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 ...
Book Based Activities for Kids
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 ...
Fine Motor Leaf Garland Craft for Kids to Make
We are almost at the end of our first set of activities for Storybook Advent this year all inspired by Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson. ...
Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas Gross Motor Activities for Kids
Hi, I'm Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs. I'm so happy to be part of the Storybook Avent again! We have decided to continue with our Christmas Gross Motor ...
Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas 3 Part Montessori Cards
My kids and I love the Bear and Friends books by Karma Wilson. The stories are gentle and applicable to kids, while the rhymes are sweets and easy to ...
Bear Stays Up for Christmas STEAM Project for Kids
It's December, and for my family, it means reading lots of Christmas-themed books and doing lots of fun-related activities. Bear Stays Up for ...
Keepsake Fingerprint Nutcracker Saltdough Ornament for the Tree
When I was a child, my grandmother decided to start a nutcracker collection for each of her grandchildren. Year after year, she would buy us a new one ...
Sugar Plum Fairy Clothes Peg Doll for Toddlers and Preschoolers to Make
Nothing to me says Christmas like the story of the Nutcracker - I remember as a child reading it as well as being lucky enough to go and see the ...