mix the color into the flour completely. At this point, it's fun to invite the kids to continue mixing up the cloud dough.

If you're wondering if the food coloring stains little hands, the answer is no. If you mix up the oil-based food coloring and vegetable oil first, and then mix it all with a wooden spoon, it shouldn't stain little hands. I played with this batch along with the kids for 30 or more minutes and there were no stained hands or fingers afterwards.

Sensory Play with Cloud Dough

The end result should be a dry dough that you're able to easily mold with your hands. You don't want big clumps of flour and you definitely don't want your cloud dough to be sticky.

If your dough is too dry, add a little more oil. If your cloud dough is too wet, add a little more flour. It's not an exact science, it's more of an experiment. You need to be patient and understand that your dough may need a little tweaking to get to that "just right" texture.

Cloud Dough Sensory Bin Clean Up

You can set yourself and your students up for success by putting measures in place in advance to contain the mess and make it easier to clean-up. Here are a few ideas that may help put your mind at ease:

Put your sensory bin outdoors, as long as you have a secure cover on top you don't have to worry about any messes

Put a cheap plastic tablecloth from the dollar store down on the floor underneath your sensory bin or sensory table

Place small hand brooms near your sensory bin to encourage sweeping up after play

Provide your students with paint smocks to protect their clothing

Homemade Cloud Dough Recipe for Kids

Any good early childhood teacher knows that young children learn best when they're touching and exploring things with their hands.

That's why sensory bins are perfect for little learners! They allow young children to explore, play, and discover without any set expectations. All you have to do is invite them to explore the materials inside the tub however they would like ( within reason, of course!)

Exploration and discovery naturally leads to pouring, scooping, and transferring. When they pour, scoop, and transfer, your kids are really being introduced to important academic skills like volume, weight, more and less etc. It's kind of like hiding vegetables in their mac and cheese, they have no idea they're learning, they just think they're having lots of fun!

The Best Cloud Dough Recipe

If you're wondering how long your cloud dough should last, you're not alone! Some folks say theirs lasts for an entire month, others say just a week. But it really depends on how often it is used and how many kids are using it. The more kids using it and the more often it's used, then it won't last as long.

A general rule of thumb in the Preschool or Pre-K classroom is to keep it out for a week or two, then dump it. Since it's food based, you don't want to keep it and store it for an entire year - unless you like little critters!

More Sensory Ideas

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I thought it was time to share some alphabet activities for preschoolers. Alphabet activities and How Wee Learn definitely seem to go hand in hand!

I have shared with you oodles of letter activities before AND a (rather lengthy) post about why I don't actually suggest teaching letters in ABC order. But I have not shared with you a great, big, huge resource full of alphabet activities-until now, my friends.

Just before we dive right in, I want to ensure you have already received my free resource for teaching the first group of letters: s, a, t, i, p, and n. If you haven't, please grab yourself a copy right here:

This freebie also includes a sample of my learn-to-read program, How Wee Read. How Wee Read covers it all, from rhyming to reading in 60 sequential, simple, and beautiful lessons:

Step One: Phonological Awareness (7 lessons)

Step Two: Letters, Sounds, and Blending (12 lessons)

Step Three: Special Rules (5 lessons)

Step Four: Familiar Readers (36 lessons)

You can learn more about How Wee Read right here.
But back to that magical letter order... It is so important that children learn their letters in this special order! So important, in fact, that the teacher in me just needed to tell you all about this method and exactly how to teach those letters to your little ones. SO just before we dive into the alphabet activities, have a little peek at this video:

Alright, you've got your FREE Beginning Letter Sound Cards? Did you watch my video? Do you know exactly which order to introduce those letters to your little one (and why)? Then it's time, friends. Let's keep that letter learning fun and exciting!

Sensory Letter Activities

Alphabet Activities with No Pencil Required - This is a fabulous sensory activity for preschoolers! Little hands can form all of the letters of the alphabet using popsicle sticks and pipecleaners on this sticky wall.

ABC Hide and Seek by Sunshine and Chaos - Grab any play letters you may have (magnets, puzzle pieces, bath letters) and hide them in a sensory bin of your choice (rice, cornmeal, sand). Ahhh, activity simplicity at its best.

Dirt Play Dough + Rock Writing Tray by Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls - Letter activities for preschoolers can be especially engaging when kids have the chance to use materials they love. Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls shares their natural playdough recipe via this post. Substitute rocks, beads, beans, marbles, buttons, or whatever you have on hand for making the letters.

Sprinkle Sensory Writing Bag by Active Littles (link no longer available) - Sprinkles are such a fun and colorful filler for this writing bag. Using popsicle sticks as a writing tool is such a great way to ensure your kiddo's letter creations come out clearly.

Find it, Write it, Draw it by Views from a Step Stool - This idea can easily be adapted to whatever materials you have at home. Have your preschooler find a letter in a sensory bin and place it on a page. Beside the letter, they can try to write it, and then they can draw a picture of something that begins with that letter. Organize the page however you'd like, leaving enough room for your child's letter writing and drawings.

Clothespin Letter Dig and Match by Happy Toddler Playtime - I love how simple this engaging letter activity for preschool is to set up. Harness the secret magnetic power of clothespins by tossing them into a sensory bin and challenging your child to fish them out with their magic magnetic wand before matching them onto a simple homemade letter card.

Alphabet Games

ABC Go Fish - Go Fish is a great "first card game" for little ones because it's straightforward and simple to understand. It is also great for teaching because as you play, you can gently course correct if you don't hand your child the card they were expecting (I asked for an 8, mommy. Oh, that's a 6!). We show you how to enjoy all the benefits of Go Fish with letters instead of numbers!

The Letter Monster Alphabet Game - This silly alphabet activity is a hit with all those little ones! This monster only likes items that start with certain sounds-check it out through the link; you will love it!

Match Me! The Christmas Alphabet Game - While this game is set up to be used at Christmas time, you could simply change the theme and play this letter-matching activity at any time of the year.

Sort the Alphabet - Preschoolers can learn so much by simply playing with and sorting those alphabet letters!

Alphabet Matching Game on the RUN! - We all know that little ones love to MOVE! This fun activity gets those little ones outside and running around to find letters.

An A-Maze-ing Learning Letters Game - Is there anything you cannot do with painter's tape? This is an easy maze with a very fun letter-learning twist!

Alphabet Rescue by Entertain Your Toddler - This fabulously fun alphabet game is great for giving your child a secondary purpose for matching their letters. It's a race around the clock to save these letters and get them home safely!

ABC Letter Match - Here at How Wee Learn, we also taped down our letters for a fun letter-matching game, but the goal was to pair up upper and lower case letters.

Paper Plate Memory Game by Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls - Letter activities for preschool that engage my child's memory? Yes, please! Did you say it's a fun game to boot? Pass me the paper plates! We are making this one! Children of all ages will love challenging themselves to find matching letters. Something tells me this activity could take a significant amount of time to play... hmmm...

