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Cooking can help young kids learn and practice some basic math concepts and build language skills. And reating meals with you can help build their self-confidence and lay the foundation for healthy eating habits.

It may take a little flexibility and some simple prep work. But with the right expectations, your time in the kitchen with your preschooler can be an adventure you'll both enjoy.

How Cooking Can Help Preschoolers

Bringing kids into the kitchen can be good for them in a number of ways. Cooking can help:

Build basic skills. Help build basic math skills by doing something as simple as counting eggs or pouring water into a measuring cup. You can ask what comes first, second, and third or count together as you spoon dough onto a cookie sheet. When you read a recipe together, you introduce new words to your child's vocabulary and promote literacy. Following steps in the recipe can work on listening skills.

Encourage an adventurous palate. Preschoolers are picky eaters, and bringing them into the kitchen to cook can help get them to open up to new tastes. When your 3-year-old plays chef, she might sample dishes she wouldn't try if you just served them to her. So encourage kids to taste new ingredients you're working with and talk about what they like and how healthy foods make a body grow.

Help young kids explore with their senses. Kids learn by exploring with their senses and the kitchen is an ideal place to do that. Invite them to listen to the whir of the mixer, pound dough and watch it rise, smell it baking in the oven, and finally taste the warm bread fresh from the oven. If it smells good, looks appealing, and is easy to eat they may just be willing to try it!

Boost confidence. Preschoolers love to show what they can do and working in the kitchen provides opportunities to gain a sense of accomplishment. If they helped assemble the pizza, let them know that their help was important. You could name the pizza or another dish after your child. Serve "Jalen's Pizza" or "Ella's Salad" for dinner tonight. Even if the results are not exactly what you expected, praise their efforts.

Ideal Jobs for Preschoolers in the Kitchen

A few tasks in the kitchen are particularly well-suited to kids ages 3 to 5. The key is to give them "jobs" that meet their skill level and are something they enjoy. So if your child loves to pound, bring out the bread dough and let your preschooler pound away.

Here are some other ways kids can help:

stirring pancake batter

tearing lettuce for salad

adding ingredients

assembling a pizza

helping you "read" a cookbook by turning the pages

Getting Started

From riding a tricycle to getting dressed, preschoolers are learning how much they can do all by themselves.

So look for a few cooking-related activities that your child can do independently or with just a little help from you. Simple tasks like pouring liquid into the bowl, sprinkling cheese on top of the casserole, or using cookie cutters are a good fit for most preschoolers.

Don't plan an elaborate project - 5 to 10 minutes might be all your child wants to spend on an activity. Start small and keep it fun.

As kids grow, they will develop the skills, attention span, and interest to do bigger cooking jobs, like squeezing the juice out of a lemon, measuring ingredients into cups and spoons, and beating eggs or mashing potatoes.

Preschoolers will also enjoy learning with you. For safety reasons, you should be in the kitchen with them at all times, supervising and monitoring progress.

Spending time in the kitchen with your kids can foster an interest in food and cooking that will last for life!

Date reviewed: November 2021

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Airplane crafts are super fun for kids to make, but they have the added bonus of playing with them afterwards too!

We recently went on an airplane craft spree by making these simple cardboard airplanes. They've been fun to watch the kids zoom around the house afterwards.

Since it's more than just about making the airplane crafts, I've included some fun activities to do with your newly crafted airplanes too!

Plus, since paper airplanes are the most basic airplane craft to make, and there's about a gazillion ways to make "the best" airplane, I'm sharing some of my favorite tutorials I found.

They will surely keep the kids busy making planes!

Airplane Crafts for Kids to Make & Fun Activities to Do With Them

By the way, when I was looking for these airplane crafts and activities, I came up with a lot of things for kids to do on airplanes in my searches.

If you were expecting things for kids to do on airplanes, I have shared several things for toddlers to do on airplanes here, plus there's these busy bags for kids on road trips which would work brilliantly on a plane too.

And I have some tips for traveling with kids here.

Airplane Crafts for Kids to Make

Here are a bunch of fun different types of soaring planes crafts to do with your kids. Get creative and crafty.

Sometimes all it takes is something a little new to spark all kinds of renewed play and fun.

Activities to Do with Your Airplane Crafts

Here's those airplane activities I was telling you about.

After you make a couple of the airplane crafts above, have a blast playing with them!

These are some great ideas to have fun with your airplanes.

Activities for Kids to Do with Airplanes

How to Make the Best Paper Airplanes

You'll find there's tons of different ways to make "the perfect paper airplane".

I can't claim any of these are the perfect one (they all do though).

But I think they'd all be fun to try to make and fly!

Use these in combination with the paper plane competition above and you'll be able to make your own claims!

How to Make Different Airplanes that Fly

Some Fun Airplane Resources

Below are some of my favorite resources for paper airplane making.

I've given these are gifts in the past, they're a fun alternative to toys, but not just a book either.

Play with Your Airplane Crafts

Remember to play with these airplane crafts when you're done, that's where all the fun is!

When a craft is more about the playing afterwards, that is the one time I don't mind a craft that is more about product over the process.

Otherwise, I'm all about the process!

Do you have an airplane lover in your family?

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Easy kid's pizza ideas that are quick and fun. Get more than 10 pizza recipes for kids that are specially designed with them in mind and include ingredients you already have in your fridge! Of course, tips for picky eaters are included.
If you ask any of my three children what their favorite food is, they will probably say: pizza. And, they're not alone, right? Lots of kids (and adults) love pizza.

