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Outside Water Play Ideas for Kids

By Devany | Labels: preschool , science , sensory , summer , toddler , water Be the first to comment!

We LOVE to play and learn with water! It's a natural sensory material that is absolutely a blast to explore outside while kids cool down in the summer!

How to Make a Sensory Garden Table for Kids

By Devany | Labels: elementary , homeschool , homeschool preschool , outside , play , preschool , pretend , science , sensory , small world , spring , summer Be the first to comment!

Each spring and summer our kids plan, plant, and grow their own salad tables. These sensory garden tables become small worlds for pretend play all season long while simultaneously providing us with vegetables and herbs to harvest. From fairy gardens to dinosaur environments to train tables with real plants around them, our sensory garden tables are endless in their possibilities for imaginative play!

Directions on how to make a sensory salad garden table for kids! These make fantastic pretend play all summer long. Fairy garden, dinosaur garden, train table, the possibilities are endless!

Foam Blocks in Water

By Devany | Labels: elementary , fine motor , homeschool , homeschool preschool , math , outside , preschool , sensory , spring , summer , water Be the first to comment!

Our kids love any sensory play invitation that involves water! Foam blocks are so fantastic in water because they float and the water acts as a glue making them stick to each other and vertical surfaces. We thought of so many learning activities with these two simple materials.

Lots of learning ideas for kids in this foam blocks and water sensory play!

Nest Nature Hunt

By Devany | Labels: elementary , homeschool , math , outside , science , spring , summer Be the first to comment!

We combined science and math by taking the kids on an outdoors nature hunt to find birds' nests! We loved being outside for this part of our homeschooling day.

Add math and science learning together by taking kids on a nature hunt to find and record birds' nests!

Ice Alphabet

By Devany | Labels: elementary , fine motor , homeschool , homeschool preschool , letters , literacy , preschool , sensory , summer , winter , writing 4 Comments

Ice letters are a great way to play while you explore the alphabet. They are the perfect sensory experience in the summer or winter!

Kids learn letters while playing with an ice alphabet in preschool! This is perfect for winter or summer! I love how they adapted it for different ages!

Lemon Ginger Ice Cubes for Refreshing Infused Water

By Devany | Labels: cooking , fine motor , homeschool preschool , preschool , recipes , summer 2 Comments

Do you and your kids drink enough water to stay hydrated through out the day? We've started making lemon ginger ice cubes to flavor our water, increase health benefits, and remind us to drink up!

Chalk Shadow Drawings

By Devany | Labels: art , fine motor , gross motor , homeschool , homeschool preschool , light , outside , play , preschool , science , summer , toddler 9 Comments

Sidewalk chalk is one of our favorite materials for playful learning! On a sunny day you can take it outside and experiment with shadows while teaching young kids about emotions, spatial relationships, social cues, body language, role playing, and more!

Play & Learn with Colors

By Devany | Labels: art , colors , craft , fine motor , homeschool preschool , literacy , math , preschool , science , sensory , summer , toddler 1 Comment

Colors are a vital early childhood education concept for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and even older kids! Vivid color adds excitement to all kids' activities so we are always adding the rainbow to our playful learning ideas. We've rounded up the very best preschool color ideas to learn and play for your own classroom or summer camp at home!

Tips for a Relaxing Beach Vacation with Kids

By Devany | Labels: preschool , summer , toddler 3 Comments

Vacation is different after you have children. Gone are the days of late night dinners and sleeping in. Traveling with kids means still waking up early just in a different bed than your own! Yet seeing the experiences of a vacation through the eyes of your child is rewarding in a totally new and still very worthwhile way.

Preschool Number Flower Garden

By Devany | Labels: fine motor , homeschool preschool , math , preschool , spring , summer , toddler , water 9 Comments

We used flowers to create a math garden that reviews number identification and order! I was thrilled that both our preschooler and toddler loved this activity plus it only required a few materials!

Top Ten Ways to Play & Learn at the Beach

By Devany | Labels: art , craft , fine motor , homeschool preschool , math , play , preschool , sensory , summer , toddler 1 Comment

We love to continue playful learning activities no matter where we go including our annual beach vacation. If you are visiting the shore this year, keep these top ten ideas for ways to play and learn at near the ocean in mind!

10 Ways for Kids to Play & Learn at the Beach

Straw Painting: Fine Motor Butterflies

By Devany | Labels: art , craft , fine motor , homeschool preschool , preschool , spring , summer , toddler Be the first to comment!

This bright and cheerful craft for kids uses several fine motor skills to create a symmetrical butterfly painting! We loved the result so much we couldn't make just one!

Sticky Window Flower Garden

By Devany | Labels: fine motor , homeschool preschool , preschool , spring , summer , toddler 1 Comment

Our preschooler is enchanted by flowers lately. From creating bouquets from her grandmother's garden to planting our own, it's the perfect time of year to add flowers everywhere. We created a suncatcher flower garden in a window!