"Make it Kid Friendly" Idea: Fine Motor Hearts

Feeling the love?

Hope so! Valentine's Day is just around the corner.

And so is The Heart Project! 

We have 60+ bloggers creating a terrific ebook of heart projects!

These hearts caught my eye.

They're beautiful.

And the clothespins are such a nice touch!

I apologize, but I cannot find the origin of this photo.

I found it via Pinterest and cannot find it on the website that its linked to.

On to the fun stuff now!

How to make this a kid-friendly activity:

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Preschool Activity : Building Structures

Guest Post by    This post is written and shared by Emma at Science Sparks.  A simple, fun activity to do with a variety of ages and skill levels.  And you probably have everything you need right in your pantry!

  

When I brought out the spaghetti and marshmallows I think my children thought we were having some kind of weird and wonderful [to them] dinner!

In actual fact we were looking at structures and how to make them stable.

This is a great activity for children of most ages as you can tailor it to their understanding. I let my 2 year old just build whatever she wanted, and she had a great time working out how to put the spaghetti in the right places. With my 4 year old we were a bit more structured and tried to build a tower.

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It's Playtime! Science Experiments for Preschoolers!

After doing our lava lamp experiment, I've been on the lookout for more fun with science!

Especially experiments that my preschooler will find fun to do!
Here are a few experiments I found just on last week's It's Playtime! from my playdate friends!

[Science Sparks: What's Heaviest?]

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Fun Kids Art: Melted Crayon Shavings

Henry, Grandma and I made some pretty art with crayon shavings!

And it was fun to do!

The crayon shavings are what makes this art so pretty, but it also gave Henry some time to work on his fine motor skills.

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Science Experiment : DIY Lava Lamps

Make a lava lamp with your preschooler, and your preschooler love science experiments!

I can't promise that, but Henry has.

Lava lamps are simple to make, too.

What you need to make a DIY Lava Lamp:

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Parenting: Be your Child's Advocate for a Better Education

Guest Post by    A post written and shared by Melissa at Imagination Soup. Melissa shares a few tips and strategies of what worked for her on how to handle being her child's advocate for a better education. See what Melissa recommends to do.

It started with preschool, but I made excuses.
Then, it happened in public elementary school.
Several times and I ran out of excuses.

Terrible teachers.

It’s a loaded sentence and I know it.

I am a teacher myself.
How dare I say anything bad about my own profession?

But, let’s get real.

Not all doctors are good. Not all police. Not all dry cleaners.

And not all teachers are good, either.
Plus, it’s my kids’ education on the line. It’s real life.
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A Snow-Themed Week of Activities

We've been focusing on snow activities this week. 

We hadn't had any until this week, and now we're having some fun with it.

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