In my house, we typically have pizza once a week, and while it is often from one of our favorite pizza shops, there are lots of simple, quick, and creative ways to not only get pizza on the table fast, but also use it to help your kid try new foods! Seriously. If your child is a pizza lover, even if it's a specific type, there are ways to build on that.

And, without being super sneaky, you can also get some veggies in that they'll readily accept! Lastly, I'm sharing some grain-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free options too, in case you or your child could have special dietary restrictions.
*Look for the easy printable pizza recipe at the end!*
Using Kid's Pizza to Your Advantage

As a feeding therapist, I'm always looking for ways to maximize the nutritional value of foods that my kids eat, especially ones they want to eat on a regular basis. But, pizza can also be a gold mine for kids struggling with picky eating because there are so many ways to change pizza up and anytime a picky eater sees a food in a new way and accepts it, it's a win!

Having said that, these are some of my top tips to make the most out of your kid's pizza:

Make your pizza together! If you're making your own crust, this is a great way for kids to get messy and feel a different texture, which is important for any child's development, but critical for picky eaters that don't like certain textures of food. Cooking your kid's pizza together also allows them to touch, smell, taste, and participate in the meal. All of which are super valuable.

Try new and different types of pizza, you're getting lots of inspiration below. It's incredibly easy to keep serving a food the same way all the time because it's simply what our kids expect. However, when they see one of their favorite foods a new way, but can still recognize some of the key components they love (i.e.: bread, cheese, sauce, etc.), they're more willing to eat it. This creates a little mindset shift for them that ultimately allows them to be open to other new foods, ones that might not be as similar.

Don't be afraid to pull out new ingredients, after all, you're making the pizza here, you're in control. Allow your child to come "dress" their pizza, even if it's a larger pizza, give them a little section to add toppings of their choice. Have a topping out that they may not normally eat. Many kids could use more veggies and protein in their diet. Keep in mind, you don't need to have a smorgasbord available, but 2-3 options is plenty.

Cut new toppings into small or thin pieces. Kids are way more likely to try a small piece of pepper for the first time, not a whole slice.

Avoid hiding foods in the pizza if your child is old enough to catch you. While this is super tempting, some kids will pick up on the change and feel "tricked," which can lead to them distrusting you with other foods. Having said that, I do share a "hidden" recipe below because they can work, just let your kid know what's under the cheese if they ask or you think they might find out!

Using pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, olive oil, pesto, alfredo sauce, marinara sauce, or even a can of pureed tomatoes will do the trick for any of the recipes below, use your preference or what you have on hand.
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Easy Kid's Recipes You Can Make Today

You'll find a lot of the ingredients for these recipes below, already in your fridge. You can whip out what you have on hand and have a mini-pizza recipe in less than 10 minutes, depending on the pizza recipe. It's time to get inspired...

1. Pizza Bagel Recipe - I love to use a whole wheat or multigrain bagel for this recipe. Simply slice in half, add some of your favorite sauce, we always use a jar of spaghetti sauce, shredded mozzarella or italian cheeses, and your favorite toppings, if any. Bake at 450 for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted.

And, if your kid likes their pizza crispy, use the toaster to pre-toast the bagels before adding the sauce. If you don't have bagels on hand, english muffins work great too!

2. French Bread Pizza Recipe - Use a whole loaf of un-sliced bread and cut it in half crosswise to make two long halves. Take a fork and scoop out some of the bread from the middle, leaving a border or crust around the edges. Then, spread your sauce over all of the area that you scooped out. Next, you have the option to add your toppings before the cheese or simply put the cheese on top and then add any extra toppings. Bake at 450 for 10-20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

3. Hot pocket Pizza Recipe - Use pre-made refrigerated pizza dough to make your own pizza hot pockets. Roll out your pizza dough, cut it into large rectangles. Spread sauce all over the rectangles, leaving a little room at the edges to seal, and then place cheese and toppings on only half of each rectangle. Fold over and pinch closed with a fork. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes. Head over to my hot pocket recipe for more details.

4. Gluten Free Pizza - You can grab a pre-mixed blend of pizza dough mix, this is my favorite, and follow the package instructions for making the crust. Since you're making from scratch, this will take a little more time. With your crust complete, you can add your sauce, cheese, any additional toppings.

5. Personal Pan Pizza - Kids LOVE making and having their own individual pizzas. You can definitely use a pita shell for this, but we'll usually grab the Boboli Party Pack from Sam's Club. Of course, making your own dough is an option too, here's a recipe for pizza dough.

6. Pesto Pizza - You don't always have to use a red sauce to make your pizza. Think about buying or making pesto sauce. Other options could be a simple white pizza with just olive oil, alfredo sauce, or barbeque sauce (think BBQ chicken pizza). For some picky eaters that don't accept pizza at all, this could be a good first step. You can spread your pesto on any type of pizza crust, either pre-made or store bought, then add your cheese and any other toppings.

7. Grain Free Pizza - Personally, I've been grain free for over 6 months as part of an anti-inflammatory diet. More and more kids are also starting similar diets because of health concerns and allergies. This grain free pizza crust is one of my favorites. It's fairly simple to make, but does require some specialty flours. Make sure you pre-bake the crust and then add your toppings.

8. Roll-Up Pizza Pinwheels - Take any homemade or refrigerated pizza crust and roll it out into a rectangle. Then add a thin layer of sauces, cheese, and any finely mined toppings. Roll up the entire pizza crust tightly so it makes a huge log, then with a sharp knife cut 1″ sections so that you have individual circles. Place the pinwheels you just made onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 7-12 minutes on 450.

