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Welcome Back to another week of playful Fine motor skills activities on Fine Motor Fridays! I have some super simple and super fun writing activities for you today, perfect for Valentine’s Day! FYI, I’ve got a couple affiliate links in this post just to show the materials. Over the holidays my daughter really gained…
This year my daughter is four and my son is two, so I think we will have a lot of fun with Valentine’s Day Activities. Today I have 3 super simple, low-prep ideas that are perfect for the Valentine’s Day Busy Bag Blog Hop! Both of my kids do a lot of fine motor activities…
Well Valentine’s Day is around the corner so I’ve been sharing Valentine’s Day Activities for kids. Today’s idea is a Valentine Math Activity using our portable ten frame kit. This post is part of a Valentine’s Day Activities blog hop, so stick around at the bottom for more cool ideas! Also, I’ve included some affiliate…
Valentine’s Day is around the corner on February 14th! Today I am sharing a super simple, yet silly and sentimental idea for an awesome teacher Valentine Gift. The whole class gets to contribute and their teacher is sure to love it. I added a couple affiliate links for easy shopping. I love volunteering for classroom…
Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day with friends or classmates this year? If so, these free printable valentine cards would be great fun to hand out! It is similar to Valentines Wacky Mad Libs, and doubles as a fun Valentine’s Day printable activity. In December I had so much fun making New Year’s Eve Silly Fill-ins…
Sometimes it seems like holidays just creep up on us, doesn’t it? February 14th is right around the corner! I’m loving these easy teacher valentines ideas for that very reason. You can only do so many Starbucks gift cards, and when it comes to Valentine’s Day, something handmade always speaks to the heart. My referral…
Inside: Looking for kid’s Valentine’s Day Party ideas? Get these super fun, super simple ideas for a low prep party your kids are sure to remember. There are some affiliate links included in this post, which means at no extra cost to you I earn a small advertising fee if you buy through that link.  …
Inside: You’ll find some awesome fidget spinner printable Valentine’s Day cards that are available as a digital printable. Perfect for class valentines or as a gift for a special friend. Affiliate links are used in this post. Do you ever get ideas in your sleep? That is what happened to me last night. (First published…
Inside: Knitters unite in the name of love! Get 12 Gorgeous Heart Knitting Patterns to shower your special someone with love! Affiliate links are used in this post. If you are gearing up for Valentine’s Day or any other gift giving day with some good old fashioned crafting, then get ready for some sweet yarny…
Each holiday it seems like we build up more and more candy. Sometimes it’s nice to give non-candy kids Valentines, isn’t it? This Valentine’s Day collection has the extra bonus of working on those awesome fine motor skills! Click through to each one for any directions or free printables involved! The only problem is deciding…
Ooo! Yay! Melting things!! Ever since our shrinky dinks phase, my daughter and I have really enjoyed crafts that involve melting things. Today I’m sharing some cute Valentine’s Day magnets that we made out of melted pony beads! We have never used melty beads in a melty fashion before. We have made a DIY abacus out…
TGIFMF! This Fine Motor Fridays post focuses on Valentine’s Day Cutting Practice but you can add in paper punching, pasting and coloring depending on what you have on hand. I like to think of these as CUT-Punch-PASTE art projects, which we have done before and really enjoyed. These could be used as kid-made Valentine’s Day gifts,…
We are in full Valentine’s Day mode around here! We made some heart shaped baked cotton balls, a Valentine’s Day Alphabet Game and did some Valentine’s Day Busy Bags too! We are a little obsessed with our heart shaped molds so I put together this collection of cute Valentine’s Day Gifts using heart shaped molds. I…
I enjoy Valentine’s Day Activities as much as the rest of them, but sometimes it’s fun to think outside of the heart-shaped box. Here are some fun Anti Valentine’s Day Crafts and Activities for kids! I have seen people doing baked cotton balls before around the interwebs. I thought it looked neat, but I wasn’t…
Welcome back to Fine Motor Friday! We are on quite a Valentine’s Day kick around here, and today’s DIY Valentine’s Day Shirts are no exception! These t-shirts would be cute to make for a class Valentine’s Party or as a Valentine’s Day gift for someone special. If you are ever looking for an awesome Halloween…
Welcome back to another Read and Play Blog hop hosted by the Pleasantest Thing! This month’s Book Activities for kids are fun Valentine’s Day Alphabet Games! Today we set up some super fun games to go along with a cute little book that we received as a gift. It started as just one game but…
As any holiday draws near, my four year old daughter loves making decorations. Valentine’s Day is no exception. I pulled together a roundup of heart garland ideas for inspiration. We followed up last year’s cutting practice heart garland with a new heart garland idea this year and with all these ideas to draw from, I hope it becomes an…
Valentine’s Day is Friday, can you believe it? I needed a quick and easy DIY Valentine’s Day Card to send to my daughter’s preschool class. Yep, they’re due tomorrow. I know this holiday is synonymous with chocolate, but the kids will get enough from others, so I wanted to do a Non-Candy Valentine. I had…
It has been a while since we have posted about light table activities so today I have some super easy Valentine’s Day themed light box or light table activities. This activity utilizes the red option of our remote controlled multi-colored light box. If you don’t want to add these lights to yours, you could try using red tissue…
Happy Fine Motor Fridays! This week I have a tutorial for an easy DIY Toddler Toy to Develop Fine Motor Skills! It uses shrink film (commonly known as Shrinky Dinks) and ribbon to make a Ribbon Pull Toy that is sure to get that pincer grasp a workin’! If you don’t have shrink film or you want…
