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Another way to play this game is by using a miniature chair/table and a miniature person/doll, such as from a dollhouse.

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I had a few egg cartons left over from all of our egg dyeing festivities from Easter, so we decided to make some fun Spring themed crafts with them. I'm going to show you how to make these colorful egg carton flowers that are perfect to display or make as a gift for Mother's Day.

Egg Carton Flowers Kids Craft
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Here's what you'll need to make our egg carton art:
Directions:
First you'll have an adult cut out four containers out of the egg carton. Trim around the edges so that it gives it a rounder shape for the petals of the flower.

Squirt some acrylic paint colors onto a paper plate and have the kids paint their flowers. Use any colors you'd like or use a pastel palate like we did above.

After the paint's dried you can attach the stem of the flower by gluing it to the back. We used a paper straw so that it was thick enough to hold up the egg carton, if you use something like a pipe cleaner it will just bend. Next choose a colored pom pom and glue that to the center of the painted egg carton.

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I had a few egg cartons left over from all of our egg dyeing festivities from Easter, so we decided to make some fun Spring themed crafts with them. I'm going to show you how to make these colorful egg carton flowers that are perfect to display or make as a gift for Mother's Day.

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This super simple spring activity packs some wonderful skill practice for both hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. As children find and fit the flowers into the holes they are using their hand-eye coordination skills and as they pinch the stem and press them into the floral foam under the colander they are giving their fine motor skills a workout. Here is a great fine motor tray activity that your preschooler will love!

Gather your materials. You will need a colander, some bunches of artificial flowers, scissors, and floral foam in a half circle shape.

Start by flipping your colander over on top of the floral foam.

Snip the flowers and lay them out ready for play.

All ready!

My daughter was so eager to play. She decided to put them in using a pattern pink then yellow.

As she popped them in she counted them first all the flowers, then after they were all in she counted the yellow, then pink.

This will be taken into my preschool class to help my 2.5 and 3-year-old students develop their hand-eye coordination as well as fine motors skills. It will make my classroom so cheery as well!

For more fun Spring activities, or to suggest one to the group, stop over and follow me on Facebook! Comment your suggestions there or below.

If you like this circle time activity, you will love the ideas and circle time lessons I share in Little School my ebook of preschool activities.

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Spring Flower Fine Motor Tray Activity - No Time For Flash Cards

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This super simple spring activity packs some wonderful skill practice for both hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. As children find and fit the flowers into the holes they are using their hand-eye coordination skills and as they pinch the stem and press them into the floral foam under the colander they are giving their fine motor skills a workout.

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We love flowers and look forward to the time we can plant annual flowers in the spring. Our love of flowers often shows up in our crafts like today's Paper Plate Flower Craft. We've also made pipe cleaner flowers (this one is perfect for Mother's Day) and a bottle cap flower (a great Earth Day craft). We had a lot of fun with this bubble wrap flower we made for About a Mom.

This flower craft combines an important skill with a fun craft. Kids get scissor practice making the petals for these brightly colored flowers. Scissor practice helps strengthen fine motor skills needed for proper pencil grip and handwriting.
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Supplies for Paper Plate Flower Craft:

Cost: under $5

Small paper plates (dessert size)

Paint (green paint and other desired colors for flower)

Craft Stick

Green paper (we used foam paper)

Scissors

Glue

Directions:

Age: Preschool and older

1. Cut small slits into the parameter of paper plates. Go back through and cut another slit so that the slits connect and you cut out a small piece. My preschooler was able to cut the first slit but needed help with the second slit. This makes your flower petals.

2. Paint craft stick green and allow to dry.

3. Paint paper plate and allow to dry.

4. Glue craft stick to the back of the paper plate as the stem.

5. Cut two leaves from the green paper and glue to either side of the craft stick.

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We love flowers and look forward to the time we can plant annual flowers in the spring. Our love of flowers often shows up in our crafts like today's Paper Plate Flower Craft. We've also made pipe cleaner flowers (this one is perfect for Mother's Day) and a bottle cap flower (a great Earth Day craft).