9. Pita Pizza - Another easy kid's pizza idea with pitas you have on hand in the fridge. Just spread your favorite sauce, cheese, and toppings on the top. Bake on 450 for just a few minutes and you're set. If you're really in a pinch, you can even microwave, although the texture might not be as appeasing.

10. Dairy Free Pizza - Being dairy free can make pizza seem impossible, but you can skip the cheese and still have sauce and lots of toppings instead. Any one of the kid's pizza recipes above will work! Think about bacon, sausage, and pepperoni as they pack lots of flavors and can make up for the absence of cheese. Or, you could also try nutritional yeast as a substitute. It's flaky and doesn't melt, but can be shook all over the pizza to give a some-what cheesy taste.

11. Hidden Veggie Pizza - I already told you I didn't like tricking kids by hiding veggies, but that doesn't mean you can't add them to the sauce and not keep it a secret. For instance, if they're helping you cook, let them chop or puree the veggies that you're mixing in. Keep in mind, chunks of veggies may or may not be tolerated.

Sometimes pureeing that spinach, mushrooms, cooked carrots, peppers, or onions is a better bet. Try not to go overboard, add just a half a cup or so of the veggie to your sauce for a whole pizza. Head over to vegetable recipes for kids, if you're looking for more kid friendly ideas.

Now you've got 11 kid's pizza recipes, which one are you going to make first? If you have a different type of kid's pizza that I didn't share here, then tell us what it is in the comments below!

And, if you're new here, I've got an awesome printable you'll want to stick on your fridge: 9 Steps to Improve Your Kid's Eating. I'll send it right to your inbox, get signed up here.

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Alisha Grogan is a licensed occupational therapist and founder of Your Kid's Table. She has over 14 years experience with expertise in sensory processing and feeding development in babies, toddlers, and children. Alisha also has 3 boys of her own at home. Learn more about her here
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Sensory play is such an important part of early childhood. Not only can it be vital in speech, language, and cognitive development, it also plays a key role in helping children organize their world and allows them to integrate the input to develop a healthy sensory system. That is why I am excited to part of the Sensory Play Blog Hop, hosted by my new favorite blog, Sensory Activities for Kids . My goal is to bring you simple sensory play by using the same material throughout the whole series. One material for 7 activities engaging 7 sensory systems. Today we will share tactile play ideas you can try today!

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Sensory System:

Tactile

Benefits of Tactile Sensory Play:

Children receive multitudes of information from the tactile system through the skin (from head to toe) to gauge everyday sensations such as temperature, vibration, pressure, itching and pain.

In order to master fine motor skills and the ability to discriminate between different textures, a child must first learn to develop of tolerance for touch. Tactile play enables to children to both learn to tolerate a variety of input as well as provide them with the sensory needs they need to organize their thoughts and neurological input.

Tactile play is a stepping stone for later skills such as identifying objects by touch alone, discriminating various textures, playing instruments, and even writing/typing without looking down.

Materials Needed:

* Large Tupperware Container
* Ice
Optional Materials
Instructions for this Simple Tactile Sensory Play

Setup for this idea is simple and easy. I like to put all the play materials beside the bin and see where my kids take it. You can set up a theme, a purpose or let the sensory bin be for free play.

Some children will love the sensation of the cold ice as a sensory bin filler, others will avoid it. Trying a variety of sensory fillers is extremely important in helping children develop their tactile sense.

At first, the boys (ages 6 and 8) simply scooped and poured. They let the water run over their hands and they chased the ice around the bin. Bones loved filling buckets and pretending he had a factory. I think at one point he called the ice his fish, and the bin his ocean. For many kids, tactile play is a great way for them to develop important speech and language skills. For the most part, Legoman used tongs to gather all the ice pieces and put them in containers.

Some children need to be given a directive for play, and Legoman is that type of kid. He needs a purpose.

So it came to no surprise when he made a game out of the ice bin and wanted everyone to play. The game is simple: Each player takes one piece of ice in their hands and rubs, squeezes and shakes their piece until the ice is melted. What a great game for a hot summer day!

I never know what sensory material will be right for Legoman (8) and was surprised to find out that he loved playing with the ice, but only through deep pressure.

An icy sensory bin is great for babies, too! Super B (1) loved playing in the bin just as much as the boys. The only issue you want to be cautious of with using an ice bin with a baby is the prolonged cold. I had to limit the time she could play with the ice to a few minutes at a time, but she was in love!

We had an empty bottle and lid that the boys filled for Super B so she should shake, turn and squeeze the ice without being so cold. This is a great option if you have a baby who still mouths everything.

Did you know sensory play could be so easy and so beneficial? It doesn't have to take expensive materials and complex plans to make it work.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for more icy sensory play.

More Resources for Tactile Sensory Play

Tactile Input: Sensory Processing Explained | Lemon Lime Adventures
Sensory Processing: Tactile System | The Inspired Treehouse
Tactile Sensitivities with Sensory Processing Disorder | Golden Reflections Blog
A Handful of Fun: Why Sensory Play is Important for Preschoolers | Not Just Cute

40 Days of Sensory Bin Fillers | Little Bins for Little Hands
Follow Dayna :: Lemon Lime Adventures's board Sensory Play on Pinterest.

