Best Kids Activities of 2014

Happy New Year! Earlier this week I shared our favorites activities, the top preschool science activities and the top 10 preschool learning activities from Inspiration Laboratories in 2014. Now it’s time for the Best Kids Activities of 2014. Some of the members of the Kid Blogger Network are sharing our best crafts, education activities, or parenting posts from 2014.

Inventing a Bouncy Ball Machine

I have chosen to feature our Inventing a Bouncy Ball Machine post. It was one of our most popular posts of the year, and it was one of Aiden’s and my favorite activities. Aiden was throwing a bouncy ball on the ground and asked if he could build a “machine that drops bouncy balls.” He gathered paper, craft sticks, and tape and set out to build his machine. He enjoyed playing with his machine, but in the end, he decided that it didn’t do what he wanted. The balls didn’t bounce out of the machine. They just rolled. He worked on modifying his design. Play is serious business.

I think this post says a lot about what I strive to do as an educator. The goal is to inspire a love of learning, inventing {reasoning}, and creating. Aiden’s bouncy ball machine is an example of what goes on in our house. As I write this, Aiden is punching holes in paper. The holes were inspired by a picture in a book. First he created a fountain from the book. Then, he let his own imagination take over. The punched paper has become tickets for a movie theater. These are the types of things I love to see.

Best Kids Activities of 2014

I’m joining with other members of the Kid Blogger Network to share our best kids activities – crafts, education, or parenting posts from 2014.

Craft Posts

Education Posts 

Parenting Posts

The best ideas are also on the Best of 2014 Pinterest Board curated by Mama Smiles. Pin your favorites. Follow MamaSmiles’s board The Best Kid Blogger Posts of 2014 on Pinterest.

Have a wonderful 2015!