For our family, June marks the beginning of summer. School ends, the weather warms up, the days get longer, and we're all ready for a change of pace. These June simple family fun ideas are perfect for the changing season. Some of these ideas will ...
Australia Activities for Kids: Crafts, Books, and Fun
Let's take a trip down under with some fun Australia activities for kids. We'll explore through crafts, books, recipes, and other learning activities. It's always so much fun to another country and since we can't always travel to all the places in ...
Stop Summer Slide with Summer Reading Challenges
My number one tool for combating summer slide is reading. Thank goodness for summer reading challenges to encourage this! We usually enroll every year in our library's summer reading program. It's a great place to start. And honestly, if this is the ...
Color Mixing Lab STEAM Activity
What do you get when you combine science and art into a fun STEAM project? A color mixing lab! We continued our study of color by performing some experiments to find out what happens when you mix color. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon ...
Cardboard Tube Cheetah Craft
In our continuing quest to build a cardboard tube zoo, we decided that we needed to represent the fastest mammal in the world, the cheetah. So, we grabbed some paints and some empty cardboard tubes and started creating our cardboard tube cheetah ...
Tips for Observing the Night Sky for Kids
You can learn all about the phases of the moon and learned and constellations through activities and books. But one of the best ways to learn is to do the real thing and go stargazing. Observing the night sky for kids is a fun and valuable activity ...
Phases of the Moon Mobile
I've always found that the moon is the perfect introduction to the night sky for kids. It's easy to observe; you don't need any special equipment to see it. Plus, there are so many kid-friendly resources to help you learn about it. Today's project ...
Counting On Card Game
Did you know that you already have two of my favorite tools for math practice in your home? I promise you do. Just head to your game closet and you'll find it. What am I talking about? A deck of cards and a pair of dice. That's it! Keep them ...
Ice Experiments and Play Ideas for Preschoolers
Ice is cool. It's refreshing. And, it's a lot of fun to play with. So, get ready to have some fun with these simple ice experiments for preschoolers (and also toddlers). They'll create, build, excavate, and even practice letters with these fun ...
Stop Summer Slide with Outdoor Math Games
It's official. Summer break is coming soon and my girls' school has started sending home info sheets about preventing summer slide. Luckily, their school suggested some fun things like outdoor math games along with workbook ...
