I love a brand-new block of construction paper, and so does my oldest! The potential is endless. My inspiration for this activity actually comes from the paper itself, as there was a photo of this exact craft as an idea. … Continue reading Woven Crocodile Paper Craft
As part of our Australia Unit, we talked about not only the land mass but also the surrounding ocean habitat. The Great Barrier Reef is considered a natural wonder of the world, and unfortunately in recent history it is dying … Continue reading Pasta Art: Great Barrier Reef
A few months ago, my friend at Mama’s Happy Hive did a craft with crumpled tissue paper to represent the changing seasons, and it inspired me to make this craft. The golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is the national flora of … Continue reading Australia Unit Study: Paper Wattle Craft
We are having such a wonderful time with our Australia unit! I find a good portion of my inspiration on Pinterest and my Instagram feed. I came across this activity from Danya Banya and decided to do it with my … Continue reading Australia Unit Study: Sydney Harbor Bridge Craft
The echidna is a funny looking little animal that lives in Australia. I wanted to incorporate some number work into our activities and thought this little creature made the perfect foundation! After my girls went to bed one night, I … Continue reading Australia Unit: Counting Echidna Cards w/Pinning Work
If you’ve been following my blog, I did an activity last month of tracing Hebrew numbers in salt as part of my Israel Unit. My 3 year old had so much fun doing it, I decided to do an activity … Continue reading Australian Animal Track Salt Tracing: Fine Motor Activity
A few months ago, one of my mommy friends did a activity at a playgroup co-op with play dough and toothpicks. It was so much fun that I thought it would be fun to incorporate into an activity for our … Continue reading Australia Unit Study: Cactus Toothpick Fine Motor Activity
Australia has some really cool and crazy animals. I was psyched to find Safari Ltd made a TOOB® called The Land Down Under which had great little figurines of some of these amazing species – I decided to make corresponding Montessori inspired 3-part … Continue reading AUSTRALIA Unit Study: Fauna – Montessori 3-Part Matching Cards
Our study of Israel took us to discuss the indigenous fauna of the country. Although Israel has many animals that live there, I had to pick a few to make into these fun Montessori-inspired 3-part matching cards, limited by what … Continue reading ISRAEL Unit Study: Fauna – Montessori 3-Part Matching Cards
Now that I’m a mom, I see everyday objects in a different light. My hubby likes to playfully accuse me of being a hoarder, but I like to save things that would otherwise be discarded to use in fun activities … Continue reading Pine-cone Christmas Trees – Mess Free Preschool Activity!