Today over 10 more bloggers are sharing their ideas for tactile sensory play that you won't wan to miss! Be sure to hop over to Sensory Activities for Kids to read all about them.

Princess Slime | Books | Ocean Sensory Bin | Mini Sensory Bins | Baby Play | 10 Sensory Bin Ideas

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This shaving cream car wash is a terrific activity for kids who love cars and trucks and who love messy play and love playing with cars. It's a great sensory activity that will keep toddlers and preschoolers entertained for ages!
It's been absolutely gorgeous here this week! Hot and summer-like and it's only March! We've been spending our days outside, and the temps have been perfect for getting messy and playing with water, so we set up a shaving cream car wash yesterday.

This was such a fun activity for the kids. It smelled great, felt great, and it was a treat for the eyes too!

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The kids loved watching the tracks their vehicles made in the shaving cream, and had a blast getting their cars messy and then cleaning them off and starting all over again.

How to set up our shaving cream car wash

I lined up three stations for this activity:

Station 1: You can see, for the first station, I just used a storage container and covered the lid with shaving cream.

A station to get the cars dirty

another to rinse the cars and get them clean

and a third one to dry the cars

Station 2: Next to the car wash, I turned over a laundry basket, and set a glass dish on top. I put a couple of non-slip rubber pads underneath the dish to keep it from sliding around.

Then, I filled the dish with warm water and added a couple of drops of blue food colouring. This was the rinse-station.

Station 3: A third stool with a tea-towel draped over the top served as a place to dry the cars.

The Hooligans played together at the car-wash for over an hour, washing, rinsing and drying their cars, and starting all over again.

This little guy stayed at it for over an hour and a half! He could play with cars all day long, so I knew this activity would be a hit with him.

I think that's a sure sign that it was a hit!

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Exploring fun transportation activities with preschoolers is one of our favorite things to do! No matter the adventure (and Yo Re Mi goes on A LOT of them), we all travel to get there.

Naturally, we love using music and yoga to help us along the way.

Traveling and transportation yoga poses are relatable because children travel every day, but they also have tons of physical benefits children won't even realize they are getting. Transportation preschool songs help us kickstart an observation-based conversation about means of transport - and their unique attributes.

Kids Yoga Transportation Activities for Preschoolers
- Plus Sing Along Transportation Songs -

Rev up your imaginations and try this list of amazing transportation activities for preschoolers: all using fun transportation songs and kids yoga poses. These activities support play-based learning and can seamlessly integrate with your transportation theme preschool curriculum.

1. Boat Pose

This preschooler-friendly transportation activity is a traditional yoga pose (also known as navasana), and a great way to bring music and fun into a children's yoga class or academic classroom.

Boat Pose requires a lot of abdominal strength and can be tough, for both kids and adults, to hold for a long time. But, if you practice this pose with a rendition of a kids transportation song like "Row, row, row your boat", you may find it actually gets easier.

The are lots of variations of Boat Pose, just like there are lots of different boats. Sing along with our Boat Pose for Kids video below to practice, then ask children what type of boat they would like to make - or create some new poses and transportation songs together!

Other Kids Yoga Transportation Activities Like Boat Pose Include:

2. Airplane Pose

Once you have traveled over the water, switch things up and fly in the sky on an airplane. Airplane pose ( Warrior 3 for kids), is a full-body transportation pose that builds strength, focus and balance. It also helps with sensory integration, specifically vestibular and proprioception.

Balancing on one foot is not easy at any age and, for preschool age children, can be especially challenging. So we make it a fun transportation activity while also taking the opportunity to teach about patience and perseverance.

Encourage children to try balancing and, if they feel wobbly, to tap their foot down and then try again. As with anything we do, the more we practice the easier it gets. Soon, you may find you are able to balance 5, 10, or even 30 seconds!

3. Helicopter Pose

If you guessed a helicopter as another means of air transportation, you'll love this next kids yoga pose.

Helicopter Pose's fun transportation song for preschoolers brings us into a seated twist, which strengthens and lengthens the spine while opening the chest and shoulders. Moving the arms in a circular motion also relieves stress and calms our nervous system!

You can explore the musical elements or pitch (high to low) and tempo (fast to slow) by changing up the speed of the twist, as well as the melody.

Invite children to share ideas about how they might make their own helicopter, and use these Helicopter transportation song lyrics and twist instructions to guide you.

4. Hot Air Balloon

Up, up, and away! Board a big, bright, colorful hot air balloon and soar over your hometown. Look over the edge: can you see your house or neighborhood from way up in the sky?

This seated transportation activity for preschoolers helps children practice breath regulation and gentle twists while developing SEL (social emotional regulation).

Twisting is relaxing and grounding, and promotes digestion. We can also highlight how to use hot air balloon breathing when big emotions take hold - this teaches children to regulate their emotions.

5. Train Pose

City kids travel a lot by subway so traveling by train is always a popular transportation activity request in Yo Re Mi classes. We sit on our train in Staff Pose and then do lots of fun variations with our upper body: incorporating a twist, side bend, forward fold, and even core work.

Not only do we stretch our whole body in this transportation activity, we also utilize some super yoga breathing. When we make the CH-CH-CH sound, we are learning to control and moderate our breathing as well as exploring rhythm. Let's jump on the train...ALL ABOARD!!!

6. Car Pose

Who doesn't love to go for a drive? Strap on your seatbelt and let's zoom away!

Another totally relatable transportation activity for preschoolers, Car Pose yoga for children can be adjusted to fit different types of automobiles. Maybe your car is a taxi, a race car, or a police vehicle.

