Do you have an educational post that is about your child and you would like to share? It can be a craft, a lesson, sport etc. that your child learned this week. You do not have to be a homeschooler to LINK up below - happy to have you join us! Then come back every Friday and continue to share your learn and link post! Please do not link up educational reviews - thanks!
Homeschooling your older children can be difficult at times when you have younger children. So I came up with the following activities to keep them busy while learning at the same time.
Who doesn't love the colored paint swatches from the hardware store? I use them for a bunch of different things, one of them is cutting them and making a matching game for my daughter, making 2 sets for each color, flipping them upside down and have her match the colors.
I save small empty bottles for vitamins, gum, candy, etc. and then have my little ones place all the snap tops or screw on tops on the matching bottles and then place them all in a large container. Great for dexterity!
I tied a large piece of yarn between 2 chairs and gave my kids Barrel of Monkeys, they hung them on the yarn.
I took Pom Poms from my craft bin, a pair of tongs that went to a board game and had my son transfer the pom poms using the tongs into an ice cube tray.
I took Pom Poms from my craft bin, a pair of tongs that went to a board game and had my son transfer the pom poms using the tongs into an ice cube tray.
I hardly spend a lot of money on my Montessori / learning tools for my little ones, there are so many resources around the house. I have more of my ideas to share with you, put there are so many so I promise to post more soon!
Mama to 4 Blessings is also linking this post up at:
Monday: Living Montessori Now, Serendipity and Spice, C.R.A.F.T., Kampen Lane, Homemaker on a Dime, Boogieboard Cottage, Southern Institute, Make it Yourself Monday
Tuesday: Crayon Freckles, The Imagination Tree, Creative Blog, Hope Studios, Sugar Bee Crafts, Not Just a Housewife
Wednesday:It's Overflowing, Embracing Change, Fireflies + Jellybeans, DYI by Design, Southern Lovely, Vintage Gwen, Artsy Play
Friday: Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers, delicate Construction, Homeschool Creations, Sunscholars, Gricefully Homeschooling, Living Life Intentionally, Little Becky Homecky, Create Craft Love, Flaunt it Friday, Blissful and Domestic, Happy Hour Projects
Saturday: I Can Teach My Child, Cheerios and Lattes, Crafty Moms Share, Polkadot Pretties, Teach Beside Me
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Thanks for hosting! What great ideas. Wish I knew about them when my kids were little. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting! Thanks for the great ideas for me to try also!
ReplyDeletelove all these creative ideas for teaching children, thank you for sharing them :)
ReplyDeleteI love your monkey yard slide. What great fun!
ReplyDeleteFun activities for little ones. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! I do the pom poms with my class. Love the monkey slide!
ReplyDeleteNeat ideas! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThese are really great ideas. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletesome super ideal....I like the paint match-up.
ReplyDeleteSome great ideas!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
ReplyDeleteLove the great ideas, and they can be done with things around the house!!! Thanks for sharing at Share it Saturday!
ReplyDeleteI love that you come up with so many creative hands-on activities, Nicole! Thanks so much for sharing your ideas for saving money while providing Montessori-inspired activities! I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page earlier in the week. :)
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