Littles Learning Link Up: Creepy, Crawly, Buggy Round Up

Welcome to Littles Learning Link Up. Each month you will find:

• A seasonal round-up (toward the beginning of the month)
• A guest post featuring crafts, activities, tips, snack ideas or other early childhood topics. (toward the end of the month)
• Posts where I share what I have been up to with my preschoolers and/or early elementary children (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme.  Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up. 

I hope you will continue to share your wonderful posts, and I hope you will find something new to try with your child.

It would be great for everyone to stop by and visit the other linked-up posts as well. Check them out, leave some comments, pin those that interest you. Let's make this a real party and socialize with each other.

It's time for this month's Round Up

Spring is here and the weather is getting warmer. That means the insects are starting to become active again, making this a perfect month to focus on some fun insect crafts and activities. Below you will find cute crafts, fine motor activities, printables, and snack ideas. Plus there are some great ideas for getting right into nature.

Creepy, Crawly, Buggy Round Up

Insect Crafts

Simple Ladybug Paper Craft from Easy Peasy and Fun
Leaf Ladybug Craft from Easy Peasy and Fun
Bugs Egg Carton Crafts from Easy Peasy and Fun
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Inspired Cardboard Roll Paintings from Danya Banya
Clothespin Dragonflies from Kitchen Floor Crafts

Make Ladybug Math Manipulatives from Egg Cartons from Life Over C's
The Grouchy Ladybug Craft for Kids (with Free Printable) from Buggy and Buddy
Simple Bumble Bee Art Project for Kids from Buggy and Buddy
Butterfly Life Cycle Craft (with FREE Printable Template) from Buggy and Buddy
Bottle Top Bugs & Mini Beasts from Red Ted Art

Cardboard Tube Minibeasts from Red Ted Art
Invitation to Create: Build a Bug from Cutting Tiny Bites
Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft For Kids from Messy Little Monster
Paper Plate Minibeasts from Clare's Little Tots
Peg Butterfly from The Very Hungry Caterpillar from Adventures of Adam

Hungry Caterpillar Made from Pegs from Adventures of Adam
Upcycled Bee and Ladybug Crafts from Play & Learn Every Day
Water Bottle Lightning Bug Craft from There's Just One Mommy
Child Created Insect Crafts from Tots and Me...Growing Up Together
Egg Carton Ladybug Preschool Craft & Ladybug Fun Facts from Preschool Powol Packets
Ladybug Craft from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Fine Motor Insect Activities

Bug Slime Science Spring Sensory Play Activity from Little Bins For Little Hands

Circuit Bugs from STEAM Powered Family

Ladybug Counting Preschool Window Activity from Modern Preschool

Butterfly Sensory Bin With Scavenger Hunt and Life Cycle Activities {Free Printables} from Living Montessori Now

Very Hungry Caterpillar Storybook Sequencing Stick with Printable from School Time Snippets

Ladybug Life Cycle Activities & Sensory Play from Natural Beach Living

Insect Sensory Bin from Cutting Tiny Bites

Insect Tuff Spot from Adventures of Adam

Learn to Count Ladybird Craft from Messy Little Monster 

Minibeast Sensory Play from Clare's Little Tots 

Play Dough Bugs from Play & Learn Every Day

Buttoning Skills With Button Bugs from There's Just One Mommy

Insect Inspections Sensory Bin from Parenting Chaos

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Color Sorting Activity from Parenting Chaos

Name Craft for Kids: Personalized Caterpillars from The Inspired Treehouse

Insect Printables

Bumble Bee Alphabet Match from Modern Preschool

Butterfly Count & Clip Number Cards from Modern Preschool

Insect Unit With Free Printables from Every Star Is Different

Insect Unit for Tots w/ Free Printables from Ever Star Is Different

Little Bugs Coloring Pages for Kids from Easy Peasy and Fun

Butterfly Addition Clip Cards from Simple Fun for Kids

Butterfly I Spy Game Printable from Simple Fun for Kids

Bug Count and Clip Cards from The Kindergarten Connection

Free Printable Bug Graphing Dice from Life Over C's

Free Printable Bug Counting Puzzles from Life Over C's

Move Like an Insect Gross Motor Activity from Life Over C's

8 Free Bug Colouring Pages, perfect for Preschoolers from Red Ted Art
FREE Honey Bee Life Cycle Cards from Preschool Powol Packets

Ladybug Math for Preschoolers (Free Printables Count & Clip) from Natural Beach Living

Insect Snacks

Muffin Tin Monday: Butterfly Life Cycle from Tots and Me... Growing Up Together

Muffin Tin Monday: I is for Insect from Tots and Me...Growing Up Together

Muffin Tin Moments: The Bee Tree from Tots and Me...Growing Up Together

Fruit Ladybugs & Tips to Get Your Kids to Eat More Fruit from The Soccer Mom Blog

