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Acorn Painting for Toddlers – #painting #messfree #toddleractivity

Just in time for fall, we have this fun activity for your toddler or preschool aged child.  Painting can often be messy, but you can contain the mess and still be creative with this Mess Free Acorn Painting activity.   You will need:  A container with a lid that fits securely Paint Paper Acorns Scissors Trace the shape of the… 

All About Me/ Week of the Young Child: Early Childhood & Homeschooling Lesson Plans for Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-K & Kindergarten

All About Me/ Week of the Young Child preschool lesson plans All about me and Week of the Young Child themed preschool lesson plans. Arts and crafts, games, math, science, group time activities, songs and snack ideas. Art  Child Collage Supply the children with magazines with pictures of children, construction paper and glue and let them make collages. Me Puppet… 

Acorn Preschool and Homeschooling Lesson Plans for Early Childhood, Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten

Acorn Preschool and Homeschooling Lesson Plans for Early Childhood, Toddler, Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten Acorn themed preschool lesson plans. Arts and crafts, games, math, science, group time activities, songs and snack ideas. Fall Collage Go for a nature walk. Supply the children with a Ziploc bag to collect twigs, leaves, acorns, etc. When you arrive back at school, encourage the… 

Back to School Supplies – Early Childhood & Homeschooling Lesson Plans for Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-K & Kindergarten

Back to School Supplies – preschool lesson plans Pencils Supply the children with a wide variety of pencils for the children to count or to sort.  The children can sort the pencils by color, shape, size. The children can line the pencils up from shortest to longest. Supply the children with a large number of pencils and have the children… 

Fall Early Childhood & Homeschooling Lesson Plans for Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-K & Kindergarten

Fall themed preschool lesson plans. Arts and crafts, games, math, science, group time activities, songs and snack ideas. Art Balloon Jack o Lanterns Blow up an orange balloon and let the child use a black marker, stickers, or finger paint to create facial features. Ask the child how does the jack o lantern feel? Paper Plate Pumpkins Have your child paint a… 

Planning your Winter Break Staycation

Metro Detroit Mommy Guest Blogger – Danielle Andresen – Suburbia Mom School is almost out for Winter Recess and it’s time to celebrate the holiday season with family and friends.  Some take off on vacation but many of us plan to stay home. Instead of traveling long distances, why not plan a staycation! A staycation has so many perks!  No need to… 

12 Days of Fitmas

Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker  This time of year is difficult to just maintain our health.  So many parties, chances to over-eat and so much to do, leaving less time to fit in exercise.  Here are 12 ways you can keep things on track and not de-rail by January! 1. Keep the 80/20 rule; eat well 80% of the… 

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Give and Get Fit Recap

Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger  Theresa Walker- Beach Body Coach  Sponsored Post: Metro Detroit Mommy was reimbursed for the Give and Get Fit event registration fee and was loaned the Fitbit Surge from Verizon in exchange for this promotional post.  All opinions expressed are my own.  Your experience may differ.   Sunday July 26th, 2015 marked the 5th Annual Give and… 

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The Gluten Free Slow Cooker Cook Book- A Review

Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach Theresa received a complimentary cook book in order to write this review.  The opinions expressed are completely her own based on her experience.   Confession, I *love* my slow cooker!  I use it for dinners as much as I can.  In the winter I make meals like chilli, stews, roasts, turkey breast and various soups,… 

The 21 Day Fix- A Review

Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach Our health and fitness blogger, Theresa, earns a commission off of the sale of the products mentioned in this post.  All opinions posted here are genuine and her own.  Your experience may differ.   You may have been hearing on social media and/or on TV, maybe even from friends, about this program called The… 

10 Tips for Busy Moms Who Want to be More Active

 Metro Detroit Mommy Blogger Theresa Walker – BeachBody Coach Being a mom, it is challenging to find time for myself.  Fitness often falls to the bottom of the list right under nap time.  But once I started, I noticed exercise really gave me a lot more energy; more energy to tackle the rest of what I had to accomplish that day!  Don’t be…