Disclosure: I received compensation for my review of Kids Academy apps. All opinions are, as always, my own. We are on the go a lot, so I am always looking for new educational apps for S that are also fun and will hold her attention. So, of course when we were asked to review these Kids […]
Exploding Chalk Paint
After seeing on Growing a Jeweled Rose how much fun they had with exploding sidewalk chalk paint, I knew that S and I had to try it too! To make liquid chalk, we mix together equal parts cornstarch and water. So to make the chalk exploding, we subbed out the water for vinegar. We placed […]
Arctic Small World Play
One of the great things about going on trips is being able to explore new environments, learn about different animals and appreciate an experience that we would never see at home. On our recent cruise to Alaska, S was excited to see glaciers and icebergs. Her absolute favorite item to see are animals/marine life. […]
Bike Wash – Outdoor Fun
It was a HOT day and I wanted a water activity for S to make it bearable to be outside. We pulled out her princess bike, a bucket, dish soap, rags and sponges in order to wash her bike! S squeezed some dish soap into the bucket and then added in the water. I offered […]
Patriotic Star Banner
With the fourth of July approaching fast. I thought S and I would make a Patriotic Star Banner using salt dough. To make the salt dough mix together: 1/2 cup of salt 1 cup of flour 1/2 cup of water (you may not need all of it) You want the salt dough to be well […]
ABC Shootout
I am always looking for ways to help S practice her ABCs whether it be recognizing or writing them. On this day, we were already outside playing with chalk, so I asked S to sing the ABC song while I wrote out the alphabet in chalk on the driveway. Then, I filled S’s water gun […]
Ice Cube Painting
S and I still had our star ice cube tray out from playing with slime; since it was out I decided to make colored ice cubes. I wasn’t sure yet how we were going to play with them, so I filled the ice cube tray with water, food coloring (or you could use liquid […]
Kids Academy Preschool and Kindergarten App Review
We were recently introduced to a new to us Preschool and Kindergarten App by Kids Academy. This app helps young children learn or practice their ABCs, numbers, shapes and reading in a fun way. The app has great graphics, colors and nice soft music. The app is easy for S (4 years old) to navigate on […]
Alphabet Soup
S has been learning her ABCs and to quiz her on recognizing the letters we created an alphabet soup. We took all of our plastic magnetic letters (we also used the numbers) and placed them in our water table full of water. Using a slotted spoon S fished out the letters one by one. […]
Failed Bubble Painting turned More Messy Potion Fun
I kept seeing on Pinterest bubble paintings; where the child blows bubble in a bowl of colored soapy water and then you place a piece of paper on top to get the bubble image. We attempted to make bubble paintings and while we got the bubbles to appear on the paper, they were extremely light […]