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- 10 Gross Motor Activities YOU can do Outside with the Kids
- 20 Cat in the Hat Activities to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday!
- 10 Low-Key Birthday Party Activities for Kids
- 25+ of Our Best Valentine’s Activities & Crafts for Kids
10 Gross Motor Activities YOU can do Outside with the Kids Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:00 PM PST Click here to read 10 Gross Motor Activities YOU can do Outside with the Kids on Hands On As We Grow® Thanks to Quaker® Big Chewy Granola Bars for fueling (aka sponsoring) me up to do these gross motor activities with my kids! We love to get active here. Gross motor activities are always a favorite, and its that time of year where we can get out and really get active again outdoors. Here’s the kicker for this. I’m usually running around doing these activities with my kids, as in, actually doing the activity with them. So I’m going to challenge you to participate in the activity itself too! What gross motor activity will you do today? 10 gross motor activities to do outside with the kids:
Bonus gross motor activity:
Phew! No wonder I’m an exhausted mom of three. Good thing I can fuel up to have energy and then refuel after spending all my energy with Quaker® Big Chewy Granola Bars. And then I’m ready for more energetic activities with the kids!
I seriously couldn’t get a photo of the box before it got opened. Too good to resist! How do you refuel after being active with the kids?Keep the fuel coming for these gross motor activities:
I never know what my days will have in store for me and my family, so keeping Quaker® Big Chewy Granola Bars on hand help make sure we have the fuel necessary to get the day. Now the Quaker® Big Chewy Granola Bars have chocolate drizzled on top and are 60% bigger – perfect for my hungry family! Share what activities you need fuel for everyday and see other stories on Everyday Health. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Quaker®. The opinions and text are all mine. |
20 Cat in the Hat Activities to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday! Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST Click here to read 20 Cat in the Hat Activities to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday! on Hands On As We Grow® Dr. Seuss’s birthday is March 2 and schools across America are getting Dr. Seuss crafty! Be sure to include some of these 20 fun Cat in the Hat activities in your weekly activities planner as you’re planning them out for the week! My kids love Dr. Seuss, and we plan to enjoy some of these awesome Cat in the Hat activities to make discoveries through crafts, learning activities and some just plain fun! 20 Cat in the Hat activities for the kids to create, learn and have fun!They’re going to end up loving the one and only Cat in the Hat if they don’t already!
Get Cat in the Hat Crafty!These adorable Cat in the Hat crafts for kids are super easy to put together. Bonus – some of them can even become props for pretend play!
Learning with the Cat in the Hat Activities!Who says we can’t have a little learning mixed in with our play? Here are some fun Cat in the Hat inspired learning activities that focus on name spelling, word families, and more!
Just have fun with the Cat the Hat!In the spirit of Dr. Seuss… just get goofy! Here a couple Cat in the Hat activities to let your kids relish in the silliness that is Dr. Seuss.
What’s your favorite way to celebrate Dr. Seuss?Will one of these Cat in the Hat activities become a new favorite of yours? |
10 Low-Key Birthday Party Activities for Kids Posted: 20 Jan 2022 06:00 PM PST Click here to read 10 Low-Key Birthday Party Activities for Kids on Hands On As We Grow® Birthday party activities don’t have to be stressful! It’s Melissa & Doug’s Birthday Bash and they’re throwing the Ultimate Birthday Bash. They’re sponsoring how I do my birthday parties and keep them low-key, aka less stress for me. I am not a huge Birthday party thrower.We keep it pretty low-key. Although I’m always a tad jealous of all the parties I see floating around Pinterest and blogs. They always seem so happy and fun! But when it comes to parties, I want to be able to enjoy them too. I don’t want to be running around like a mad-woman making sure everything is in place and the activities are done on a schedule and all the kids participate. That’s not how I roll. My kids are still pretty young (Henry turns 5 next week) so family is the majority of our birthday party invites and I want to be able to sit down and chat with them when they’re here. So I do a few things for every party that I’ve thrown to make sure that I still get to enjoy the day too. And the kids are sure to have an awesome time too. How I come up with our birthday party activities:Every party we have had has some sort of theme. Henry’s first birthday party was blocks. His 2nd party was just a party theme. His 3rd birthday was tractors and his 4th was semis (ahem, yes. We have a farmer.). This year we’re doing monster trucks! I then take that theme and plan an activity for the kids to do. Much like I do most of our activities here. I base it off my kid’s interests to make sure they’re going to have a great time with it. I then treat the activity as an ‘invitation to play’. Its something that’s there if the kids want to play with it, but they don’t have to. And its something that the kids can do together and on their own (without adult help, but with distant supervision.)
10 low-key birthday party activities to set up:
My additional tips for a non-stressful birthday party:
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25+ of Our Best Valentine’s Activities & Crafts for Kids Posted: 20 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST Click here to read 25+ of Our Best Valentine’s Activities & Crafts for Kids on Hands On As We Grow® Valentine’s Day has got to be the funnest holiday for the kids to do crafts and activities! They always just love it and we always go overboard with all the hearts! George cannot get enough hearts! Every day he wants to do something with hearts! So we have been… for the last month, at least! Its not always just about the hearts though. We can’t forget about all the learning we’ve done for with our Valentine’s activities either! Those candy hearts are full of learning potential for preschoolers with the letters and words on them! Here’s 25 of our Valentine’s Day kids art, crafts, and fun activities!How can I make my Valentine Day special? Valentine's Day isn't all about paper hearts and chocolate. Though both of those are fantastic gifts! You can make Valentine's Day and the days leading up super fun and special for preschoolers with simple DIY learning activities, crafts, snacks and art projects. Make some edible valentine's together and then do some paper roll heart stamping process art! It doesn't need to be complicated with preschoolers and toddlers. Just pick out a few activities from our Best of Valentine's Day lists below and give it a whirl. You won't regret it! Just 15 minutes together can go a long way when your making memories together. Art Activities for Valentine’s Day:These Valentine's Day art activities are super simple and fun to make. Use them into gifts for friends and family this February! Turn your fantastic Valentine's Day masterpieces into lovely cards to go with those chocolate gifts! Or just enjoy the process together and make some special memories.
Crafts for Valentine’s Day:From DIY Valentines to fun love themed crafts and gifts. Your little ones will absolutely devour these craft activities this Valentine's Day! Make gifts for the birds, or for mom. And don't forget about Grandma or Grandpa! Or go all out with the countdown tree and fill the whole month of February with fun love themed activities to do together.
More Fun & Learning Activities for Valentine’s Day:There are tons of lessons and learning opportunities with Valentine's Day too! Add hearts to just about any learning activity and you have just turned it into a Valentine's Day activity. We have a fun list here of learning activities just for you. Letters, words, counting, fine motor, gross motor, sensory, and more! Go ahead! Try one this February with your preschoolers!
This Preschool Valentine Matching Game from That's What Che Said with simple paper hearts looks fun too. Definitely something super simple to try next! Browse the Valentine’s Day for Kids board on Pinterest for tons of Valentine’s Day ideas! You and the kids will be set for this week of love! Happy Valentine’s Day! |
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