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Simple Preschool Activities: Fall Leaves

October 12, 2020

This week’s theme is Fall Leaves! Are the leaves changing where you live? Have they started to fall? This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things leaves! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home series, click here. The intro post tells all about this simple program, ages, etc and links to all of the… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: B is for Boo!

October 4, 2020

This week’s theme is B is for Boo! Ready for some spooookkkkyyy preschool fun? This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things ghosts! I am going to try and do Halloween and fall themes for the next few weeks and thought I’d kick it off with some BOO for you with ghost themed activities for preschoolers. For… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: Construction Theme

September 27, 2020

This week’s theme is CONSTRUCTION! Ready to build, dig & wheel? This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things construction! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home series, click here. The intro post tells all about this simple program, ages, etc. You’ll also find a list of all the themes there. Simple Preschool At-Home… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: Apple Week

September 19, 2020

This week’s theme is APPLES! What’s a more iconic preschool theme than apples? Apple crafts are always my favorite and something I love hanging up all of fall. This week we’ll make, taste, read and play with all things apple! For more on our free simple preschool activities at home series, click here. The intro post tells all about this… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities at Home: A Free Series

September 16, 2020

Over the past 6 months, I’ve watched our Google and Pinterest analytics: based on what you are all searching, viewing and saving, there are millions of moms in search of simple preschool activities at home. In addition, I get weekly emails and Instagram DMs asking the same thing too. I realize the blog and my Instagram highlight reels could be… Read More

Simple Preschool Activities: Ocean Theme

September 15, 2020

Ready to dive deep into the big blue sea? This week is all about the ocean. It might seem summer-y for late September but I figure many kids may have visited the ocean or seen sea life this summer and learning about it and discussing it post-summer would be fun. Who doesn’t enjoy ocean themed preschool activities? For more on… Read More

Quiet Time Boxes for Preschoolers: Me Time Boxes

September 14, 2020

Adding a little update! This post has become a very popular one over the years. Since so many of us are home this year with our little ones and can use all the “quiet time” help we can get… I’m adding a few NEW favorites for quiet time boxes. ALSO, visit our Simple Preschool At Home post and follow along… Read More

Easy Activity: Tape Resist Word Art

August 27, 2020

This is an activity we did during quarantine and the kids have now done a few times since. It’s “cool enough” that my big kids love doing it and easy enough that my preschooler can do it too. Tape resist word art is a fun activity for any age. You can make cool name art, spell out words or just… Read More

Easy Summer Craft for Kids: Curly Paper Octopus

July 27, 2020

Today we have an easy summer craft for kids! This curly paper octopus can be simply made with copy paper, scissors, tape and markers or you can use the construction paper, google eyes, etc mentioned below. We did one together and then I had Alex do one all on her own (she’s 5). I did help her out a bit with… Read More

5 Ways to Keep Girls Connected While Social Distancing

July 6, 2020

It hasn’t been easy for kids the past few months. As an adult, I still feel connected to friends: group texts, social media, virtual board meetings and social distancing meetups. My kids don’t have phones or social media and we are just now talking about social distancing meetups for them (it’s much easier for adults to respect 6+ feet of… Read More