A Writing Treasure Map by Days with Grey - Get your little one busily playing and practicing those writing skills with this fun treasure map! This invitation to play is sure to engage.

Letter Learning with Gross Motor Play

Scoop and Dump the Alphabet Activity - Write different letters on rocks or another item your child can scoop and dump with a truck. Then have them transport their letters to the right stop (or match the rock letters to their right card)!

Sponge Letter Stomp by Pre-K Pages - Use a permanent marker to write each alphabet letter on a sponge. Invite your preschooler to stomp on the letter you call out for some squishy gross motor fun!

Alphabet Basketball by School Time Snippets - The combination of fine motor skills (crumpling paper) and gross motor skills (throwing) in this letter activity for preschoolers is very exciting! Place your paper letters on the ground, call them out, and have your preschooler crumple them into a ball and toss them in the basket. If you don't have a basketball net, you can use a cardboard box or a laundry basket.

Letter Learning for Fine-Motor Fine-Tuning

Letter Pounding by I Can Teach My Child - This engaging letter-learning activity is easily adaptable for preschoolers and older kids. Children can decide to hammer their golf tees into the styrofoam or place them in with their hands. Both accomplish the learning goal, and both help strengthen fine motor skills.

Even More Alphabet Activities for Kids...

Make a Letter - This idea is just about as simple as they come. The post explains why loose parts are so important for children.

Watermelon Seed Letters - If it happens to be summertime, why not play with these watermelon seed letters? This quiet time activity is easy to set us and perfect for little alphabet learners.

Cotton Swab Letters by The OT Toolbox - A food coloring and flour mixture are baked onto cotton swabs to create this fun manipulative. It is fantastic for letter formation and can also be used to make numbers and build shapes.

Cookie Cutter Letter Painting by No Time for Flashcards - This simple craft gets kiddos having fun with painting while exposing them to the alphabet. Call out letters to stamp with or create letter patterns for added fun.

There you have them, friends!! Tons of alphabet activities for preschoolers. It is so important that we keep this learning fun and playful for our little ones.

Children learn best through play-so let's meet these little ones exactly where they are and play our way into letter learning fun.

For absolutely everything you need to teach your child to read-from rhyming to reading-take a peek at How Wee Read right here:

Thank you so much for reading!

Teaching Letter Recognition - What Order to Introduce Letters

Gross Motor Alphabet Games for Kids
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Awesome Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers

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Alphabet games, sensory bins, and moving with letters! Let us help keep letter learning fun with these alphabet activities for preschoolers!

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Providing CHOICE is one of the easiest ways I help keep my girls engaged in activities! They want to have a say and although sometimes that can be tricky, I always try my best to provide opportunities for them to choose!

Pick & Count is a fun, hands-on way to practice number identification and counting with your littles. It's easy to set up and I guarantee when they see the activity they will be curious. YAY!

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
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- easel art paper
-various manipulatives for counting ( counting bears, pom-poms, snap cubes, stickers, beans, mini erasers, etc.)
-marker

WHAT TO DO:
Roll out a sheet of paper and draw circles all over it. Fill each circle with a written numeral or number representation (in a range appropriate for your child's current skill level). Set out a tray of various manipulatives for counting (provides choice and builds engagement). Ask your child to pick a circle, identify the number, and pick and count that many to match.

This activity is great for building number sense as your child practices understanding that each number is represented by a symbol and quantity. Modify the level of this activity by using number representations, written numerals, or even addition/subtraction problems!

What do you think? Will you give this activity a try?

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Providing CHOICE is one of the easiest ways I help keep my girls engaged in activities! They want to have a say and although sometimes that can be tricky, I always try my best to provide opportunities for them to choose! Pick & Count is a fun, hands-on way to practice number identification and counting with your littles.

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It's a stone cold fact that kids love Post-It notes. They are little paper scraps from sticky heaven, and who doesn't love using them? I know my toddler is obsessed. They make a great "gimmick" in toddler activities, and our latest use for them (in Alphabet Post-It Wall) was a smashing success.

It's always fun to play alphabet games with my son and have some quality learning play time together. If you are looking for other ABC type activities, check out the ebook I collaborated on with 40+ ABC and 123 activities.

Setting up the Alphabet Post-It Wall took seconds.
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While we were eating breakfast, I quickly wrote letters on some colored Post-It notes. I wrote only lower case letters and focused on letters that look vastly different from their upper case counter part (think R vs r). I made multiples of each letter, just for fun.

Next, I wrote out the corresponding upper case letters on a large piece of butcher paper that I taped to the wall. I gave my son the simple directions: stick the Post-It letters to the white paper.

Game on.

Even though my son fluently knows his letter names, activities like this are great for keeping his memory sharp and getting him interacting with the letters. Once a child learns there letter names is no reason to stop activities like this all together. Rather, keep practicing - much like a quarterback in the NFL still goes to practice each day to work on throwing.

For a little added movement, I put the Post-It notes on a table in another room away from the wall of letters. This meant my son was running back and forth between the two places (times however many Post-Its are on that table).

Talk about a two for one activity: he was getting a mind and body work out!

There's a lot of skill involved in Alphabet Post-It Wall.

This activity is chock-full of fantastic skills for kids to work on. In just this simple activity, my son is working on:

letter name recognition

recognizing letters in a variety of print mediums

fine motor skills (unsticking and reattaching the Post-It notes)

matching upper case and lower case letters

This alphabet post-it wall was the perfect indoor activity for my son. He was able to move lots, practice his letter skills, and have FUN all in one simple activity.

Will you try the Alphabet Post-It Wall with your kids?

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It's a stone cold fact that kids love Post-It notes. They are little paper scraps from sticky heaven, and who doesn't love using them? I know my toddler is obsessed. They make a great "gimmick" in toddler activities, and our latest use for them (in Alphabet Post-It Wall) was a smashing success.

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Q-tip Number Tracing activity is an excellent idea for toddlers and preschoolers! Tracing is fun, just ask the kids!

I've focused primarily on my preschooler during this activity. Mainly because I'm expecting effort and focus from her, she's (4). So I kind of let Vik do his own thing. OF COURSE he had to mix all the colors together and create a big wonderful mess. But that's okay. I know he's too young for on-point tracing and diligent work. At least he's working on his hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills....and maybe just a bit of focus.

Activities you might also enjoy doing with a preschooler and a toddler together:

Materials:

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- Washable Paint

- Cardstock (or cardboard)

- Colored pencils

-Paper plate

Instructions:

On a piece of cardstock (or cardboard) write numbers 1-10 using different colored pencils. Add a bit of each paint color (matching colors as the numbers) onto a paper plate and stick a q-tip into each one (OR do as I did and use the cap from each paint bottle!).

