We watched Happy Feet over the weekend so naturally Madelynn is a bit in love with penguins lately which made it the perfect time for our penguin tot school theme. We did a few of the same penguin activities that we tried last year, but tried lots of new ones too! Here were our

Practice different ways of moving with this iceberg hop gross motor activity. Perfect for a penguin theme in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

What wears a tuxedo, waddles like a duck but can “fly” through water, and is the star of movies? A penguin, of course! Our book of the month is Tacky the Penguin.

3 Dinosaurs is a web site with printables, gross motor, trip reviews, and book activities for tots, preschoolers, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade & fourth grade.

It's that time of the year again when we have to get all bundled up to go outside. Honestly, it's been a really nice fall/early winter around here. We don't even have snow on the

It's cold around here. It feels just like the arctic! I just checked the temperature and it was 5 degrees. Yep, 5 degrees outside! Yuck! So, we are staying in this week. Although we are

Looking for some science activities for preschoolers? This one fits into your Arctic theme, polar animals theme, or winter themes in preschool. Teach about the states of matter with this science experiment. Work on fine motor skills and emergent writing, too. This arctic theme activity works well at the sensory table, too. Include it in your homeschool preschool activities.

This alphabet game is full of learning and polar animal fun. A perfect activity to get the kids moving from growingbookbybook.com #playfulpreschool

This simple kitchen science experiment teaches kids in a fun, hands-on way how arctic animals stay warm in some of the most brutal weather conditions on earth. This STEM activity works well in a lesson about winter, the arctic, animal adaptations, and many other subjects.

Brittany | Kids/Toddler/Baby Activities on Instagram: "Let’s race with ice! @montessorifromtheheart shared a reel about freezing little plastic penguins and I thought they would be so fun to race! We froze our animals overnight in muffin tins and created a racetrack with cardboard and tin foil for this fun activity. After my kids were done racing, they had fun smashing the ice and “rescuing” the animals. Let us know if you try it! #kidsactivities #kidsactivity #kidsplay #kidsplayideas #