These everyday math activities are the perfect way to introduce hands-on math ideas to kids! Do you know today is? March 14th… 3/14… 3.14 Ring a bell at all? Ok, how about if you flash back to high school math class? Yes, that’s it — Today is Pi Day! And Pi Day is a great …
Enjoy these 20 easy Rainbow Crafts for Kids — perfect for Spring & St. Patrick’s Day! Nothing says “Spring” like the colors of the rainbow! And while it’s fun to pull out the crayons to make a rainbow, we often prefer something with a tactile or sensory component when we’re crafting or creating art. Like …
Fun animal-themed math games and activities that helps kids learn counting, sorting, graphing & measurement skills! Math has always been an issue at our house. My son LOVES math! We were constantly looking for fun ways to expand on different math concepts that he enjoyed because he was always working ahead in that area. Now …
Enjoy learning about the Winter Olympic Games with these kids’ activities! It’s hard to believe that it’s time for the Olympics again! This year, the world will be watching all the winter activities in PyeongChang for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. It’s a great opportunity to introduce something new to the kids — maybe a …
Enjoy these fun indoor & outdoor activities for your next snow day! Like so many others, we are having a ‘snow day’ this week (actually, it’s an ice day today but who knows what tomorrow might bring — my kids are hoping for a repeat performance :). You can’t go out much (really, driving is …
Kids will love learning about penguins with these activities, books and lesson plan ideas — you’ll find TONS of information for a unit study or penguin project! Who loves penguins?! Those adorable and quirky birds are intriguing to so many of us. Our local zoo just opened it’s new pengin exhibit so we are thrilled …
Challenge your kids to an engineering project by building the Eiffel Tower using newspapers! This past week, I was looking for a fun engineering project for us to do over Spring Break. Both of my kids loved to build with blocks and Legos when they were younger but as they got older, they were more …
Do your kids love to make handmade ornaments for Christmas? Then you will go CRAZY over today’s activity – Handmade Shadow Box ornaments! They are quick and inexpensive crafts that you can easily fit in a few during the holiday season — and they also make great gifts for grandparents & teachers too! Easy Handmade …
Explore the science of light & shadows with these easy science experiments! I know it might be hard to believe but making shadows is actually a simple science experiment! Yep, all those shadow puppets you tried as a child or those evening walks with your kids when they’re trying to step on your shadow to …
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and I’m sure your kids have been thinking about what they will give their classmates this year.
Will it be candy hearts?
Maybe a Star Wars valentine?
Or are they going to make something special for their friends?