Concept Matching Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers — Land, Sky, and Sea [With Free Printable!]

October 27, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Now that L has mastered the most concrete materials on our language shelf, it’s time to move on to the abstract. Most young children are fascinated by animals, so I created this concept matching activity for L to match the animals to where they spend the most time — the way I word it is […]

DIY Montessori Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers — Color Box 3

October 19, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Montessori materials can be quite expensive to buy, but there are some that you can easily make yourself — for free! The color tablets are one such material. I’m a bit of a snob, so I did buy Color Boxes 1 and 2 [for matching the colors], but I decided to make Color Box 3 […]

Summer Activities for Kids — Watercolor Ice Cube Paint

May 28, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

It has been SUPER hot this week, but our local pool doesn’t open until next weekend! We have been spending lots of time outside lately, but we had already used up all of our “beat the heat” ideas for outside play — except for the giant inflatable pool, but I have a spider issue, so I […]

DIY Chalk Paint

May 9, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

I found this awesome activity on Instagram, and I immediately realized that it would be a great practical life work for L! I gathered some of the materials and waited for the weather to warm up a bit. When we finally had a nice day outside, I set up this work for L as soon […]