Welcome to day 4 of the ABCs of Sensory Bins: P-T! In case you missed previous days, here they are:ABCs of Sensory Bins A-EABCs of Sensory Bins F-JABCs of Sensory Bins K-O Or you can find links to all the days on the main page! Purpose: First I think it’s important to understand sensory play. …
Welcome to day 3 of the ABCs of Sensory Bins: K-O! In case you missed previous days, here they are:ABCs of Sensory Bins A-EABCs of Sensory Bins F-J Or you can find links to all the days on the main page! Knowledge:Believe it or not, but there is a lot of knowledge to be gleaned…
Welcome to day 2 of the ABCs of Sensory Bins!! In case you missed it, here is day!:ABCs of Sensory Bins A-E Fine Motor: Sensory bins are wonderful for promoting natural fine motor activities! Scooping, pouring, spoons, and handling small objects all use the vital fine motor skills.By adding gems or marbles, kids naturally use…
We’ve been working a lot with Baloo on reading. Working on printables for the BOB Books set 1 gave me an idea to make some for Baloo with the First Grade set! I’ve got the first 3 books done and ready to be downloaded! Each book includes all of the following: Color-by-Letter Flashcards Sight Word…
Welcome to day 1 of my ABC series (just a week late). Over the next 5 days I’m going to explore sensory bins and try to offer as many tips and tricks as possible! Assembling: Assembling the bins and knowing what to put in is half the battle. I have a base, or template if…
The BOB Book Team is back in action and this week we have printables for book 7! In my pack you will find Fun with Shapes, color by letter, Dot the Word, Find the Same, and Word Puzzles! Click here to download the printables for Set 1 Book 7! Make sure to visit all the…
Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs and I have teamed up (again) for a year of challenges. Every month we will host a new challenge! This first month is 31 Days of Gross Motor! Here is what we did the first week! Day 1: SnowmenThe boys started off as snow on the ground. Slowly they rose up…
Last year I had made a snowman pack, and while I really enjoyed it, I had so much I wanted to add for this year. So here are the improved snowman packs! This year it includes tot-1st grade! The packs are separated into tot, preK, and k/1st. Your kids aged 2-7 should be able to…
Red Sled by Lira JudgeThis is a mostly wordless book, but the illustrations tell the story. After a little girl leaves her sled outside, some animals find it and proceed to have a wonderful time. The illustrations are wonderful and this book is sure to get a laugh out of any child! The Big Snow…
I don’t usually let my blog be the inspiration for activities I do with the boys, rather the activities inspire the blog. However, I’m doing the ABC’s of Sensory Bins next week and I was STUCK on X when the idea of an X-ray sensory bin hit me. I thought it sounded like a lot…
It’s just been in the past couple years that I have really gotten into setting New Years resolutions. On my personal blog I set new resolutions each year so that the next year I have a chance to look back. I like to set some personal goals, some mommy goals, and some blogging goals. But…
I always have these big goals to get my kids outside and playing more often, or get them reading more, or doing more art, but I feel like I’m falling short. So when Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs mentioned doing a challenge I jumped at the opportunity. I love challenges, especially ones that can only benefit…