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How to Draw a Fairy
How to Draw a Fairy There is something about fairies. They are magical, dainty and just plain pretty. Here is step by step instructions on how to draw a fairy. You can download this printable for free at the end of the post. Follow the steps in the right order so you don’t even have […]
Get Organized with a Daily Planner
Get Organized with a Daily Planner I’ll admit it, I am not a very organized person. I have many talents and strengths but organization skills are not on the list for sure. I tend to face each day as it comes and it is not working out lately. This year will be the craziest, most busy […]
X-Ray Exercises Pretend Play or Halloween
X-Ray Exercises Pretend Play or Halloween Children can use their imaginations and get some physical activity while they pretend to be skeletons. Just in time for Halloween, this FREE printable (at the bottom of the post) is perfect to work off all that energy from eating candy. Or add it into a lesson about body […]
Fairy Name Spinner Game – Free Printable
We have been having birthday parties at our house for years. Each time we always make sure that we play plenty of games and of course offer prizes. This year, my 7-year-old daughter picked a fairy party theme. The party was a huge hit. I plan on posting about everything we did but need some time […]
Pirate Party Games
Pirate Party Games With Talk like a Pirate Day quickly approaching (September 19th), these Pirate party ideas will work out great for this fun theme day! Here are 5 easy Pirate party games for a group, classroom or birthday party any day of the year! Pirate Numbers Game: This free download is basically keno for […]
Tiger Animal Hat for Pretend Play – Color, Cut and Paste
Tiger Animal Hat for Pretend Play Here is a SUPER cute tiger animal hat for the kids! Print, color, cut and glue to create this adorable hat. You can print in full color or black and white for the kids to color. This activity encourages fine motor skills, visual perceptual skills, and imagination! This free […]
Focus on Pretend Play to Help with Early Literacy
Focus on Pretend Play to Help with Early Literacy During early literacy, it is important for young children to develop personal responses to written text. Past research indicated that story play contributes to construction of meaning. A form of symbolic play directly related to children’s literature is book related pretend play. This type of play […]
Robot Find the Differences Puzzles
Robot Find the Differences Can you find 6 differences between the robot pictures? You can download the FREE printable at the end of this blog post. This robot find the differences puzzle requires a child to use visual attention, visual scanning and visual motor skills. These skills help to forge literacy foundations through fun, playful […]
Mix and Match Robots
Mix and Match Robots Kids can practice scissor skills, sequencing and creativity with this mix and match robots printable. You can download your FREE copy of the printable at the end of the post. There are various ways you can use this activity. Color the robots. Cut apart the 4 robots and then cut each […]
Do Video Games Influence a Child’s Ability to Learn a New Skill?
Do Video Games Influence a Child’s Ability to Learn a New Skill? I had an interesting observation today while playing with two of my children. Using blue plastic piping, PVC caps and some string we made the bow and arrows (which we had a lot of fun creating). We headed outdoors to test out the […]