Rainy Day Fun: Play Dough Part 2, Design Your Own Play Dough Mats Bonnie Scorer July 25, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun 3 There are so many fun play dough mats that you can purchase or print out from various sites (make a face, make letters for words, make ice cream for a cone, apples for a tree, decorate a cake etc.), that we...
Rainy Day Fun: Play Dough Part 1: Play Materials Bonnie Scorer July 24, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun 3 Play Dough is great for developing motor skills and strengthening hand muscles (which lends to the development of writing skills, cutting, the use of a variety of tools etc.) It can ignite creativity,...
Rainy Day Fun: Kid Designed Playmat Bonnie Scorer July 23, 2014 Activities, More Summer Fun It can be quite fun to design your own playmat and see your vision realized! Materials 2 large felt pieces of felt Various colours of felt Ribbon Fabric glue or sewing machine/thread Fabric...
Nature Finds: Personalized Napkin Rings Bonnie Scorer July 22, 2014 Activities, More Summer Fun 1 Comment Some of my favourite memories are family dinners with my beloved sisters. Have your child(ren) add a personal element to your next get together. Materials Small twigs Craft wire Wire...
Rainy Day Fun: Movie Night Package Bonnie Scorer July 21, 2014 Activities, More Summer Fun A fun surprise to enjoy together! Materials Cardstock Printer Candy or dried fruit Popcorn Paper bag or plastic loot sized bag (you can find these in dollar and party stores) Printout of the...
Outdoor Play: Writing & Drawing with Sand Bonnie Scorer July 18, 2014 Activities, Summer Fun Along with water, sand seems to be a favourite play material. This year at Kindergarten our son loved digging for jewels (plastic gems) and we used our allowance to buy various types of rocks to become...
Colour Exploration: Primary Colours to Secondary Colours Bonnie Scorer July 17, 2014 Activities, More Summer Fun, Rainy Day Fun, Spring 2018 4 Comments This is a fun activity that my mother-in-law does with the kids. Perfect for a rainy day inside or on your picnic table in the sun. (Spring is right around the corner, right!?) Use the primary colours so...
Rainy Day Fun: Make Your Own Teddy Bear Picnic Bonnie Scorer July 15, 2014 Activities, Rainy Day Fun, Summer Fun Invite your stuffies for a little celebration. As you can see, you can do this either inside or outside... Materials Fabric, felt or construction paper Scissors/ Fabric...
Nature Finds: Butterflies Bonnie Scorer July 14, 2014 Activities, Featured On, More Summer Fun 7 Comments Spinner art reminds me of summer- it was something we always did at camp with stunning results and lots of fun! We wanted to take this process art and turn it into something to keep to remind us of summer...
Nature Finds: Kid Artwork Mobile Bonnie Scorer July 11, 2014 Activities, Featured On, More Summer Fun 8 Comments Use found sticks to make a mobile base- add whatever your child is interested in (e.g., birds, planets, fairies etc.) We used to preserve some of the work that our children had already created and wanted to...