Ask the children what kind of car they are driving and get ready for some creative ideas.

To use our bodies to make a car, we combine a wide-legged forward fold with some side stretching. Then we work our core as we press the pedals and roll the windows up and down. Ready...set...go!

7. Rocket Ship Pose

Rocket Ship Pose is a popular request because every kid loves outer space! Traditionally called Chair Pose, this exciting pose keeps children alert while working the arms, legs, and core.

This transportation activity helps preschoolers practice counting backwards from 10. When we count down from 10 to "prepare for take off", we help everyone stay in this super-strengthening yoga pose longer - even if it gets challenging. The reward is a blast off into an energizing Star Pose.

8. Bus Pose

We love this yoga activity and transportation song for preschoolers! In our original rhyme about getting on the bus, kids can practice Chair or Fierce Pose and then roll back to Plow Pose. Don't worry if that sounds confusing - our musical yoga video below will help guide you.

What are the benefits of Bus Pose? Like its use in Rocket Ship (mentioned above) Chair Pose strengthens our legs and lengthens our spine; then Plow Pose gives us a deep fold and inversion, which sends lots of freshly oxygenated blood to our brain for clarity and focus!

9. Pirate Ship

Our Pirate Ship transportation song for preschoolers is perfect for children who love using their imagination to think of big travel adventures - especially across the sea!

Your group of preschoolers can pair up and work together on this transportation activity, practicing wide-legged forward fold while singing our fun pirate song!

Partner poses strengthen social-emotional learning skills and wide-legged forward fold lengthens our adductors, the muscles that pull our legs in towards our bodies.

10. Scooter Scat

Do any of your kids have a scooter? Then you'll likely receive a scooter suggestion during your transportation activity. Lucky for you we have the perfect transportation song for preschoolers...and it's all about scooters!

In our original Scooter Scat, kids practice maintaining their balance while using their imagination (and memory) to take a ride along their scooters. Let's kick with the left foot and balance. Now the right foot, and balance. Can you stay upright?

The ability to balance and recognize opposite feet are developmental milestones! The Scooter Scat helps further develop motor skills, coordination, core strength, and balance.

11. Bicycle Pose

How many bicycles did you see on your way to school today? Where do you think those cyclists were going? Maybe to work. Maybe to school too!

Bicycle Pose is accompanied by a soothing transportation song for preschoolers. It is relaxing and strengthening, incorporating cycling leg "circles", followed by Bridge Pose.

Do you have a bigger group of preschoolers? Try transportation yoga poses with a partner!

Traveling is always more fun with friends. Most of these kids travel poses have partner variations which encourage children to explore working together and supporting one another.

Here are two of our faves: partner boat and group train!

For partner boat have children face each other and do the variations with their feet connected. To make group train, you can do the whole sequence sitting in a long line!

Which is your favorite transportation activity or song for preschoolers?

Most people think of yoga classes as a quiet, slow, meditational experience... for adults. That's not what a kids yoga class looks like, at least not all the time.

Children learn best through play, so a children's yoga experience often requires a certain amount of fun and engagement - especially if the yoga activity is intended to integrate with or supplement academic curriculum.

Our team helps educators and classrooms use their transportation imagination to try fun pose variations. Bring us to your school or download our Interactive White Board-compatible Yoga App and let's explore your favorite way to travel!

Safe trip everyone and Bon voyage!

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Claude Monet is well known for his beautiful water scenes! This Monet Art Project for Kids is a fun (and messy) finger painting craft that will leave children with beautiful results. The materials used are simple and you're sure to have them on hand in your art supply closet. I suggest you try this craft beforehand to get a feel for removing the tape.

Monet Art Project Materials:

Cardstock Paper

Fingerpaint

Painters Tape or Masking Tape

Monet Art Project for Kids:

Step 1: Build Your Bridge

For this craft, you'll need some masking tape to make your bridge shape. I cut our tape in half to get thinner strips. You want to form the shape of the bridge using your masking tape. You can do this ahead of time for younger children if needed.

Continue building your bridge using small sections of tape for the slats. Try to add five or six of them across the bridge at equal intervals.

Step 2: Monet Finger Paint Art

Time to fingerpaint! Provide students with a rainbow of colors for them to dip their fingers in, then show them how to dab their finger multiple times to start filling in the canvas.

This is a great time to teach children about color blending and using similar colors (hues) together to create depth. Show children how to overlap their fingerprints to blend the different colors together.

Continue to fill in your canvas with a multitude of colors and blends. Don't worry about painting over the tape. As long as it's securly fixed to your paper the paint will not seep through.

Add more fingerprints over the bridge and below until your entire canvas is filled up.

Step 3: Allow to Dry

As tempting as it is to peel off the tape, set your art asside and allow your art to dry. Keep the little ones busy by reading one of the many beautiful children's stories of Monet.

Step 4: Peel to Reveal Your Masterpiece!

Once your art project has dried, carefully peel back the sections of tape to reveal Monet's bridge! Mount these masterpieces to colored construction paper and hang up in your homeschool classroom or in your classroom bulletin board.

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There's no pizza party like a counting pizza party! In this math game, students count the correct number of toppings and add them to the pizza to match the customer's order. When finished, they will ring the bell and hear the toppings counted aloud. Wacky toppings and fun characters make practicing number sense engaging, especially for students in preschool and kindergarten.

