You know how it’s hard to find that one book which contains ideas for hands-on learning through play for kids, and where ideas are “do-able”, tried and tested by someone you know you can trust? Well, not anymore! We are introducing a brand new book with over 150 ideas for kids of different age, from babies…
5 Learning Ideas with UNO Cards Adapted for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Today we are going to show you how we adapted Uno Card Game for our toddler and came up with several very simple learning ideas with only UNO cards. We used them to learn colors, numbers and few simplified versions of this game were used to teach toddler basic rules like taking turns. You have…
Bean Math Grid Game & List of 50 Math Manipulatives to Use
Play very simple to set up bean math grid game with your toddlers and preschoolers! We have prepared for you blank math grid templates for counting from 1 – 10 for toddlers and preschoolers, and 1 – 20 for pre-K and older kids. We have also included a printable list of 50 either free or…
1-2-3-4-5 Fish Crackers Counting Activity
Rhyme Time is back this Wednesday with nursery rhyme One Two Three Four Five and fish crackers counting activity! We provided a simple printable you can freely download and use at home for counting activity with your kids! There are several other activities related to this nursery rhyme we would like to share with you…
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Roll & Build Flower Game
Today we played Roll and Build Flower game and we are sharing this fun game and free printable with you! Playing this dice game was a perfect opportunity to work on number recognition with our toddler! All of this happened as we sang another popular nursery rhyme – Mary, Mary Quite Contrary. How to prepare…
Racing Eggs Game
Today we are sharing very simple 3D board game you can set up in several minutes for your kids. Egg racing game is great to play around Easter when you have some extra egg cartons and plastic eggs around although it can be played whenever you wish. My 3-year-old and 7-year-old daughters both enjoyed playing…
Calendar Numbers Sensory Bin
Does your child recognize and can name numbers? Do they connect name and sign for a number? Here is a simple and fun numbers sensory bin to assist toddlers and preschoolers to learn their numbers faster. My toddler began to recognize if written mark is number or letter. She still can’t match a name of…
Hickory Dickory Dock Color and Number Matching Activity
Hickory Dickory Dock is one of my toddler’s favorite nursery rhymes. It’s great little rhyme that helps little ones to learn their numbers and time in an easy and fun way. In Hickory Dickory Dock activity, we used clothespins to reinforce fine motor skills, match numbers, colors and learn to tell time. Today we bring you…
3 Ways to Play with Building Blocks
After days of playing with things for which primary function is not to be a toy, today we are going to explore ways to play with an actual toy! Most of the children have some kind of building blocks in their playroom and today we shall enjoy 3 different activities with a same toy –…
Building Christmas Tree – Size Sequencing Practice
It’s always fun to play and learn around Christmas time, and my kids are always more willing to have fun and work on crafts with more patience! So, it’s a good occasion to use for some playful learning! This simple building a tree activity is made with things found either in our recycle bin or…