J is for Jump - as in our latest preschool alphabet games here at Happy and Blessed Home. Just for you I've created some jumping beans as a part of our alphabet games that you can download for free to create a "Jumping Beans Game" for your preschooler. You can do any variation you like with this game, you can put numbers on the bellies of the Jumping Beans and ask your preschooler to go ... View Post
Preschool Craft – I is for Igloo
Building with blocks is a great way to build fine and gross motor skills as well as foster imagination. For our study on the letter "I", we made a preschool craft - an igloo out of sugar cubes. Peanut was pretty excited about the igloo. The thing that excited him the most- taking it apart! Click this link to watch the igloo deconstruction in a reader or you can watch it on the video embedded ... View Post
Preschool Alphabet – H is for Horse
We are still studying the preschool alphabet and we are on "H is for Horse." Our littlest cowboy really enjoyed our study on the letter "H". We have a small stuffed rocking horse and Nugget tried his best to climb a pillow to get onto the horse. Mommy thinks he is absolutely adorable. He can ride the horse with a little help. It's amazing how fast these babies ... View Post
Preschool Alphabet Games – Go Fish Game
This post includes a tutorial on our preschool alphabet games - "Go Fish" game. We tell the boys all the time "That's your little brother (or big brother) and he is going to be your best friend." And since we are on the Letter "F" in our alphabet series, I thought I'd share with you one way that we try to incorporate biblical concepts that coordinate with our letter theme. One of our favorite ... View Post
Preschool Alphabet – F is for Fun!
We are on our preschool alphabet study and "F" is for fun and with firetrucks, a stuffed frog, and a fire chief hat that filled the sensory basket, and flash-cards with a fox, fish, flower and frog were posted on the magnet board. "Fox" was a new word for Peanut. Also featured here are some great books if you are on the letter "F": "Hooray for Feet" by Susan Pearson, "Froggy Gets Dressed" by ... View Post
Preschool Alphabet – E is for Elbow
We are our preschool alphabet and E is for elbow and excellent fun! This time I didn't have enough for a sensory bin, so I collected some plastic eggs, a stuffed elephant, a video of Elmo and at the last moment I threw in some pasta elbows. You know what became the biggest hit? The elbows! Peanut was drawn to the elbows right away. He loved shaking the box and enjoyed the sounds it ... View Post