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The Wheels On The Bus | Kids Song | Super Simple Songs

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This post is sponsored by KneeBouncers, who believe in playing with purpose! Visit KneeBouncers.com for a multitude of fun games that will help your child get ready for preschool and be sure to try their new Great Play with Purpose iPad App! 45 funtabulous games that support preschool readiness and learning. Available NOW on iTunes and coming soon for Android. All opinions expressed in this article are my own.

We were given the full version of KneeBouncers Play with Purpose iPad app and got to explore the entire content. Both of my older boys, JZ (6) and J-Bug (4) thought it was fun. J-Bug is particularly drawn to airplanes right now, so his favorite game is Up in the Air, a game where you fly an airplane in the clouds and try to hit the clouds with a specific number in them. Since he loves that game so much I thought it would be fun to set up a gross motor game with numbered clouds. We had our own little flight school, to play with numbers.

Directions: I used sidewalk chalk paint to draw clouds on our driveway. Sidewalk chalk would work well, of course, but the sidewalk chalk paint made the clouds nice and puffy. I used a squeezy bottle to get the texture of the clouds just right. Then I used sidewalk chalk to write the numbers. I wrote a handful of numbers several times. Then I called out a number to J-Bug and had him hold out his arms like an airplane and hop from number to number. First I told him to find all the number 5's, then the number 12's, and so on.

He loved pretending to be an airplane! Hopping with arms outstretched requires a lot of balance and is great for developing gross motor skills. When we came back inside he asked to play KneeBoucners again, and he said that this time he was the airplane getting all the numbers.

For more activities for preschoolers follow me on Pinterest.

KneeBouncers is providing one lucky winner a $15 virtual iTunes Gift Card to allow you to purchase the complete KneeBouncers Play with Purpose iPad app! Use Rafflecopter to enter below The giveaway is open to US residents only and remember the app is only for iPad right now (Android version is coming soon). Giveaway ends 10/7/13.

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Exploring fun transportation activities with preschoolers is one of our favorite things to do! No matter the adventure (and Yo Re Mi goes on A LOT of them), we all travel to get there.

Naturally, we love using music and yoga to help us along the way.

Traveling and transportation yoga poses are relatable because children travel every day, but they also have tons of physical benefits children won't even realize they are getting. Transportation preschool songs help us kickstart an observation-based conversation about means of transport - and their unique attributes.

Kids Yoga Transportation Activities for Preschoolers
- Plus Sing Along Transportation Songs -

Rev up your imaginations and try this list of amazing transportation activities for preschoolers: all using fun transportation songs and kids yoga poses. These activities support play-based learning and can seamlessly integrate with your transportation theme preschool curriculum.

1. Boat Pose

This preschooler-friendly transportation activity is a traditional yoga pose (also known as navasana), and a great way to bring music and fun into a children's yoga class or academic classroom.

Boat Pose requires a lot of abdominal strength and can be tough, for both kids and adults, to hold for a long time. But, if you practice this pose with a rendition of a kids transportation song like "Row, row, row your boat", you may find it actually gets easier.

The are lots of variations of Boat Pose, just like there are lots of different boats. Sing along with our Boat Pose for Kids video below to practice, then ask children what type of boat they would like to make - or create some new poses and transportation songs together!

Other Kids Yoga Transportation Activities Like Boat Pose Include:

2. Airplane Pose

Once you have traveled over the water, switch things up and fly in the sky on an airplane. Airplane pose ( Warrior 3 for kids), is a full-body transportation pose that builds strength, focus and balance. It also helps with sensory integration, specifically vestibular and proprioception.

Balancing on one foot is not easy at any age and, for preschool age children, can be especially challenging. So we make it a fun transportation activity while also taking the opportunity to teach about patience and perseverance.

Encourage children to try balancing and, if they feel wobbly, to tap their foot down and then try again. As with anything we do, the more we practice the easier it gets. Soon, you may find you are able to balance 5, 10, or even 30 seconds!

3. Helicopter Pose

If you guessed a helicopter as another means of air transportation, you'll love this next kids yoga pose.

Helicopter Pose's fun transportation song for preschoolers brings us into a seated twist, which strengthens and lengthens the spine while opening the chest and shoulders. Moving the arms in a circular motion also relieves stress and calms our nervous system!

You can explore the musical elements or pitch (high to low) and tempo (fast to slow) by changing up the speed of the twist, as well as the melody.

Invite children to share ideas about how they might make their own helicopter, and use these Helicopter transportation song lyrics and twist instructions to guide you.

4. Hot Air Balloon

Up, up, and away! Board a big, bright, colorful hot air balloon and soar over your hometown. Look over the edge: can you see your house or neighborhood from way up in the sky?

This seated transportation activity for preschoolers helps children practice breath regulation and gentle twists while developing SEL (social emotional regulation).

Twisting is relaxing and grounding, and promotes digestion. We can also highlight how to use hot air balloon breathing when big emotions take hold - this teaches children to regulate their emotions.

5. Train Pose

City kids travel a lot by subway so traveling by train is always a popular transportation activity request in Yo Re Mi classes. We sit on our train in Staff Pose and then do lots of fun variations with our upper body: incorporating a twist, side bend, forward fold, and even core work.

Not only do we stretch our whole body in this transportation activity, we also utilize some super yoga breathing. When we make the CH-CH-CH sound, we are learning to control and moderate our breathing as well as exploring rhythm. Let's jump on the train...ALL ABOARD!!!

6. Car Pose

Who doesn't love to go for a drive? Strap on your seatbelt and let's zoom away!

