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Halloween Charades

Sweet Pea is 8 years old.

From: I was looking for some activities for Sweet Pea’s classroom Halloween party and got the idea for a game of Halloween themed charades from EasyPartyIdeasAndGames.com. Since we were going to be playing with beginning readers (1st, 2nd and 3rd graders), I wanted to make Halloween word cards […]


“Laser” Obstacle Course with Yarn

Sweet Pea is 5 years old.

From: I got the idea for this fun activity from this picture on pinterest, but I can not find the original source. (If you know where it came from, let me know so I can give credit.)

Material:

Yarn. Masking tape. A hallway or other long and narrow […]


Collecting Pom-Poms

Sweet Pea is 4 years old.

From: When Sweet Pea began to tire of the Tape Maze, I extended it with this activity.

Material:

Masking Tape. A handful of pom-poms or cotton balls Small bucket or bowl.

Procedure:

Set up a tape maze as I described in the Tape Maze activity. Have […]


Tape Maze

Sweet Pea is 4 years old.

From: This is a variation on the traditional Montessori “Walking on the Line” activity.

Material:

A roll of masking tape.

Procedure:

Tape a very long piece of masking tape to the floor. Place several other long pieces of masking tape on the floor that cross […]


Yoga Kids

Sweet Pea is 30 months old.

Sweet Pea demonstrates Downward Facing Dog.

 

From: Sweet Pea really likes joining me for WiiFit Yoga so when I read about a Yoga Kids dvd on The Adventures of Bear blog, I immediately ordered it from our library.

Material:

Yoga Kids dvd. dvd player.

Procedure:

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