10 Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year: Kid's Co-op
This year the Chinese New Year falls on February 10. The last two Kid's Co-op link parties were full of fun ideas to celebrate with your kids. And if you're not Chinese, any of these activities would be a fun way to introduce your children to traditions from another culture.
Valentine's Day Math for Toddlers and Preschoolers
One of the activities I put in my kids' Valentine mailboxes involved M&M's, which they both love. This was a super simple activity and worked on number recognition and counting.
5 Science Experiments for Kids: Kid's Co-op
Both my kids love science experiments, so I know they'll be excited to try these science ideas from the last two Kid's Co-op link parties:
Make Your Own Cardboard Castle {Recycling}
When we went to visit my sister for Thanksgiving, my son played for hours with a cardboard castle that my nephew had built. I promised him that we'd make our own. And he didn't forget my promise. I procrastinated for a while because we didn't have enough boxes saved, but when they starting flowing from their corner in the dining room to other parts of the house I knew it was time to quit stalling and just make it.
Egg Carton Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!: Virtual Book Club for Kids
Welcome to January's Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month's author was David McPhail, who was a new author for us. I'm looking forward to seeing all the David McPhail books and activities you link up.
We chose Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
and my three year old had me read it three times in a row. It's a silly rhyming story about a man who finds his house full of mischievous pigs. They pour oatmeal in the kitchen sink and have pizzas delivered. The man is so mad about the mess they're making that he tries to kick them out. But the pigs ask to stay so politely that he can't help but give in.
We chose Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
and my three year old had me read it three times in a row. It's a silly rhyming story about a man who finds his house full of mischievous pigs. They pour oatmeal in the kitchen sink and have pizzas delivered. The man is so mad about the mess they're making that he tries to kick them out. But the pigs ask to stay so politely that he can't help but give in.
10 Valentine's Day Literacy Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
What better way to show your toddler or preschooler that you love them on Valentine's Day than by having fun and building their literacy skills? Here are 10 super simple ideas.
25 Valentine's Activities and Crafts: Kid's Co-op
You all are amazing! We're barely halfway through January, and already there were lots of great Valentine's Day ideas linked up to the Kid's Co-op last week. (Now I have no excuse not to make some cute stuff with my little Valentines.)
25 Winter Books and Crafts for Kids
Need a way to occupy the kids when it's too cold to go outside? Or maybe it doesn't get cold where you live (can I come stay with you until June?) but you still want to celebrate winter. Stay busy and have fun learning with these 25 winter books and craft projects for preschoolers and beginning readers.
9 Free Printables: Kid's Co-op
3-D Shape Snowplow (Craft for Boys)
My four year old is fascinated with snow plows, so we regularly check out the book Snowplows: Machines at Work
from the library. It's a short nonfiction book that describes the different parts of a snowplow and how snowplows keep the roads safe in the winter.
Circle Penguin Craft
Do all 3 year olds love scissors? My daughter uses them any chance she gets and I remember my son being the same way when he was that age. It's been a while since we've done a craft, so it seemed like a good time to make something that involved lots of scissors practice. The circles might have been too challenging though, so we finished this craft "together". (She supervised and let me know if the quality of my work fell below her stringent standards.)
Snowy Owls: Guest Post
My sister is here today!
Our family is still feeling under the weather so instead of going to Tae Kwon Do, we stayed at home and found it a perfect time for an art project. I've had my eye on these Snowy Owls for awhile now. I would like to try just about everything on Deep Space Sparkle (doesn't the name alone make you want to paint?)
Our family is still feeling under the weather so instead of going to Tae Kwon Do, we stayed at home and found it a perfect time for an art project. I've had my eye on these Snowy Owls for awhile now. I would like to try just about everything on Deep Space Sparkle (doesn't the name alone make you want to paint?)
10 Cold Kid's Activities: Kid's Co-op
To be honest, I am not a winter person. I hate the cold. But with these fun ways for kids to experience cold that were linked up to the Kid's Co-op, maybe I'll learn to embrace it. Or maybe not.
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