Kid’s Co-Op Link Up – Come & Play

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Another successful week at The Kid’s Co-Op Weekly Link Up! Here are my highlights: Sensory tray meets practical life meets recycled materials project from Z is for Zel is my kind of activity. Think Magnet’s post on Teachable Moments in the car was great! Have you been featured? Go ahead and grab our button and [Read On]

Color Matching Activity

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We’re moving in a week and I came upon an activity we did a while back that we absolutely adored. FREE paint samples from the hardware store. Using the sticker samples allowed me to wrap the color around the clothespin for easy matching. Clothespins are a great fine motor skill developmental tool. I presented the [Read On]

Preschool Science {Steve Spangler Soap Souffle}

Steve Spengler Soap Souffle

So easy and so fun. Definitely my kind of activity. Thank you Steve Spangler. Here is our container of water. Here is our bar of Ivory soap. Here is the Ivory soap floating in the container of water. Why does it float? Is there air inside if you break it open? No. Other bars don’t [Read On]

Cinco de Mayo Preschool Mini Unit

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Here are a few simple Mexico/Cinco de Mayo themed ideas to do with your preschoolers! Have fun! Art These FREE Printable Coloring Pages are great because not only are they free but they are fun to color AND help kids learn about the symbols associated with Mexico and the Cinco de Mayo holiday. At (almost) [Read On]

Cinco de Mayo Sensory Bag

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We’re moving in a few weeks. So there has been a lot of purging and organizing in our home. I know all this moving around might have its negative impact on our little guys. We have certainly had some tough moments. We’ve had some unexpectedly great ones too. This activity is one example. I was [Read On]

Cinco de Mayo Preschool Activities {Movement}

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Ah, Cinco de Mayo! What a fun holiday to celebrate with wonderful music, colors and joy! Many believe Cinco de Mayo to be Mexico’s Independence Day but really the day marks victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in the year 1862. We’ve been celebrating in our home this week through art, a little [Read On]