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Click here to read Rainbow Bead Counting Game for St. Patrick’s Day on Hands On As We Grow® Want to teach number sense and counting to your preschooler this St. Patrick’s Day? You’ll love this super simple bead counting game for St. Patrick’s Day from Julie. Counting with beads is a fun, hands-on way to support early math skills. Help your child build a rainbow for the pot of gold, and practice number recognition, too! If you’re looking for more fun St. Patrick’s Day ideas, check out this list! You probably have the materials for this activity around your house already....

We especially love the Advent calendar idea The bunny may bring chocolate and marshmallow goodies, but what about when the hunt is over and you’ve got a free afternoon ahead? Try a few fun Easter games for kids. From egg-cellent educational ideas to bunny-based movement activities, hop to it and add these Easter games for kids to your holiday activity list! Easter Egg Number Match View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mandisa | Happy Toddler Playtime (@happytoddlerplaytime) Toddlers and preschoolers will love this easy-to-DIY number-matching puzzle activity. It makes a fun activity for kids to practice counting and number...

Clear your schedule and pack all the things, because your kids may never want to leave these amazingly fun playgrounds built with kids in mind Portland parents know our sunny days are limited, and we don’t want to miss out on any of those rays. So pack a picnic basket, because these destination playgrounds were made for play. Not only will your kids love climbing, swinging and sliding till they’ve had their fill, these parks have other perks that keep kids playing all day long. We’re talking some of the best splash pads in Portland, skate parks, hiking trails, and...

Is Wonder of the Seas the ultimate cruise ship for family vacationers? As a mother of two, I am well aware that my friends with kids seek out Royal Caribbean’s enormous, attraction-laden Oasis-class cruise ships when they want to take their kids on a cruise. But I’d never sailed on one of these world’s largest cruise ships and was curious if I’d find a 6,988-passenger behemoth endlessly entertaining with tons of fun for kids and adults or an overcrowded mess. The other burning question I had about Wonder of the Seas was how it treated its highest-paying guests. I had...

Click here to read Learn to Spell Your Name & Make a Rainbow on Hands On As We Grow® Make a rainbow and learn to spell your name! This colorful literacy and letters activity is perfect for preschoolers! George has been learning to spell his name. And he’s getting so much better at it! This is an activity that was fun to make a rainbow in the process, but also a great way to learn to spell your name! Learn to Spell Your Name & Make a Rainbow To make your own rainbow colored name, you’ll need: strips of colored...