Helping little ones learn how to write their own name is one of those important life skills. That's what this Rainbow Roll & Write My Name page helps learners do. And it's editable. This means you can customize it by typing in your learner's name! *This post contains affiliate links. **The free printable link can be found at the END of this post. Just click on the teal download button. Editable Rainbow Roll & Write my Name While my youngest {age 4} was signing her Valentine's cards this year, I realized she needed a little more guided practice on writing her name. So, I ... Continue Reading
Fine Motor Skills
Educational Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Kids
When it comes to stocking stuffer ideas for kids, why not go educational with a few items? While you might have the traditional fruit, candy, socks, or underwear tucked inside, it can be a fun touch to include a toy or game inside that can also serve an educational purpose. It may be something to help them work on fine motor skills or number recognition. Or maybe rhyming and letter sounds. The key for most kids is that it can't be blatantly educational. I mean, who wants to get a set of sight word flashcards in their stocking?!? So today, I'm following up our reading games list and math ... Continue Reading
Pumpkin Cut it Out! Pack {FREE}
Seriously. Whenever Miss MBug {age 4} sees me working on a Cut it Out! Pack, she goes bananas, "Please, please, please, mommy. Print it off right now so I can do it!" Our new Pumpkin Cut it Out! Pack was no exception. She could barely wait for the printer to print off the pages. I simply adore her enthusiasm for learning. *This post contains affiliate links. If you're new to our Cut it Out! Packs, you can read more about them here as well as see all free downloads for all the themes of the year. In the packs, there are four levels of cutting practice for kids {from younger ... Continue Reading
Fall Playdough Mats – Great for Open-Ended Play
Did you know that today {September 16th} is Playdough Day? And to celebrate, I'm sharing our Fall Playdough Mats {FREE}! If you're new to our open-ended playdough mats, we also have Winter/Christmas Playdough Mats, Spring/Easter Playdough Mats, Summer Playdough Mats, and Alphabet Playdough Mats {a fun way to learn and reinforce letter sounds}. They're ALL FREE! Today, I'm joining several other bloggers as we share some in some playdough fun. Be sure to click on all the links at the end of this post to find those as well! *This post contains affiliate links. My youngest two {ages 2 ... Continue Reading
Apple Cut it Out! Pack
Here is our most recent Cut it Out! Pack. It's an apple theme, just in time! Whew. If you want to see all of our FREE Cut it Out! Packs, click HERE. *This post contains affiliate links. Just this week, MBug {age 4} and NSis {age 2} worked on the pack. It was a new experience for NSis. While she likes to cut with our Maped Koopy Scissors, she didn't hang with the activity too long. This was her first time trying out level 1 of the cutting activities from our packs. She wanted to quit after a few cuts. That was okay because it was more about exposing her to using scissors ... Continue Reading