Another totally relatable transportation activity for preschoolers, Car Pose yoga for children can be adjusted to fit different types of automobiles. Maybe your car is a taxi, a race car, or a police vehicle.

Ask the children what kind of car they are driving and get ready for some creative ideas.

To use our bodies to make a car, we combine a wide-legged forward fold with some side stretching. Then we work our core as we press the pedals and roll the windows up and down. Ready...set...go!

7. Rocket Ship Pose

Rocket Ship Pose is a popular request because every kid loves outer space! Traditionally called Chair Pose, this exciting pose keeps children alert while working the arms, legs, and core.

This transportation activity helps preschoolers practice counting backwards from 10. When we count down from 10 to "prepare for take off", we help everyone stay in this super-strengthening yoga pose longer - even if it gets challenging. The reward is a blast off into an energizing Star Pose.

8. Bus Pose

We love this yoga activity and transportation song for preschoolers! In our original rhyme about getting on the bus, kids can practice Chair or Fierce Pose and then roll back to Plow Pose. Don't worry if that sounds confusing - our musical yoga video below will help guide you.

What are the benefits of Bus Pose? Like its use in Rocket Ship (mentioned above) Chair Pose strengthens our legs and lengthens our spine; then Plow Pose gives us a deep fold and inversion, which sends lots of freshly oxygenated blood to our brain for clarity and focus!

9. Pirate Ship

Our Pirate Ship transportation song for preschoolers is perfect for children who love using their imagination to think of big travel adventures - especially across the sea!

Your group of preschoolers can pair up and work together on this transportation activity, practicing wide-legged forward fold while singing our fun pirate song!

Partner poses strengthen social-emotional learning skills and wide-legged forward fold lengthens our adductors, the muscles that pull our legs in towards our bodies.

10. Scooter Scat

Do any of your kids have a scooter? Then you'll likely receive a scooter suggestion during your transportation activity. Lucky for you we have the perfect transportation song for preschoolers...and it's all about scooters!

In our original Scooter Scat, kids practice maintaining their balance while using their imagination (and memory) to take a ride along their scooters. Let's kick with the left foot and balance. Now the right foot, and balance. Can you stay upright?

The ability to balance and recognize opposite feet are developmental milestones! The Scooter Scat helps further develop motor skills, coordination, core strength, and balance.

11. Bicycle Pose

How many bicycles did you see on your way to school today? Where do you think those cyclists were going? Maybe to work. Maybe to school too!

Bicycle Pose is accompanied by a soothing transportation song for preschoolers. It is relaxing and strengthening, incorporating cycling leg "circles", followed by Bridge Pose.

Do you have a bigger group of preschoolers? Try transportation yoga poses with a partner!

Traveling is always more fun with friends. Most of these kids travel poses have partner variations which encourage children to explore working together and supporting one another.

Here are two of our faves: partner boat and group train!

For partner boat have children face each other and do the variations with their feet connected. To make group train, you can do the whole sequence sitting in a long line!

Which is your favorite transportation activity or song for preschoolers?

Most people think of yoga classes as a quiet, slow, meditational experience... for adults. That's not what a kids yoga class looks like, at least not all the time.

Children learn best through play, so a children's yoga experience often requires a certain amount of fun and engagement - especially if the yoga activity is intended to integrate with or supplement academic curriculum.

Our team helps educators and classrooms use their transportation imagination to try fun pose variations. Bring us to your school or download our Interactive White Board-compatible Yoga App and let's explore your favorite way to travel!

Safe trip everyone and Bon voyage!

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Exploring fun transportation activities with preschoolers is one of our favorite things to do! No matter the adventure (and Yo Re Mi goes on A LOT of them), we all travel to get there.

Naturally, we love using music and yoga to help us along the way.

Traveling and transportation yoga poses are relatable because children travel every day, but they also have tons of physical benefits children won't even realize they are getting. Transportation preschool songs help us kickstart an observation-based conversation about means of transport - and their unique attributes.

Kids Yoga Transportation Activities for Preschoolers
- Plus Sing Along Transportation Songs -

Rev up your imaginations and try this list of amazing transportation activities for preschoolers: all using fun transportation songs and kids yoga poses. These activities support play-based learning and can seamlessly integrate with your transportation theme preschool curriculum.

1. Boat Pose

This preschooler-friendly transportation activity is a traditional yoga pose (also known as navasana), and a great way to bring music and fun into a children's yoga class or academic classroom.

Boat Pose requires a lot of abdominal strength and can be tough, for both kids and adults, to hold for a long time. But, if you practice this pose with a rendition of a kids transportation song like "Row, row, row your boat", you may find it actually gets easier.

The are lots of variations of Boat Pose, just like there are lots of different boats. Sing along with our Boat Pose for Kids video below to practice, then ask children what type of boat they would like to make - or create some new poses and transportation songs together!

Other Kids Yoga Transportation Activities Like Boat Pose Include:

2. Airplane Pose

Once you have traveled over the water, switch things up and fly in the sky on an airplane. Airplane pose ( Warrior 3 for kids), is a full-body transportation pose that builds strength, focus and balance. It also helps with sensory integration, specifically vestibular and proprioception.

Balancing on one foot is not easy at any age and, for preschool age children, can be especially challenging. So we make it a fun transportation activity while also taking the opportunity to teach about patience and perseverance.

Encourage children to try balancing and, if they feel wobbly, to tap their foot down and then try again. As with anything we do, the more we practice the easier it gets. Soon, you may find you are able to balance 5, 10, or even 30 seconds!

