What is a sensory bin? A sensory bin is typically a plastic tub or container filled with carefully selected materials and objects to stimulate the senses of children in preschool. Sensory bins might have rice, water beads, corn, beans, or other types filled with small items. Thanksgiving Sensory Bin This Thanksgiving sensory bin has a…
There are so many great dinosaur books that you can read with kids. We load exploring and reading new dinosaur books when we can. We also like exploring new authors. So today we did a little of both a new dinosaur book and a new author (who quickly became a FAVORITE to read) for us…
If you missed our October Virtual Book Club for Kids, November is a great time to join up. This month we are doing Tomie de Paola! Here are some of the great books you can read by Tomie de Paola. Amazon.com Widgets If you’re interested in joining this month’s book club, here’s what you need…
Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story is a book that my husband found. The girls just love it. It was a story about a group of mice going on a space shuttle mission. The smallest mouse was chosen and loved space travel. We also learn about the real mouse that is was based after….
We read Five Little Pumpkins and did a finger print Jack-O-Lantern. What we used: stamp pads and dot marker jack-o-lantern. First Amelia did the the green. Then she did the black. Last she did the orange. The Final Product. Check out all the Halloween activities on 3 Dinosaurs: Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
We read Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Scott Magoon for the Virtual Book Club. The girls loved reading Chopsticks after having read Spoon. What you need: yarn, pom poms, chopsticks of various kinds, pick up sticks, containers and plates. We tried to use the chopsticks. They pulled them apart. I showed them how you…
We read the book Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Scott Magoon. Then we took kitchen utensils and painted with them. What you need: paper, paint, and kitchen utensils. We started first with spoons. The girls used knives. The girls liked using the knife to spread paint around. Then they used forks. Rose and Amelia…
We read Peanuts: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The girls put the stickers in the book for the right places as we read the book. It was lots of fun! What we used to make the Finger Paint Pumpkins pumpkin template orange finger paint paper plate black crayon How we made the Finger Paint…
Today I’m guest posting over at Crayon Freckles! I did a craft that went with a books from last months books finds. It is The Sunflower Sword (Andersen Press Picture Books) by Mark Sperring and Miriam Latimer. So hope over to Crayon Freckles and check it out! Be sure and tell her hello while you…
If you missed our September Virtual Book Club for Kids, October is a great time to join up. This month we are doing Amy Krouse Rosenthal! Here are some of the great books you can read by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Amazon.com Widgets If you’re interested in joining this month’s book club, here’s what you need…
We read Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. Then we did painting with strawberries, blueberries and mud. What you need: 3 plastic bins, strawberries, blueberries, dirt, water, paintbrushes, spoon, potato masher, paper with shoes. Amelia smashed the strawberries. Rose smashed the blueberries. Mary mixed the mud. The girls painted their strawberry shoes. The…
Most Loved in All the World by Tonya Cherie Hegamin and Cozbi Cabrera is a book about slavery and mom who made a quilt for the daughter. The mother was sending her to freedom. This book lead to lots of questions from my girls. We the historical information provided in the back. It gave the…
We read Earl the Squirrel by Don Freeman. The girls loved the story and the simple black white and red colors. It was a delightful story. We made yarn acorns. What you need: acorn cutout, glue and yarn light and dark brown. We compared the top and bottom of the acorn and the light and…
An easy fall tree craft that any age can do. We did this fall yarn tree that any age can do. It has red, yellow, and orange colors of fall! One of our favorite parts of fall is the color of the leaves on the trees. They are super pretty to look at as they…
We read Leaf Man (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) by Lois Ehlert . After reading the book we went and gathered leaves outside. We also picked up some pine cones. Then we made leaf art work. What you need: leaves, glue and paper. We went outside and gathered leaves. We compared the leaves…
We read Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert. Mary loved the great story about the squirrel and the girl. We had fun exploring the many different pictures in the book. What you need: squirrel cut out, tray, q-tip, white paint, black paint, paint brush, and paint holder. Mary mixed the black and white paint today….
A simple apple craft that is great for kids of different ages. You use an apple template and yarn to make this craft. And kids will have fun making their red apples, or maybe they make a green or yellow apple. The yarn apple craft is a great addition to the apple crafts on the…
Fall is almost here! Here are some Fall Reading charts that are like the Summer reading Charts! This fall I have challenged my girls to read 100 different books. I have made these printables to help mark their progress. For every 10 books, we read we plan on doing at least one writing activity. We…
Apple is a great theme for the fall. This is a fun and easy-to-do Apple craft and book learning for kids! Torn paper crafts are one of our favorite crafts to do! They are simple and easy. And the torn paper apple tree makes a great paper apple tree craft for kids! We have included…
If you missed our August Virtual Book Club for Kids, September is a great time to join up. What was a Summer Book Club now is a year round Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month we are doing Lois Ehlert! Here are some of the great books you can read by Lois Ehlert. Amazon.com…
The Noisy Airplane Ride by Mike Downs and David Gordon is a great books about the noise you hear on an air plane. It covers from getting on plane to getting off plane. It have some great words for all the sounds you hear. It is a great books to help prepare a child for…
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…
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…
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……
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…
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….
If you missed our June Virtual Book Club for Kids, July is a great time to join up. This month we are doing Don & Audrey Woods! Here are some of the great books you can read by Don & Audrey Woods. If you’re interested in joining this month’s book club, here’s what you need…