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Preschool Fun: Water Beads

November 19, 2013 by Maureen Spell Leave a Comment

Preschool Activity: Water Beads

Have you used water beads yet? If you haven’t, I will admit they are kind of fun and are worth a try.  🙂 What are water beads? They are water-absorbing beads that start out the size of a seed bead and expand to the size of a marble. They are commonly used in floral arrangements. […]

Filed Under: PreK-K Tagged With: preschool, sensory activities, water beads

Cloud Dough

June 1, 2013 by Maureen Spell 3 Comments

cloud dough with essential oils

It was a rainy afternoon. We had planned on going to the pool but thunder nixed that idea. Since the girls were restless, I turned to Pinterest for help. I cam across several different “cloud dough” activities and thought we’d give that a try! We used the recipe from Tinkerlab. If you head on over […]

Filed Under: essential oils, PreK-K Tagged With: early childhood, essential oils, lavender, sensory activities, toddler time, toddlers

Toddler Teaching Tools: Lids

November 9, 2011 by Maureen Spell 14 Comments

Teaching with Lids

I am always looking for free toddler teaching tools. Many times everyday items can be used as teaching tools. Once I figure out a couple of ways to use that item, I make sure I always have that item stocked in my teaching toolbox (ok, it’s really a closet.) That way if I need an […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, PreK-K Tagged With: homeschool planning, sensory activities, toddler games, toddler time

Egg-Carton Smash Game for Toddlers

November 1, 2011 by Maureen Spell 6 Comments

Recently I spoke at a local MOPS group and shared some early educational activities parents could do with their toddlers and preschoolers. One mom mentioned that her tot liked to destroy things—especially his sister’s projects and crafts. That got me thinking about purposely creating activities where it was ok to take apart, break, or tear […]

Filed Under: PreK-K Tagged With: sensory activities, toddler games, toddler time

Messy Ice Cream Sensory Box

June 9, 2011 by Maureen Spell 4 Comments

One thing I like about summer is that we can do all our messy fun things outside! Another activity we did during our ice cream unit was to create a shaving cream hide and seek sensory box. I picked up these ice cream themed mini-erasers at the Target Dollar Spot. I can’t resist purchasing mini-erasers. […]

Filed Under: PreK-K Tagged With: ice cream, letter I, sensory activities, toddler time. letter I

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