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Watching seeds grow is an amazing science lesson for kids. Our seed jar science experiment gives kids the opportunity to see up close what would actually be happening under the ground! Our awesome seed jar spring science activity turned out amazingly well, and we loved checking on the progress each day! Simple science activities are great for young kids.

This simple to set up seed jar was one of our favorite spring time science projects that you can do inside! We had an awesome time examining and observing the growth of our seed science experiment.

WE HAVE A BUNCH OF FUN SEED SCIENCE IDEAS FOR YOU TO TRY OUT!

Early childhood science can be a wonderful experience that introduces kids to the world around them. Spring is full of new beginnings for the outdoors.

You can share an inside look at what's happening below the ground with our seed jar. Plus, you can even get it started when there's is still snow on the ground. Especially if you are itching for spring to come early!
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It all starts with a single seed.

It's truly amazing to watch the changes take place and using a mason jar gives you a front row seat to the magic that is plants growing! Seed science is perfect for SPRING SCIENCE AND STEM

I first saw this awesome seed germination activity done by How Wee Learn. Looking around my kitchen, I had everything I needed to set it up immediately! It looked like an awesome way to see how a seed grows, so got it started right away!

Also make sure to grab this FREE Simple Science Experiments Cheat Sheet for 15 more simple ideas to get started with today! All easy to do with limited supplies.

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SEED JAR SUPPLIES

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Paper Towels

Water

Seeds (try a variety pea, bean, sunflower)

We also enjoyed the book, How A Seed Grows by Helene Jordan which inspired another seed activity with eggshells!

SEED JAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT SET UP

Our seed jar includes sunflowers, peas, and green beans!

You will use paper towels to fill your jar. Kids can fold them and push them down into the jar. This is also great work for little hands. Simple science is perfect for all ages.

Water your seed jar don't flood it. I carefully pushed seeds down into view and made sure they were snuggly placed.

You can mix it up a little by adding three different kinds of seeds, sunflowers, peas and beans to your seed jar. This is great if you want to conduct an experiment. Or you can stick with one type of seed.

Setting this up as a science experiment is a great way to share the activity with multiple ages. Older kids can use our science experiments pages to journal what is happening while younger kids can draw or simply observe the changes! Read more about the scientific method for young kids here.

SEED JAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: THINGS TO LOOK FOR

This type of activity makes a great Spring STEM project for multiple ages. Get your magnifying glass out and check out all the angles of the seeds. Can you find the different parts of the seed growth listed below?
What do you see in your seed jar?
You are looking for a root to pop out of the side.

Next, you are looking for root to push down into the soil.

Then, you are looking for root hairs.

Next, you are looking for the seed to push up while the root hairs push down.

Lastly, you are looking for the shoots to come up!

The mason jar gives a stunning view of this experiment! My son loved being able to see the changes so easily. Do you know you can also grow crystals in mason jars for a fun science activity!

SEED JAR SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: OBSERVATIONS

We started this experiment on April 8th and within a few days started to see some exciting things. It was also interesting to talk about what was happening with the different seeds and how they changed over the duration of the experiment.

sunflowers were the fastest to pop a root but never made it out of the jar

beans took the longest to pop a root but finally did and made it out of the jar

peas grew rapidly once root popped out and grew the tallest

Simple Beginnings with the sunflower seeds! Then the pea and lastly the bean! It took about three days to see some action with the seeds!

Amazing to see the pea take off in the seed jar once the root popped out!

My son enjoyed telling me about the root hairs he could see everyday! So fun to see it flourish and check out the results! It's a perfect spring science activity at home or in the classroom.

MAKE AN EASY SEED JAR FOR SPRING SCIENCE LEARNING!

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Set up an easy seed jar science experiment to watch check out how plants grow with your kids! A seed jar science activity is an amazing spring STEM project to try indoors this season. Learn about seed science, plant science, and simple science experiments with an easy to spring science activity all kids will love!

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My preschoolers love to explore with magnets! Usually a surprise is involved when magnetic objects are attracted to our magnet wands, which is the best part. To add a new dimension, we mixed plastic eggs with our magnet wands, and came up with a fun way to figure out which kinds of objects are magnetic and which are not. The plastic egg magnetic science activity was a hit at home and at preschool!

