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Sink or Float: Our Very First Science Experiment for Preschoolers

October 14, 2014 By Julie 5 Comments

I’ve been doing some serious slacking in the science department of our preschool journey. I’m not sure why I put it off for so long. Most kids can’t get enough of the hands on learning and my son was no different. Our first science experiment was the classic sink or float test.    Gather up […]

Just Go to Bed! Deciphering Legitimate Needs from Stall Tactics

October 12, 2014 By Julie 14 Comments

  Let’s face it. Kids are ridiculously creative. I have found that their ingenuity tends to shine brightest at bedtime. The requests just. keep. coming. But how are we as parents supposed to know when our children have a genuine need and when they’re just desperately trying to delay the inevitable? When and where should we […]

Autumn Craft Fingerprint Trees

October 3, 2014 By Julie 1 Comment

Need a quick Autumn Craft for your toddler or preschooler? This one takes no time at all but gives you the chance to teach your little one about the fall leaves. This post contains affiliate links that help support my family. Read more about that here.   It’s easy. Do an image search for a […]

Polka Dot Slime

July 19, 2014 By Julie 4 Comments

Happy Saturday Everyone! This morning I wanted to share my favorite kids activity to date. Seriously, we made this polka dot slime twice in two weeks! I was sorely tempted to not give this away to two sweet little girls for their birthday and instead keep it for myself. This amazing recipe is from Asia […]

Handwriting with Shaving Cream and a Mirror

July 12, 2014 By Julie 2 Comments

Lately I’ve been realizing how extremely resistant my son is to anything even remotely related to handwriting. He has been getting therapy for Sensory Processing Disorder and the Occupational Therapist has been working with him to draw a circle (not his typical spiral) and make a “criss cross”. Call me oblivious, but I was shocked that […]

Farm Unit: Messy Pig Craft

June 26, 2014 By Julie 9 Comments

  Here’s a simple, messy craft project that paired perfectly with our preschool farm unit. I got this idea from “Mrs. Karen’s Preschool Ideas“ First, find an simple image of pig on google, then print it out on pink paper. Cut it out and glue it to a contrasting sheet of paper. Mix some oats with […]

“Serious” Fun Saturdays: Ice Play

June 21, 2014 By Julie Leave a Comment

Folks, it is blazing hot in Texas. I can’t stand it. Make fun of me all you want. Labeled me a pansy, you won’t hurt my feelings.But I’d like to see a native Texan build a quinsy (an igloo made out of snow for you southerners) and sleep in it. Yeah, Chicago pride! But I […]

Car Wash Sensory Bin

May 31, 2014 By Julie 13 Comments

We were bored. It was hot. I wanted the boys to do something together and outside. Went to my handing dandy pinterest board. Nothing jumped off the page at me. Decided to grab a bunch of vehicles. Goodness knows we have enough of those lying around! Then I grabbed a couple “washing utensils.” Then I […]

Baby-safe Slime

May 16, 2014 By Julie 4 Comments

  This post may contain links that help support my family. If you’d like to know more, click here. Now that Lumpy is one, he wants to do EVERYTHING that Loopy does. Unfortunately, he still likes to mouth stuff so he doesn’t get to participate in some of our learning activities for safety reasons. When […]

Water Bead Exploration

March 2, 2012 By Julie Leave a Comment

I’ve been seeing these awesome colored beads all over pinterest. I thought they would be a lot of fun to play with either as a sensory experience or coupled with a light table. I found these in the floral section at Walmart for $2 a pack. I barely used a third of them, and look […]

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