Easter Activities and Fun for Preschoolers

Fun School: Fun School is a great site for kids from preschool through 5th grade. During the holidays the site always has plenty of fun themed things to do from games to puzzles to coloring. Easter is no different. This year you can find plenty of fun Easter themed activities and such for your preschooler. A Kid’s Heart: This site always has fun activities for printing out or for playing online. Many of the themes are biblically based. For Easter you will find plenty of biblically based activities and crafts as well as other commonly associated symbols for Easter and … Continue reading

More St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Preschoolers

Fun Songs: Did you ever see a lassie? Did you ever see a lassie, a lassie, a lassie Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that? Go this way and that way and this way and that way Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that? The Clover Song If I could be a clover, A clover, a clover If I could be a clover I would have 4 leaves One leaf for luck and one leaf for fun If I could be a clover I would have 4 leaves One leaf for wisdom … Continue reading

Preschool St. Patrick’s Day Activities

I love to make every month special for my preschooler. It teaches a spirit of joy. It is fun to see holidays through the eyes of a child. March is a fun month filled with shamrocks, leprechauns, pots of gold and rainbows. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th and you will want to be ready with plenty of fun activities for your child. Below is a list of some of the best resources on the net for preschool St. Patrick’s Day activities. Have fun this St. Patrick’s Day! First School: This site is a tremendous resource for all things preschool … Continue reading

Advent Activities to Share With Your Preschooler

This weekend we’re decorating the house for Christmas. Since we’re going away right after Christmas, we’ve planned for snow and decorations for the month before Christmas. Luckily for us, even in our mild climate the weather seems to be complying. We’ve had snow all week. What do we plan during advent? We live up on a mountain, and although I am not fond of driving to skiing sites, we can go tobogganing, skiing, and snowman-building right outside the front door. We do a lot of this. We also go for walks in the forest near our home. We play a … Continue reading

Preschool Nature Activities for Valentine’s Day

Are you looking for crafts to do with your preschooler this weekend? How about a Valentine’s Day nature craft? Love is certainly in the air … and growing in the ground, and…ok, forgive the puns and on with the crafts! Clay is always lovely for preschoolers to work with. It encourages the development of small muscles in the hands, and it’s just plain creative too. Make a pair of love birds out of clay or use heart-shaped cookie cutters to make clay pendants. Make a Valentine’s Day wreath! If you are in a place that has coniferous trees, these are … Continue reading

What to do with a Pumpkin? Halloween Activities With Your Preschooler

Ah, pumpkins. The round, the not so round, the warty, the green, the ones that look like saggy bottoms or funny faces. A couple of weekends ago we headed out to the pumpkin patch to get the pick of the crop. It was the first weekend of October, and the fields were full of orange goodness. How can you and your preschooler have fun with pumpkins this Halloween? 1. Go to the pumpkin patch. If you have a local patch or even a neighbor’s garden or community plot, go to look, observe the changes that fall is bringing, and pick … Continue reading

Easy and Affordable End-of-Summer Activities for Preschoolers

The days of swimming until sunset, twilight marshmallow roasts, and flexible bedtimes are coming to a rapid end for many preschoolers (including my own). In our home the carefree days of summer will soon be replaced by structured school routines, but not before one last blast of pure preschool fun. The following are some of my daughter’s favorite activities, which we plan to partake in this week: HOMEMADE CANDY JEWELRY Materials: Your child’s favorite treats that can be strung on pieces of red or black licorice, such as Lifesavers, Gummi Rings, chocolate covered pretzels, Cheerios, etc. Directions: Measure the licorice … Continue reading

What to Look for in a Preschool

Can you tell the difference between a great preschool and one that isn’t so good? What qualities should a good preschool have? Many parents worry that the preschool they select won’t be the best possible choice for their young one’s early education. Here are some things that you should look for in a preschool. Consider this a quick “checklist” of positive traits that every preschool program should have. Is the preschool licensed? Each state has their own rules regarding the licensing of preschool programs. Find out what your state requires. Ask the to see the license that the preschool has. … Continue reading

Pushing for Publicly-Funded Preschool

If you missed President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address five months ago, you may be wondering why his recent trip to Illinois attracted so many leaders in the world of early education. Obama spent much of his trip to Fort Knox College on Wednesday reiterating the importance of his proposal to give American children a publicly-funded preschool education. The president unveiled his goal of providing quality early education for 4 year olds in his State of the Union address earlier this year and he is not backing down on his commitment. “If you think education is expensive, wait … Continue reading

Cedar Point and Your Preschooler

Cedar Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio,  is normally associated with heart pumping rides and the thrill of going upside down at 70 miles an hour only to endure a drop that makes the hair on your arms stand on end.  That is hardly the experience you want your preschooler to endure.  It may surprise you to learn that Cedar Point is not only fun for adults and older kids but for preschoolers as well.  It is one of the best family fun parks around! Top Seven Things to Love About Cedar Point for Preschoolers My mini thrill seeker spent her … Continue reading