This is such a fun idea to do with your own kids or your own group of kids during the summer — or really any other time.
Leanna from All Done Monkey shared her ideas for a DIY Around the … Read More ...
Check out this Amazing Collection of Printables
Some people who blog are so amazingly generous with their time, skill and talent. So it is with This Reading Mama, who is just one example, but on her free printable page she has collected more than 1,000 pages worth … Read More ...
How to Make Color-Changing Lemonade
This is really cool. I had never heard of butterfly pea flowers before reading this post about color-changing lemonade from Left Brain Craft Brain, but apparently they’re a thing and you can use them to turn your lemonade all sorts … Read More ...
Easy Touch and Feel Letters to Make at Home
There are lots of ways to teach letter recognition, but adding a sensory element is helpful for a lot of kids.
With these touch and feel letter cards from Teach Me Mommy, kids can see the letters and trace the … Read More ...
Take Your Lessons to the Sandbox
Most preschoolers love playing in sandboxes, but without a lot of work we can turn playtime into a little bit of educational fun, too.
This roundup of sandbox learning activities from Books and Giggles is a great place to start. … Read More ...
Learning Activities with Fidget Spinners
Fidget spinners
do not seem to be going away. My daughter is doing summer camp classes at her school and she came home last week with a DIY fidget spinner, and I’m still seeing a lot of projects for making … Read More ...
Popsicle Rhymes for Preschoolers
Whether you’re doing school-type activities through the summer or just want to sneak a little learning in with your summer fun, these printable rhyming Popsicle matching cards from Royal Baloo are super cute and fun for littles.
They include pictures … Read More ...
Get Kids Writing with Recommendation Reports
This is a cute idea to do with a group of kids, or even just to encourage reading and writing with your own kids over the summer.
Playdough to Plato has a printable book recommendation sheet that is a short … Read More ...
Build a City with this Fun Printable Map Set
I think every child goes through a phase of being really interested in maps. At least they used to; I guess kids these days don’t always see maps that aren’t inside a phone.
But if you know a child who … Read More ...
Go on a Counting Walk with Your Littles
This is billed as an activity for toddlers, but I’m sure my elementary-school-aged kiddo would still love it, too, because she loves every kind of nature walk that requires observation.
Going on a counting walk is a super-simple activity to … Read More ...
Make a Summer Doodle Book for the Kids (or Yourself)
It seems like summer has an excess of time spent waiting. Maybe that’s because vacations lead to more eating at restaurants and going to events and busy tourist attractions where being in line is necessary.
Give your kids a little … Read More ...
Celebrate Canada Day with Your Kids
It sometimes gets overlooked in favor of American Independence Day on July 4, but Canadians celebrate the birth of their nation on July 1 each year.
It’s not Independence Day, but it marks the signing of the Constitution Act, … Read More ...
Go on a Listening Scavenger Hunt
I am a big fan of scavenger hunts as a way to get kids outside and paying attention to nature.
The ones I have done in the past have mostly had to do with things you can see (as with … Read More ...
Multiplication with Minecraft
I actually mentioned this idea back in March when I talked about a Harry Potter-themed math game (which, if you haven’t seen, you should absolutely check it out), but it’s so cool that I feel like it needs a … Read More ...
Have Fun Teaching Kids about the Solar System
One of my daughter’s consistent loves through most of her life has been space. She’s really interested in the stars and planets, has a telescope, watches Ready, Jet, Go. We talk about space a lot, and it’s a subject that … Read More ...