Month: September 2012

  • 10 Apples Up On Top Project

    10 Apples Up On Top Project

    This is a cute 10 Apples Up on Top project I pulled from my files as a Kindergarten teacher. The kids LOVED this activity. Not only is the story a cute one this project allows children to practice counting, number writing, and number sequencing. Landon had fun with this too – so it’s totally modifiable…

  • Glow in the dark bath

    Glow in the dark bath

    Last night, I was a cool mom. At least for bath time. My “coolness” ended when it was time to actually go to bed, but bath time was awesome. How? Dollar store glow sticks in the bath and turn off the lights. Perfect!

  • Apple Prints

    Apple Prints

    Today we cut open some apples and used them to paint! One of my fond memories from early elementary school was cutting an apple horizontally and seeing the “star”. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you HAVE to do this. Apple Prints Apples Red, Yellow, Green Paint Paper Take 2 apples. Cut one…

  • Apple Counting Game

    Apple Counting Game

    As we were eating breakfast this morning, this idea for a counting game came to me. So while Landon was finishing up his breakfast, I whipped up this little activity. After we played it and I tweaked my original plan around, then came to the huge realization that the game had pretty much morphed into…

  • Activities for Kids

    Activities for Kids

    This week’s Activities for Kids: Dinosaurs and the letter D! Welcome to the first week of Activities for Kids! Since this is the first in what I hope to be a regular, weekly posting of themed activities for your kiddos, there may be things that still need tweaking. I totally welcome your comments and suggestions.…