At a time when we should have been doing something else. Someone presented us with a pile of leaves. How can you say no to that? This was great gross motor practice without me doing a thing! Playing in the leaves can be some of the following gross motor: running in the leaves throwing the…
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…
Free Christopher Columbus Mini Pack in time for Columbus Day! These Christopher Columbus printables are to be used with children from 2 to 7. Graphics: Columbus and Columbus Line Art purchased from Scrapping Doodles Christopher Columbus Mini Pack contains over 30 pages: 3 Part Cards, Beginning Sounds, Matching Cards, Read Write the Room, Which One…
I do a lot of sorting activities with Mary (31 months). She loves them but I’m always looking for something different to do. I was reading in The Happy Mommy Handbook by Katie Norris and Susan Case and saw an idea for buttons. I have since found out that buttons are a lot of fun…
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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…
Fun printables to go with Pete the Cat! These Pete the Cat printables are to be used with children from 2 to 7. These printables were made to go with the books Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Eric Litwin, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Eric Litwin and Pete the…
Here are several new math printables! You are going to find addition and subtraction printable here. There are the final pages for the Ways to Add, Subtraction Flash Cards, and Mini Flash Cards for Addition and Subtraction! These free math printables are great for kids learning different math facts. Ways to Add Printables All kids…
What you need: scrubber, tree on page (can be found in the Fall Pack Extra: Dot Markers 2), and paints: red, yellow & orange. We reviewed the colors she would be using. Mary started painting with the scrubber. She has lots of fun and did some slight color mixing while painting. The Finished product. Cassie…
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…
I get asked the question “What are you doing next?” So Today I’m going to answer that question. I have 7 packs that I’ll be working on over the next few months. I know there will be other added. Pete the Cat should be done and out on Friday! I’m also working on the CVCC…
We made a Fall Window similar to the Spring Window. We talked about changes that happen in the fall. We looked at the Fall Word cards from the Fall Pack. What you need to make this craft blue construction paper 3 short and 3 long strips of brown construction paper green construction paper glue stick,…
Coloring is always lots of fun and adding in coloring the words you are learning is lots of fun. These are great for younger kids who might not be able to write all their letter but can color them just fine. Since my girls have been loving the color by letter, here is the Color…
My girls love the Barrier games and they are great for speech. Here is a great Fall Barrier Game. You will have fun creating new ways to make new fall scenes. This is great for all ages! This Fall Barrier game goes perfectly with the Fall Pack and has a lot of same images used…
After reading this great post by In Lieu of Preschool. My girls asked to so some big chalk activities. I said yes you we could. The after first time we read Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert, we went outside and did a chalk drawing. We started with a basic tree. We added leaves…
We love having dot marker pages at our house. It is always fun to have them. We use them all the time. Because of that, we have another small fun Fall Pack Extra: Dot Markers 2. This fall dot marker set has a fall tree, sunflower and an acorn for a fun fall theme for…
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…
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…