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Dino Sensory Bin
I set up a dinosaur sensory bin in our backyard. With dollar-store plastic dinosaurs, dirt from the backyard, some sticks, and a toilet paper roll (as a cave, of course) I was able to make it in...
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Learning....Overnight?
Kay went camping with her father, a little Daddy-daughter time, just the two of them. They were only gone a few days. Then she woke up the morning after they returned and she was scribbling,...
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Easy Homemade Mailbox
My family has always celebrated half-birthdays for us kids. Some might say it just spoils children but I like to think of it as "We love you so much we want to celebrate your birth twice a year" -...
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Preschooler Pulley
When I read a post on Happy Hooligans about the joy her preschoolers had with a bucket and some rope, I had a feeling Kay would love it too. But when I mentioned it to my father, he found it hard...
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Helping Preschoolers Learn Their Name
A great place to began teaching letters to a preschooler is to start with the letters in their name. It's their favorite word! They're undoubtedly already familiar with it but here are some ways to...
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Nature Sensory Table
The leaves have started to turn; our neighborhood trees are beginning to drop colorful leaves. I wanted to try a nature-themed sensory bin with Kay so while she was away I walked around the...
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Leaf Creatures
The day after our nature sensory bin, I dumped all the materials onto the grass. An unexpected bonus - the dogs each took their pick. Lily the chihuahua chose a stick to chew, and then came back...
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Project: Powdered Paint
After seeing this awesome post about making powdered paint from sidewalk chalk from Growing a Jeweled Rose I wanted to try it right away. But it was nighttime and I didn't think the neighbors...
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15+ Things We Love To Do in the Fall
There are so many fun things about the fall. Here are some things 4-year-old Kay and I look forward to doing this season: *Go on a nature walk (this can just be around the block) and see what you...
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Juice Carton Boat
When it turned out to be an unexpectedly hot day, I knew we'd be playing in water somehow. Only problem was, we were going out shortly and I didn't want to fill up her poll. So I filled up...a...
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Making Powdered Paint
We were back at the powdered paint made from sidewalk chalk again today.(originally seen at Growing A Jeweled Rose). Our first time playing with it Kay wanted to create her own "project" with...
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Blowing Milk Bubbles...Just for fun
I love finding different ways to make art and milk bubbles seemed right up my alley. Kay loves blowing bubbles with her straw (don't all kids?!) so I thought she'd love this. I was partly right....
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Cheerios Bird Feeder
We made a bird feeder with pipe cleaners and Cheerios (okay, store-brand Cheerios). Kay strung them on, munching all along, and I strung some on, too, and then twisted them together while she...
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Liebster Award - Who, me?
Excuse the tears of joy. Flourishing at Home has nominated this humble blog of mine for a Liebster Award and I couldn't be more excited! So, to fulfill the obligations that comes with accepting...
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Birdseed Sensory Bin
We tried a birdseed sensory bin. Only it wasn't so much a "bin" that we used. I thought it would be more fun to do it in her sled! I set everything out, but let her pour in the birdseed. The...
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Shaving Cream Slide
In what will likely be one of the last days this season that will be warm enough, we brought out Kay's pool yesterday. I started to fill it up and told her to go change in to her bathing suit...
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Leaf Confetti
Leaf confetti is one of my favorite fall crafts. It's fun to crumble the leaves and I just like the way the finished product looks, too. Kay and I found some crunchy leaves and crumbled them up,...
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Story-Making
Our local library did a Stuffed Animal Slumber Party, where kids can drop a plush friend and come pick them up the next day, and then the library staff put photos online of what the toys did during...
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Rhyming Dust Bunnies on the Felt Board
We love us some Rhyming Dust Bunnies (by Jan Thomas) over at this house. It's funny, fun to read...and Kay likes it too! It's one of the few books we've read enough times that she knows all the...
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Pond Sensory Table
I had wanted to make a "pond" in Kay's water table for awhile and I had all the supplies just waiting for the right day. Well, the right day came. I set it up using large and small glass gems, lily...
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