Ideas and resources
Fall leaf math activities are such a lovely way to sneak a little learning into all that autumn excitement. Once the leaves start changing colour, children naturally want to collect them, sort them, crunch through them, and bring half the … Read More ...
If you have your own little monkeys, they will certainly enjoy making and playing with these cute monkey finger puppets that can be used when they sing the popular kid’s song “Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
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Karyn, from Teach Beside Me, found herself with some plain, wooden craft blocks and decided to use them to make this educational game for her son. She had nine blocks that she painted three different colors. She then wrote different … Read More ...
Grab a handful of paper plates and a marker and create this game that will help reinforce and teach number skills. While Megan, from Coffee Cups and Crayons, create this game to help her preschooler practice number identification, it can … Read More ...
This game was made to be a toddler’s tot, and that does make sense because younger kids can definitely have an easier time matching pictures rather than plain dots, but I think all ages will enjoy matching the pictures also. … Read More ...
These cute little monsters won’t scare a soul! Made from scrap pieces of felt, they are sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face.
This is a great project for all ages. For younger kids, you can cut and sew … Read More ...
Do you have a little boy – or girl – who doesn’t like to participate in any sort of educational activities? If so, try this game! They will have so much fun, they will never suspect they are learning something.… Read More ...
Next time you are going to be dragging out your board games, surprise everyone by sneaking these personalized game pieces into the box. You can make a game piece for each member of your family or for every child in … Read More ...
Learn how to make this fun fort kit you can bring out the next time the kids are bored. Gather together some dowels, styrofoam balls, and a few other supplies and let the kids go to town. For added fun, … Read More ...
Carolyn created this game for her kids. She created two piles of cards. One pile sported numbers and the other pile listed things that can easily be found by the kids. To play, the kids choose a card from each … Read More ...
Forget about Legos and Lincoln Logs, give your kids several lengths of PVC pipes
and a bunch of connectors 
and just watch what they come up with. Sandi from Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes did this, and threw in some … Read More ...
Follow along with this tutorial and make this simple color matching game. I am willing to bet that the most popular part of this game will be the homemade, over-sized die. PLay this color matching game with the kids and … Read More ...
This is a great way to encourage young kids to work on fine motor skills while learning how to zip and unzip. Kate, from Laughing Kids Learn, made this simple zipper board using a piece of cardboard, some colorful … Read More ...
Learn how to make tangrams that will keep the kids entertained for quite awhile. This seven piece set can be used to make a large variety of designs. You can even do what Karin from Leigh laurel Studios did and … Read More ...
This is a great project for older kids who are complaining about being bored! Let them make their own mazes using this tutorial shared by Teri from The Journals of Giddy Giddy. These mazes are made by recycling old … Read More ...