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Plastic Egg Magnetic Science

The supplies are simple and can be changed out to fit your child's needs, or what you have laying around the house or classroom!

magnet wand (or other larger magnet)

plastic eggs

objects for inside the eggs (both magnetic and not)

We collected groups of objects and added them to the plastic eggs. This is a great activity for little fingers. It takes some concentration because some of those eggs don't close easily! I made sure that the objects were both magnetic ( here's a fun set!) and not magnetic so that there would only be some eggs that were attracted to the wand. After the eggs were filled, it was time to see see what would happen!

Hint...preschoolers LOVE this part!

After all eggs were filled, it was time to see what happened! It was a super fun surprise when the first egg was attracted to the magnet wand! After the first egg, it was a race to see what other eggs were also magnetic.

Each egg was tested with the wand, and then quickly opened to see what was inside. After the first 2, predictions were made before opening the eggs back up.

It was quickly discovered that metal objects worked with the wand and everything else did not.

The Legos and marbles were eventually tossed to the side and the eggs were filled up again and again with the paper clips, safety pins, screws, and magnetic coins! The activity lasted longer than expected and is set up as an independent table area in our classroom.

For even more egg fun, try these activities too!

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My preschoolers love to explore with magnets! Usually a surprise is involved when magnetic objects are attracted to our magnet wands, which is the best part. To add a new dimension, we mixed plastic eggs with our magnet wands, and came up with a fun way to figure out which kinds of objects are magnetic and which are not.

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With the weather warming up, the kids have gotten interested in all the flowers growing outdoors. Inspired by our surroundings, I created a gardening sensory bin for my kids to explore. It was easy to do and the kids got to get their hands dirty and a do a little Spring "planting" of their own. Read on to see how simple it is to create an outdoor sensory play experience. For more fun with sensory bins check out Simple Sensory Bin Ideas.
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I bought a bag of potting soil and dumped it in a bin. I added some rocks and artificial flowers and gave the kids some shovels and pots.

I was curious to see how they would explore the soil in the sensory bin. One of my twins was loving the feeling of the soil on her hands as she poked holes to "plant" some flowers. She also had fun fishing out the rocks and counting them.

My youngest loved scooping the dirt with her shovel into a pot. She did this very carefully so she would not spill any dirt on the ground.

She worked diligently until she filled up the entire pot.

She then proceeded to "plant" some flowers in her pot.

The garden bin was a hit! If you do this with your kids make sure you take time to stop and smell the flowers.

For more fun sensory activities check out:

Painting with shaving cream

Creative Play with Water Beads

We link up at these great parties.

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With the weather warming up, the kids have gotten interested in all the flowers growing outdoors. Inspired by our surroundings, I created a gardening sensory bin for my kids to explore. It was easy to do and the kids got to get their hands dirty and a do a little Spring "planting" of their own.

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I am loving plastic Easter eggs this time of the year! They are everywhere and so inexpensive. We have a slew of early learning play activities to check out! Make sure to see our Top 10 Easter Activities for all of the best ideas! What will you make first. Try this super simple Easter fine motor and color matching activity using eggs and pompoms! Turn color matching and fine motor skills into a festive and novel experience!

Easter Fine Motor and Color Matching Activity Set Up

Grab some Easter eggs, pompoms or beads, and a pair of kid friendly tongs or chopsticks! We have a few varieties I will link to below! These are fun chopsticks for eating and fine motor activities! We used a tray from our {real} eggs and two containers, one for pom pots and one for the other half of the plastic eggs.

Preschool age children love novelty! Plastic Easter Eggs have so many uses for fun activities that help fine motor skills! We are getting ready for a strong pencil grasp! Plus we are practicing color matching too!

Easter Fine Motor Skills Play and Color Matching

This easy to set up Easter fine motor activity is perfect for little hands. I love these kid friendly chopsticks while I encourage using the thumb and first two fingers to work! He thinks capturing the pompoms is exciting play and I see great skills work. If your child is a bit young for fine motor tools have him use his thumb and first finger to pinch the pompoms. Still great Easter fine motor work!

