Activities
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Water Play with Unicorns
Have you ever heard that the plants grow better when they hear kind words? I quickly searched online about this and I found that although the exact link between human voice and plant growth is not clear, the plant growth seems to respond to sound waves and vibrations. So definitely, whispering kinds words gently and…
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How To Handle Negative Feelings in Classroom (For Preschoolers)
Nursery school or daycare is the first place for most preschool-aged children where they are with peers in a group. How was your child’s first day of nursery school or preschool? And how is it going now? In the classroom, your child is not the only one who gets all the attention and care and…
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Play-dough play with Minimal Preparation
I’m starting the first post of the new year 2022 with 4 minimal-prep play ideas. The one main material we are gonna use is play-dough. Play-dough is always fun and so versatile. If you don’t have any at home, you should buy some and keep them at home for sure. I sometimes make homemade play-dough…
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Kindness Activity Guide – Winter Edition
Kindness is an important matter in Everyday Funday. Because it helps our children learn to respect others and selves (as well!) and it boosts self-esteem in them. This winter, teach and practice kindness with your child. You can do this by Reading books about kindness Sharing joy with neighbours Learning and singing kindness songs Writing…
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Little Evergreen Who Wants To Be A Christmas Tree – Asking For Help
This week, I’m using a little evergreen to teach about asking for help. Did you put out your Christmas tree at home? We took out ours about a week ago. Love to see it whenever I pass by.🎄💕 In this week’s Mini Class (“A Sprinkle of Confidence” series), I go to a forest that is…
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Colour Blue – How Do You Feel?
Do you use the phrase “feel blue”? I personally don’t use that phrase (🙄) because it doesn’t feel right for me. Colour blue doesn’t feel sad to me! To me, grey is more close to the sad feeling. How about you? What colour do you associate with sad feeling? In this week’s Mini Class, I…
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Just “Not Yet” – Clapping Game with Zoo Animals
When your child can’t do something, what is the first thing that s/he says? Probably…… “I can’t do it.” Right? Yes, s/he is telling the truth and communicating well. But, if it’s something that you want your child to try again and learn how to do, remember to add “not yet”. Remember to add “NOT…
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You Are Safe and Secure – Wild Animals in Winter
Talking about wild animals in winter is a great seasonal activity to do with preschoolers. It’s a pretty common theme in preschool. But! Is there anything else that we can teach from that? Yes. I want to remind our preschoolers that they are safe and secure with families or friends. “You are safe and secure.”…
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Stick Day & Family Stick Dolls
Do you have a holiday in November in your country? There is “Remembrance Day” in November in Canada. It’s an important day to talk about but it’s not a day to have fun. 😶 You know, it’s not like Halloween in October or Christmas Day in December. So I decided to choose a day in…
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Brave Fall Trees & Leaves
The good thing about this time of the year is colourful leaves. Although the chilly weather makes me crouch when I walk out the door, the beautiful sunshine and colourful leaves always make me smile and look at the bright side of fall. This week, I’m talking about fall trees and leaves in the Mini…