Warmer weather beacons children to be outside and play. If you are lucky enough to live near a playground then you can enjoy some of these jungle gym fun outdoor activities.
Climbing and sliding are fun activities that most children enjoy as soon as they can walk. Big Red has always loved slides for as long as I could remember. Lil’ Red on the other hand won’t go down them for nothing. He will climb to the top of a tall slide and then climb right back down again.
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What do you do when the weather is nice and the kids are bored? Send them outside for rock painting of course! The first step is gathering the rocks and washing the rocks before the fun begins!
My kids were so quick at finding their rocks and washing them that I didn’t even get pictures. Oh, well maybe next time. We used an empty ice cream bucket to give the rocks a bath and an old towel to dry them.
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Sometimes the simplest of activities is very enjoyable for toddlers and preschoolers. We have a nice set of foam blocks that Big Red had gotten as a present from his aunt a few years ago. I have been very cautious to keep them in very good condition by making sure they are put back into their zippered pouch.
Lil’ Red is just at the right age to really be able to enjoy this set of foam blocks. This particular set is really awesome since it comes with letter, numbers, and objects with words. We have used this set of blocks for all sorts of fun learning.
Stacking blocks and knocking them down is by far one of the funnest things a young child can do. It’s a great way to learn cause and effect. Stacking the blocks as high as they will go before tumbling over is Science.
Leaning letters and number can be more fun when playing with hands-on objects like foam blocks.
Foam Block Process Art Exploration from Life Over C’s
Foam Blocks in Water from Still Playing School
Roll a CVC Word Game from Mom Inspired Life
Sticky Foam Blocks from Teach Me Mommy
Making Ten Math Activity from School Time Snippets
Fine Motor Precision Math Engineering Activity from Sugar Aunts
Foam Blocks Stacking Activity from Something 2 Offer
Spring is a great time to learn about plants and animals. This weeks featured posts share a variety of ways to do just that! I hope your children enjoy doing some of the suggested activities. Be sure to hop around and check out some of the other posts’s linked up this week.
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Taking out the trash is a daunting task for any age but recycling is another story. We are lucky to live in a town that provides curb-side recycling service along with refuse pickup. We do not need to sort our recycling by type but my kids could if they wanted to. Today I wanted to share a few ways to get your kids excited about recycling.
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