The pompoms were a little tricky to pick up in this Easter fine motor game. He had to take his time to get each one. For some it was best for him to hold the pompom with one hand and use the chopsticks with the other! Patience make this Easter fine motor game great practice.

Additionally, the Easter fine motor activity involved color matching! Not only did he have to concentrate on picking up the pompom, but he also had to drop it in the correct egg! Learning about colors and color recognition with this simple color matching game is a great activity to keep them entertained and engaged.

To finish the Easter fine activity, he simply had to pick the right color egg top and close the egg back up! More great opportunities for color matching and fine motor skills practice!

Practicing fine motor skills and color matching can be fun and simple to do anytime!

We love simple to set up activities like this Easter fine motor and color matching activity at home, but I bet it would be perfect or school and day care too!

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A few months ago, on a particularly dreary and rainy Autumn day, I decided to move the table out of our art area and tape some big paper to the wall. I knew I was having a small class, so this would be a perfect day to experiment with some action art . I envisioned the kids using their legs and feet to move the markers and other materials across the paper. But soon after beginning, the experience turned into something else completely.

The first discovery? It was hard to draw with their feet!

It was such a new sensory experience, their thoughts were on both the magic that was happening with using their legs, and the logistics of making it work.

You can see in this little video how they are working hard to figure out the best way to hold the marker with their toes, scooting their bodies closer to the paper, and discovering different ways to make their lines.

A third child entered class, and she gave it a try.

This little girl was determined, and was not going to give up so easily. She was actually trying to draw something.

She then had an idea...what if she tried drawing with other parts of her body, and not use her hands at all?

Next she tried drawing with her mouth.

And then her elbows!

Eventually all the children were up on their feet and back to using their hands. They went to the art shelves to gather a few more art materials, like dot markers and watercolor paints . They continued to draw on their mural as our conversation became more thought-provoking.

One child wondered, what if you had no hands? Could you still make art?

This question led us to start talking about people with disabilities. I told them that there were some people who couldn't use their arms for one reason or another. (They asked Why? so we went over lots of scenarios, like being born without arms, to losing the use of your arms.)

Yes, they can still make art, I said.

They wanted to see some of these types of artists, so I said I would look it up and show them the following week.

I loved the way this simple exercise - which was meant to be just another gross motor art activity - turned into such an important and beautiful discussion about how lucky we were to have our hands.

After they left, I went to my computer and looked up artists that used their feet or mouths to paint. And guess what, there is a whole society of these artists! The organization is called MFPA (Mouth and Foot Painting Artists). When the kids came back the next week, I showed them some photos, like this one of an artist who paints portraits with his mouth, and another mouth painter who painted this beautiful cherry.

There are also plenty of videos on YouTube of artists using their feet and mouths. This one of a little boy drawing in his journal is pretty incredible. (I did not show any videos to my four and five year old students because I hadn't asked their moms for permission.)

I am so grateful that my students were able to experience this new perspective. It's so important for children to put themselves in another's shoes for a while. Kids tend to compare themselves to others who have more, but not often do they compare themselves to someone who has less. Gratitude is something that can be cultivated on a daily basis, and this experience certainly made us all feel more grateful for what we have.

Try this with your own kids!

xo, Bar

Update: OMG, I just published this post a few hours ago, and as I was scrolling through Facebook (procrastinating because I really don't want to make dinner), I saw THIS article about a Polish artist with no hands. You have to see his incredible drawings!

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As the last of winter disappears and signs of spring begin to pop up all around us, we turn our crafting to all things spring: kites, flowers, rain clouds, rainbows, butterflies, and so much more. We love our Do a Dot Markers and were excited to pull them out and make this flower craft for spring.

If you haven't used Do a Dot Markers before, you need to try them. Besides being mess free, dot markers also helps kids develop hand-eye coordination as they direct their marker to the spot on their paper. Kids strengthen fine motor skills as they hold the dot markers and move their hands to apply the marker to the paper.