Rules are simple! The toddler or preschooler has to trace the numbers with the q-tip and match the paint color to the number color! That's it!

What is my child learning?

-Numbers

-Colors

-Hand-eye coordination

-Fine/small motor skills

-Writing/tracing

-Focus

This simple activity is amazing! My kids loved it, I loved it, we all loved it! Best of all, when kids do an activity such as this, it's hands on learning. They improve so many important skills and learn new ones. Tracing requires hand-eye coordination, focus and the use of fine/small motor skills. With this activity preschoolers (and even toddlers) can learn the colors and numbers in a fun way too!

What are you waiting for? Get some q-tips and paint today!

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Q-tip Number Tracing activity is an excellent idea for toddlers and preschoolers! Tracing is fun, just ask the kids! I've focused primarily on my preschooler during this activity. Mainly because I'm expecting effort and focus from her, she's (4). So I kind of let Vik do his own thing.

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We always love activities that make us active! I mean, I have six little kids in my house every day. That's a lot of energy, so we can pretty much always use an activity that burns some energy. So next up in Letter K week, we are burning some energy. If you could use a little active learning too then see all the details below!

What You Need:

- Alphabet Kick Printable (Free at the end of this post)

-First, you want to print your Alphabet Kicks printable and cut it apart or if you are running short on time just grab some foam alphabet letters and put them in a bucket.

-Next, you want to get your balls ready. Write one letter of the alphabet on each ball. I wrote lowercase letters on the balls so they could practice uppercase and lowercase matching. You can choose whatever is best for your kids!

- Now you want to take the balls outside and spread them out! We used our backyard, but any open area will work!

- Finally, it's time to play!! Have your child draw a letter from the bucket and then run around the yard and find the ball with the matching letter. Once they find the ball, let them kick it! You can even have them kick it into a goal if you want! Keep going until all the balls have been matched and kicked!

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Looking for more alphabet resources? Check out these post below for more FREE alphabet games and activities, or see my premium resources .

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Learning letters is HARD! There are just so many of them that look similar. I'm always looking for new and fun hands-on letter activities and games I can use in the classroom with my preschool friends.

My students LOVE dot it makers so I thought why not make a giant letter dot it board? It was super simple to prep and my students LOVED it. In fact they loved it so much, they begged me to make another one for the next day!

Now how to prep it:

get a big piece of butcher paper (if you don't have this giant butcher paper, use the paper roll you use for art easels)

write letters all over it with a Sharpie

place it on the floor to tape it to the wall

That's it! Super simple right?!

I wrote letters on the paper, but you can make a giant dot it game to practice other things too!
Giant Dot It Board Ideas
We played this for inside recess in the middle of winter as a fun way to get my students moving and learning at the same time! You do not need worksheets to teach letters as long as you give your students engaging letter games and activities!

Do you see the letters at the top? Students had to reach, stretch, and move their bodies to dot the letters. As they played this game, they were also strengthening their core, upper arms, and shoulders. It is important to make sure the big muscles are strong (arms, shoulders, core) in order for our students smaller muscles to be strong (fingers, hands, wrists).

I also want to add that they were conversing with their peers about letters, letter sounds and also sharing words with the same beginning sound while talking about the letters in their names and their friends' names! It was a proud teacher moment for me to sit back, observe, and just listen to their letter conversations!

Above is the letter board when they first started. Once they dotted all the letters, they asked me to make MORE letters for them to dot! Did you hear that they asked for MORE letters? You know a game is fun when they want to play it longer! They dotted letters for over 25 minutes and the only reason they stopped was that inside recess was over.

If you try it in your classroom, make sure you tag me on social media. I LOVE seeing what you do in your classrooms!

Need more letter and name practice? Check out Name Dot It and Letter Books in my TPT store.

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These number recognition games are simple, don't require any fancy materials, and my preschoolers love to play them:

1. Grab two dice and a piece of paper with the numbers two through twelve written on it. Roll the dice, count all the dots, and circle each number until you've rolled them all.

2. The only things you need for this game are two players, paper, and a pencil, so it's great when you're waiting somewhere. It's like the rock paper scissors game except we say, "Rock, paper, number!" and each player holds up as many fingers as they want. Then we count all the fingers and point to the correct number written on the sheet of paper. (You could also practice writing the number together.)

2. Put simple paper cutouts numbered one through six on the floor. (I cut them into different shapes from different colored paper so we could review shapes and colors at the same time. Plus it's easier to give clues if they're not sure of a number.) To play the game, the child rolls a die, counts the dots, and stands on the corresponding number.

4. This is the same idea as the Valentine math except we've also used ladybug shapes and chocolate chips. My kids would play this fifteen times a day if I'd let them because of the chocolate. Blueberries would work too, if you want a healthier option.

5. Labeling. I write numbers on office stickers and we label things around the house. For example, we put "12" on the dozen eggs in the refrigerator, "2" on a pair of shoes, etc.

You might like these other counting and number recognition activities too:

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We love sidewalk chalk because it's a fun activity for kids (and adults) of all ages to do outside. This puffy sidewalk paint recipe only requires a few materials and it's such a clever spin on the traditional store-bought sidewalk chalk. Kids will love painting with this DIY sidewalk paint this summer!

RELATED: Sidewalk Chalk Ideas

Puffy Sidewalk Paint Recipe

This sidewalk chalk paint squirts out easily and stays "puffy" when it hits the concrete. Kids can easily draw pictures or write words with this liquid chalk! You can make the chalk any color you'd like, or make a whole rainbow of colors! Dish soap is added to this recipe to make clean-up super easy.

Supplies Needed To Make Puffy Sidewalk Paint

This recipe will fill up a small squeeze bottle of puffy sidewalk paint. If you want to make multiple colors, double or triple the recipe and just divide the mixture before adding the sidewalk chalk.
Notes on Staining:
We had no issue rinsing off this sidewalk paint. We suggest you have a high pressure hose ready to rinse off when you're done and while the paint is still wet. Do not leave it out in the hot sun for too long. We suggest testing the puffy sidewalk paint in an inconspicuous area and then try washing it away with water. This sidewalk paint should rinse off easily with regular water like sidewalk chalk does. However, do not allow it to sit for too long in the sun and we do not recommend doing this activity in high heat temperatures.

A note about sidewalk chalk: Sidewalk chalk is designed to be washable but can sometimes stain newer driveways or sidewalks if the surface still has open surface pores in the concrete which can absorb the colorants. Always read the packaging of the sidewalk chalk you purchase.

How long does the sidewalk paint last?

This paint will need to be used the same day. The water and flour will start to separate and go bad after that. We found using small squeeze bottles were easy to use in a day's activity.

