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“Puedo Tener” – A Spanish Word Game for Kids

“Puedo Tener” – A Spanish Word Game for Kids

This is a super easy, hands-on way to learn the colors in Spanish! This game works for teaching, or for review. “Puedo tener” translates to “May I have”.   This game challenges kids to ask for a specific color using a full sentence in Spanish.    They will be saying “May I have blue”, “May I have pink”, etc…but they will… Read More

Hands-on Activities, Spanish, Teaching Games, Teaching Toddlers 0

Easter Egg Learning Ideas

Easter Egg Learning Ideas

Ahh, Easter! The time of year when lots of colorful, plastic eggs end up around the house. And of course, the kids just looooove the eggs, and can’t bear the thought of getting rid of them when the holiday is over! What’s a mom to do with all these eggs? Here are a few fun & educational ideas for how… Read More

Alphabet & Reading, Hands-on Activities, Just for Fun!, Numbers & Math, Teaching Games, Teaching Toddlers 1

8 MORE ways to make music practice fun!

8 MORE ways to make music practice fun!

These require very little preparation and no candy/snacks/treats (read bribery) to do with your child. If you missed my other post “9 Ways For Young Children to Enjoy Music Practice”, you might also like to read that! 1 Bean bags on your head If you don’t have bean bags, just get creative with the toys you have. For every repetition… Read More

Music, Teaching Games, Teaching Toddlers 0

Uno for 2-5 year olds – Number & Color Recognition

Uno for 2-5 year olds – Number & Color Recognition

So the package says ages 7+, but with a few revisions to the original game, Uno is the perfect game for teaching kids 2+ to recognize colors and numbers.   Follow all the original Uno card game rules with these easy revisions… (if you’ve never played Uno, you can find the rules here: unorules.com) 1 Remove all the special cards (skip,… Read More

Numbers & Math, Teaching Games, Teaching Toddlers 3

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