Do a Dot Markers are especially great for little ones. They are chunky, making it easier for their little hands to easily grab and manipulate. We always have do a dot markers and activity sheets on hand, like this spring do a dot activity packet, for a quick and easy activity.

Dot a Dot Flower Craft

This do a do flower craft is so easy making it great for younger kids and students. It requires just two items, no prep beyond pulling the supplies out, and super simple directions. To begin, first gather your materials.

You can give your child or student the paper plate and do a dot markers and let them create. If you want to do it like the flower craft in the picture, then follow these simple steps.

Start on the outside edge of the paper plate and go around the circumference of the plate stamping the do a dot marker.

Pick another color and stamp a circle just below the first color. Repeat the process two more times.

Finally, you should have a small area in the center of the paper plate. Fill that area in by stamping a fourth color.

If you would like to further the craft, you could cut a stem and leaves from green paper. Glue the leaves to the stem and the stem to the paper plate.

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More Spring Activities
Spring Tulip Math Patterns

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Do-a-Dot Flower Craft for Kids: Preschool Spring Craft Activity

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As the last of winter disappears and signs of spring begin to pop up all around us, we turn our crafting to all things spring: kites, flowers, rain clouds, rainbows, butterflies, and so much more. We love our Do a Dot Markers and were excited to pull them out and make this flower craft for spring.

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My class is learning about gardens right now and this week we are focusing on seeds and how they grow into plants. This seed sorting activity tray will be used during free choice and I will be withins arms reach since these seeds can easily be placed places we don't want them to be like in mouths, nostrils...ears... I would never introduce an activity that I didn't think my students could do successfully but children are unpredictable so being close by is always a great idea.

Gather your materials. You will need a divided tray, some seed packets, tweezers, scissors, and tape. You may also want some ziplocs and a sharpie for storing extra seeds.

I chose seeds that would likelybe familiar to my group of 3 year olds. With older children throw in a few less recognizable ones for a challenge.

Start by cutting the package carefully on the bottom. Pop a few seeds in the center section of your tray and put the rest in a labeled bag for later use.

Tape the empty seed envelope to the tray. I have regular tape shown in the picture above but I ended up using packing tape.

For really little guys you will probably want to place one seed of each plant in the proper section as a guide if you can't introduce the activity yourself. If you can I would ask them if each seed looks like any of the vegetables pictured or of they have ever seen seeds like these before. Then see if they can match them to the pictures. In a free choice scenario where you may be attending to many children in a short amount of time you have a few choices. My favorite is to observe during free choice and then bringing the tray back out later at circle time to talk about the seeds adding to the students previous experience with the seeds during free choice. Then the tray will be brought out for free choice again in the coming days.

I added tweezers to this activity for some novelty but little fingers are perfectly acceptable too!

My daughter tested out my activity before I packed it away into my school bag.

Have you explored seeds with your child or classroom? What is your favorite seed activity? Tell me all about it here in comments or on my Facebook Page.

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My class is learning about gardens right now and this week we are focusing on seeds and how they grow into plants. This seed sorting activity tray will be used during free choice and I will be withins arms reach since these seeds can easily be placed places we don't want them to be like in mouths, nostrils...ears...

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Visual Discrimination
You can also play this as a visual discrimination matching game - just print off a second sheet of the cards, but don't cut them out this time. Give this sheet to your child and have them place the picture cards on top of the matching picture.

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My preschoolers have always loved playing with plastic Easter eggs! It's fun to put little things inside them, and then open and close the eggs. We've also used them to make play dough dinosaur eggs and minions. Here's a simple egg stacking game that provides a way to work on fine motor skills through play! This is a fun activity at home, but would also be a perfect preschool center as well.
How to Make the Game
This egg stacking game is so quick to set up! I simply hot glued several straws to the top of a cardboard box. It takes a minute for the glue to cool around the straw - longer than most hot gluing, probably because of the materials involved and also because of how much glue is needed. I held the straws upright until the glue started to cool.

Once the glue cools the straws are surprisingly sturdy and can hold up to preschool play!

