Fall Is Here!

With the fall season up and running, it is starting to get a bit cold! On that same note, it is one of the best times to talk a walk. Walking is a great activity for children of all ages.

Right now, when we go for a walk we are examining the changing seasons. Basically, we are collecting leaves! Another fun activity is to go out with our digital camera. My daughter and I take turns snapping pictures. When we are done, we return home and print some of those pictures to make a collage.

Do you and your family have a favorite fall activity?

Outdoor Fun for Preschoolers: Water Balloons & T-Ball

In my last post, I mentioned how I bought a really cheap, but neat T-Ball set from Wal-Mart for $10. Yesterday, we found another cool use for it. Instead of hitting the baseball, we hit water balloons.

We rent an apartment. Although we do have a yard, we are unable to have a swimming pool. We do have a kiddie pool, but my daughter is getting a little too big for it. So, we like to use water guns and water balloons to cool off. Instead of just tossing the water balloons around, we put them on the t-ball stand. Whoever wasn’t hitting the ball would stand a few feet away from the T-ball set. Both my daughter and I got wet, no matter who was hitting the water balloon. This is a cool spin on water balloons, T-ball, and staying cool outside. It is also a fun outdoor preschool activity at home.

I didn’t dare try to take a picture of the preschool activity (lol water was going everywhere and I didn’t want to ruin my camera).

Preparing Your Child for Preschool: Outdoor T-Ball Fun

My daughter is in full day pre-k at the elementary school. I mistakenly assumed she couldn’t pay t-ball this year because she wasn’t in kindergarten. Apparently, I was wrong and a couple kids in her class are playing. She was quite devastated and (of course) I felt terrible. Although it isn’t the same thing, I went to Wal-Mart and bought her a cheap t-ball set.

I didn’t think to take pictures of it in the package, but it is in the summer toys section. It retails for $10. The set comes with a baseball, t-ball stand that attaches to a hard plastic base, and a baseball bat. There are many colors to choose from. We opted for pink.

We have had this cheap t-ball set from Wal-Mart for about 3 weeks now and it is my daughter’s favorite thing. Every time we go outside, we have to hit the ball a few times (lol even when walking to the car)!

For $10 we got loads of family fun already and are sure to get more.

Preparing Your Child for Preschool: Exploring Outdoors During the Winter

If you live in an area that is prone to snow, you are urged to take your child outside for a fun adventure. In fact, did you know that playing outdoors in the snow can not only be fun, but educational as well?

Checkout an article I wrote on doing so. It is titled Educational Outdoor Winter Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers.

Preparing Your Child for Preschool: Leaf Collection

In many areas of the United States, the leaves are starting to change colors and fall. If you live in one of these areas, you may want to use this as an opportunity to start a leaf collection with your child.

Today, my daughter and I went for a walk and we used her Dora Backpack to collect leaves. It started out a little bit rough, as my three year old wanted to pick up each leaf that we came across. Soon, her toy was filled with them. We regrouped and reorganized and at the end of our adventure and we ended up with a nice collection of leaves.

Tomorrow, we plan on doing a few projects with our collected leaves. I am still coming up with ideas tonight, but, hopefully, I will have some pictures to upload and share tomorrow.