Insect Nature Fun

Bug Hunt: Outdoor Activities For Kids {w/free printable} from EDventures With Kids

Nature Watch: Exploring Bugs & Critters With Kids from Kid World Citizen 

Making Bug Houses from Play & Learn Every Day

Backyard Bug Hotel: "Nou Opin" For Residents from Danya Banya

Science Sunday: Fruit Flies from Tots and Me...Growing Up Together

Nature Study: Going on a Bug Hunt from There's Just One Mommy

Nature Study: Worm Observation from There's Just One Mommy

Nature Sensory Bin Outdoor Explore and Discover from Little Bins For Little Hands

Miscellaneous Insect Fun

Plan a Ladybug Picnic Party & Learn About the Ladybug Life Cycle Too from Kids Creative Chaos

A Fun Bug App for Kids - Grandma Loves Bugs from iGame Mom

On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects - The Cat in the Hat Learning Library from iGame Mom

Preschoolers Gone BUGGY! Ladybug & Insect Activities for Spring from The Preschool Toolbox

Bug Week (Simple Summer Theme #1) from Kitchen Floor Crafts

Activities for Kids: Baby Bumble Bee from The Inspired Treehouse

Weekly Workboxes: Week 13 (Butterflies and Caterpillars) from Chestnut Grove Academy

Weekly Workboxes: Week 14 (Bees) from Chestnut Grove Academy

Weekly Workboxes: Week 15 (Ants) from Chestnut Grove Academy

Weekly Workboxes: Week 16 (Ladybugs) from Chestnut Grove Academy 

Preschool Wrap Up (Week 15- Ants) from Chestnut Grove Academy

School Time Week 31: The Conclusion of the B Lessons from Tots and Me...Growing Up Together

L is for Ladybug Lapbook from Tots and Me...Growing Up Together

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Toddler Idea Tuesday post, there were 10 wonderful posts linked up. 

I will be picking one randomly selected post to share, plus the top clicked-on posts.

  Don't forget to stop by other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's randomly selected post is:

Anuradha from Creative of Rainy shared Little Craft.

Here are the top clicked-on posts:

Wesens-Art shared Spring Tile.

Lisa from Syncopated Mama shared Latticed Learning Week 26.

Anuradha from Creative of Rainy shared Kid's Craft - Sea Shell Art

Join the Party!

I would love to have you join in this week! What sort of activities do you do with your young children? Do you have some favorite activities you would like to share? I invite you to link up below. I will be pinning posts on my Toddler Ideas or other relevant board, and I would love to feature some of the activities each week from what is linked up.

Please know I may share a picture from your post and link back to it, along with sharing how we used your idea in our school time, if applicable. By linking up you are giving me permission to use a picture from your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. Additionally, if you choose to try out any of the ideas with your child, please make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Linky will be open through Sunday night, to give me time to check out all the posts and get the Features organized. Please take the time to visit some of the other wonderful posts linked up.

I would love if you could share my button. 

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I am linking up here:

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Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up- April 12, 2016

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Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.

So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups. 

This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways.

Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up

1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you have, be sure to add the end date (family friendly please)

2. Help spread the word about the giveaway link up by grabbing our button, Tweeting or posting on Facebook. (Not mandatory- but it helps get more exposure to your giveaways as well!)

3. Take a moment to enter any giveaway that strikes an interest to you!

If you would  like to follow the  hostesses, we will gladly follow you back! Simply leave us a message to do so.

Featured Giveaways

JOY Bluray US only Ends 4/20

Winner's choice of the 2 Trim Healthy Mama books OR $30 Gift Certificate to the Trim Healthy Mama store US only Ends 4/21

Thank you for linking up with Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.

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Throwback Thursday Blog-Style #94: April 7, 2016

Welcome back to... 

I know, I know, Throwback Thursday seems to be all about sharing pictures from the past, great memories that mean something to you, that you would like to share with others. At least that is how it appears to me. Throwback Thursday wasn't something I was participating in, and then I came up with an idea.

I thought it would be great fun and a help to my blog to share old content, but not just any old content. Each week I will share an old blog post from a previous year, any year, BUT it has to be from the current week (for example, something I've posted around April 7th, from any previous year)  I will go in, edit the post if needed, add a pinnable image if I don't already have one, and share it on Facebook.

I have reviewed some great products in the past (and continue to do so). I thought it would be a neat idea to choose review posts this year and highlight some of these great products again.

Would you like to join in? You do not need to edit your past post in any way, you don't need to create a pinnable image, though it couldn't hurt, in fact it will help your blog traffic to add quality pinnable images to your posts.

