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Water Activity for Kids: Drip Drop

January 18, 2009

Great boredom buster for kids! Water dropper transfer activity.

Water transfer using a dropper is such a simple activity but it really keeps my older son busy. After all, kids love playing with water! I set out two containers, one with water, another is empty. He uses the eyedropper to transfer the water from one container to the other. This is the kind of…
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by: Erica posted in: Science, Water Play Leave a Comment

Unplugged Project: White (and Kosher)

October 7, 2008

This week’s Unplugged Project was WHITE. So I was motivated to do something with Kiddo that had been rolling around in my head since we had done something similar in Kiddo’s science class some time ago. (I had forgotten about how the Unplugged Project was such a motivator for me to get off my butt…
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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills, Science 5 Comments

Easy Fine Motor Ideas (OR “…in which I pretend to be a Montessori Mom”)

October 1, 2008

I read a few blogs about Moms who actually plan and execute lesson plans for their pre-schoolers based on Montessori methods of teaching. I am a big fan of Montessori and of these Moms, but I am usually not together enough to plan things ahead of time. However,  I put together a few activities. I…
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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills 1 Comment

Sailing Away: Homemade Sailboats

April 16, 2008

“Air and Wind” was the theme in this morning’s Science Class. Judging by the kids’ involvement, it was definitely one of the most successful classes, perhaps because he likes water play so much. Kiddo loved all the activities and so when he was being annoying during dinner preparation I set up the sailboat activity. It…
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by: Erica posted in: Science, Water Play 4 Comments

Ancient Chinese Wisdom

April 3, 2008

The Abacus: a perfect toy/tool/diversion for the Kiddo who is obsessed with counting.

by: Erica posted in: Math Activities, Motor Skills 1 Comment

More Bean Counting

April 2, 2008

This is an activity that was a variation on a previous bean counting activity. Mom wasn’t sure about it since she knew it would be really easy for Kiddo. Kiddo has no problems counting to 100 as the time limit for Mom to take a shower in the morning so counting to 10 is not…
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by: Erica posted in: Math Activities, Motor Skills 3 Comments

Hung Out To Dry: Fine Motor and Literacy Activity

March 20, 2008

Combine fine motor and literacy with a clothespin alphabet

Clothespins are a great fine motor activity for kids and combining it with the alphabet adds a literacy twist. This is a super simple activity to set up and keeps the kids busy, which all parents need! I tied a string between two chairs in the living room and handed Kiddo a set of homemade…
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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills 4 Comments

Vroom! Vroom!

March 20, 2008

  Pardon my terrible photo!! I created a masking tape road on a canvas drop cloth. Kiddo loves organizing his toy vehicles on it. It was another idea from DIY Distractions. (That book has become so handy!) You can see the cat enjoyed it, too — or is that the grated cheese Kiddo spilled? Hmmmm. Anyhow,…
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by: Erica posted in: Play 2 Comments

The Littlest Bean Counter: Preschool Math Activity

January 30, 2008

This was such an easy math counting idea to put together and my son absolutely loved it. Maybe more than he should have for a 3 year old! I love that it also worked his fine motor skills. Picking up tiny beans can be tricky work! Kiddo is totally obsessed with numbers and counting. I don’t…
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by: Erica posted in: Math Activities, Motor Skills 2 Comments

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