Color mixing is a fun and educational activity for children. I love to play around with color mixing while using paint, and what child doesn’t love paint!?Generally, I begin by introducing the children to the primary colors: Red, blue, and yellow. I give them each a small plate and let them squeeze out some red,…
Category: Early Childhood
Favorite Valentine’s Day Books
Reading to and with my children, and the other little ones in my life brings so much joy to my heart. I believe strongly in the importance of literacy, and love encouraging the love of literature in children. Holidays are a special time to share the love of reading with the children in your life.Each…
Winter Sensory Bins
Children learn best when they can touch and feel something. Winter sensory bins allow a child to explore their world through their senses and creativity. Although sensory bins can create a mess for us to clean up, the mess is worth the reward. Listening to a child play, while immersed in a world of their…
FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIES
If your family is anything like mine, nothing is more relaxing than cozying up on the sofas together and watching your favorite Christmas movies. The Christmas season can be extremely hectic and stressful, not just for the adults, but for the children too. Learning how to unwind and relax can create special memories for you…
ROCK COLLECTING
While eating lunch the other day, my youngest child casually asked, “Mom, why are there like 30 coffee cans full of rocks in the laundry room?”I had to laugh.Oh, the memories I have of rock collecting…. As most parents can relate, very few, if any, trips to parks or even just walks outdoors with young…
KINESTHETIC LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What are kinesthetic learning activities?If you have multiple children, I’m sure you’ve noticed just how different their personalities can be.Learning styles are the same. Not all children will learn the same way.I learned this the hard way.My first two children loved to sit and listen to me read, or look through books, etc. Then I…
Outdoor Art Activities
Summer is the perfect season to embrace outdoor art activities with the children in your life. Art is always important for children, and in the summer, sometimes we tend to put art on the backburner.However, there are so many fun and creative outdoor art ideas that it would be a shame to let this season…
4th Of July Fun Activities
4th of July fun activities! I’ve always loved the anticipation of holidays. The 4th of July is no exception.Holidays lead themselves to such fun and exciting festivities: crafts, snacks, books, etc.Here are some of my favorite 4th of July fun activities. Crafting with children. One of my favorite parts of working with children is the…
UNIT STUDIES
Maybe you’re like me, and as winter seems to stretch on forever, your creative juices quit flowing freely and turn into more of a slow trickle of ideas.The excitement of educating those you love kind of begins to wane.I’ve found a solution to those winter doldrums that works for me, and I’m hoping, maybe will…
Hibernation Unit Study
As I stated in an earlier blog post, one of the ways we begin each new year is with some type of hibernation unit study.Hibernation unit studies began when my children were very young.Just in case you missed this blog post, you can find it here:https://learningisawayoflife.com/getting-ready-to-hibernate/ I’m going to share with you some of my…