I gave Janie a pile of plastic eggs and let her play. She thought it was really neat! You can hang the eggs on the straws by their edges, or you can center the egg over the straw.

I showed her that it was possible to stack more than one egg on each straw. Right after I took this photo, the whole tower fell over, but the beauty of this activity is that it's funny to stack them and it's funny when the eggs fall!

Jonathan (age 5) is much less naturally inclined to choose fine motor activities, so this was a good game for him too. He had fun jiggling the box and making everything fall off!
Have fun strengthening those fine motor skills!

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My preschoolers have always loved playing with plastic Easter eggs! It's fun to put little things inside them, and then open and close the eggs. We've also used them to make play dough dinosaur eggs and minions. Here's a simple egg stacking game that provides a way to work on fine motor skills through play!

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Happy Earth Day! Looking for some fun activity ideas? Here's a handy list of Earth Day activities for kids and their parents -

Have an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

What better way to appreciate Mother Earth than to search the outdoors for treasures? Pick up a pine cone, gather sea shells or assemble a cairn (those stacked rocks to mark a trail.) You can search your own back yard or venture into your closest national park. Don't forget to pack a printable list to guide you in your adventure.
Recycle Sorting Game
Teach your kids the importance of recycling using this fun sorting game. Gather together three bins and a pile of recyclable materials. We picked Paper, Plastic and Cans for our groups. We made a game by timing each child to see how fast they could sort the materials into the right bin. My kids also love playing the app Bugs & Buttons with the electronic version of a Recycling Challenge. Soon, you'll have a household of trained recyclers.
Build a Bird Feeder
My kids have been trying to count the birds traveling through our back yard. We've seen red-breasted robins, blue jays, little sparrows and an entire family of quail. Why not feed the birds? PBS Kids has a great project list and tutorial for Building a Bird Feeder using an empty plastic soda bottle, some chopsticks and a bit of twine. Be sure and let your kids help with the sorting and planning part since the grown up will get to use a knife or scissors to poke the holes in the bottle.

We've been bird watching for a few days and think we may have a renegade squirrel who's scaring away our feathered friends. Voila! My kids are now more aware of what's happening in nature.
Plant a Seed
Make starter plants indoors using an egg carton and a pack of seeds. My daughter wanted to know if bigger or smaller seeds grew the fastest. We filled an egg carton with dirt and planted carrots, tomatoes and basil. Let you kids get involved in choosing the types of seeds and being responsible for watering. We love knowing that our children can "tend" a plant, maybe even better than Mama! Once our frost risk is passed, we're moving these plants to the garden.
Feel the Wind
The wind can be fascinating to children. It's invisible yet it's a power that can generate electricity. Busy minds will love figuring out how to test the effects of the wind. Build a cute pinwheel together, fly a kite or grab a parachute or an old sheet to see what happens to each material in the wind. Be careful...your kids might ask you once more for flying lessons!
Celebrate Spring
After your kids have tried out all your earth day activities and it's time for some quiet silliness, tune in to watch our favorite monkey, Curious George, celebrating Earth Day with a brand-new feature, Curious George Swings Into Spring. We giggled and laughed at the George's troubles as he was carried away trying to celebrate spring. Check your local listings to find George's next appearance in your neighborhood, #CuriousGeorgePBS
More Posts to Celebrate Our Earth Printable Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Card Enjoying Spring with Kids - Spring Fever Earth Day: Sustainable Living Every Day Note: PBS Kids generously provided materials and information, but the opinions and fun time with my kids were just for me, okay, and you.
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Happy Earth Day! Looking for some fun activity ideas? Here's a handy list of Earth Day activities for kids and their parents - Have an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt What better way to appreciate Mother Earth than to search the outdoors for treasures?

