Ever had a little one bouncing off the walls and dancing on the couch? The next time it happens try the stair jumping game. Stair Jumping Game Number the Stairs It’s rather simple. Head outside and carefully number the steps with chalk by beginning with the number one on the bottom step, number two on the next step up, so…
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My son loves sweet, drippy, juicy watermelon. We’ve been enjoying a lot of it this summer. So I knew he’d be excited about these simple, fun watermelon activities. And I’m sure your preschooler will be too. We started by naming what colors we see on watermelon. We also talked about that watermelon starts with “W” and made the “w” beginning sound….
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Do you have magnetic letters on your refrigerator? If not, you’re missing a wonderful method for introducing your preschoolers to phonics. Introduce Phonics with Magnetic Letters Teach the Alphabet The best way to begin is to introduce your preschooler to the alphabet. There’s no hurry. Just teach the letters one at a time while you’re in the kitchen. Try…
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As moms, we read to our children a lot! We all have our favorites! My list includes many story books, but also lists a couple of our favorite children’s bibles. My 4-year-old in particular loves to just sit and look at our bible story books. She will stack them next to her in her chair or on our coffee table, and…
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“I love you, Mommy!” is what my preschooler said to me as we sat down to eat together, just the two of us. His simple joy in going out with Mommy made me realize it’s too easy to get swamped by everything we have to do. We accidentally push our preschoolers aside in favor of running older children to all…
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