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Here are our Letter Q Activities for a three year old and a 23 month old:  Read, Read, Read . I love reading to my kids on a daily basis. I'll usually alternate reading during a meal time, before naps or randomly in the day. I checked out our  Letter Q Booklist  at the library a week in advance. The picture above were our very favorite books, but you view more great Letter Q books by clicking on the booklist link.  Read Letter Q Book . We also love to read these  Little Letter Books  from The Measured Mom. For my three, we focus on the big and little letters at the beginning of each page. My 23 month old especially loves these books! He enjoys looking at the pictures and repeating the words after me on each page.  Letter Q Songs & Rhymes . This year, I'm putting together an interactive set of songs & rhymes for each letter of the alphabet. Click the link to view our  Letter Q Songs & Rhymes . If y...

We are working on Letter Q Activities this week and love anything related to "Queen Elsa" from the movie, Frozen. We've already done an  Icy Alphabet Hunt  and  Queen Elsa's Castle - Frozen & Bubbly , which my boys (ages 3 & 23 months) really enjoyed. I love having new and fun things to do with them at home. This activity was very child directed. My boys helped me squirt the shaving cream into the bin and push the ice out from the ice molds. We played for a good hour before it was time to go inside and tub for the night. This idea is from  Learn Play Imagine , where you can view more amazing photos. Supplies: Ice Molds (this set comes with large square and large circle molds, but you can also use a regular ice cube tray) Liquid Water Colors - we used blue and purple Glitter Shaving Cream Large Plastic Container Directions: 1) Prepare the ice cube trays. Squirt a drop or two of liquid water color into each compartment of your ice mold. F...

Here's a list of our few favorite Letter Q Books: Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood: I love this book, because it teaches all kinds of different ways we can feel. Each emotion is paired with an animal and illustration. Quick as a cricket, slow as a snail, mean as a shark, nice as a bunny, brave as a tiger, shy as a clam, etc. My boys (ages 3 & 1) loved the pictures and simple text. Little Quack by Lauren Thompson: This was the most requested book to read this week! My boys asked every day for me to read this to them. It's about a mother who invites her children to come paddle on the water with her. One by one each duck jumps into the water, including Little Quack, who is the most timid to go. It's also an early intro into subtracting and addition. Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin: My three especially loved this book, because he loves to be tricky like this little duck. The book is about a farmer who needs to leave town, so he puts his brother in char...

This was such a great science activity we did as apart of our Letter Q Activities this week! My boys love the movie "Frozen" and were so excited as I pulled out a pan with their very own frozen castle. They got right to work squeezing colors onto their castles with pipettes (great for those fine motor skills) and watching their castles bubble. Look how beautiful those colors are mixed together and bubbling - picture bottom left. Along with bubbling, the castles also melted. Talk about fun, and a must try experiment! Next time, I will hide items inside the castle molds to find. Thank you,  Little Bins for Little Hands  for this great idea. Here's what you need: Sand Castle Molds (I found mine at the Dollar Tree) Baking Soda Water Pipettes Liquid Water Colors - we used blue, green and purple Small plastic cups to hold the colored vinegar Vinegar 9x13 baking dish Directions: 1) Make the castle molds. Mix baking soda and water in a large bowl. Th...

1) Q is for Quill from The Measured Mom . Have your children practice quill writing (with the bottom of a feather and paint) while singing this song. We went through the song a few times first before writing. Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star In the old days when they wrote, They used a quill to write the note. Dipped it in the ink so dark. On the paper made a mark In the old days when they wrote, They used a quill to write the note. 2) Q is for Quiet from  The Measured Mom . Sing this song before reading time. Choose from our Letter Q Booklist. Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Hush, shh, quiet please, Come and gather near. Find a lap and sit right down, Reading time is near. 3) Q is for Quarter from Teachers Notebook . Print from link provided. Hold up the different coins while you say the rhymes. Depending on the age of your child, you may wish to only do the quarter rhyme. If you're looking for another activity t...