Looks like possibly tomorrow and Friday are going to be warmer!! 80?! Thank youuuu. We deserve this, right?? My plan is simply to lock the kids out of the house. Jk but really.. we will be doing all the things outside. I initially planned to take them on a “field trip” to the bay or beach but it looks like it may be too windy for sand play. 👎🏼 Here are a few fun things I’ve done in the past!
Bubbles!
If you have small containers of bubbles on hand, put some food coloring in them and let your children blow colored bubbles!! Put a piece of paper on the ground and as they fall and pop, they create some pretty cool designs! I’ve done these with my preschoolers and it is MESSY but so much fun!! You can also create your own DIY bubbles, make an experiment out of it if you have older children. There are several DIY recipes out there..we may try to make a few and see which works the best.. then compare to the store bought bubbles.
Water Table
We don’t actually own a real water table but I plan to take a storage tote and fill her up! Yes, I will be emptying one from my attic. Because… desperate times. 😂 Put measuring spoons, cups, and bowls in there for your child to pour and transfer back and forth. Put a mixture of plastic and stainless steel so they make/hear different sounds. You can add watering cans, toys, boats, bath tub letters, etc. Can even put those Magnetic ABCs in and talk about the letters as they scoop them up! If you have play animals you can talk about which animals live on land vs. water. Same with transportation.. watercraft vs. cars/trucks. Have your child sort them. Ask all sorts of questions as your child plays. 💦 🐠 ⛵️
Extend it by grabbing a basket and fill with random items around the house and do a Sink/Float experiment! If you have mandarin oranges.. leave one as-is and peel the other, predict which will sink and which will float! 🤓🍊
Ice, Ice, maybe?
This requires just a tad bit of prep work.. but it’s not very time consuming. I have taken little plastic Dinos and placed them inside a balloon, then filled it up with water. (You can fill them to make them as big or small as you want.) Tie the knot and freeze them! Cut and peel the balloon off once frozen. Put in a bucket outside and let your child explore! I used dinosaurs to make “Dino eggs” but I will probably use Rowan’s little Hatchimal things this go around. They get SO excited when the creature finally “hatches”! Talk about ice and temperatures, how it feels, how ice melts into water, opposites, etc.Learning through P L A Y 🧊 💦
Hi!!! I’m Karrah. A preschool teacher in Norfolk. I have a Master’s in Elem. Education and certified PreK-6. I have two daughters, Teaghan and Rowan. I love to come up with fun, hands-on learning that will hopefully instill a love of learning for young children!
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