Name: Animal Adventure Location: Bolton, Massachusetts Website: http://www.animaladventures.net/ Length of stay: 1 hour Animal Adventure is a great place to see exotic animals up close. It is a place where you can see and touch many different types of animals. From small and cute and fuzzy to big long snakes. The tour takes about 1…
We are always looking for fun ways to reuse the paper rolls in the house. These peacocks are a fun and easy craft to do with kids. What you need for this actvity paper rolls orange construction paper eyes feathers blue crayons How we made this activity First we colored the paper roll with the…
A great book to read before a plane ride with kids. And we loved this one and could read it lots of times The Noisy Airplane Ride is a great addition to the transportation activities on the site. The Noisy Airplane Ride Book for Kids We read The Noisy Airplane Ride by Mike Downs and…
We read Diamond Jim Dandy and the Sheriff by Sarah Burell and Bryan Langdo . It is a story about a rattlesnake that comes to a town in Texas and the sheriff tells him he is not allowed. So the rattlesnake finds a way for people to like him. What you need: construction paper, scissors,…
We read Birds for this months Virtual Book Club for Kids. This book also is one I used with my Bird Pack. What you need: paper towel roll, foam bird stickers, glue, paints, tray, paper, and marker. Draw a line down the paper towel roll. The put the stickers on the paper towel roll on…
We read the book Birds by Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek . This book will be one of the books I used for the Bird Pack! What you need: paper with tree outline, bird foam sticker, leaf foam sticker, and stamp pads. (Originally we tried to use pencils, but did not work as well as…
The free Bird Pack is done. Also today 3 Dinosaurs has been around 6 Months! So glad to have you with us! We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with the bird pack printables. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission. These Bird…
We read From Here to There by Margery Cuyler and Yu Cha Pak. It is a good book about pointing out all the different ways you can live. Starting with the town all the way to the universe. What we used: brushes, textured paper, water color pencils, bowl and water. Rose and Amelia felt the…
I just recently found Stampominos. They are great stamps for making coloring pages. The girls have really enjoyed them. Here are some fun thing we have done with the stamps to make our own activities from them. Counting Sheets: Count and fill in the number Or you can provide a number and have them stamp…
Looking for a fun way to learn about CVC Word Families Words is to do these Color by Letter! These are easy to use and two different types by page and fun flash cards to make! All the CVC Word Family printables now have Color by letter. You can choose just a page which is…
Name: Mystic Aquarium Location: Mystic, Connecticut Website: http://www.mysticaquarium.org/ Length of stay: 3 1/2 hours Mystic Aquarium is a great experience to see many different animals that live in the ocean. There is a wide range to see from Beluga Whales and Penguins to Rays and jellyfish. This is a great collect that is both indoor…
After looking for girl dinosaur shirts and not finding any. My oldest asked if we could make some and that is just what we did. Kids love to get creative and make their own things! Plus there are not tons of girlie dinosaur shirts out there! What you need for this Activity t-shirt fine point…
The Versatile Blogger Award was given to me by Enchanted Homeschooling Mom. She had the following to say about me: Cassie is simply amazing! I have watched her blog/website grow as well as her printables. She is a very creative person who shared all of her amazing ideas with everyone for free. Hop on over…
Color by Letter is another great review for Reading Fun in the Sun. I hope that you can have as much fun with this as my girls have! It is a great way to see the word blends, digraphs, & dipthongs. Some fun things we have done are: color and then have them point or…
We have been watching a lot of Olympics and had our own Pompom Games! It was fun and easy to do! We did Pompom Forward Throwing, Pompom Backward Throwing, Pompom Balance, Pompom Relay, Pompom Jumping, Pompom Track, Pompom Bucket Throw, Pompom Weaving, Pompom Throwing and Catching, and Pompom Cheering. What you need: yarn pompoms, baskets…