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This holiday enjoy a quick Easter sensory bin with your children. Perfect for home or school, Our Easter sensory bin is a great choice for early childhood play! Hands-on sensory play is awesome for young children and perfect for developing and practicing so many skills. Below are a few options for awesome Easter sensory bin play!
EASTER SENSORY BINS FROM AWESOME BLOGGERS WE LOVE!
Spring/Easter Sensory Bin from One Time Through

Easter Egg Color Sorting Sensory Bin from Teaching 2 & 3 Year Olds

Easter Math Sensory Bin from Tutus and Tea Parties

How great is this super simple and travel friendly Easter sensory bin! Close the lid and take it with you. An Easter sensory bin doesn't get much simpler than this for hands-on play. Our Easter sensory bin is especially great for hands-on play on-the-go! Easter will be celebrated away with family, so I am busy packing up little activities for Liam to enjoy and have as a diversion when he is feeling restless. This will also give family members something fun to engage in with him! I am fond of these snap close bins for easy travel and stacking! Again, so simple and fun!

SENSORY BIN SUPPLIES
Green Dyed Rice { see how to dye rice here}

Little Chicks

Small Plastic Eggs

Wooden Colored Eggs

Small Scoop and Bowl

Acrylic Flowers

There are so many early learning possibilities with this sensory bin as well as good old dumping and filling. Count the eggs. Put chicks in the eggs. Play a hide and seek chick game. Count flowers. Practice scooping. Talk about how the rice feels. Fill a plastic egg with rice, flowers, or wooden eggs and shake them to hear the sounds they make. The list goes on and on, but you can also pair it with a favorite Easter or Spring book too!

Quick and Simple Easter Sensory Bin Play
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Easter Sensory Bin Spring Sensory Play for Kids

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This holiday enjoy a quick Easter sensory bin with your children. Perfect for home or school, Our Easter sensory bin is a great choice for early childhood play! Hands-on sensory play is awesome for young children and perfect for developing and practicing so many skills.

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Totschooling - Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten Educational Printables

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Today is officially the first day of Spring and I am bringing you this adorable Spring themed alphabet puzzle for children to practice letter recognition and alphabet sequencing.

I have included both upper and lowercase letters for children of different skill levels. Just print, laminate if you wish, and cut the puzzle along the lines. This puzzle makes a great busy bag or quiet time activity!

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Today is officially the first day of Spring and I am bringing you this adorable Spring themed alphabet puzzle for children to practice letter recognition and alphabet sequencing. I have included both upper and lowercase letters for children of different skill levels. Just print, laminate if you wish, and cut the puzzle along the lines.

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Totschooling - Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten Educational Printables

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The changing weather is a great time to talk to preschoolers about the four seasons. Use this free printable sorting activity to learn about the many things that make each season unique.

This FREE printable Seasons activity features four trees, one for each season, and 16 image cards. Sort the cards underneath the correct tree depending on which season the image represents.

Spring: chick, tulip, butterfly, boy in the rain

Summer: ice cream, watermelon, sand castle, boy in pool

Fall: leaves, pumpkin, scarecrow, girl raking leaves

Winter: snowman, snowflake, cup of cocoa, boy in the snow

You can either laminate this activity or have your child cut and paste the images.

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Four Seasons Sorting Activity Free Printable

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The changing weather is a great time to talk to preschoolers about the four seasons. Use this free printable sorting activity to learn about the many things that make each season unique. This FREE printable Seasons activity features four trees, one for each season, and 16 image cards.

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Gross Motor
This is not only great for gross motor skills but will also help build your child's vocabulary.

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Here's an adorable Easter craft for the kiddos to make - a bunny hiding in the grass!
Materials Needed:

Printable PDF Template ($1.50 - thanks for your support!)

Pink, white, and green paper

Glue

Scissors

Googly eyes

Black sharpie

Start by cutting out all the parts of the craft: grass, the bunny's face, nose, body, and ears.

Glue all the bunny's pieces together first and then glue that behind the green paper grass.

If you liked this one, check out my other Easter crafts for kids!

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Paper Bunny Hiding in the Grass Craft - Crafty Morning

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Here's an adorable Easter craft for the kiddos to make - a bunny hiding in the grass! Materials Needed: Printable PDF Template ($1.50 - thanks for your support!) Pink, white, and green paper Glue Scissors Googly eyes Black sharpie Start by cutting out all the parts of the craft: grass, the bunny's face, nose, body, and ears.