Nicole | Inspiring learning through play
Mom of Little Miss 1
Primary Teacher
#easypeasyplay #sharin
04/19/2025
Don’t get rid of those plastic eggs right after Easter! 🐣
Here are some fun ways you can use them:
1️⃣ water play (scooping and washing eggs)
2️⃣ egg rescue (all you need is tape and a laundry basket)
3️⃣ colour match
4️⃣ egg balance
5️⃣ egg roll
6️⃣ surprise charcuterie lunch
7️⃣ sensory bins
SAVE and share with mom friends who want to enjoy their coffee hot!
04/15/2025
Had to give this trend a try 💗
I haven’t done a post about myself in a long time, so I thought this would be a great reintroduction!
👋 I’m Nicole, a Canadian 🇨🇦 mom living in Ontario. I have 2 girls, ages 2 and 5. I am also a teacher and I have spent most of my career in primary grades (currently Grade 1 French). I started this account over the pandemic as a fun outlet and it has grown into so much more. On here you will find fun and simple learning and play activities, crafts, mom hacks and our adventures around the GTA.
When I’m not teaching or with my girls, you will find me reading, watching reality tv or working on the school musical.
Thanks for being here 💗
04/07/2025
Enjoy your coffee HOT with this simple activity 🐣
Add letters to plastic Easter eggs. Put them in a basket OR place them around the room for a scavenger hunt. Have your littles open the eggs and match the letters!
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03/14/2025
Time to trap some leprechauns! 🍀
Our were perfect for building this fun and easy leprechaun trap for St. Patrick’s Day.
03/11/2025
RAINBOW snacktivity 🌈
This simple activity is great fine motor practice and makes for a yummy treat for St. Patrick’s Day!
Stick a pipe cleaner in a marshmallow and have your child thread fruit loops onto the pipe cleaner to create a rainbow.
SAVE and SHARE with a friend!
03/04/2025
Are you having pancakes today?🥞
For this activity, I set up some baking tools and cut some pancakes out of cardboard. On each pancake I wrote a number on one side and the corresponding dots (chocolate chips) on the other side.
To play, count the dots and flip the pancake to see if you have the correct number. You can also add “toppings” like pom poms to each pancake to help count. To extend the activity put the pancakes in order from least to greatest, and greatest to least. This works on counting, one-to-one correspondence and number order.
You could also use this activity for addition/subtraction or to review letters and sight words.