Clean-up Tips

Clean-up time! When you are finished, simply spray it down with a garden hose on the highest pressure setting. The dish soap should help make the clean-up easier. We recommend you spray while the paint is still wet and do not let it dry in the sun. If this happens, get a brush broom to help scrub some of the paint off while spraying with water.

If you are still having difficulty cleaning up, wet the paint and wait 5 minutes. Then spray the area with the highest pressure setting on your nozzle and as close to the paint as possible on a slight angle.

NOTE: make this the same day you plan on using it. It must all be used within a day or it will start to go bad. Also do not leave the paint inside the squeeze bottles overnight or the pressure from the mixture may cause the tops to pop off.

Steps To Make Sidewalk Paint - that's puffy!

Puffy Sidewalk Paint

Once you make this fun paint, you won't want to buy the store brands! Kids will love that they can get involved with both mixing it up in the kitchen and playing with it outside!

If you are interested in trying a store-bought sidewalk paint, we recommend this kind by Crayola.

More Summer Ideas

See this list of over 100 summer bucket list ideas - check off each item this summer with your kids.

See more sidewalk chalk ideas - these are all so much fun to do!

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Kindergarten is all about learning about letters and the sounds they make. Get ready for it with this fun alphabet coloring page. It will have your child coloring a waspy yellowjacket while learning the shape and sound of the letter Y.

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Two kitchen ingredients and you have an awesome Earth Day oobleck science activities your kids will love. Ooblek is a fun and frugal science activity that is easy to set up at home or in a classroom. Learn all about non-newtonian fluids and engage in some very cool sensory play too. Earth Day themed activities perfect for young kids

EARTH DAY OOBLECK SCIENCE ACTIVITY FOR KIDS

Science and sensory play together! Our quick and easy oobleck is perfect for Earth Day science and sensory play. This Earth Day oobleck is fun science! Here's how to make Earth Day oobleck and open up some dialogue about the importance of Earth Day. Make sure to check out our play too for a different take on the

EARTH DAY OOBLECK SCIENCE AND SENSORY PLAY ACTIVITY
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Oobleck is a mixture of cornstarch and water. Roughly a 2:1 ratio but you can tinker with the ratio to find the desired consistency that still maintains the properties of oobleck. Oobleck is often referred to as goop.
WHAT'S THE SCIENCE BEHIND EARTH DAY OOBLECK?
Well, it's solid. No, wait it's a liquid! It can be picked up in a chunk like a solid, but then it takes the shape of the container it's put in like a liquid. This is called a non-newtonian fluid, a substance that acts like both a liquid and a solid. Check out our post on Non-newtonian fluids for more!
SUPPLIES Cornstarch, Water, Food Coloring, Bowl and spoon, tray or pie dish, skewers or toothpicks or even little trucks! MIXING EARTH DAY OOBLECK
To start our Earth Day oobleck activity, I mixed up two batches of plain white oobleck. I used about a cup of cornstarch and 1/2 a cup of water.

Mix the food coloring into the water before pouring it into the cornstarch. You can see and feel the right consistency. It will be tough to mix like a solid but then starts to flow into a liquid.

Check out our how to make colored oobleck post for more details on mixing oobleck!

I emptied the two colors of oobleck into a pie plate to represent the Earth. He chose his construction vehicle utensils to play with the Earth goop. I thought some shells and rocks would be fun to add for both the Earth Day and the construction theme!

Our Earth Day Oobleck science became a construction sensory play activity as well as a science activity! Young kids really love playful learning opportunities, and there is nothing wrong with setting up these super simple science recipes for kids to explore.

He asked if the oobleck was both a solid and a liquid. I demonstrated how you could pick it up like a solid, but it also takes the shape of the plate when you put it back down. I love how much he remembers from our science experiments!

Sensory play can also open up great conversation opportunities!

Earth Day Oobleck science activity is perfect for talking about the Planet.
ASK QUESTIONS TO EXTEND THE LEARNING
Ask questions while you sit with your child or play with your child. We talked all about Earth Day. I asked him questions to see what he thought the meaning of Earth Day is, what things can be recycled, what can we do to help the Earth, and so much more.

As for the goop or oobleck, ask questions too! What do you see, what do you feel, what do you think will happen if? You can totally experiment with adding more water or adding more cornstarch to peak curiosity.

Additionally, you could draw/color what your Earth day oobleck looks like when you are finished playing. I love this Earth Day science craft or you can make Earth Day play dough!

EARTH DAY OOBLECK IS SIMPLE SCIENCE FOR KIDS!

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Easily an upcycled or repurposed project! Turn your jumbo box of broken and worn down bits of crayon into these new homemade crayons. Or use a box of new crayons if you want to test out the DIY crayon recipe and you don't have a stash. Fun to add to a space theme, give as a party favor, or pull out as a rainy day activity! We love simple science activities!

What To Do With Old Crayons?

Do you remember the delight you felt opening up a brand new box of crayons? Do you remember how sad you felt when that favorite crayon broke in half or was worn down so far you could barely use it?

Let's show the kiddos how to make these fantastic DIY crayons from old crayons instead of throwing away all those bits and pieces. These recycled crayons are a great way to show how you can take something used and re-purpose it into something fun again!
We also made a fun homemade playdough with crayons as well!
Think melting crayons is tricky, think again! It's super easy and safe to melt crayons in the oven. Also, as an alternative check out how you can melt crayons in the microwave too!
ALSO CHECK OUT: Recycling Projects For Kids
Plus, making crayons from old crayons is a simple science activity illustrating reversible change or physical changes. Read more below!

The Science Of Melting Crayons

There are two types of changes called reversible change and irreversible change. Melting crayons, like melting ice is a great example of reversible change. See more examples of physical change!

Reversible change occurs when something is melted or frozen for example, but the change can also be undone. Just like with our crayons! They can be melted into a liquid and reformed into solid new crayons.

Although the crayons have changed shape or form, they did not undergo a chemical process to became a new substance. The crayons are still usable as crayons and if melted again will form new crayons!

Baking bread or cooking something like an egg is an example of an irreversible change or chemical change. The egg can never go back to its original form because what it is made of has been changed. The change cannot be undone!

Can you think of any more examples of reversible change and irreversible change?
ALSO CHECK OUT: States Of Matter Experiments
Melting crayons to make new and much cooler crayons is also a great STEAM activity. What is STEAM? STEAM combines science, technology, and engineering, and math with art. If you want to learn about more STEAM activities, grab the free STEAM Activities Guide.

How To Make Crayons

There are so many different shapes of crayon molds out there! You can even get alphabet letter molds and pair the activity with a favorite book. See here how we used LEGO molds to make LEGO crayons!

We love to use silicon molds. Yes, silicon can go in the oven! Don't have silicon molds? Read below on variations for how to make crayons in muffin tins, with cookie cutters, and even in the microwave!

