Confession time: I didn’t really eat pumpkin pie as a child. I’m from the Deep South and, down here, we tend to eat more sweet potato pie than pumpkin. At least in my family. (I honestly don’t have enough space here to write about the wonders of sweet potato pie.) After I became an adult,Keep Reading…
Fall is one of the best times of year to explore with preschoolers. The weather is cooler, the animals are moving around and storing up food for winter, and the colors are gorgeous. If you live in a part of the world where you see fall foliage, autumn is a wonderful time to talk about colorsKeep Reading…
My kids have loved to play with playdough for as long as I can remember. Of course, some of that is because I like to play with playdough and I basically insisted they did too. I make no apologies. Working with playdough is such a soothing activity for kids (and adults) and it’s good grossKeep Reading…
Preschoolers absolutely love playing with puzzles. My four-year-old asks to do a puzzle almost every single day. The same one. Over and over again. But that’s a good thing! It means that kids are remembering how the pieces fit together to make a complete picture and solving them more quickly each time. Since we’ve beenKeep Reading…
It’s time for us to share another one of our preschool playdough mats and this time we have cupcakes! Cupcakes are just plain fun. Whenever I say the word “cupcake”, I just start to smile involuntarily. It’s science. So I thought these cupcake playdough mats would be fun for little hands! They’re great for building fineKeep Reading…
Do your kids love to play with playdough? It’s always been a big hit in our house. Our kids love to squish it, mix it with different colors, and mold it into all kinds of creations. But, once we learned that you can could make edible playdough, our world was officially rocked. When we played withKeep Reading…
Summer’s on its way! And it’s a great time to start thinking about summer learning plans, especially if you follow a traditional year and take the summer off. Unfortunately, over the summer kids can start to slack off a bit and forget what they learned during the previous year. But that doesn’t have to beKeep Reading…
My kids love, absolutely love playing with slime. Judging by the most popular YouTube videos for kids, they’re not alone. Making slime is one of the most popular activities for kids these days. There are so many great slime recipes to try. But, since we’re slowly coming into summer (yay!), I thought it would beKeep Reading…
Phonics are kind of a controversial topic in education these days. Some kids learn to read without ever practicing phonics, but some benefit by learning to master common phonics skills. Personally, I’m for whatever helps a child learn to read. Some of my kids took to reading right away. Others learned beginning sounds, digraphs, andKeep Reading…
Little Miss has been racing her way through all of her preschool lessons. She absolutely cannot wait for kindergarten this fall. Remember when you were young enough to actually be excited about doing harder work like the “big kids”? Yeah, I don’t either. Anyway, she’s mastered her letters, numbers, shapes, and counting, so we’ve beenKeep Reading…
I remember the first time Piglet showed that she was starting to notice differences in sizes. She said “Wow! Mommy! Your hand is much more huger than mine!” *giggle* Since she has older siblings, she seemed to become aware of the differences between bigger and smaller pretty quickly. After all, she wasn’t able to doKeep Reading…
After what felt like the longest winter ever, we’re finally starting to see birds return to our neighborhood. In our part of the country, we see lots of robins, cardinals, and occasionally blue jays, all of which have their unique color patterns. That gave me an idea for a fun bird color matching activity for kids!Keep Reading…
The first day of spring is approaching! Woohoo! We’ve been enjoying making free printable flashcards for our readers over the past few months. Since Roo has been working on sight words lately, I thought I’d make some spring sight words flashcards and I’m sharing them with you all today! Learning to read sight words isKeep Reading…
Have you experienced a preschool meltdown today? We have four children and our youngest is now six, so we’re past the preschool stage. But I remember it so well. I’d see one of my kids go running by having the time of their life. 30 seconds later, they’re dissolving into a puddle of tears, generallyKeep Reading…
Do you feel that? That’s spring in the air! I’m not a fan of winter and, every year, I count down the days until I can hear baby birds chirping outside. To help the kids get excited for spring too, I thought I’d share a super cute set of Spring A to Z Alphabet Flashcards!Keep Reading…
Have you ever taken a preschooler out to shop for clothes? My four-year-old has recently developed a severe aversion to particular colors and textures, so shopping for clothing is…an interesting experience. Here’s a sample exchange: Me: “What do you think about this shirt?” Her: *waves both arms frantically* “No, Mom! I only like purple rightKeep Reading…
I don’t love winter. Not by a long shot. It’s a bit too cold for this native Floridian. But winter is a lovely theme for preschool. Kids love working with lessons that feature snow, snowmen, icicles, penguins, and all those adorable winter animals. So I decided to overlook my bias toward winter and share thisKeep Reading…
Winter is such a cozy time for learning with little ones. I’m a scaredy-cat about cold weather, so once the daily average dips below 50 degrees, you’ll find me inside with my kids. Probably sitting directly in front of the space heater. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun winter-themed learning! And that’sKeep Reading…
If you’ve been enjoying our free printable flashcards series, we hope you’ll love today’s entry! So far, we’ve featured flashcards for learning colors and shapes, but this set of free printable flashcards alphabet animals cards lets you teach the letters from A to Z with animals! Most kids love animals and, in this set of freeKeep Reading…
I love preschool crafts. There’s just something about getting tiny hands involved in making art that is too adorable for words. Plus, PreK crafts give preschoolers a chance to work on fine motor skills, color recognition, shapes, themes, and more! And that’s why I thought it would be cool to find some easy PreK beach craftsKeep Reading…
Summer break is coming up, and I’m in a “beachy” mood. So I decided to whip up some fun (and free) Beach 0-9 Number Playdough Mats! Piglet is starting Tot school this fall and she can recite the ABCs and count to 10. But she doesn’t recognize the letters and numbers yet, which means it’sKeep Reading…
