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"It Looked Like Spilt Milk" Cloud Shapes Craft for Preschoolers
January 17, 2014
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links The book It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw holds a special place in my heart. One of my college professors introduced us to…
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Learning Activities for Four Year Olds
January 15, 2014
Four year old's are so much fun! The new-found maturity of age four is so nice, especially after the challenges of ages 2 and 3. Owen is 4 1/2 and…
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Lacing Mittens Craft for Preschoolers
January 6, 2014
The house always seems so empty when we take down the Christmas decorations, and so this year, I decided that we would do a winter unit right after Christmas and…
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Make a Launcher for Hot Wheels Cars
January 5, 2014
We have been using plastic rain gutters as ramps for Hot Wheels cars for a while, and Aidan decided that he really wanted to build some type of launcher that…
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Turn a Cardboard Box into a Car Wash for Hot Wheels
December 29, 2013
Each of the boys received a new Hot Wheels car in their stockings this year, and Gresham had the idea to use a cardboard box to make a car wash…
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Make a Shooting Star Launcher
December 22, 2013
Make a shooting star launcher! This is a simple toy that you can make with plastic cups, rubber bands, and a star that you can print at the bottom of…
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Easy Wooden Peg Nativity Sensory Bin
December 15, 2013
As we approach Christmas, here is an idea for a simple nativity that preschoolers can touch and explore. This project came together very quickly, and Owen and Jonathan (ages 4.5…
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Parachute Cord (Paracord) Candy Cane Christmas Ornaments
December 12, 2013
This summer, Aidan and I got into crafting with parachute cord (paracord) and made several bracelets and keychains. We have plenty of cord left, so we experimented with a way…
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Ninjabread Men Homemade Christmas Ornaments
December 2, 2013
Earlier in the fall, the boys and I were out shopping when we ran across some cookie cutters called Ninjabread Men (Amazon affiliate link). I immediately thought of making Christmas ornaments…
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Math with Legos: Preschool Roll and Count
November 19, 2013
A few weeks ago, I shared two preschool math activities using Duplo Legos. Well, lately we have been using regular LEGO® bricks to create some more math activities, and I…