Supplies Needed

How To Melt Crayons In The Oven
Adult supervision is highly recommended. The melted crayons will get very hot!
STEP 1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.

STEP 2. Peel the paper off the crayons and cut into tiny pieces.

STEP 3. Fill each crayon mold with different colors, anything goes! Similar shades will create a nice effect or try color mixing by combining blue and yellow!

STEP 4. Place in the oven for 7-8 minutes or until crayons are completely melted.

STEP 5. Remove the mold carefully from the oven and let it cool completely.

STEP 6. Once cooled, pop out of molds and have fun coloring!

How To Melt Crayons In The Microwave
Adult supervision highly recommended. The materials will be hot!
You will still want to peel the crayons and break into pieces. However, your best bet is to separate by color since you will be doing a melt and pour style of making crayons here.

Place the crayon pieces in paper cups and heat on high in the microwave. Ours took about 5 mins but you may want to start checking around four minutes depending on the microwave.

Then you will pour the melted crayons into your silicone molds! This is when you can combine colors if desired. Place molds in the freezer to speed the cooling process! 30 minutes should do the trick.

Alternatives To Silicon Molds

Can you melt crayons in muffin tins instead?

Absolutely! You don't need silicon candy molds to make crayons. Simply spray the muffin tins first with a cooking spray and use them the same way!

What about melting crayons in the oven with cookie cutters?

This is another great alternative to melting crayons in candy molds. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Lightly spray metal cookie cutters and place them on the tray. Add crayons and pop in the oven!

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Science was the last subject area I taught during our day in the classroom. After a morning of literacy, lunch, recess and math, it was finally time to teach some science lesson plans. Honestly, I was usually exhausted by the time science rolled around.

Overwhelmed with Science

Setting out a ton of materials and making sure I knew the procedures for a complex experiment was not something I wanted to do...like ever! The last thing I wanted to do was go on a late night run to the store. Or even worse, sending a kid down the hall to grab a material from another teacher.

Don't get me wrong, I love teaching science and love watching my students explore and investigate during our science lessons. However, I had to find something that worked for me.

And simplifying my science activities was the answer.

Simple Science Experiments

Simple science experiments are my favorite to use and by far a hit with my learners because...a happy teacher makes for a fun experiment. Am I right???

I have a few experiments that are on the top of my science list because they are easy to plan, prep and teach with little learners. One of the simplest experiments that my learners enjoyed so much was showing how clouds make rain.

Time for Prep

Some of the strangest things are usually staples in a kindergarten classroom. A jar or clear cups , shaving cream and food coloring might seem like random materials to have in a classroom, but alas, they are the norm. The fact that I could grab these materials from my own room without a late night trip to Walmart is always a bonus.

Collaborate Science

Not only is the prep easy, but the experiment is simple enough for little ones to join in. First, we walked through the experiment together in a group. This way, I was able to engage my learners with questions before, during and after the experiment.

After we did the experiment together, my little scientists learned how rain falls down from clouds. Then, I let them get some practice. After writing the procedure in their science notebooks they were able to break up into groups and practice on their own.

Hands On Science

I love hearing how this simple science experiment is working in other classrooms and homes. It is one thing for it to work with my learners, but to hear that others are enjoying the simple science fun makes it even better.

We did this experiment last year, and my students loved it! We had such great conversations about the types of clouds and how they change when it gets windy or stormy. It was wonderful. Lets just say when six kids go through a whole can of shaving cream and are choosing to repeat the experiment over and over, you know it was a success! I will definitely be doing this one again this year! - Jenny

Science Tools

Another way I keep science simple is with my science notebook. Not only are there specific science activities, but the general experiment and exploration pages always save the day when I am in a crunch. I usually create a science chart based on my science notebook pages to complete together. Then let my learners create their own using a printable for their notebook.

Free Science Chart

My goal is to make science and specifically this simple experiment easier for you in your classroom. I have a free science chart printable that will help you create an engaging visual for your learners during this activity. Just grab the printable by click the MJCS download image at the bottom of this post.

And follow these four, yep...just four, steps for your science procedure and science chart.

1. Fill the cup with water (air)

2. Add a thin layer of shaving cream (clouds - water vapor)

3. Place drops of blue food coloring on the top of the shaving cream (water droplets)

4. Wait for the "rain" to fall

For this experiment it is important to remind learners that this activity shows how the water gets heavier on the top of the cloud and gravity makes it fall as rain. Let them know that we use the shaving cream and food coloring to represent the different forms of water we can easily see. Want to check out my science notebook?
Check out why I use a science notebook in my classroom here.

Another great resource to use with this experiment is my Weather Watcher's Thematic Unit! Turn your little learners into little meteorologists! They will love observing the weather each day along with learning the tools that it takes to measure our weather!

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Can you think of a better way of enjoying all of the Spring flowers than with this simple Flower Soup Sensory Bin for kids? Grab some pots and pans and see what your kids use to make Flower Soup.

RELATED: Frozen Flowers Sensory Ice Play - Crafts on Sea

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My kids have been having a lot of fun lately picking flowers (even when I tell them not to). Spring brings out the garden explorers in my little family. But what do I do when I'm presented with a handful of flowers that I didn't want to be picked? Well, first I tried this Flower Hammering Process Art for Kids. It was a huge success and my kids burned off so much energy. I'm definitely going to remember this activity the next time we're stuck inside on a rainy day.

After our process art activity, the next set of picked flowers turned into this Flower Soup Sensory Bin. As you can see, it's so easy to set up. It's purely a matter of mixing water and whatever spare flowers or petals you have in the garden.

I grabbed some spare bowls and spoons and let my kids scoop, pour and "cook". While they played I took the opportunity to talk about the different colors as well as big vs. small petals. I have to admit I don't think they listened to me at all, they were having too much fun playing all by themselves.

Next time, I'm going to add a fruit tea bag to the water. I think that the smell and taste of the tea will add an extra dimension to this sensory play idea.

RELATED: Nature Sensory Bag and Suncatcher - Hands On As We Grow

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If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that I love to share preschool songs! Since spring is just around the corner, I'm sharing some fun spring songs and chants preschoolers will love!
Here are the songs & chants:
To download the spring preschool songs, click here -> Spring Songs for Preschoolers

I also have some fun bunny chants and baby chick chants. Make sure to check them out, too!

If you are looking to save time and make your life easier as a teacher, check out Songs and Rhymes for Transitions Times. This book will share 150 transition ideas for every part of the school day! Read more about it here.

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We have finally reached the end of the alphabet! Hooray! We kind of did the bare minimum on these last three letters and I hardly took any pictures.

{David is 4 years, 0 months old}

We did a couple of cute X crafts ... an X xylophone.

And x-ray hands with chalk and q-tips.

Our X Bible verse from RRSP was "Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3.

Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

Xavier and the Letter X (Alphabet Friends)

Yikes! The letter Y pictures are really sparse! This is the only one I took ... our letter Y board.

