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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

DIY Rocks

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.

Summer Learning Guides

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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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.

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

Discover, Play, Engage, and Learn

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.

Follow the PreK 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!

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

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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.



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

Discover, Play, Engage, and Learn

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.

Follow the PreK 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!

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

If you were featured in one of the weekly posts, feel free to grab the button coding below and display it on your site!

 

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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.



Memory Books, Trampoline Learning, and Washing Dishes – 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.

Summer Memory Book summer-book

All those wonderful memories from your summer should be kept somewhere. Love this idea from WonderBaby on making a tactile summer memory book to record all those special moments!

Washing the Letter Dishes

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Kids love helping out in the kitchen and this Washing the Letter Dishes from Growing Book by Book is a fun way to get in some ABC learning and also work on some life skills with your kids!

Trampoline Letter Fun

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I’ll admit that I am still trying to convince my hubby that a trampoline would be a fabulous idea for our kids (and I know he is reading this right now – cough). Hands On As We Grow shares an active letter learning game for those of you with trampolines that would be so much fun! (In case you were wondering, this is the trampoline I’m looking at).

Cardboard Box Painting
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At the moment our home is full of cardboard boxes as curriculum for the upcoming school year arrives daily. Pull out the paints and have fun with this cardboard box activity from The Practical Mom.

4th of July activities for kids

Fourth of July is coming soon! Here are 25+ 4th of July activities, crafts, and printables to keep your kiddos creating some patriotic fun!

Weekly Activities for Kids ages 1 to 5

Discover, Play, Engage, and Learn

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

Follow the PreK 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!

Were You Featured in the Preschool & Kindergarten Community?

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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.



25 4th of July Crafts, Activities, and Printables

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.

4th of July activities for kids

Over the years there have been some fun 4th of July crafts, activities, and printables that have linked up and shared. There are some really cute ones, so be sure to check them out!

4th of July Crafts

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4th of July Printables

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4th of July Activities

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There are TONS of other fun ideas on my 4th of July Pinterest boards linked below. Just click on the image and start re-pinning!

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What fun activities do you have planned for the 4th of July?

Follow the PreK 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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Link Up with the Preschool and Kindergarten Community!

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Father’s Day Crafts, Cards, and Printables – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing your preschool and kindergarten learning 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!

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.

Fathers Day Crafts and Ideas

Handmade gifts for Father’s Day are always fun, and since it is just a little bit away, here are some fun ideas to work on with your kids in the upcoming week to make Dad smile! A few of these are from mom’s linking up over the years, and others were just too cute not to share!

1. I’m Hooked on Daddy handprint card from Glued to My Crafts – cute handprint card that will be displayed for months to come!

2. I Love You to Pieces picture frame from Our Crafts and Things – use those random puzzle pieces to put together this cute frame.

3. Necktie Cookies from No Time for Flashcards – if your husband is anything like mine, cookies would be a huge hit!

4. M&M Bow Tie Card from Sassy Dealz – peanut M&M’s and cuteness. Need I say more?

5. Handprint Football Card from Crafty Morning – love, love, love this! And the football fan in your house will too!

6. Printable Father’s Day coupons from I Should Be Mopping the Floors – if you want to come up with your own gift and coupon ideas, download these free printables!

7. Dad ROCKS paperweight craft from Preschool Crafts for Kids

8. Father’s Day Printables from 1+1+1=1 – mini ‘interviews’ to do with your kids and you can make them into a card format.

9. Nuts and Bolts picture frame from One Time Through – a fun frame for the tool guy in your life.

10. DIY Wooden keychain from Easy Peasy and Fun – a simple and sweet keychain

11. My Dad Can Fix Anything gift from Pink and Green Mama – it’s just adorable!

12. Luggage Tags from PreK Pages – two cute handmade tags that can travel with dad!

13. Father’s Day snacks from Kids Activities Blog – if you are looking for some creative food ideas, there are some GREAT ones here!

Follow the PreK 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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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.