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Bouncing Bubbles, Space Sensory Bins, and Flower Dissection – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Bouncing Bubbles

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Bubbles are always a huge hit with children (of any age). A Little Pinch of Perfect shares a homemade bouncing bubble recipe that is not only easy to make, but the bubble BOUNCE!!! What a great science project to work on together.

Space Sensory Bin

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The color contrast in this space sensory bin from 3 Dinosaurs is enough to make me want to dig right in! What a fun, hands-on way to learn about planets and space together!

Flower Dissection

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Dissection isn’t just for older kids! There are so many things in nature that kids can dissect, label, and learn from. Study at Home Mama shares how she and her children dissected a flower together.

Gutter Bookshelf

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Having our kids surrounded by books, especially during their younger years, is so important! Our family had a gutter bookshelf similar to this one from Dabbling Momma. They are great because they don’t take up additional floorspace and keep things at a level that kids can see them (and the books don’t get swallowed up in a big basket).

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

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Spray Paint Rain and Hop on Pop Rhyming – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Hop on Pop Rhyming

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Your kids will get a little energy out and have some language learning fun with this Hop on Pop rhyming activity from Mom Inspired Life. Bubble wrap is always a hit, and this makes the fun of popping it a great learning activity.

Galaxy Oil Pastel Painting

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Oil pastels and chalk pastels are two of my favorite art mediums for kids. 3 Dinosaurs shares an oil pastel activity she did with her children when learning about space – so easy to do!

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Weekly Activities for Kids ages 1 to 5

Weekly activity guides for kids age 1 to 5 from Hands on As We Grow

Three Letter Word CVC Cards

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Looking for an fun {and colorful} way to have your child sound out and spell three letter words? The Three Letter Word Cards contain a list of 42 3-letter CVC words for children to sound and spell using fun picture clues and hands-on learning.

Spray Paint Rain

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The wall in the home of The Practical Mom are covered with fun kid-art (just go take a peek). This past week she shared a Spray Paint Rain Activity that kids would love. My kids are older and still love spray bottles, (grins)

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

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Minion Busy Bag and Fork Weaving – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Build a Minion Busy Bag

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Busy bags are a great tool to have handy when you are traveling or need something quiet to pull out. Happy Brown House share the CUTEST tutorial for a Minion Busy Bag that makes me want to go purchase lots of felt pieces and start building some myself.

Floating Turtle Craft

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Recycled snack cups and foam work together nicely in these two crafts from Study at Home Mama. She shares a floating turtle and crab that her daughter painted and created – great for an ocean theme!

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Weekly Activities for Kids ages 1 to 5 

Weekly activity guides for kids age 1 to 5 from Hands on As We Grow

 

Name Spelling

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If your little one needs help working on spelling names or simple words, you can put together this simple busy bag from Spark and Pook. You’d just need to drop it in your bag when on the go, or pull it out during dinner prep for a quick spelling activity.

 

Fork Weaving

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Everyone has forks in their silverware drawer right? Here’s a  simple yet fun fork weaving craft from Hands On As We Grow to keep little hands busy. Or big hands. Because I would completely love doing this as well.

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Preschool Pinterest Board

Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

 

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DIY Powdered Paint, Homemade Rocks, & Sensory Shapes

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

DIY Powdered Paint

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If you have sidewalk chalk, you’ll want to check out the homemade powdered paint from P is for Preschooler. Such a fun activity to work on together and create a little something fun.

2 Ingredient Homemade Rocks

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While you may have rocks galore in your yard, these 2 ingredient homemade rocks would be a lot of fun to make with your kids too! Visit Stella 123 for the quick tutorial.

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Weekly Activities for Kids ages 1 to 5

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Weekly activity guides for kids age 1 to 5 from Hands on As We Grow

Noodle Sensory Shapes

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A cup of cooked spaghetti noodles is a great sensory tool, especially for learning how to form shapes – even numbers and letters. Visit Cup of Delight for a peek at their noodle sensory fun.

Hot & Cold Fireworks

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Fireworks in a jar are fun, but this twist on the old science experiment would be fun to try with any age. Planet Smarty shares a Hot and Cold Liquid Fireworks experiment you could pull out and work on a rainy day.

That’s it for this week! Can’t wait to see what you all have been up to this week. Don’t forget to visit a few others linking up and share what they’ve been up to as well!

Follow the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board

Preschool Pinterest Board

Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

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Number Playdough Mats, Ping Pong Math, and Squishy Bags – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

Ping Pong Water Ball Game

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You don’t need a fancy water table to do this activity, but you can work on both math and fine motor skills at the same time with the Ping Pong Math Game from Mom Inspired Life. Our kids love splashing in the water and this would be a great way to cool off in the summer and learn together.

Thunderstorm Craft

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Weather crafts can be a little hard to think up. Books and Giggles has a really cute Puffy Paint Thunderstorm Craft that uses pipe cleaners and is a great addition to a weather unit.

Weekly Activities for Kids ages 1 to 5

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Weekly activity guides for kids age 1 to 5 from Hands on As We Grow

Pull a Letter Load

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This Letter Load game from Growing Book by Book is a great way to get your kids active and keep them learning at the same time. She spread letters around the yard, tied a basket to a rope, and sent the kids of on a letter hunt. Love it!

Squishy Bag CVC Words

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Need a zero-mess FUN idea to work on letter formation or spelling with your kids? Try the Squish Bag CVC Words activity from Dabbling Momma.

Number Playdough Mats

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Work on 1:1 counting correspondence with these FREE number playdough mats. They are super simple, and feature the numbers 1 through 20. Children also work on fine motor skills as they count.

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

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Sight Word Games, ABC Ice Cream Sundaes, and Pop Rock Art – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today (really, I am!) and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours!

Don’t forget to link up a post or two of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here are a few fun ideas from last week’s linkup.

ABC Bunny Ice Cream Sundaes

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Delightful Learning  has some great go-along activities with The ABC Bunny, and this rain cloud activity

is a perfect experiment for showing how rain works. Just a few simple things are needed to learn together.

Sight Word Games for Boys

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If you have boys in your home, check out this collection of sight word games for boys from Brain Power Boys that will keep them moving and learning at the same time.

Weekly Activities for Kids ages 1 to 5

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Weekly activity guides for kids age 1 to 5 from Hands on As We Grow

Musical Pop Rock Art

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We just found pop rocks at the Dollar Tree this past week (that may have been a blast from my past!). Love this idea of musical painting with pop rocks from Mini Monets and Mommies – how fun to hear them popping while you are painting!

Bird Feeder Binoculars

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If you are going on a nature hike, you’ll need binoculars to look at all the little creatures around you. These bird feeder binoculars from Little Fingers Big Art would be a fun craft to work on and then leave for the animals to munch on when you are done.

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Each week I am  pinning many of your links onto the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Pinterest Board. I’m a visual person, so having pictures to help me remember posts is super helpful. Be sure to jump over and follow the board – and find some fun ideas at the same time!

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Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

Homeschool Preschool: Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup at Homeschool CreationsShare what you are doing with your kids! Please link your exact blog post to the Mr. Linky below and link back here too! Grab a button for your post and be sure to take a minute to visit the person who linked up before you.