Pirate Crossword Puzzle I am moving on to a new theme and decided on pirates. Mostly because I have done so many girl friendly ones ie unicorns, trolls and Beauty and the Beast so I figured it was time to throw the boys some activities. I am starting off with this pirate crossword puzzle. This […]
After telling (or more like yelling) the kids to go outside the other afternoon, I began thinking about the size of your family and time spent outdoors. Now this is just my hypothesis and I have ZERO research to base this on except for everyday living as a mother of 6 children and from growing […]
Fireworks Patriotic Maze: You need to follow the path to determine which firecrackers will set off the fireworks. Use your finger or a pencil to move along each path to discover who will set off the fireworks on July 4th or any patriotic holiday. You can download your free patriotic maze below. This activity is […]
Here is a fun, FREE, patriotic word find – I Love My Country Word Find (download at the end of the post). Look at the map of the United States. Find the color of one state. Now find that state written on the bottom of the page. Color in the word the same color as […]
FIND THE FOURS JULY 4TH FREEBIE ACTIVITY: July 4th is one of my favorite holidays! The weather is usually wonderful, great BBQ food, swimming, parade, fireworks and more. I created this Find the Fours July 4th puzzle to help celebrate Independence Day and to encourage visual scanning, visual discrimination and visual motor skills. Can you […]
Sock painting is a super fun, outdoor activity to encourage the children that encourage creativity and body awareness. Head outdoors and bring a hose or bucket of water with you for clean up time. Squirt some paint on a plate and give the child a paintbrush. All I said to the kids was that we […]
Depending upon a child’s age and stage of development, expressions of childhood are constantly changing. As my own children move through their stages of development, there are many stages that I wish would never end. One expression of childhood that is in the forefront of my mind is collections. Creating and acquiring collections provide opportunities […]
Are you planning a Unicorn Birthday party? Need unicorn birthday party games and ideas to host a super easy birthday party with a Unicorn theme? You can use the materials in the Unicorn packet to create everything you need to start celebrating. Arrival of guests: Print the coloring page for the children to complete while […]
Let’s face it – as parents we are ridiculously busy and overstressed. Whether you work outside the home or not, family life is a whirlwind. The morning routine is insane here getting everyone out the door. Things settle a bit during the morning sometimes and then kick into high gear when the older kids get […]
We all know how much children love to play pretend. We all know unicorns are pretend. So why not set up some fun unicorn pretend play ideas! Here are some amazing projects to help spark some ideas. Of course, the best way to encourage pretend play in children is to put out some props and […]