Here's a quick summary of some of the learning activities I've been doing with L and E (3 years old). I've been toying with the idea of trying some more structured 'homeschool preschool' time for the girls, but I realized that we fill most of our day with early learning activities, anyway. I'd rather keep the structure really flexible for now. I think the key is to plan enough ideas for things to do each day that when the girls ask for an 'activity', I don't have to scramble to pull something together. For example, for our daily art activities, if I pull out all the materials I need the night before, I don't have to keep the kids waiting while I look for everything we need for the craft. So here are some of the recent activities I've put together...