We did work on our RRSP Bible verse: "You are my friends if you do whatever I command you." John 15:14.

We also read some fun letter Y books:

Yesterday and the Letter Y (Alphabet Friends) by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed

You and Me, Little Bear by Martin Waddell

Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss

Henry and Pawl and the Round Yellow Ball by Tom Casmer and Mary GrandPre'

The Yellow House by Blake Morrison

I thought the zig zag Z and zebra Z were really cute. I love it when my old now seemingly useless scrapbook supplies come in handy for a preschool project.

We also managed a trip to Zoo to see the Zebras (you can faintly see them behind Claire and David).

A better picture of the zebras.

We worked on our RRSP Bible verse: "Zaccheaus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." Luke 19:5. By the way, Zaccheaus was my Dad's favorite bible story when I was a kid. He tried to tell it to me every night with "Once upon a time there was a man named Zaccheaus" before he was rudely interrupted by a "Daddy, not that one again!"

We also read some fun Z books:

Zebras by Melissa Stewart

When LuLu Went to the Zoo by Andy Ellis

1 Zany Zoo by Lori Degman

On Beyond Zebra by Dr. Seuss

Zebra's Hiccups by David McKee

This post is linked up to these great blogs ... check them out for more great learning ideas!

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Here is a fun Easter egg rescue sensory bin that makes a perfect indoor activity for toddlers and preschoolers. It's also an amazing fine motor activity that is super simple to set up and clean up!
RELATED... The BEST Easter Activities and Crafts for Kids
This activity was a real hit with all my kids! They literally did this several times over and over again several times during the day. They loved scooping the Easter eggs and putting them into bowls and found the extra challenge of having the tape covering the sensory bin very fun!

The goal of this activity was to rescue the Easter eggs from the sensory bin by carefully sticking the spoons through the tape web, scooping up an egg and then bring it back up without loosing it! Very tricky but lots of fun!

How to set up Easter egg Rescue Sensory Bin

1. Put painter's tape or masking tape across your sensory bin starting from the outside bottom of the bin or container. This will help to secure the tape and make it stronger while your little one plays. (No sensory bin? You can use a cardboard box, laundry basket or any container that will hold the eggs!)

2. Grab your Easter eggs and fill them with one or two foam letters. Close the eggs and place them in the sensory bin.

3. Grab your colourful bowls and soup ladles or cooking spoons and place them beside the sensory bin.

As soon as my toddlers saw this activity they pretty much knew exactly what to do. They grabbed a spoon and started to try and rescue the eggs inside. As soon as they rescued an egg they opened them up. This was a little tricky at first, but I explained to them how to squeeze the eggs to open them and they quickly got the hang of it!

Once they opened the eggs they sorted the letters by colour and then sorted the eggs by colour as well.

Once all the eggs were rescued and opened, they started all over again. For the second and subsequent rounds we left the letters out and just focused on rescuing and scooping the Easter eggs!

How they played

It's fun having twins who have very different learning and playing styles. Mr.2 loved this activity and wanted to do it on repeat for almost 25 minutes. While his twin sister had very little interest in this activity at all! Once she rescued a few eggs, she was happy to play with them, breaking it open to reveal the letter inside putting them in bowls and pretending to make a soup.

Mr.2 loved scooping and trying to retrieve the eggs in the sensory bin through the tape web with his spoon. He definitely found this challenging at times resorting to his fingers to help out an egg that had fallen off his spoon as he tried to bring it out. He also loved colour sorting the eggs in the bowls.
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Love this idea? Then you'll also love this idea using Pom Poms.

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N and A are twins. They are 25 months old.
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Here is a fun Easter egg rescue sensory bin that makes a perfect indoor activity for toddlers and preschoolers. It's also an amazing fine motor activity that is super simple to set up and clean up! RELATED... The BEST Easter Activities and Crafts for Kids This activity was a real hit with all my kids!

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You and you child can also make these eggs by cutting out 10 eggs
Put numbers 1-10 on top of egg
Put 10 dots or small stickers on bottom of egg
Cut eggs apart by cutting wavy or zig-zag lines to make puzzles

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Use these Easter Egg cards to set up easy and fun activities to practice numbers with your preschooler. Simply download our free printable, cut apart the cards and you are ready to play. The Easter Egg Number Matching Free Printable is perfect for helping kids learn number recognition, counting, and subitizing.

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Directions:

Game 1: Egg Match- Match the number on the top of the egg with the amount of dots on the bottom of the egg and put them together to form a whole egg.

Game 2: Number Order- Match the top and bottom portion of each egg, and put them in order from 1-10.

Game 3: Memory- Turn the cards over so the back of the cards are facing upwards. Have the child turn 2 card over at a time trying to match the number on the top with the number of dots on the bottom. Return cards to the table if a match is not made or remove the cards from the game if a match is made:).

Easter Egg Count and Match Math Activity: Free Printable

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KEEP THE FUN GOING WITH THESE IDEAS!

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Use these Easter Egg cards to set up easy and fun activities to practice numbers with your preschooler. Simply download our free printable, cut apart the cards and you are ready to play. The Easter Egg Number Matching Free Printable is perfect for helping kids learn number recognition, counting, and subitizing.

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This worksheet offers very valuable practice writing the letter V! First, kids trace lines to practice the fine motor skills they need to form the letter V. Then, they trace the letter several times for practice. Finally, they trace the letter V in Volcano.

Check out the rest of the alphabet here.

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This worksheet offers very valuable practice writing the letter V! First, kids trace lines to practice the fine motor skills they need to form the letter V. Then, they trace the letter several times for practice. Finally, they trace the letter V in Volcano. Check out the rest of the alphabet here.

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This post is part of 31 Days of Learning the ABCs organized by All Done Monkey. Each day in October a different blogger has highlighted a letter of the alphabet with an activity or craft compiling a wonderful resource of early literacy!

We chose the letter V for obvious reasons!

We used painter's tape to make Vs of varying sizes on our rug. E vacuumed them saying the V sound as she did. Pushing a child size or toy vacuum is great for shoulder and upper arm muscle development which benefits handwriting. "Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv," goes the vacuum!

We talked a bit about the formation of the letter V as I asked her to start on the top left to vacuum down and back up.

We practiced size identification. "Can you vacuum the largest V next? Where is the smallest V?"

Some variations include using different colors of tape, spelling your child's name, or walking along the tape instead of vacuuming.

Next, E wanted to use parts of her body to make the letter V. She used critical thinking to figure out the best ways to succeed at her task!

"That's easier!" Could we make Vs with our fingers, too?

