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Cool Summer Fun: National Ice Cream Day Activities for Kids
06/10/2026National Ice Cream Day is a great chance to add joy, learning, and community to your summer schedule. With simple planning you can run stations, experiments, and pretend play that fit into your routine. This guide helps directors and child care providers plan a day that is safe, inclusive, and full ... Cool Summer Fun: National Ice Cream Day Activities for Kids
How Can Michigan Providers Prevent Summer Learning Loss in Young Children?
06/22/2026Summer is a chance for play, sun, and new learning. As a Michigan child care provider or director, you can keep children moving forward so they don’t lose skills over the break. This article gives simple, practical steps you can use right away. You will see easy activity ideas, ways to use loc... How Can Michigan Providers Prevent Summer Learning Loss in Young Children?
How can Pennsylvania child care programs celebrate National Ice Cream Day safely and with learning?
07/01/2026National Ice Cream Day is a perfect chance to bring smiles, play, and learning into your program. Celebrate #IceCream in your #Pennsylvania #childcare with #STEM and #sensory activities that include every child. Below are easy steps, station ideas, safety tips, and ways ChildCareEd can support you... How can Pennsylvania child care programs celebrate National Ice Cream Day safely and with learning?
Make Your Own Ice Cream!
06/30/2023Hot Weather + Cream + Sugar + Ice = Ice Cream! Sometimes it is just HOT and nothing feels refreshing... Why not make some #ice-cream? This method uses two sizes of ziplock bags to make small servings for 1 or 2 people. The entire process takes less than 45 minutes. Check it out! Make Your Own Ic... Make Your Own Ice Cream!
How can Michigan child care providers celebrate National Ice Cream Day safely and with learning?
07/01/2026National Ice Cream Day is a sweet chance for your center to make summer fun, build skills, and bring families together. In this guide you’ll find easy steps, kid-friendly activities, and ways Michigan providers can use ChildCareEd resources to save time and money. Remember: state requirements ... How can Michigan child care providers celebrate National Ice Cream Day safely and with learning?
How can Minnesota child care providers celebrate National Ice Cream Day safely and with fun activities?
07/01/2026National Ice Cream Day is a sunny chance to bring smiles, learning, and community into your program. This short guide helps Minnesota #providers plan easy, affordable, and inclusive ways to celebrate. You will find station ideas, simple hands-on activities, safety steps, and where to find training, ... How can Minnesota child care providers celebrate National Ice Cream Day safely and with fun activities?
Fun Time Activities for Brain Power and the Senses
12/08/2023Fun Time Activities for Brain Power and the Senses This short collection reframes three hands-on activities with explicit learning goals, developmental scaffolds, and adaptations for diverse learners. For evidence-based background and activity scaffolds see ChildCareEd’s training Brain ... Fun Time Activities for Brain Power and the Senses
How can pumpkin science create meaningful, hands-on fall learning for preschool classrooms?
07/16/2026Autumn and pumpkins provide a familiar, affordable way to create rich, inquiry-based learning experiences that engage preschoolers’ senses, language, curiosity, and early #math skills. One pumpkin can inspire children to make predictions, compare size and weight, count and sort seeds, examine ... How can pumpkin science create meaningful, hands-on fall learning for preschool classrooms?
What creative activities work best for school-age daycare programs?
07/03/2026Working in a school-age daycare is busy and rewarding. This short guide gives easy, ready ideas you can use with your #schoolage group today. You will find quick activity types, simple planning tips, safety notes, and ways to show families what kids learned. These ideas come from practical resourc... What creative activities work best for school-age daycare programs?
Superhero Activities for Preschoolers: Play, Create, and Learn
06/16/2026Superhero themes are powerful tools for teachers and directors. They invite children to take roles, move their bodies, practice language, and solve problems while feeling brave. This short guide gives friendly, practical ideas you can use in your classroom this week. Why does superhero play... Superhero Activities for Preschoolers: Play, Create, and Learn
