Colors are always so much fun to learn with. I have a fun collection of cards, writing and activities all to help learn colors. These have a mix of activities that kids can use. The Color Printable Activities are a great addition to the color printables on the site. Over 220 pages of Free Color…
Today, I watched Mary play and do something she normally does with her sisters. She had a great time, but every time there was an easy path, she choose to do something harder. So some times the hard way is much more fun. Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
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….
Dot marker pages are always great for fine motor fun! We love doing them over and over. They are fun for kids of different ages. Today I have some Football Dot Markers printables for you to use with your kids. This match up perfectly with the Football Pack. We just love using the Do A…
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…
Four sets of ABC cards have been added! They are uppercase and lowercase cards. There are so many different ways to use these cards. You are going to find different versions of the cards. Plus these are great for spelling and matching. Each card has a big letter and small picture. They can be used…
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…
What you need: fake leaves, fall foam stickers, fall cookie cutters, and fall word cards (from the Fall Pack Part 1). Mary spent some time just looking through the bin. Mary searched through for the Fall Foam stickers first. Then she looked for the fall cookie cutters. Then Mary looked for out the Fall Word…
The Free Football Printable Pack is done in time for football season. You can have fun learning with this great football pack with football matching, football vocab, football coloring, and more! All to make learning fun for those kids that love football! The Football Printable Pack is a great addition to the football printables on…
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…
Looking for a different way to use the Color by Size? Don’t limit yourself to just using crayons to color. This is just one way we use them! You can always have fun with fingerprints. What you need: Stamp pad and Apple Color by Size pg 21 Fall Pack Part 4. We reviewed the different…
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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…
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…