Category: Preschool Activities

Coffee Filter Butterfly Art Learn about colors and butterfly migration. — April 7, 2024 The butterfly coffee filter art craft is a wonderful activity to do with multiple ages because it can be tailored to each. My three year old can be learning about the names of colors while his five year old brother is… Read more

A Butterfly’s Life Cycle Experience the transformation. — April 3, 2024 Do you want the butterfly’s life cycle to come to life for your child? You can read about it in books, look at pictures, watch videos, even grow your own butterflies from caterpillars. But have you ever considered having your child become the caterpillar… Read more

Homemade Binoculars Share your love of birdwatching with your 3-5 year old. — March 26, 2024 The world of birdwatching When you hear a bird call, can you identify it? Which ones can you identify? At my first high school teaching job, the head of the math department spent his summers being paid to hike… Read more

Feed the Birds Step-by-step how to make pinecone bird feeders. — March 22, 2024 Looking for an engaging way to teach your child the diet of birds? Maybe the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees? Or simply introduce them into the world of bird watching. This activity will teach your child all of the above… Read more

Count & Recognize Numbers 0-10 With step-by-step instructions & a free printable — March 10, 2024 After learning the basics of counting, the Apple Math printable is a great resource to take your child’s number knowledge to the next level. Practice how to count and recognize numbers 0-10. Download at the end! This activity is… Read more

— March 6, 2024 I plucked pink blossoms from mine apple-treeAnd wore them all that evening in my hair:Then in due season when I went to seeI found no apples there. ~An Apple Gathering by Christina Rossetti Where do apples come from? What is an apple? How does a tree grow from a seed? By… Read more