12 Holiday Learning Journal Activity Ideas

If you’re looking for a fun and meaningful way to keep your little ones excited about learning this holiday season, try these 12 holiday-themed learning journal activity ideas! This post includes 4 toddler activities, 4 preschool activities, 3 kindergarten activities, and even one for early elementary aged children. Some of the skills covered in these learning journal activities are pre-writing, color matching, shape recognition, letter recognition, patterns, counting, number sense, and more!

Screen-Free Morning Routine with Morning Bins

This post shares all about how we structure our mornings in a way that avoids screens and provides meaningful, engaging, open-ended play time and learning activities. You will find a list of our favorite open-ended toys and activities along with a look inside the materials and resources used for a toddler morning bin, a preschool or kindergarten morning bin, and an early elementary morning bin. The post shares details about what this all looks like in our home and how you can make it work for you in yours!

20 Busy Box Activity Ideas for Ages 3-5

Create mini activity boxes for toddlers and preschoolers using this container of 5x7 photo storage cases! These activities are great for on-the-go at restaurants, to use for older siblings while nursing a newborn, to use in kids' morning bins, or to use as quiet time activities! These activities work on color matching, letter and number recognition, counting, fine motor skills, and more!