Just go into your archives, choose a favorite post from this current week from any previous year, and link it up below. (If you don't have anything from this current week, it is still okay to link up with a post from a previous year around this time.)

I will be pinning posts to my appropriate Pinterest boards and will be randomly selecting a Featured Throwback Thursday post to share next week. Just a note, I will be sharing a picture from your post if you are selected as the featured post, but I will link back to your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. By linking up you are giving me permission to use your picture in the post. 

Here is my Throwback Thursday post:

Originally posted April 16th, 2014
Satisfying Our Curiosity With Curiosity Quest DVDs {A TOS Review}

Here is this week's randomly selected

Featured Throwback Thursday:

Anuradha shared:

Teaching Time

To participate, link up below. It would be great if you could visit several of the other posts that have linked up. Stop by, comment, and pin images so we can help each other.

If you would like to help spread the news:

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Happy Throwback Thursday!

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Wordless Wednesday: April 6, 2016 (w/linky) - Hello Spring, Where'd You Go?

Don't you even think about it bubby!

Fine. You thought about it.

How dare you. Stinker!!!

Looking forward to seeing your Wordless (or not so wordless) Wednesday posts this week.

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Littles Learning Link Up: April 5, 2016- Child Created Insect Crafts

 Each month you will find:

• A seasonal round-up (toward the beginning of the month)
• A guest post featuring crafts, activities, tips, snack ideas or other early childhood topics. (toward the end of the month)
• Posts where I share what I have been up to with my preschoolers and/or early elementary children (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme.  Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up. 

I hope you will continue to share your wonderful posts, and I hope you will find something new to try with your child(ren).

It would be great for everyone to stop by and visit the other linked-up posts as well. Check them out, leave some comments, pin those that interest you. Let's make this a real party and socialize with each other.

What have we been up to?

We have continued working on our insect unit for My Father's World Kindergarten. The older girls took a turn last week coming up with a craft for the younger children. I loved these insects Amelia and Hannah made.

These ants are made out of black jelly beans. Which is just fine with me as I can't even stand the smell of someone else eating them. Aren't they cute! 

Now for our latest review products:

Last week I posted my review of Logic of English Foundations A.

The children have continued working with Talking Fingers: Read, Write, and Type. Let's just say, I have a hard time pulling them away from the computer.  I can't wait to write this review later this month. Another review that will be posting mid-April is for A+ Interactive Math. We have reviewed their programs in the past. They recently came out with Math Mini Courses, and the older girls are each working on one. Additionally, we are enjoying learning about Mozart with Zeezok Publishing. This review won't be posting until May.  Just today we started our review of the Institute for Excellence in Writing's new Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization. This review, along with Memoria Press's Greek Myths Guides will also be posting in mid-May.

As you might be able tell, our review products are taking up a lot of our schooling time. Which could explain how we have fallen behind in our core curriculum. Fortunately, the children are learning lots of great subjects, and we are so thankful for these great review products.

I am lining up my guest posts for the new year. If you would be interested writing a guest post for Littles Learning Link Up one of these months, please leave a comment or contact me via my contact info on my About Me page. I will need to have your email address so I can contact you. I am looking for posts that have to do with young children: crafts, activities, foods/snacks, tips, or other ideas. I am open to suggestions.

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 11 wonderful posts linked up! 

I will be picking one randomly selected post to share, plus the top clicked-on post.  

Don't forget to stop by other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's Randomly Selected Post is: 

Wesens-Art shared Sweet Flowers.

Here are the top clicked-on posts:

Rachel from You've Got This shared Bingo for Numbers 21-50.

Lisa from Syncopated Mama shared Dr. Seuss's ABC Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Join the Party!

I would love to have you join in this week! What sort of activities do you do with your young children? Do you have some favorite activities you would like to share? I invite you to link up below. I will be pinning posts on one of my relevant boards, and I would love to feature some of the activities each week from what is linked up.

Please know I may share a picture from your post and link back to it, along with sharing how we used your idea in our school time. By linking up you are giving me permission to use a picture from your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. Additionally, if you choose to try out any of the ideas with your child, please make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Linky will be open through Monday night, to give me time to check out all the posts and get the Features organized. Please take the time to visit some of the other wonderful posts linked up.

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Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up- April 5, 2016

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Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.

So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups. 

This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways.

Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up

1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you have, be sure to add the end date (family friendly please)

2. Help spread the word about the giveaway link up by grabbing our button, Tweeting or posting on Facebook. (Not mandatory- but it helps get more exposure to your giveaways as well!)

3. Take a moment to enter any giveaway that strikes an interest to you!

If you would  like to follow the  hostesses, we will gladly follow you back! Simply leave us a message to do so.

Thank you for linking up with Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.

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