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Friends, I’m not doing so well. I’m preparing myself for an empty nest. OK, that’s a bit dramatic. I’m not really going to have an empty nest, but I’m going to have two kids in preschool this fall. So while they aren’t really flying the nest, it feels like an empty nest to me. With my son headed off for five day Pre-K and my daughter two days for preschool, I’ll miss them like crazy, but I’ve been assured I’ll find plenty to do while they’re at school (the piles of laundry that have overtaken our house, perhaps). But to be honest with you, I’m a bit nervous and I’ve started to panic a bit with the idea of my daughter heading off to preschool. Is she ready? Does she know all of her colors? What about her shapes? Oh no, does she even know her letters? Yikes! You know, the whole second kid thing where we just hope they learn from osmosis from the first kid? So when I came across the Disney Junior preschool learning activities at Walmart’s Back to School aisle, I knew I could make sure my gal was up on her preschool basics with a little help from her Disney Junior favorites.
This week we’ve been at the beach with my family and I brought the Disney Junior Preschool Learning Activities along. I used some of our down time to try out the Learning Schoolhouse Activity with my gal and my niece, who is also making the leap into preschool in the fall.
They loved playing school and they got LOTS and LOTS of practice sharing while taking turns putting up the magnets and using the dry erase markers. Sharing, now I know that’s a skill she needs at preschool.
From telling time, letter recognition, and site words, we were able to create little learning centers for the girls to try and then move on to the next activity.
The smaller learning activity packs were actually perfect for travel because they come in a resealable bag. These are definitely going into our car for long commutes. Since you can write and wipe off your answers, both kids will get a lot of use out of these activity packs
And my heart almost exploded when my daughter started working on her letters. Big sigh of relief, she does know her ABCs! See, I’ve been doing something right!
Since my son is a typical boy, he likes to be on the go ALL THE TIME. Getting him to sit still long enough to write his letters is torture for him. So we’ve learned to be creative, and I was thrilled to see he really liked the First Words Learning Activity packet. He picked out site words and copied the letters with dry erase markers, and I liked how everything could go right back into the packet until we were ready to play with it again.
We found our Disney Junior learning activities in the Back to School aisle at Walmart. Not only do they feature some of our Disney Junior favorites like Jake, Sofia, Mickey and Doc, some of the learning activities were under $5! Mamma really likes that!
Here are the Disney Junior learning activities you’ll find at Walmart:
- Learning Schoolhouse Activity
- Counting Learning Activity
- First Words Learning Activity
- Rhyming Learning Activity
- Alphabet Learning Activity
- Numbers Learning Activity
- Colors & Shapes Learning Activity
Preschool ready? Well, my kids are, but I’m a different story!
That’s a whole boat load of cool stuff! My kids are a little older now, but they both loved DJ when they were little.
I love it when you can make learning fun! Enjoy your time off while the kiddos are in school. (See, it does get better!)
Disney has so many wonderful learning products. These look great for my niece.
These look great.Fun as well as educational thanks for sharing.
These look great! What a fun way to get kids interested in learning!
My daughter loves Disney Junior shows and characters so I think she would adore these activity kits! They’re something I will pick up at my next trip to Walmart!
That is a lot of great tools to get them ready! This looks like a great learning experience for little ones.
Great post. I love everything Disney Junior. And you can’t be too ready for pre-school, education levels have been increasing, being ready can only make the transition smoother!
Mitch
My son is almost ready to start working on some of these activities, I think! And he loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, so I know he’d enjoy that kit.
This is a great post. It’s great that you are able to prepare so that the transition isn’t so hard!
It is great when learning is fun. Will have to look for this.
Ha, ha, ha… I am with you… my kids are super-ready for school; me? not so much! We love how Disney Jr offers so many tools to help the kids. I have one going into PreK, one into K, and one into 2nd and Disney Jr has helped us with each one.
Looks like a great way to make learning fun for the kids as they get ready for pre-school. And trust me… After awhile you will come to enjoy the time at home when the house is quiet. I have 3 in school and I love that I have a quiet house for 6 hours everyday.
These look like great activities (fun and educational!) My son is just getting into Disney Jr. shows. I’ll have to introduce some of these activities to him soon.