You may also want to check out the 31 Days of ABCs Pinterest board for even more great ABC ideas. Please be sure to visit the other great blogs that participated in the 31 Days of ABCs series:

This Reading Mama, Nothing if Not Intentional, Sugar Aunts, For the Love of Spanish, Craftulate, Diapers-n-Heels, The Good Long Road, Here come the girls, Toddler Approved, Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyes, Princess And The Rock, Kids Yoga Stories, Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tails, Little Bins for Little Hands, The Measured Mom, P is for Preschooler, 3 Dinosaurs, Preschool Powol Packets, Crayon Box Chronicles, Juggling With Kids, Toddling in the Fast Lane, Teaching Mama, Mamas Like Me, All Done Monkey, Little Hiccups, LalyMom, What to do with the children, Teachers of Good Things, Stir the Wonder, Scribble Doodle and Draw

If you have an educational activity or craft for the letter V, please link to it below!

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We're working our way through the alphabet, and we include a sensory bin idea for each letter. This week we took advantage of the (finally!) beautiful spring weather and made a volcanic sensory bin outdoors. Do you know how to make your own volcano? It's a fairly common science activity - but throw in some mud and it's extra fun.

Here's what we used to create a volcanic sensory bin for three kids (ages 2,4, and 6).

large container of dirt (we got it from our garden)

3 pint mason jars (you don't need the lids, as I found out)

old play dough

warm water

dish soap

food coloring

baking soda

vinegar

a container that kids can use for pouring

1. Set the jars in the dirt.

1. Use the playdough to form a volcano around the mason jars. I thought my kids would like this part, but they had a hard time getting the play dough to take the shape of a volcano. I helped.

2. Add warm water to the jars.

3. Squeeze in about six drops of dishwashing liquid.

4. Add food coloring (just for fun).

5. Add about two tablespoons of baking soda.

6. Slowly add vinegar - and watch your eruption!

We removed the icky play dough, and the kids had fun repeating the experiment five more times - that's when our baking soda and vinegar ran out!

The kids loved experimenting with different combinations of food coloring. This was an exceptionally pretty result.

By the way, I did explain that the "volcano" is the result of a chemical reaction between the baking soda and the vinegar which produces carbon dioxide - leading to bubbles.

I don't think anyone heard me.

Afterward, they were left with all this glorious mud.

They got right to work scooping it out.

Mud soup was on the menu!

Messy play is not my favorite thing in the world, but now that the weather is so nice I'm ready for the kids to start enjoying this sort of fun in the great outdoors. After six years of parenting I finally invested in rain boots this year (what took me so long??), and now I can stop freaking out about nice shoes getting ruined. Also, right after I snapped this picture, I sent my daughter inside to change out of her nice school clothes.

The fun continued for quite some time!

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Here is a fun, engaging science related activity suggestion!

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We have been doing lots of indoor growing recently and planted some beans at the same time that we grew our cress letters last month. This is a really easy, visual way to teach children about root systems and is something I used to do with my school children each Spring time.

Plus it's very exciting to watch how FAST the plants grow!

All you need for this easy activity is a glass jar or bottle, some cotton wool balls/ wads and a bean!

First of all Cakie stuffed cotton wool balls into a glass jam jar. Then she simply stuck one bean on either side of the jar so that we could watch 2 growing at once. We used butter beans straight out of the packet that we bought in the dried beans and pulses section in the supermarket. (We used these same beans in our Baking Sensory tub!)

Next, she watered it until the cotton wool was damp but not too wet, and placed the jar in the window.

Within 2-3 days the bean started to sprout a small root, and 2-3 days later it grew these little tendrils.

Another 4-5 days and the bean developed a large network of shoots coming off the main root, and a sturdy stem grew straight upwards and above the top of the cotton wool. It dropped the shrivelled husk of the bean skin and looked ready to open up!

Just a day or so later and 2 big, dark green leaves began to unfurl. Cakie was very excited by this development!

And finally, 4-5 days later the beans were growing very steadily, tall and spindly with large leaves seeking out more sunlight.

We carefully removed them from the jar and examined the complex network of roots that had, by this time, entangled themselves around the cotton wool balls at the bottom. We teased the roots off the cotton wool and replanted the beans into soil in pots in the garden. The girls watered them and are now watching their rapid growth outside with much excitement!

Older children could measure the beans each day and record their growth progress in a "bean diary." They can draw a picture of what the plant looks like every 3-4 days, add a measurement and label the diagram with the parts of the plant as they develop. Alternatively, they could record using a digital camera and printing and sticking in their own photos.

knowledge and understanding of the world/ science: talk about what plants need to grow, examine roots and discuss how plants absorb water, talk about leaves and what they are for, discuss life-cycles and growth

phse: talk about growing and life-cycles in relation to growing from a baby to a toddler to a child, look at photos over time and note changes

maths: measure the growth of the bean and make comparisons, create a growth chart to track progress

literacy: make a bean diary and chart the appearance of the bean on each day with diagrams and labels

Do you remember doing this at school or at home when you were little?

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If you're feeling crafty, check out some of these letter V crafts.

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Letter V Crafts For Preschool - Preschool and Kindergarten

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Here is a fun activity to tie into the letter U!

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Create some extra special and magical craft time with your child today with our "U" is for Unicorn kid craft idea!!!

Paper and rainbow colored pipe cleanerscome together to make a one-of-a-kind unicorn piece within minutes! Perfect for craft time AND reinforcing the letter "U" in the classroom! Super perfect, right?!

So what are you waiting for? Let's grab those craft supplies and get to work on making a "mystical" piece today!

Happy crafting, my friends! Please don't forget to share pictures of your child's finished paper "U" unicorn with us on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram to see it! I can't wait to see how MAGICAL it turns out! #gluedtomycrafts

* Pipe Cleaners
* Cardstock {white/purple/yellow}
* Thick Craft Glue
* Large Wiggle Eyes
* Craft Scissors
* Colored Markers
optional - glitter, markers, stickers etc.

* First grab your white cardstock. Have children draw/cut out a large "U" shape that will be the body of their unicorn. With the remaining white cardstock, have them cut out a head and ear.
* Next grab your purple cardstock {or any color you like!} Have children glue their white pieces to the center of the cardstock. Finish off by cutting a unicorn horn out of the yellow and gluing it on as well.
* Now you are ready for the unicorn's hair! Grab your scissors and pipe cleaners. Cut out several 2-3 inches for the tail and mane of the unicorn.
* To finish off yourPaper Unicorn kid craft - have children glue their pipe cleaners in place, along with any other embellishments they like on the cardstock piece. Add a wiggle eye so it can see, before displaying proudly!!!

Love this idea? Be sure to check out our Popsicle Stick Unicorn kid craft idea as well! We also have a great Facebook group for you to join for DAILY craft inspiration! Don't let the crafty fun stop here! #gluedtomycrafts

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Create some extra special and magical craft time with your child today with our "U" is for Unicorn kid craft idea!!! Paper and rainbow colored pipe cleanerscome together to make a one-of-a-kind unicorn piece within minutes! Perfect for craft time AND reinforcing the letter "U" in the classroom! Super perfect, right?!

