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Early Childhood Education


Invitation to Paint with Flowers
Simply go on a walk or your yard and grab a couple of flowers. We found these wild daises growing wild in a field. Provide your child...
May 29, 20201 min read


Invitation to Paint with Rubber Bands
Take a baking tray, place a sheet of paper, then take 3-6 rubber-bands and place them around the baking tray. If your child is old enough...
May 28, 20201 min read


Invitation to Paint on Ice
Freeze ice in Tupperware or ice trays. Place the ice in a sensory bin, baking tray, or bowl. Provide your child with liquid water colors,...
May 27, 20201 min read


Invitation to Doodle & Paint on Aluminum Foil
Provide your child with aluminum foil as their canvas. If they are old enough to use a sharpie you can have them doodle designs all over...
May 26, 20201 min read


Invitation to Paint on Paper Towels
Provide your child with paper towels as a canvas. You can have them paint with droppers or paintbrushes. Place liquid water colors or...
May 25, 20201 min read


Water Beads Excavation
Get the most out of using your water beads. After letting your children play with water beads in other invitations, you can get the last...
May 22, 20201 min read


Sticks and Play-Dough
You can make home made play dough as a cooking activity ahead of time. Go on a walk or in your yard. Forage sticks. Set up a this...
May 22, 20201 min read


Cardboard Ball Ramp
Save those cardboard packages! Create a ramp by cutting it into a long rectangular shape. You can make different sized ramps to predict...
May 20, 20201 min read


Invitation to Paint on Balloons
Blow up water balloons or regular balloons. Provide paint, brushes, and paper. They can also simply use just their fingers to paint. Let...
May 20, 20201 min read


Peeling Tape
This fine motor skill enhancement invitation can be done in two ways! 1)Toy Rescue. Tape toys down on a table, floor, play mat, or...
May 20, 20201 min read


Scissor Skills Busy Basket
Providing your child with lots of opportunities to develop their fine motor skills strengthens their muscles in the hands and prepares...
May 20, 20201 min read


Water Bead Transfer
In a sensory bin provide water beads. Have your child transfer the water beads either with their hands, tongs, tweezers, handy scoopers,...
May 20, 20201 min read


Pom Pom Whisk Excavation
Take a whisk from your kitchen, place pom poms or cotton balls inside and have your child remove the items with their finger. For older...
May 20, 20201 min read


Car Wash
Take out your child’s plastic cars. Provide your child with a bucket of soapy water, sponges and hand towels. Let them have their very...
May 20, 20201 min read


Pouring Station
In a sensory bin, bathtub, sink, or kiddie pool have your child pour and measure a sensory material (water, beans, rice, pasta,...
May 20, 20201 min read


Washing Dishes
In a sensory bin, sink, water table, bathtub or kiddie pool let your child wash their play dishes,Tupperware or real ones with soap,...
May 20, 20201 min read


Painting the Fence with Water
Provide your child with a bucket, cup, or bowl full of water. Next provide them with a paintbrush and/or roller brushes and let them...
May 20, 20201 min read


Painting Baby Dolls
Provide your child with paint, a baby doll, q-tips, paint brushes or just let them paint with their fingers. After they are done you can...
May 20, 20201 min read


Hidden Colors
In a cupcake tin place a base of drops of food coloring or liquid water colors. Next cover the color completely with baking soda until it...
May 20, 20201 min read


Nature Color Scavenger Hunt
On a piece of paper or paper bag, either help your child or let them color a range of different colors with markers, crayons, or colored...
May 20, 20201 min read
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