We did Mothers Morning out last year, and this year it’s 5 1/2 days for us. I can’t wait to be able to work again! 🙂
What a great way to prepare and kids are responsive to fun characters too!
these look like great activiites to keep the kids minds busy in the summer. And who doesnt love disney they probably dont even know they are learning
Such a fun way for kids to learn. Your kids are so cute!
Yet another reason why I love Disney Jr. and my kids do too. We have to pick up some of these learning activities. Thanks for sharing.
Disney Junior is a great way to get the kids ready for school. Kids can be overwhelmed when they first start school. There’s so much they have to learn about their subjects as well as just being in school. Anything we as parents can do to prepare them a little bit more is always a plus.
I love this! My son will be going to preschool this fall and he LOVES Disney JR! I will have to get some of these to prepare him!
Davey used the Disney Jr before going to 4K – it made a huge difference in his learning in 4K
My kids would love these learning resources! They love Disney JR so much!
My kids always liked learning activities more when their favorite characters were attached to them. These look pretty cute!
What great activities to get ready for preschool! You’ll quickly get used to the quiet time!
My son starts school this year so I will have to look into this. It sounds awesome.
My daughter absolutely LOVES Disney Junior! Especially Doc McStuffins. I am going to have to go check out these great activities since she will be starting preschool next month!
Disney Junior is a staple in our house. You can wrong in so many ways with television, but not if you just stick with Disney Jr.!
I LOVE this. Love to see parents take the time to work with their kids. I am a teacher, been in Kindergarten for the last nine years. Come September I’ll be moving to Grade 2. You’ll be okay, your daughter will be okay and the time that she is gone during the day will fly by quickly.
I’m sure my daughter would have loved this when she was younger. The Learning Schoolhouse Activity looks likes such a great all-in-one set for preschoolers.
This would be absolutely perfect for my son! He’s in this age! I know he’d really love this!
This is awesome! I want. My kids love Disney Junior and would really get into this!
I can sorta relate but mine is leaving the nest for real she is going college ad while my so will still be around not having my princess at home will make everything different
All of those learning activities are perfect for getting kids excited about preschool! Kids are so much more open to learning when it’s fun! 🙂
What a fun way to get ready for school! My niece is going to love the Mickey Mouse clubhouse learning set.
Disney Jr fans here also! 🙂
You’ve got some studious learners there. Looks like a lot of great ways to help get the little ones ready!
We love the Disney Jr products! My son is ready for preschool 🙂
Oh, so cute. We went through a lot of Disney stuff for kiddo when she was younger.
Disney Junior has some great tools for preschool! Looks like your kids are ready!
I love that Disney Junior has a kit to get kids ready for preschool! I would definitely have used this when my kids were younger!
WOW I will hav to check out Disney Junior for this. My toddler and I were just playing school this morning LOL
From a mom who just had a child in PreK last year, these are great tips! Now- any for the Kindergartners?
I love when learning and fun are combined. Looks like some great items are available. My girls would love this.
I’ve been noticing the fun learning products from Disney Junior hitting the shelves. Great way to market “celebrities” for good! 🙂
Your kids are so cute! I love this early learning set by Disney Jr. I’m a reading specialist, so all of this home stuff for parents makes me very happy!
What a cute and fun way to help kids learn! Your daughter is adorable and I’m sure she will do great in preschool!
She looks like she is loving learning! What fun products to help kids get ready for school.
What a great selection of products to get the kids in the mode of going to school! Disney always has the best stuff!
We only have a few weeks left before my kids go back to school. These are some great tools to keep kids in the learning spirit durng summer.
Cute! I think my kindergarden aged child would enjoy this too.
I love this! Is so important for kids to be prepared. that’s a very important stage.
I’m going to be running out to Walmart to look for these, my son would LOVE them! I love any activity I can give him to enjoy that also incorporates learning.
I wish I had known about these last year. My niece started preschool last year and having these as a jumpstart would have been great!
Aww, she’s adorable! I bet my 5 year old would love this too!
My son would love that! I can’t believe he’s starting school this year! Your kids are pretty darn cute!
What fun!? I love interactive activities that prepare children for school!
What a fun way to learn about preschool and gear up for preschool. I love when kids are having fun learning, there are so many ways to teach our kids, especially at that age, while having fun! Thanks for sharing 🙂