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Plant flowers over and over again! This simple sensory bin has been a HUGE hit! We have gotten way more mileage out of this tub than I ever thought we would. We've even had it out twice when friends came over. Yes, it's a little bit of work to clean up the beans at the end of play time, but it has been worth the hours of entertainment!
For this sensory bin, I used:

Plastic under-the-bed box

Pinto beans - you can find these at a great price at Dollar Tree

Silk flowers - also from Dollar Tree

Little tin pails - from the Target dollar spot

Kids' garden tools - also from the Target dollar spot

Janie and Jonathan have loved scooping the beans and filling up the little pails. The dollar store flowers are quite hideous (LOL), but the price was right and Janie thinks they are beautiful! There were about 5 flowers on each stem, and I cut them apart to separate them and make them a better height for the pots.

Sometimes Janie puts all the same color flowers together, and other times she just makes pretty arrangements.

Our PVC sand and water table is needing a leg glued back together, but usually that is our go-to spot for sensory play. Be sure to check it out - it's so much easier for kids to use and seems to keep the mess under control.

Have fun playing with flowers!

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Planting Flowers Sensory Bin - Frugal Fun For Boys and Girls

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Plant flowers over and over again! This simple sensory bin has been a HUGE hit! We have gotten way more mileage out of this tub than I ever thought we would. We've even had it out twice when friends came over. Yes, it's a little bit of work to clean up the beans at the ...

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This game is similar to one that we play at school! You may have heard your child talk about the "apple game". We recommend beginning with numbers 1-10.

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We just can't get enough of these plastic eggs this year! What about you? They are so inexpensive and versatile! Create a simple Easter or Spring themed number recognition game! I have put together lots of fun learning and play activities with them including these Easter egg memory/matching games, fizzy baking soda science eggs, and . Grab a few packs of plastic eggs and start playing along too!

FIND THE CHICK NUMBER RECOGNITION GAME

Hide & Seek Number Recognition Game Set Up

What you need for this DIY number recognition game is simple! I used the tops of 20 eggs and numbered them 1-20. I found a fun small object we had left over from last year. You could use any little animal, token or even a coin! You could also use { more fun games} instead of eggs!

Hide & Seek Number Recognition Game Play Ideas

Right now we are working on number recognition 1-20. Numbers 1-12 are solid but numbers 13-19 are shaky and 20 is fine! Here's a fun way to play and lean those tricky teens! To start the number recognition game, one person hides the object (chick for us)! The other person is the seeker. This could be played with multiple children too! Liam was the only player here so the games went fast. He had to call out a number and then lift it up to see if he had found the chick!

During our number recognition game I was a bit sneaky and hid the chick under the high numbers so he would have to work a little harder with the numbers he has trouble recognizing. It took him a bit to get comfortable with his numbers 13-19 but then he was on a roll, and I hid them under all the numbers too just to be fair!

We played this game over and over, and he declared that we should play it every day! I think next time I will try mixing up the numbers so they are not in order! This is definitely a DIY number recognition game with a big appeal!

CHECK OUT ALL THE AWESOME WAYS TO USE PLASTIC EGGS!

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Find the Chick Easter 1-20 Number Recognition Game Egg Activity

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We just can't get enough of these plastic eggs this year! What about you? They are so inexpensive and versatile! Create a simple Easter or Spring themed number recognition game! I have put together lots of fun learning and play activities with them including these Easter egg memory/matching games, fizzy baking soda science eggs, and egg races for exploring physics.

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Here is a fun and simple counting activity for children. This activity will help children build and consolidate their understanding of identifying numbers and how it’s represented using pompoms.

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Here is a fun and simple counting activity for children. It’s very easy to set up at home or in the classroom, can be designed to suit individual needs and will help children build and consolidate their understanding of identifying numbers and how it’s represented using pompoms.
Numbers are everywhere and it isn’t until your 3.5 year old toddler points them all out that you realise (haha). Possum has started to recognise that there is a difference between letters and numbers and likes to enthusiastically count to the ‘big numbers’. You might remember my previous popular post, which is also a number matching activity.

This activity isn’t new, but obviously a really great one for developing your child’s familiarity with numbers and what they represent using physical objects. In this case I’ve kept it incredibly simple, which is often the best way to get your child to learn, right?

Recommended age: 3 years +
(Activity supervision is required on all my activity)

You will need for this simple counting activity for children-

Cupcake liners

Marker

Pompoms or similar

Tongs or tweezers (optional)

Begin by writing a number in each of the cupcake liners. Of course this is a very flexible activity and can be made to suit your individual child and where their learning skills are at. If they are just starting out with learning numbers then you might only have two or three cupcake liners with 1 and 2 written inside. If your child needs to consolidate their understanding and accuracy of representing teen numbers then you can cater to their needs by writing larger numbers inside each of the cupcake liners.

The aim of this activity is for the child to read the number inside each of the cupcake liners and use the pompoms to accurately represent it. I chose to have Possum work with numbers up to 6. This was a great way to see what she knew and if I could challenge her further.
Seriously, this is such a great activity. It was so interesting to watch Possum count out the pompoms and add them to the cupcake liners. I could see if she was able to count correctly, use one to one correspondence and have any understanding of subitising, which is when you automatically recognise a number without having to count it. I found that she knew more than I realised.

So much learning happens when children do this activity. Understanding the order of numbers, subtilising, one to one correspondence and number recognition can all be achieved.

Making mistakes is positive and we certainly learn from them. Children at the early stages of learning to count can make simple errors that completely change their result. If your child makes any errors in counting then you might like to ask them to check their work and see if they can find anything that isn’t correct. If they can identify errors then that’s wonderful and they should be commended. The next challenge is to see if they can fix them.

This wonderful Maths activity can also double to help children develop their fine motor skills. Having said that, I chose to add tongs after Possum had done the counting activity a few times as I didn’t want her focus to be on perfecting her grip on the tongs and the counting become secondary. Of course if you’re child is struggling to use tongs you might like them to use tweezers instead or simply give them the challenge of only using their thumb and pointer finger when transferring the pompoms.
There are so many ways you can increase the difficulty with this activity. You can change the numbers written in each of the cupcake liners, as I’ve spoken about, but for some children, simply mixing up the order of the numbers can open up a great learning opportunity. The above image demonstrates how I set the activity up in such a way that a child can not rely on simply increasing one pompom each time. Instead they have to really know the number and what it means.

Some children might enjoy a ‘mystery’ type challenge. Which number is hiding in this order? Children then have to consider what information is available to them and consider what they don’t have. Possum really loved playing that game.

Can you think of any other ways of playing with this activity?

Some more great ideas –

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