Mud Dough: A Simple Sensory Activity
A Fun Way to Bring the Farm Indoors When we started learning about pigs and other farm animals, it didn’t take long before mud became
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Making a Paper Mache Volcano
A Fun Earth Science Experiment Updated September 2025: We made this paper mache volcano 10 years ago… and this post got a little refresh. I’ve
A Groundhog Day Craft (Easy Pop-Up Groundhog Activity)
A Groundhog Day Craft for Kids Groundhogs are the only animals with their own holiday here in the U.S., and while Groundhog Day is a
Groundhog Day for Kids – Simple Traditions and Activities
Happy Groundhog Day Almost every year someone mentions how ridiculous Groundhog Day is, and honestly, I get it. It’s a holiday about a rodent predicting
Snow Dough: A Fun Sensory Activity for Winter Learning
Fun Way for Winter Play! While exploring the Arctic during our Canada unit, we decided to make arctic snow dough as a hands-on way to
Blubber Experiment and Cold Weather Animals
Why Don’t Arctic or Antarctic Animals Get Cold? While studying the Arctic during our Canada unit, we spent a lot of time learning about animals
Learning Earth’s Layers
Playtime is Learning Time For homeschool, we have been learning about the Earth’s layers and I thought it would be fun to do some hands-on