•{flight.path}•

•{counting.airplanes}•

•{bubble.snakes}•

•{three.letter.words}•

•{name.soccer}•

This was an activity to get my Little moving! The object of the game was to kick the ball and knock over the letters of her name in order, but this was no easy feat! So we decided to just try to knock each cup over and identify the letter afterward.

•{good.or.bad}•

This was another activity we did by using our weekly grocery ad. This time I cut out items my Little would recognize, as well as a few new things for her to learn (asparagus and mango.) Once I had everything cut out, I laid them all out where my Little could see them. I explained to her that "good" foods are ones that help us grow big and strong. "Bad" foods are ones that we should only have a little bit of, and usually only for a snack. I then let her pick each picture one at a time, tell me what the item was, and then decide if it belonged on the good or bad side.

She really enjoyed this, but was also determined to put the cookies on the GOOD side since they are yummy 😂

•{food.rainbow}•

This was a fun activity to not only have my Little pick out healthy foods, but also work on her colors. I drew out the six rectangles for each color, and then together we looked through our grocery ad to find a food to go with each color. After I cut the pictures out, my Little glued them on to their corresponding color boxes.

•{i.spy.fruit}•

This was an easy counting activity using stickers. I had my Little count each fruit, and then I wrote the number in the corresponding blank for her to trace (we haven't done much work on writing numbers yet as we are still working on letters.)

•{abc.yoga}•

This was another fun activity to continue our focus on exercise this week. We did some ABC yoga poses! (You can find the images HERE and scroll down to the "free poster.") These were just a few of her favorites...

F = Frog

U = Unicorn

J = Jack-in-the-Box

O = Otter

R = Rag Doll

•{alphabet.run}•

This was a super fun activity to get my Little moving and work on her letters at the same time! I laid out each letter of the alphabet at one end and placed a bucket at the other. I would call out a letter and my Little had to run as fast as she could, find the letter, and then run back to the bucket with it. We repeated this until every letter was in the bucket. We even did a round where I called out the different colors and she had to find those. She LOVED this.

•{name.tracing}•

This was an easy activity to continue working with my Little on writing her name. I had her dip her finger in paint and trace the letters. 

•{clothespin.name}•

This was a simple activity to work on letter order in my Little's name. It's also great for fine motor coordination!

•{body.puzzle}•

To continue our All About Me theme, we put a body together! I drew out the different pieces on computer paper and cut them out. I glued the torso onto contruction paper as a piece to build off of. I asked my Little what piece she wanted to do first/next and I allowed her to stick the pieces on where she thought they went. After all the pieces were on, we worked on sounding out the first letters of each label to determine what each word was and where it went. She did really well with this! I was very impressed with the final product. Perfectionist like her Momma? Maybe! 😂

•{pizza.letters}•

My Little's favorite food is pepperoni pizza, so we decided to make one! This was a simple activity using construction paper circles and color coding labels (from Dollar Tree!)

•{my.family}•

This activity was to review the members of our family. I wasnt sure how this would turn out as I havent asked her to draw people (or oet cats) before, but she did really well! I found it funny that only the men of the family got eyebrows, and Daddy is the only one with legs. At least the cat has ears (or horns!) 

•{my.face}•

This activity was to review the parts of our body that are found on our face! My Little had a lot of fun picking out the coordinating colors for each thing. The pink cheeks crack me up! 

•{interview}•

To start off our All About Me week, I thought it would be fun to do a personal interview with my Little. This is something that could be repeated each year to compare how the answers change. She really surprised me with some answers, but then again, her "favorites" seem to change almost daily! 😊

How old are you?   Three
What is your favorite color?   Pink & Purple
What is your favorite toy?   Cars
What is your favorite food?   Fruit
What is tour favorite snack?   Pretzels
What is your favorite tv show?   Mickey Mouse
What is your favorite movie?   Frozen
What is your favorite animal?   Bears & Monkeys
Who is your best friend?   Katie (this is her imaginary friend!)
What is your favorite thing to do outside?   Soccer
What is your favorite drink?   Water
What do you take to bed at night?   Cheetah Kitty & Blankie
What is your favorite song?   Let It Go
What makes you happy?   Parties
What makes you sad?   Sad Squirrel on the Squirrel game
What do you love about Mommy?   Her heart
What do you love about Daddy?   Basketball
What do you love about Jack?   His funny sounds

•{invitation.to.create}•

Sometimes having no instruction is the most fun! With this activity I cut out various shapes in different colors of contruction paper. I then mixed all the shapes up and put them on a paper plate for easy grabbing. 

