This oatmeal apple crisp recipe for kids is really great because there’s plenty even young children can do to help. Sometimes I give up when looking for recipes to make with my little ones because there’s more for the adult to do than the kids! So I’ve made up a kid-friendly recipe you can print […]
4 Free Hot Chocolate Readers
Does the thought of hot chocolate make you feel good? Here are some lovely readers to give your kids that warm cozy feeling! Two versions Words: this version uses cocoa powder, sugar, water and milk. It uses simple words to make it more possible for beginner readers to feel like they can ‘read’ it successfully. […]
Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
Have you seen homemade ice cream recipes around the internet but never tried them? We decided to give them a go this week and had a lot of fun experimenting (and taste testing) to see what mix we liked best. It’s super easy and kid-friendly. That is, the kids will be doing it all rather […]
9 Healthier St. Patrick’s Day Treats
Looking around Pinterest (one of my favourite hobbies), we can find TONS of brilliant ideas for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. It’s still a few weeks off but it’s never too early to start planning! Readers found the post 10 Healthy Christmas Party Foods helpful in December so I thought I’d look around for healthier options for St. Patrick’s Day. […]
10 Healthy Christmas Party Foods
Today I’m joining a new linky where we choose 3 of our favourite pins to share. The criteria is that they should be helpful and relevant to teachers (and others) planning for December with little ones. So here goes… Obviously, this is more than 1 pin, but it’s 1 theme and I couldn’t resist these […]
DIY Tools to Create the Alphabet
I love learning stations that get little ones playing around with letter formation. This activity combines play dough (yay) and letter shapes or symbols. Instead of providing the full alphabet only the trickier letters have been added along with the shapes necessary to create the rest of the alphabet in lower case. This way children […]
No Cook Orange Play Dough
There’s not much need for a post as the No Cook Orange Play Dough infographic is pretty self-explanatory. But I guess I’d better write something! I absolutely LOVE play dough. There’s just something satisfying about all that squishing, molding and pounding. No wonder it’s such a great tool for kids whether for fun or learning […]