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Kick the Cup and Magnet Cars – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Welcome to another week of the Preschool and Kindergarten Community linkup! 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.

Kick the Cup Game

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If you have kids that need to get a little energy out, check out this Kick the Cup game from Mom Inspired Life. It would be great to try it with words as well – not just letters!

Chinese Fan Craft

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This Chinese fan made from a coffee filter is such a cute twist on an old craft. Visit Study at Home Mama for her tutorial.

Magnet Powered Cars

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These magnet powered cars from Science Kiddo are just going to translate into HOURS of fun for your kiddos. I am so sending my kids to the basement to do this!

Butterfly Life Cycle

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With butterfly season coming soon, this hands-on life cycle book is something to LOVE. Watching caterpillars grow and turn into monarchs is something that never grows old to me. Visit 3 Dinosaurs to see the fun resource she has to share (I want one!!).

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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Homemade Space Book and Bilingual Easter Eggs- Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

Hope you all have had a wonderful week – and welcome back to another week of the Preschool and Kindergarten Community link-up! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful learning ideas! Here are a few activities from last week that were too cute not to share!

Contact Paper Flowers

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Whether for Earth Day, Mother’s Day or spring, these simply adorable tissue paper flowers from Hands On As We Grow would be much fun to make with your kids.

Bilingual Easter Egg Activities

If those plastic eggs are still hanging around your house, pull them out and work on this GREAT idea for Bilingual Easter Egg Activities from Casa Watkins. I love the figures that are included inside add an extra fun element.

Earth Day Ideas on Pinterest

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Earth Day is April 22 – and here are some fun ideas and crafts to learn more about taking care of the world we live in.

Spring Garden Playdough

The popsicle stick flowers and carrots make this spring garden play activity from Homegrown Friends even more sweet. Have fun planting a garden together!

Homemade Space Book

Your kids will be looking through their Homemade Space Book again and again. Powerful Mothering shares what she and her little one put together – love it!

That’s it for this week – hope you all have a great week and can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on

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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Weather Doll, Life Skills, and Telling Time – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

You all linked up some great ideas during last week’s Preschool and Kindergarten Community! Here are a few of the activities to highlight this week – can’t wait to see what you all have been up to and share today!

How to Dress for the Seasons Doll

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This felt weather doll from Books and Giggles is such a great way to work on what clothes are appropriate to wear during different seasons of the year. She has a free template on her site for the felt doll too, so be sure to stop by!

Shape Suncatchers

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These simple suncatchers are great for fine motor skills (hole punching) and also talking about shapes and colors – super easy activity from The Practical Mom.

Spring Flower Craft

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If you have forks, paint, and paper, you’re ready to work on this super-cute spring flower craft with your kids! Visit Ducks ‘n a Row to see their project and learn how to make your own.

Learning Life Skills

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Kids can learn life skills during their play time (and you can get a jump on letting those kids help out around the house!). Check out this washing machine and sorting activity from Extreme Parenting and see how they are working on sorting, fine motor, and more!

Telling Time Matching Clothespins

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If you are working on telling time with your kids, or even number matching, this simple Hickory Dickory Dock Matching Clothespins activity from Best Toys 4 Toddlers is great for matching numbers, colors, and talking about time.

That’s it for this week – share your ideas and learning below!

 

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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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Letter Learning Game and Painting with Jelly Beans – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Preschool and Kindergarten Community weekly linkup

With Easter just a few days away, there are some fun ideas for projects to work on after Easter and with a few of your candy and egg leftovers. There were some other great ideas linked up last week as well to the Preschool and Kindergarten Community, but here are a few to highlight!

Have a great week!

Alphabet Battle and Letter Learning Game

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Our boys have been playing Battleship all the time and this game reminds me so much of it – but with a great learning twist. Visit Mom Inspired Life to find out more about her Alphabet Battle and Letter Learning Game.

Making Paint with Jelly Beans

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Let’s face it. Unless your kids are on a massive sugar high after this weekend, there may be a few jelly beans left floating around the house. Here is a great idea from Mini Monets and Mommies on how to make watercolor paint from jellybeans.

Making Paper Salad

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Pretend play is so important for children! While it’s fun to have them cook along side us too, this Paper Salad turned out to be a great project for Mosswood Connections and her little one while she was prepping dinner. Love it!

Homemade Dinosaur Eggs

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Along with Easter candy, I’m willing to guess that your home will have lots of empty plastic eggs floating around in the upcoming weeks. Take a few minutes to put together these homemade dinosaur eggs and have some fun with your kids too! She has a great step-by-step tutorial to follow.

 

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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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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.

Easter Egg Keepsakes, Lego Fun, and Stained Glass Art – Preschool and Kindergarten Community Linkup

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With Easter and spring almost here, there are some fun ideas linking up below and ideas are spinning! And when I say spring is almost here, well, I know that the official date is here, but the weather in our area is finally starting to look promising! I’m so ready for warmer days and sunshine – and flowers!

Here are some ideas that were shared last week during the Preschool and Kindergarten Community Link-up. Hopefully you found a few to add to your list too!

Easter Egg Keepsakes

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Create some Easter egg keepsakes with your kids using crayons and wood slices. My Nearest and Dearest shares how they made these melted crayon wood slice Easter eggs.

Easter Lego Designs

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Legos are always a fun, hands-on way to learn about holidays. Brain Power Boy shares a few Easter Lego designs and directions for play.

If you are looking for a Lego challenge based on the true meaning of Easter, check out the Easter Lego Challenge our co-op worked on this past week.

Backyard Montessori Unit

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Sarah from Stay at Home Territory shares how she followed the lead of her son to put together a Montessori unit based on their backyard.

Stained Glass Art

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This stained glass art project is so simple and colorful!! Visit Powerful Mothering for the tutorial and other great ideas!

That’s it for the roundup this week. Can’t wait to see what you all have been working on this past week. Link up below and then stop by a few sites and say hi!

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Flower Cards, Sensory Bins, and Disappearing Colors – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

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The weather here this past week teased us quite a bit! We went from freezing to in the 70’s, making us all start itching for spring!! I don’t know how it’s been in your area, but we are d.o.n.e. with all the cold weather. (Maybe I’m being whiney.) We’re ready to get outside and enjoy flowers blooming, trees budding, and all the goodness that spring brings!

Here’s a peek at a few of the fun activities that you all shared last week during Preschool Corner. After you link up, don’t forget to stop by and visit a few other moms and say hi!

Bunny Tail Sensory Bin

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Sensory bins and tubs are always such a huge hit with kids! Modern Preschool shares a cute idea for a bunny tail sensory bin, just in time for Easter!

Flower Cards

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If the flowers aren’t yet blooming in your area, bring a little color indoors with these cute flower cards from Wugs and Dooey. There is probably a grandparent or two that would love these too!

Clothespin Bunnies

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We seem to always have tons of clothespins hanging around, and these little clothespin bunnies from Mini Monets and Mommies would be a fun Easter craft to make.

Disappearing Colors Experiment

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Here is a quick and fun science experiment from Learning 2 Walk where you will make colors disappear. Such a fun idea!

Garden Sensory Tub

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Getting our hands dirty and digging in the soil is fun, no matter what age you are! Our kids loved this garden sensory tub – and it was easy to take inside or outside to play with.

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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!

Share 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.