I cut a rectangular frame out of cardstock paper and placed it on a piece of contact paper (sticky side up!) I then told my Little she was going to make a garden, and it could look however she wanted it to. I made a flower in the middle to show her how/what I meant since this was a new idea for her.

She had SO much fun doing this, and it was fun to see what she came up with!

•{counting.petals}•

For this counting activity I used popsicle sticks (glued to construction paper) and labeling stickers. I showed my Little how to do the first one (she is very much a visual learner!) I then asked her to finish the rest of the flowers. 

•{cupcake.flowers}•

This was a simple activity we did using cupcake liners, construction paper, and a glue stick. I cut out the shapes for the stems, leaves, and inner flower. I also pushed the cupcake liners in so they were inside out (that way we could see the fun design!) I then let my Little put them together, starting with the stems and leaves first. She loved these!

•{letter.sound.flowers}•

Being someone who doesn't currently have a computer, sometimes you just have to make the most of what you have! I traced circles onto each color of construction paper in the shape of a flower. Then I took pictures from a preschool "letter sounds" workbook I found at Dollar Tree and traced circles around those as well, and then cut them out. I had my Little review each picture and what it was, and then I had her color each one. After she finished coloring we found which letter each picture started with by asking "what does ssss ssss ssssink start with?" Once she figured out each letter, we glued them onto the corresponding flower. It was lots of fun once she got through all the coloring! 

•{planting.flowers}•

We kicked off Gardening week by planting some flowers! My Little was VERY excited about this activity! I decided to use platic cups as planters since we already had them on hand. I used a scissors to cut 5-6 slits in the bottom edges of the cups to allow for drainage of water. I then filled cups about 2/3 to 3/4 full with potting soil and followed the package directions. Then we were ready for seeds!

We picked two random seed packets of mixed flowers whose germination period is 5-10 days in hopes we will see something possibly by the end of this week already! 

I split the two packets up into six different cups (three cups for each packet) to allow more room for the plants to grow. We also labeled the cups with #1 and #2 so we know which seed packet's flowers are coming up!

Lastly, we placed the cups in a pan for easy transfer in and out of the house since it still gets a little too chilly at night outside. 

•{blue.rain}•

This was the first science experiment I have done with my Little, and she LOVED it. I filled a tall container with water, and then squirted a layer of shaving cream on top. (The thinner the layer, the faster and easier this will be.) Then I put a few drops of blue food coloring on top. You have to be a little patient, but the rain drops will start to fall. So fun! 

•{roller.rainbow}•

For this activity I used a roller from our collection of Playdoh toys and a stick from our Cake Pop sticks. I dropped the paint on the paper in rainbow order, and then we stuck the stick inside the roller as a way to keep it under control (and not get our hands all messy!) [side note: I taped our paper to the table when rolling the paint to keep it from moving across the table with us.]

•{knuckle.carrots}•

Since we are focusing on Spring this week, I decided to throw in a few carrots for that special Bunny friend coming this weekend. I painted my Little's knuckles and pressed them onto the paper. I used a green marker for the leaves to finish them off.

•{letter.hunt}•

My Little loves "hunting." So these activities are her favorite. And who doesn't love stickers? This week's letter is "S" so I had her place a sticker on all the "S's" she could find.

•{counting.raindrops}•

This was a fun counting activity. We talked about rain and how it is important for plants and flowers to grow in the spring. Some clouds have lots of rain, and others only a few sprinkles. I cut out clouds from white construction paper and wrote numbers on them. I then used a hole-punch to punch out enough dots for each cloud. I had my Little choose which cloud she wanted to do, and then she would count out the correct number of raindrops and glued them on. Of course she chose to do them in order of 1-9.

•{thumbprint.birdies}•

These little guys were SO cute, I could not pass them up! We dont have any stamp pads, so we just used washable markers and colored my Little's thumb and then pressed it onto the paper. Afterward I did the detailing with a finepoint pen.

•{handprint.friends}•

Some handprint friends we made for Spring!

•{signs.of.spring}•

My Little enjoyed this activity more than I thought she would. We went out on a nature walk and I told her to look around and find signs of Spring. We returned home with a collection of  "new leaves," flowers, and seeds. I let my Little place them between two pieces of contact paper to display what she found. She is very proud of it!