Watermelon Activities
The theme this week for Discover & Explore is Summer Fun! We are inviting you to share your favorite summer activities, crafts, tips, and resources for kids at the end of this post. When I think of summer I think of watermelon! Today I’m sharing some of the fun ways we’ve been playing and learning with watermelon. Watermelon Sculptures One morning I set up two trays. The first tray had watermelon cut into different shapes. To make the shapes we cut thin slices {Read More}
Zoo Theme Sensory Play
My kids had so much fun with the edible zoo activity I shared for the Discover & Explore Zoo theme, so I was very excited to see so many great zoo sensory activities linked up. Today I’m sharing some of those awesome ideas! Featured Posts from the Zoo Theme Little Lamb Sensory Bin from Wildflower Ramblings Safari Small World Sensory Play from Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails Sweeping a Zebra Enclosure from Sorting Sprinkles Put Me in the Zoo {Read More}
Ladybug Activities
This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is reading books by one of my favorite nonfiction children’s authors, Gail Gibbons. Earlier this month I shared some ideas for using books by Gail Gibbons to inspire a little summer learning. Today I’m excited to share the activities we did for this theme. For your convenience this post contains Amazon affiliate links. Although we love many of the books by Gail Gibbons, it was very easy to choose Ladybugs as our book for this month. {Read More}
Wrecking Ball Block Play
This week for Discover & Explore the theme is Build It! We are inviting you to share your favorite building, construction and engineering activities for kids. I thought it would be fun to share one of our favorite demolition play activities, a DIY wrecking ball. It so simple, but so fun! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. The idea for this game came up while we were reading Demolition. The text is full of sound words and wonderful verbs that invite kids to {Read More}
Water Play
These fun water play ideas are perfect for hot summer days! I especially love that they are super easy to prepare. Featured posts from the Discover & Explore Backyard Games theme Ice Bowling (Train Up a Child) Tin Foil River and Mini Ice Boats (Reading Confetti) Number Splash (And Next Comes L) Painting with Water (Juggling with Kids) Summer Fun: Hose Play (Creative Playhouse) Ice Play (Mama Papa Bubba) Outdoor Dishwashing Station (Mama Papa Bubba) These posts and other highlights {Read More}
Top 10 Ways to Remember the ABCs
All this week some of the members of the Kid Blogger Network are sharing resources to keep kids learning while school is out. Whether your child has been busy learning letters all year or you’re just looking for some fun ways to expose your child to the alphabet,, this collection of activities should give you tons of ideas for helping kids remember the ABCs. Many of the ideas include a summer twist, but they could be used any time of {Read More}
Invitation to Create: Edible Zoo Small World
Whether your’e going to the zoo or learning about zoos and wild animals from home, there is so much to discover and explore! We recently finished our zoo theme for this year, but I’m always collecting new ideas and planning for future themes. I can’t wait to see what new resources and ideas everyone has to share this week. One activity I couldn’t wait to try during our zoo theme was this edible zoo from Blog Me Mom. Not only {Read More}
Fun Museums for Kids
If you read my favorite children’s museums post, you already know that my family and I enjoy visiting museums together. They are especially great to visit on rainy days or when we want to have fun while getting away from the summer heat. Today I’m sharing a lot of kid-tested, mommy approved museums shared during our recent Discover & Explore link up. Pin this post and check it out the next time you’re planning a family trip! Children’s Creativity Museum-San {Read More}
Gail Gibbons Books and Activities Perfect for Summer
I have always loved using books by Gail Gibbons to help teach science. They are full of wonderful facts and nonfiction text features, and they are great for older preschoolers and kids in early elementary grades. This month Gail Gibbons is the featured author of the The Virtual Book Club for Kids, and I can’t wait to see what everyone shares! There are so many great books by this author that I had a very hard time choosing just one {Read More}
Underground Animal Activities
When we started our underground animal theme I asked the kids to tell me what they already knew about animals that live underground. They looked at me like I was joking, and said, “Your silly! Animals don’t live underground.” And so began our exploration for the week…they were amazed to discover that some animals really do make their homes underground. Not only did they learn a lot about the animals, they also became a bit obsessed with some of the {Read More}
