Flower Name Puzzle

Preschool is all about learning how to read, spell, and eventually write one's own name. Kids love this flower garden name puzzle mat for Spring! Just print, gather a few bottle caps, and this activity is ready to go.

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Lion and Lamb Puppets

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. At least, that's the plan! We are introducing our kids to a unit study on weather. These lion and lamb puppets are the perfect prop for this theme!

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Foam Blocks in Water

Our kids love any sensory play invitation that involves water! Foam blocks are so fantastic in water because they float and the water acts as a glue making them stick to each other and vertical surfaces. We thought of so many learning activities with these two simple materials. 

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Nest Nature Hunt

We combined science and math by taking the kids on an outdoors nature hunt to find birds' nests! We loved being outside for this part of our homeschooling day.

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Foam Stickers Process Art

We might be addicted to process art at our house! Our latest project is super simple using foam stickers and a rolling pin to create print making painting with the kids. There is a ton of fun fine motor work involved, too!

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Preschool Number Flower Garden

We used flowers to create a math garden that reviews number identification and order! I was thrilled that both our preschooler and toddler loved this activity plus it only required a few materials!

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Straw Painting: Fine Motor Butterflies

This bright and cheerful craft for kids uses several fine motor skills to create a symmetrical butterfly painting! We loved the result so much we couldn't make just one!

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Sticky Window Flower Garden

Our preschooler is enchanted by flowers lately. From creating bouquets from her grandmother's garden to planting our own, it's the perfect time of year to add flowers everywhere. We created a suncatcher flower garden in a window!

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No Mess Painting in a Bag Earth Craft

This week's preschool theme is our lovely home the Earth! If you are looking for a quick and easy Earth Day craft for kids then this mess free Earth craft is perfect.

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Duck Snack for Kids

This adorable duck themed snack is perfect after reading Make Way for Ducklings! The best part of all is that our kids made it completely independently, too!

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Chevron Pre-Writing Easter Egg Craft for Kids

We may remember our zig zag pre-writing painting idea! We are revisiting this project to create festive Easter eggs with our kids and we've added a free chevron printable!

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Earth Day Crafts, Projects, and Ideas for Kids

If you are celebrating Earth Day or learning about our planet these Earth projects for kids teach so much about our home. We have the best Earth crafts and ideas for you to try with your children!

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Pipe Cleaner Rainbow Busy Bag

Do you want to build a rainbow? This busy bag is sure to keep your kids entertained as they name colors and practice fine motor skills!

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Groundhog Finger Puppet Craft

Groundhog's Day is coming up soon so we created a fine motor groundhog puppet craft to celebrate! These are fast, easy, and economical to make with a whole classroom.

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Homemade Glitter Chalk Paint

A friend mentioned how much her daughter loved the store bought glitter chalk the other day which immediately had me wondering about making my own version. We've made sidewalk chalk paint in the past but everything is better with glitter right? We created homemade glitter chalk paint!

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Fine Motor Cherry Blossom Tree Artwork

Achoo! The trees are blooming around here and so are our allergies! They are so pretty, though, that we were inspired to make Fine Motor Cherry Blossom Tree Artwork!

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Natural Elements Sensory Play: Rice Sensory Bin Challenge

What would my kids do with a bin of plain rice? What natural elements would they add to their sensory play outdoors? 

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Outside Water Painting for Kids

Painting with water is a classic outdoor play and fine motor activity for all ages of children! We tried this activity when our kids were just starting to hold brushes and they still love it so we are revisiting it again! 

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Recycled Earth Day Craft

Once we made our melted bead Earth for the light table Earth Day crafts were on my mind! When I saw this blue lid to a container of snacks I just knew we needed to create an earth from it!

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Melted Bead Transparent Earth Craft

This melted bead Earth is the perfect transparent Earth Day craft! You can enjoy it on the light table or in the window as a sun catcher! 

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