Earth Day Sensory Activity: The Bath

Earth Day Themed Bath

I am a huge fan of integrating important concepts into our every day life and making it fun. So, today we had our inaugural Earth Day Themed Bath. The bath was a fun and relaxed way to begin conversation around the importance of being environmentally responsible. Here is a list of what we included: Bubbles [Read On]

How A Seed Grows

Seed to Plant

We had activities planned for this morning. Sometimes you have to scrap it& let your child take the lead. Our older son woke up asking about seeds. Obviously dreaming about the plant life cycle, right? My husband cut up apples as part of his breakfast. Our son was enthralled with the seeds. He saw the [Read On]

Earth Day Crystal

Crystal Earth

I couldn’t resist doing this super cool Borax activity. A great way to integrate basic science concepts into an activity and have a very cool result to display! I was inspired by Sweet and Simple Things St. Patrick’s post (She created the most amazing crystal rainbow!) and Mess For Less’s Crystal Letters (What a great [Read On]

Earth Day Children’s Books Giveaway

Sofia'sDream

If you have not yet discovered Little Pickle Press, do yourself a favor and check them out. Their mission involves helping parents and educators develop responsible and conscious little spirits. This organization will not only stimulate our children but our thinking about meaningful and relevant topics such as environmental responsibility and what it means to [Read On]

Introducing Earth Day: Recycling Sort Activity

Green Toys Recycling Truck

Earth Day is an important occasion. We celebrate ALL of us, how we HAVE to work together in order to be healthy and to, essentially, survive. One of the greatest things about “Gen-I”, a label the media has placed upon our children, is that words like “recycle” are common use, every day. Jack Johnson even [Read On]

Egg Carton Challenge: The Earth

EggCartonChallenge

We created an Earth from egg cartons. First, we tore apart and cut up the cartons. Then we grabbed green and blue paint, a few brushes and set up our activity table. Then we painted the cartons and let them dry. In the meantime, we painted a big circle on a piece of poster board [Read On]