How to Make Fruit Infused Water With Kids This Summer
In the summer, we play in the water daily, so I’m always looking for new ways to play with water. We’ve made a recycled water wall,…
Hamburger Art
How fun are our Hamburger Art collages? Making hamburger collages is an awesome way to spend a summer afternoon. Talking about food and kitchens is…
Egg Boat Snacks
Generally, I don’t like to spend too much time styling food as there just isn’t time. But I think eating should be fun and I…
Dragons Love Tacos Book Free Printable Activities
Use these Dragons Love Tacos Free Printables children’s book extension activities as a fun way to build on previous knowledge, develop vocabulary and math skills, along with…
Dragons Love Tacos Lunch
Lunch and a story – Dragons Love Tacos! Kids love tacos too! Each child made decisions about what they wanted in their taco, determined how…
Chocolate Grows in the Rainforest
One of the most interesting things we learned about the rainforest is that is where chocolate grows! It’s also been our tastiest lesson from Explore…
Preschool Slice and Count Play Dough Math Activity
The Slice and Count Play Dough Math Activity we did last week with Experience Curriculum In the Kitchen theme was a hit! Experience Preschool provided…
Exploring Grains Preschool Activities
This month we’re starting our Health and Fitness theme with Mother Goose Time. I can see already that there’s a bunch of fun activities planned.…
Kids Recipes: Frozen Yogurt Pops
We’ve been learning about Me & My Family this month, and of course, pets are included. Our cats and dogs are definitely a part of our…
E is for Elephant Leaf Salad Wrap
What do elephants eat? Leaves! Learning about elephants is so fun when it’s real – like eating leaves like elephants! For lunch, we used the…
More Healthy & Colorful Meals for Child Care
I believe in supporting wellness in early childhood education so I am back with More Healthy & Colorful Meals for Child Care. To learn more…
Eat the Moon Space Snack
We’re just starting our Blast Off to Space preschool theme. Today was learned about the moon and made an “Eat the Moon Space Snack”. Eat…
Homemade & Healthy Child Care Lunches
Homemade and healthy child care lunches? Yes, it’s possible and even though we hear awful things in the news about school lunches and child care…
Stonyfield Organic Yogurt Pouches|Nutritious and Convenient #MC
I participated in a Blogger Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Stonyfield. I received coupons to facilitate my shopping trip and a promotional item to…
Lunch time Fun: Make Your Own Pita Pocket Sandwich
Today we tried something new for lunch – Make Your Own Pita Pocket Sandwich. I thought my 2-4-year-olds would enjoy making their own pita pocket…
Smart Idea: Safe Snack Kabobs for Kids
I thought this idea was crazy smart! Love this idea from Momables to reuse Starbucks cup plugs to make safe snack kabobs for kids. I’ve…
L is for Lemonade! Preschool Activities
L is for Lemonade! Preschool Activities Earlier this summer my group made fresh lemonade. It’s such a fun process from beginning to end! They enjoyed…
B is for Burger
Nothing says summer like grilling! So our “B is for Burger” day featured grilling dramatic play: Cooling racks for grills from Dollar Tree Melissa…
Colorful Veggie Prints
Vegetables are colorful so this makes them interesting. That’s the angle I was going for with this activity. We used fruit and veggie dough cutters…
Make a Colorful Vegetable Collage
How can we teach about vegetables and nutrition to children? Just like everything else – through hands-on fun! Hopefully, we can involve some tasting of…
Apple Tasting in Preschool with Free Printable Page
Yesterday we tasted different kinds and colors of apples. Trying new foods can be hard for kids so this is a no-pressure situation for kids…
Supporting Child Wellness in Early Childhood Education
I am currently participating in the Wellness Grant in WI. The goal of the CACFP Wellness Grant is to improve the health and nutrition of…
Pepper Tasting Activity in Preschool with Printable Page
Not only does vegetable taste testing fit right along with our Growing Gardens theme, but it also fits right in with supporting children’s wellness. I…