Spring and Summer are the perfect time for picnics! But what can you do if there’s a rainy day? Well, you can always have a regular picnic inside (boring!), or why not try creating this picnic play sensory and letter-sound bin for your kiddos – for sensory fun and learning! Today’s post also contains links…
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Inspiring Kids to Protect Our Oceans Oil Spill Activity
This protect our oceans oil spill activity is a really fun, hands-on activity that teaches kids about how oil spills happen, their effects on ocean habitats, and how difficult they are to clean up. It is deceptively simple, but the experience packs a big learning punch and had a large emotional impact on my son (who…
How to Make Fantastic Flying Fish Paper Spinners
After scribbling all over his strips, cutting them and folding them up, Onetime dashed excitedly outside to the back deck of our house to test his new “Flying Fish” paper spinners! “It spins Mommy! It spins!” he yelled as he ran down to the backyard to retrieve his new creation. They cost exactly $.50 to make at…
Earths Elements for Kids: An Earth Day Activity Roundup
Because I strongly believe that kids today need to have an appreciation for our natural environment before they can truly understand why we need to take care of it, I have rounded up a variety of amazingly fun kids activities centred around learning about our Earth’s elements: air, water and land.
DIY Cardboard Rocket Ship and Space Play Ideas
This week – we’re all about Rocket Ships and SPACE! We’ve got a simple tutorial for a cardboard rocket ship which you can easily make in under 15 minutes for spacey imaginative fun, space book recommendations for young children, and 15 out of this world ideas for space-themed play!