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The Ultimate Guide to Cutting Activities for Preschoolers
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The Ultimate Guide to Cutting Activities for Preschoolers

ByLaura Marschel

Learning to use scissors is an important skill for preschoolers to work on but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun! Cutting Activities for Preschoolers can range from simply snipping a blank piece of paper, to finding unique materials to cut or creating really cool crafts! We started working on scissor cutting with my preschooler…

Printable Road Trip Games that Will Keep the Kids Busy
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Printable Road Trip Games that Will Keep the Kids Busy

ByLaura Marschel

Printable road trip games for kids can help make family car trips a lot more fun for everyone. I’ve got a free printable for you that makes a great car activity for kids, plus a bunch more from some friends at the bottom of the post. I’ve popped a couple quick affiliate links in here for easy…

20+ Daisy Girl Scout Sunny Petal Ideas (Friendly and Helpful Patch)
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20+ Daisy Girl Scout Sunny Petal Ideas (Friendly and Helpful Patch)

ByLaura Marschel

Inside: Get some fun inspiration for your next Girl Scout Meeting with 20+ Daisy Girl Scout Sunny Petal Ideas. Affiliate links are used in this post. Hello! I hope your Girl Scout year is off to a great start. I’m Laura and this is my second year as a Girl Scout Troop Leader. We have…

30+ Fab Toys and Accessories for Vertical Surface Play
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30+ Fab Toys and Accessories for Vertical Surface Play

ByLaura Marschel

Today’s post is a buyer’s guide for anyone looking to encourage vertical surface play in their home, classroom, play room or preschool. We love taking things vertical at our house! It is awesome for truck stabilization, core muscle development, hand-eye coordination, should strength and ultimately it aids fine motor skills and even handwriting! And bonus-…

Printable Self Care and Morning Routine Busy Bag
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Printable Self Care and Morning Routine Busy Bag

ByLaura Marschel

Welcome back to another edition of the Busy Bags Blog Hop! Today we are sharing 13 activities for Kindergarten Prep! My contribution is a set of printables for self care and morning routines! I’ve got a couple affiliate links for shopping too. The rest of the busy bag ideas are right at the bottom! My daughter will…

Diy Gifts for Friends – 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge
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Diy Gifts for Friends – 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge

ByLaura Marschel

Today I am joining a fantastic group of bloggers on the closing day of the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge. This week was all about showing kindness to friends so I’m sharing some DIY Gifts with Shrinky Dinks that you can make with recycled materials or store bought items. The 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge, hosted by…

Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make with Scratch n Sniff Watercolors
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Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make with Scratch n Sniff Watercolors

ByLaura Marschel

Today is our second year of joining up with Mama Miss for a blog hop all about Christmas Ornaments for Kids to Make! Come check out all the great ornament ideas! Quick note- affiliate links are used in this post. For this year’s blog hop everyone chose a childrens Christmas book as inspiration for their kid-made…

Simple Activity for Learning Colors for Toddlers
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Simple Activity for Learning Colors for Toddlers

ByLaura Marschel

It is time for another Fine Motor Friday! Today’s simple fine motor skills activity is all about learning colors for toddlers. Mister 1 noticed Miss 4’s Frozen Fractals sticky collage on the window the other day and I thought he might like to stick some torn paper onto it. He went crazy for it so…

Frozen Olaf Craft: Jointed Olaf Figure
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Frozen Olaf Craft: Jointed Olaf Figure

ByLaura Marschel

We have reached a new level of craziness in our house and it all centers around Disney’s Frozen Movie. I love to craft, learn and play using anything that captures my kids’ attention so today I’ve got a fun Frozen Olaf Craft. This is of course on top of our other Frozen Craft that we…

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DIY Preschool Manipulatives- Easy Recycled Interlocking Building Discs

ByLaura Marschel

Today’s fine motor Friday’s post is a simple tutorial to make DIY Preschool Manipulatives. If you come by here often you know we love DIY toys– especially toys made from recyclables! My new mantra is Save the Planet: Make a Toy! When LalyDad and I order out we tend to pick our favorites over and…

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Tooth Fairy Finger Puppet and Tooth Castle Craft-Fine Motor Fridays

ByLaura Marschel

We are back for Fine Motor Fridays with a funny little craft inspired by a question my 3 1/2 year old daughter asked me. She saw a cartoon episode about loose teeth where they talked about the Tooth Fairy but the show didn’t give a lot of information for someone who is new to the…

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DIY Toddler Toy to Develop Fine Motor Skills- Fine Motor Fridays

ByLaura Marschel

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…

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3 Fun Christmas Cutting Practice Activities

ByLaura Marschel

Christmas is a fun time of year for kids. We do plenty of activities throughout the season that are purely for fun, but I do try to sprinkle in some things that help my kids learn or develop in a fun way. To that end, we are doing some fun Christmas Cutting Practice Activities this…