Cheerio Necklace

This cute cheerio necklace is such a simple and easy activity to do with your young ones!  The best part is they can do most of this all by themselves while working on their fine motor skills and you most likely already have all of this at your home!  It also makes for a fine snack when done! What You Need: Cereal with a hole in it (i.e. Cheerios, Froot Loops, etc.) Yarn or string Scissors to cut the string What You Do: Measure string around child's neck and then cut at Read more [...]

Line Matching Activity: Elf to the North Pole

For math last week, Esmeralda (3.5 years old) and I wanted to explore the different kind of lines there are.  We decided to explore straight lines, parallel lines, and curved lines.  You could do this same activity and include other fun lines, like perpendicular or zig-zag lines!  I wanted to do something a little seasonal as well, so I found free clip art of an elf carrying presents and a North Pole sign.  I then created the idea of helping each elf get to the North Pole with this line matching Read more [...]