Now that it’s almost December it’s time to break out all the holiday-themed activities.
This one is super simple but lots of fun: candy cane counting from Mom Inspired Life.
All you need is pipe cleaners and beads, and kids … Read More ...
Get the Kids Moving with This Stuff the Turkey Game
The Stuff the Turkey game from Kid Friendly Things to Do is so cute, easy to make and will provide lots of fun to kids and adults alike at your holiday gatherings (or a fun indoor physical activity for those … Read More ...
Play the Thanksgiving Gratitude Game with Your Kids
There are lots of different ways to explore gratitude and make crafts related to things we are thankful for, but I thought this gratitude game from Teach Beside Me was an interesting way to talk about being grateful for the … Read More ...
Addition and Subtraction Games for Kids
Addition and subtraction are essential math skills that kids need to learn before they can learn about money, and a lot of other things they need to know in life.
But just memorizing math facts isn’t much fun, and it … Read More ...
Printable Thanksgiving Sudoku Game
Here’s a great one to entertain kids and adults alike at holiday gatherings or whenever you need quiet time, during school time or otherwise.
Royal Baloo has made a cute printable Thanksgiving sudoku game that’s almost no prep and endless … 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 ...
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 ...
Repurpose Old Games and Toys into Literacy Activities
Sometimes it can be hard to part with old toys and games the kids don’t use anymore, whether for sentimental reasons or because you just aren’t quite sure what to do with them, especially if they look well loved or … Read More ...
Easy Dice Games to Play with Preschoolers
Dice are a great way to introduce basic math concepts to kids. They get one to one correspondence as they learn that one dot stands for one number, they learn to recognize the patterns of the dots instead of having … Read More ...
Harry Potter and the Magic of Multiplication
Isn’t this printable Harry Potter multiplication game stunning? Inspired by a Minecraft multiplication game from Royal Baloo that is also pretty darn awesome, Erin at Nourishing My Scholar made this Harry Potter version because that’s what her son wanted.
This … Read More ...
Make a Chess Board out of Legos
I’m a sucker for Lego projects. It’s fun to take these blocks to different places beyond the purchased kit or the basic things your kids might come up with to build on their own.
I’m blown away by this Lego … Read More ...
Help Kids Learn About Money with Printable Play Wallet and Cash
Helping kids learn about money is important, both from a math standpoint and for the life skills involved in being able to count money, make change and evaluate how much things cost.
But you might now want kids playing with … Read More ...
Gross Motor Activity Alphabet Cards
Snow days and too-cold-to-go-outside days can add up to kids who just need to get some energy out, but it can sometimes be hard to come up with movement activities that are OK to do inside.
From ABCs to ACTs … Read More ...
Learn About Parts of Speech with Scrabble
This is such a fun idea for kids who can spell and are learning about the parts of speech (or already know them).
Instead of playing Scrabble in the regular way, where players can make any word they have the … Read More ...
Play with Sound with the Junk Jam Music Game
Since we were talking about doing taste tests to explore the sense of taste, I thought it would be fun to look at ways to explore other senses as well. When it comes to learning about sound, music and … Read More ...