Over 200 pages of Shape Activities, including Writing Pages, Clip Cards for Beginning Sound, Shape Trace and Cut, Shape Matching, Shape Wall Cards, 3 Part Cards, Shape Puzzles, Shape Coloring, and Pattern Activities. All of the shape activities have these shapes: circle, square, triangle, diamond, rectangle, oval, star, ring, heart, crescent, trapezoid, parallelogram, pentagon, hexagon,…
If you missed our July Virtual Book Club for Kids, August is a great time to join up. This month we are doing Kevin Henkes! Here are some of the great books you can read by Kevin Henkes. Amazon.com Widgets If you’re interested in joining this month’s book club, here’s what you need to do……
I want to thank everyone that joined me in July 2012 and sent traffic my way. These are in no specific order. Royal Baloo Living Life Intentionally Enchanted Homeschooling Mom Totally Tots Living Montessori Now Preschool Printables PreK and K Sharing Sun Scholars AliLily – A Crafty Mommy Adventure Kid World Citizen The Activity Mom…
G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Press Sports & Hobbies) is a fun book that breaks down parts of the Olympics by ABC. Each ABC set has a small poem and then a long paragraph that talks more about it. It is a fun way for kids to learn about the…
Name: Garden in the Woods Location: Framingham, Massachusetts Website: http://www.newenglandwild.org/visit/Garden-in-the-Woods Length of stay: 100 minutes Garden in the Woods is part of New England Wild Flower Society’s. It is a great collection of plants native to New England. You can see wild selection of common and rare plants to the area. It is fun to…
Here is a simple Summer Olympics Observation Sheet. Something for kids to keep track of events and what they liked about the Olympics. This is a fun extra for kids! Click here for your Copy of the Olympics Observation Sheet Check out all the Olympic Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs. Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
Reading Fun in the Sun is the combined work of Royal Baloo and 3 Dinosaurs. Here is a great Sight Word review by Royal Baloo. Check it out! Goto Royal Baloo to download the Bingo Review!! Cassie – 3Dinosaurs & Erin @ Royal Baloo
A great way to work on spelling and have fun learning Summer Olympic words! The Opening Ceremonies are today! For this a new 27 page printable to go with the Summer Olympics Pack. This is a Read, Write, Stamp, Cut and Paste. I hope you enjoy it and the Summer Olympics! Click here to get…
What you need for the Fingerprint Olympic Rings stamps pads black stamp pad coloring ring page from the Olympic Pack How to Make the Fingerprint Olympic Rings They used their finger to mark the rings. Our Final Olympic Rings Check out all the fun Olympic Games Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs. Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
Word Family Paths More Word Family Paths are now done. The new paths are “-ut”, “-ay”, “-un”, “-og”, “-en”, “-am”, “-ow”, “-oy”, “-ox”, and “-ar.” There are lots of ways to use them: put in sheet protectors and use dry erase markers, dot markers, water colors, or pom poms. The girls also enjoy just reading…
Reading Fun in the Sun is the combined work of Royal Baloo and 3 Dinosaurs. It will have a collection of 8 Units for the summer. It has over 60 pages total activities for Sight Words, Word Blends, Digraphs, & Dipthongs for free. What will I find in Unit 8? Sight Words: as, going, him,…
Gross motor does not have to be hard. In fact, it can be fun. This ring toss is a fun idea that can be done inside or outside with very little change! We enjoy doing gross motor ideas in our house. This ring toss uses the Olympic ring colors. It was a fun way to…
eBook: The Garden Classroom: 52 kids gardening activities by Cathy James Price: $9.99 Pages: 114 The first thing I noticed about the book was the wonderful pictures and how easy it was to read. I found myself seeing ideas that I could use right away. All the concepts and ideas in the book were easy…
There are always loads of activities you can use to learn numbers. And today I have a few of our favorites in numbers 1 to 15. These free printables are a great way for kids to work on writing, counting and more! You are going to find some of the following Number 1 to 15…
We have joined the Virtual Summer Reading Program hosted by Toddler Approved. July’s author is Don & Audrey Wood. We read Sweet Dream Pie by Audrey Wood & Mark Teague. It was a pie fill with lots of sugary candies and then what happens while the pie is made and after everyone eats the pie….