3. Helicopter Pose

If you guessed a helicopter as another means of air transportation, you'll love this next kids yoga pose.

Helicopter Pose's fun transportation song for preschoolers brings us into a seated twist, which strengthens and lengthens the spine while opening the chest and shoulders. Moving the arms in a circular motion also relieves stress and calms our nervous system!

You can explore the musical elements or pitch (high to low) and tempo (fast to slow) by changing up the speed of the twist, as well as the melody.

Invite children to share ideas about how they might make their own helicopter, and use these Helicopter transportation song lyrics and twist instructions to guide you.

4. Hot Air Balloon

Up, up, and away! Board a big, bright, colorful hot air balloon and soar over your hometown. Look over the edge: can you see your house or neighborhood from way up in the sky?

This seated transportation activity for preschoolers helps children practice breath regulation and gentle twists while developing SEL (social emotional regulation).

Twisting is relaxing and grounding, and promotes digestion. We can also highlight how to use hot air balloon breathing when big emotions take hold - this teaches children to regulate their emotions.

5. Train Pose

City kids travel a lot by subway so traveling by train is always a popular transportation activity request in Yo Re Mi classes. We sit on our train in Staff Pose and then do lots of fun variations with our upper body: incorporating a twist, side bend, forward fold, and even core work.

Not only do we stretch our whole body in this transportation activity, we also utilize some super yoga breathing. When we make the CH-CH-CH sound, we are learning to control and moderate our breathing as well as exploring rhythm. Let's jump on the train...ALL ABOARD!!!

6. Car Pose

Who doesn't love to go for a drive? Strap on your seatbelt and let's zoom away!

Another totally relatable transportation activity for preschoolers, Car Pose yoga for children can be adjusted to fit different types of automobiles. Maybe your car is a taxi, a race car, or a police vehicle.

Ask the children what kind of car they are driving and get ready for some creative ideas.

To use our bodies to make a car, we combine a wide-legged forward fold with some side stretching. Then we work our core as we press the pedals and roll the windows up and down. Ready...set...go!

7. Rocket Ship Pose

Rocket Ship Pose is a popular request because every kid loves outer space! Traditionally called Chair Pose, this exciting pose keeps children alert while working the arms, legs, and core.

This transportation activity helps preschoolers practice counting backwards from 10. When we count down from 10 to "prepare for take off", we help everyone stay in this super-strengthening yoga pose longer - even if it gets challenging. The reward is a blast off into an energizing Star Pose.

8. Bus Pose

We love this yoga activity and transportation song for preschoolers! In our original rhyme about getting on the bus, kids can practice Chair or Fierce Pose and then roll back to Plow Pose. Don't worry if that sounds confusing - our musical yoga video below will help guide you.

What are the benefits of Bus Pose? Like its use in Rocket Ship (mentioned above) Chair Pose strengthens our legs and lengthens our spine; then Plow Pose gives us a deep fold and inversion, which sends lots of freshly oxygenated blood to our brain for clarity and focus!

9. Pirate Ship

Our Pirate Ship transportation song for preschoolers is perfect for children who love using their imagination to think of big travel adventures - especially across the sea!

Your group of preschoolers can pair up and work together on this transportation activity, practicing wide-legged forward fold while singing our fun pirate song!

Partner poses strengthen social-emotional learning skills and wide-legged forward fold lengthens our adductors, the muscles that pull our legs in towards our bodies.

10. Scooter Scat

Do any of your kids have a scooter? Then you'll likely receive a scooter suggestion during your transportation activity. Lucky for you we have the perfect transportation song for preschoolers...and it's all about scooters!

In our original Scooter Scat, kids practice maintaining their balance while using their imagination (and memory) to take a ride along their scooters. Let's kick with the left foot and balance. Now the right foot, and balance. Can you stay upright?

The ability to balance and recognize opposite feet are developmental milestones! The Scooter Scat helps further develop motor skills, coordination, core strength, and balance.

11. Bicycle Pose

How many bicycles did you see on your way to school today? Where do you think those cyclists were going? Maybe to work. Maybe to school too!

Bicycle Pose is accompanied by a soothing transportation song for preschoolers. It is relaxing and strengthening, incorporating cycling leg "circles", followed by Bridge Pose.

Do you have a bigger group of preschoolers? Try transportation yoga poses with a partner!

Traveling is always more fun with friends. Most of these kids travel poses have partner variations which encourage children to explore working together and supporting one another.

Here are two of our faves: partner boat and group train!

For partner boat have children face each other and do the variations with their feet connected. To make group train, you can do the whole sequence sitting in a long line!

Which is your favorite transportation activity or song for preschoolers?

Most people think of yoga classes as a quiet, slow, meditational experience... for adults. That's not what a kids yoga class looks like, at least not all the time.

Children learn best through play, so a children's yoga experience often requires a certain amount of fun and engagement - especially if the yoga activity is intended to integrate with or supplement academic curriculum.

Our team helps educators and classrooms use their transportation imagination to try fun pose variations. Bring us to your school or download our Interactive White Board-compatible Yoga App and let's explore your favorite way to travel!

Safe trip everyone and Bon voyage!

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Catch all the right numbers in Cloud Catcher Numbers 1-5! If students can identify a number correctly, a colorful rainbow will appear to tell them they got it right. Students in preschool and kindergarten will have to use their number sense and ability to identify numbers 0-10 to help them find as many rainbows as possible!