If your child has practiced and mastered the basics of the alphabet, it may be time to put their knowledge to the test. This simple word and name recognition activity adapted from Family Education can be a great way for kids to show what they’ve learned about their ABC’s while having a little fun. What […]
Next Tuesday, Gallery Furniture will host the last BigKidSmallCity and HoustonMothersBlog Meet Up of the summer! And best of all, it’s free! We’re going to do some coloring, crafting and we’ll definitely be playing in Gallery’s large playground! Then say hello to their Capuchin monkeys, exotic birds, and Fraenzy the horse! We invite you to join us […]
Many of the activities that we do every day involve sorting colors. From coordinating an outfit to following traffic lights, knowing our colors is an important skill to have. Start building your child’s knowledge of color with the egg carton color sorter! Not only will they be able to identify colors by sight, but with this […]
Put an exciting and educational spin on the classic bingo game! This version of bingo from education.com will help your child practice recognizing numbers and will also put their listening skills to the test. What you’ll need: · Empty oatmeal container · One piece of thin cardboard or thick paper · Scissors · Marker · Paper · Ink dot maker (or marker) […]
Here’s a fun way to impress your kiddos with some science knowledge! Just take a tea bag, (you’ll need one that is paper based, bags that are fiber won’t work) removed the staple, open the bag, dump out the contents and set the top on fire! The fire creates hot air at the top of […]
It’s important to teach our children the value of money at a young age, so they grow up to be smart with their earnings. This banking activity is a fun way to teach your young child about the worth of different coins, and is also beneficial for developing simple math skills. What you will need: […]
Learning the ABC’s is one of the first educational accomplishments your child will make. Take their victory one step further with this ABC matching game. Not only will they learn their letters, they will learn how to pair the lower case and upper case version of each letter together. And as an added bonus, each pair will […]
