One of the TV shows my toddler and preschooler regularly watched was The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. In that show, they regularly counted in 10s and it ...
Book Based Activities
Very Hungry Caterpillar Art Project for Kids
One of our favourite parts of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story is the final pages. Where after the caterpillar has been a cocoon and he nibbles a ...
Jack and the Beanstalk Measurement Activity for Kids
Our favourite Classic Tale to read in spring with kids in Jack and the Beanstalk. My kids have always been fascinated with growing things and this ...
Spring Bulbs Nature Study with Kids
With your garden filled with spring flowers most of which have grown from bulbs, it's a fantastic time to look at these and the garden as it awakens ...
Very Hungry Caterpillar Sensory Bin for Toddlers and Preschoolers
A sensory bin is a fantastic way to connect with a favorite book while practicing fine motor skills. Our Very Hungry Caterpillar sensory bin uses the ...
Jack and the Beanstalk Golden Egg Counting and Number Games
We love classic tales and one of our favourites is Jack and the Beanstalk. It's ideal for using to build book based activities around and is ideal for ...
Aliens Love Panta Claus Gross Motor Activity for Kids
Silliness often leads to a fair amount of rambunctious behaviour in our house so I directed all that energy into the gross motor learning activity ...
Aliens Love… Flying Saucer Craft for Kids
Whether it's the Aliens Love... series of books by Claire Freedman or the nursery Rhyme Five Little men in their Flying Saucers. Aliens are such a fun ...
Aliens Love Panta Claus Alien Ornaments
We love the space theme here at Rainy Day Mum to explore with toddlers upwards and when looking for Christmas Books to feature in Storybook Advent we ...
Storybook STEAM Coding Activity for Merry Christmas Mouse
This storybook coding activity pairs a lovable little mouse with Christmas algorithm art to teach preschoolers what algorithms are, practice listening ...
Christmas Tree Decorating Ten Frame Activity for Preschoolers
My middle son LOVES all the Laura Numeroff books. His favorite two are "If you give a Mouse a cookie" and "If you give a Pig a Pancake". Earlier this ...
Glittered Snowflake Ornaments
Snowflakes are one of our favourite things about Winter. My kids when they were toddlers loved trying to catch them and then when they started school ...
Mouse Angel Peg Doll Ornaments
We all know what happens if you give a mouse a cookie…right? In the sweet book “Merry Christmas Mouse”, by Laura Numeroff the 3rd book of the ...
Kids Love Sticks Board Game
I’m super excited for the opportunity to join the 2018 Storybook Advent put on by Rainy Day Mum, and I was even more excited when I realized I got to ...
Stick Man Paper Plate Puppet Craft
Stick Man is a firm favourite amongst children, parents and teachers alike, and with good reason; Julia Donaldson has a gift for funny and entrancing ...
Stick Man Sun Catchers
One of our new "favourite" Christmas Books is Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and we have a fun simple craft for you to do with your kids to decorate the ...
Stick Man Small World Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers
We love the Julia Donaldson classic “Stick Man” and it’s a perfect book to read in the run-up to Christmas since Father Christmas makes an appearance. ...
Salt Dough Stick Man to Make with Kids
We are back with our 2nd Christmas Book for this year's Storybook Advent here on Rainy Day Mum. Your fans of Julia Donaldson will love making a fun ...
Stick Man Inspired STEM Number Building Activity for Kids
If your children are like my son, they love to pick up sticks while they are on a walk. They can use some of the sticks they have collected to explore ...
Bear Ordering and Sorting Inspired by Bear Stays Up for Christmas
One of our favourite themes from last winter's virtual book club for kids was bears - we created a fun way using bear paws to learn to read and spell ...
Bear Stays Up for Christmas Snowy Invitation to Play
This snowy winter invitation to play offers children a magical world for winter themed indoor play. We lived in often-snowy Massachusetts when ...