Now I Know My ABCs ~ Letter Q

All printables for this unit can be downloaded for free on my website, Animal ABCs.

Letter Q ~ Quail

Qq Quail Extras…

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Qq Quail in Action…

  

See more on my blog ~ Letter Q Quail Tot School

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More Letter Qq Fun…

• Letter Q ~ Quail Craft
• Letter q ~ queen craft
• Color by Number ~ Q
• Qq Letter Maze
• Tot School Printables: Qq is for Queen 
• Letter of the Week: Qq is for Quilt 
• Qq is for Quiet {from Spell Outloud}
• Letter Qq Craft Collection {from The Attached Mama}
• Raising Rock Stars Preschool: Letter Qq

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Did you miss…

• Letter A ~ Alligator {Letter A on my blog in action}
• Letter B ~ Bear {Letter B on my blog in action}
• Letter C ~ Caterpillar {Letter C on my blog in action}
• Letter D ~ Dolphin {Letter D on my blog in action}
• Letter E ~ Elephant {Letter E on my blog in action}
• Letter F ~ Frog {Letter F on my blog in action}
• Letter G ~ Gorilla {Letter G on my blog}
• Letter H ~ Hippo {Letter H on my blog}
• Letter I ~ Iguana {Letter I on my blog}
• Letter J ~ Jellyfish {Letter J on my blog}
• Letter K ~ Koala {Letter K on my blog}
• Letter L ~ Llama {Letter L on my blog}
• Letter M ~ Mouse {Letter M on my blog}
• Letter N ~ Newt {Letter N on my blog}
• Letter O ~ Octopus {Letter O on my blog}
• Letter P ~ Pig {Letter P on my blog}

Mommy Made Printables ~ Birthday

We are excited to share some BIRTHDAY printables for you to use with your tots as you explore together!

Birthday Printables {from Homeschool Creations}

Birthday Printables {from 1+1+1=1}

Cupcakes and Candles {from Mama Jenn}

Birthday Fun {from 2 Teaching Mommies}

Do you have any free BIRTHDAY printables {free} YOU have created {and share}? If so, leave a link to your blog post in the comments below!

Treats 4 Tots

Here are some more cool giveaways for tots/moms of tots, check them out below and let us know if you win something we told you about!!!!

• Magneatos…ends 8/12/12
• Learning Resources Attribute Apples…ends 8/13/12
• Hot Dots Set…ends 8/13/12
• All About Learning Press $50 Gift Certificate…ends 8/14/12
• Candy Construction Building Set…ends 8/17/12
• Zooper Twist Stroller…ends 8/17/12
• Magneatos…ends 8/24/12
• Kolcraft Baby Sit and Step…ends 8/27/12
• Candy Construction Building Set…ends 8/28/12
• Learning Resources Alpha Pops…ends 8/28/12
• Britax car seat…ends 8/31/12

Bolded are items we personally own and love! If you are hosting a TOT friendly giveaway you are free to leave a link in the comments section!

Birthday Party Game ~ Once Upon a Book

A Birthday For Frances by Russell Hoban

Summary: Sometimes it is hard when siblings have birthdays. Frances is a little envious of her sister Gloria and all her birthday attention. Mother and Father Badger are gentle and wise in their handling of their imaginative and precocious offspring.

Birthday Games:

Here is a simple yet fun game to play at a real or pretend birthday party! You will need party blowers and pom poms.

Place the pom poms in a line by your child. Have them try to blow the pom poms across the table with the party blower. My girls had so much fun trying to get the pom poms across the table. This simple game allowed them to focus and work those mouth muscles needed for speech.

My three-year old decided to try using the blower to keep a balloon up in the air. That was hard! Next she tried to see how high she could get the balloon in the air.

We did a different version of this game with my preschool co-op class a couple years ago. The children were playing with our birthday party sensory bin and one child started using the blower to knock all the Noodles off the table.

Click here for all the Birthday-themed posts.

Crafty Corner ~ Birthdays

 

Pretend Cupcakes from No Time for Flashcards

 

Birthday Party Hat Craft/Activity from Spell Outloud

 

No Bake Cupcake Craft from Spell Outloud

 

Playdough Cupcake from Spell Outloud

 

Toilet Paper Roll Gift Wraps from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

 

Do you share tot-friendly crafts on your blog? If so, please read here first and then email me (JennAtTotallyTots@gmail (dot) com)! I would love to add you to the "search" list for future posts! Do you have a BIRTHDAY themed craft on your blog that is not already linked here? Please feel free to share your craft by leaving the link to it in a comment!

In My Heart ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

        
God’s Will for You {1 Thessalonians 5:16-18} is #12 from Seeds of Purpose.        

Full Page Verse Printable…

Verse Mini Book {which could also be cut into mini flash cards to have kids put the verse in order}…   

Copy Work Tracers {print & cursive}

Copy Work Sheets…

 

Full Verse Coloring Pages…  

Seeds Family Worship printables here!

 

Visit the main Seeds Family Worship Printables page here.

Visit Seeds Family Worship to learn more about their ministry here!

A Birthday for Frances ~ Once Upon a Book

A Birthday For Frances by Russell Hoban

 

Summary: Sometimes it is hard when siblings have birthdays. Frances is a little envious of her sister Gloria and all her birthday attention. Mother and Father Badger are gentle and wise in their handling of their imaginative and precocious offspring.

Practicing Colors, Shapes, and Numbers:

 

 

Practicing colors and shapes can be so much fun with a birthday theme. One of the activities we did was roll and create a birthday hat. Using foam stickers and our photo-block dice, each child created a custom hat craft and practiced learning their shapes. You can find the complete birthday hat craft instructions on Spell Outloud.

 

Using the same photo-blocks but just changing the inserts, my girls played a cute feed-the-cat game. You can download the cat and cupcake printables under the Letter C.

We also printed some of the pages from the birthday pack from 2 Teaching Mommies. We worked on our colors by coloring the balloon coloring book.

 

We also practiced sequencing with a balloon sequencing printable from Homeschool Creations.

Birthday celebrations don’t have to be just once a year. Let your toddler have fun throwing a party for a stuffed animal, favorite doll, or even for himself. Check back next week for more birthday-themed ideas.

Birthday Sensory Bin - What's in the Tub?

Have a birthday coming up in your home? Here are a few birthday sensory items for you and your tot to explore:

 

What's inside:

 

regular balloons and punching bag balloons

slap bracelets and bead necklaces

Melissa & Doug's Birthday Party cake

birthday variety noise-maker set

small trucks

large poppers

birthday noisemakers

candles

colorful pom-poms and curled ribbons

(All other items were found for a great price in Walmart's party and clearance sections.)

This bin was especially fun for my daughter. She'll be three this fall and is very much looking forward to her birthday! This was quite a loud pretend birthday party. --A warning should you choose to by that many noise-makers. ;-)

 

The punching bags were a hug hit and poppers are entertaining at any age! I wish I would have taken a video to share with you the very dramatic singing of Happy Birthday below!

I hope you enjoy your pretend birthday party! See you next month for another bin-o-fun!

What's in the Tub? is a monthly feature that focuses on fun sensory tub ideas to go along with the monthly theme at Totally Tots. Click here to see the past sensory tub ideas.