Excercising with Your Kids

So I'm curious. Do you exercise with your kids?

Candy Spinal Column Model

We made these candy spinal columns as part of our Human Body science unit last year.

Water Table

What a fun outdoor activity in the summer!

Anthill in a Jar

Last year, we made an anthill in a jar. It was pretty neat to see them tunnel around and see the eggs appear all clustered together.

Monopoly Junior

We have the game Monopoly and our kids ask to play it often, but it is very difficult for them to play because they are too young. So we finally went out and purchased the game Monopoly Junior. 

I wasn't sure what to expect. Would the original game be lost in a dumbed down version? Would it still be fun? I was blown away by how great of a game it is! I almost like it better than the original!

Bouncy House

Maybe this is a bit extreme for winter fun, but we have a bouncy house.

Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses

My oldest is always asking to make gingerbread houses. Instead of cake for his 8th birthday, we made gingerbread houses. I have a great cut out for a gingerbread house, but we are far more likely to go with graham cracker houses. 

Watercolour Dinosaur Skeleton

We are doing a dinosaur unit for science right now and of course the kids are loving it! 

I tried this dinosaur skeleton craft I found the idea for at The Do It Yourself Mom. Ahead of time, I used a white crayon and traced a skeleton from our dinosaur encyclopedia onto watercolour paper. The kids were so surprised when they started painting and discovered dinosaur bones on their paper!

Preschool Colours Activities Schedule

Here's some ideas for putting together a schedule for learning colours. Focus on one colour each week: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Brown, Black, Pink, Gray, and White. If the colour is not learned by the end of the week, repeat the schedule again, only doing the starred activities.

Preschool Colours Books by Individual Colour

PreSchool Colour Books

The following is a list of books that show a variety of colours for teaching preschoolers their colours.

• Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vacaaro Seeger
• Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett
• What Does Bunny See by Linda Sue Park
• Icky Bug Colours by Jerry Pallotta
• Animal Colors by Beth Fielding
• Brown Cow, Green Grass, Yellow Mellow Sun by Ellen Jackson
• Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff
• Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler
• Blue on Blue by Dianne White
• Sugar White Snow and Evergreens by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
• Freight Train by Donald Crews
• Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
• White Rabbit's Color Book by Alan Baker
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr.
• Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
• Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson
• Chameleon's Colors by Chisata Tashiro
• Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa Kleven
• Rain Forest Colors by Janet Lawler
• Little White Fish by Guido van Genechten
• It's An Orange Aardvark by Michael Hall

Learning Colors While Handprint Painting

Try painting handprints while learning colours and do one for each colour. (These make great gifts for grandparents and such.)

Learning Colours While Parking Toy Cars

For my oldest, who delights in lining up and parking his cars, this was a great activity. My second also enjoyed it.

Learning Colours While Sorting Candy

Here's an idea your kids are guaranteed to love! Try sorting coloured candy!

Learning Numbers with Play Dough Mats

What a fun way to learn numbers! My kids love them!

14 Activities for Learning Colours

Here are some ideas I used with my preschoolers to help them learn their colours:

Colour Activity #1:
Mystery Colour Bag

Learning Colours with a Food Flyers Train

My kids love trains so they really enjoy this project. Each time we learned a new colour, we'd add a new train car to the wall.

Pretend Kitchen Play

I don't usually let my kids play with my kitchen stuff. But I like to make an exception occasionally.

Learning Colours with a Construction Paper Paste

After learning a new colour, reinforce it by doing a Construction Paper Paste.

Learning Colours with Playdough

Playing with colourful playdough is a great way to reinforce the colours.