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Get Ready for Preschool with Disney Junior

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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.

#Ready4Preschool #CollectiveBiasThey 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.

#Ready4Preschool #CollectiveBiasFrom 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.

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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

#Ready4Preschool #CollectiveBiasAnd 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!

#Ready4Preschool #CollectiveBiasSince 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.

#Ready4Preschool #CollectiveBiasWe 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!

In store photo #Ready4Preschool #CollectiveBias 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!

Comments

  2. I love it when you can make learning fun! Enjoy your time off while the kiddos are in school. (See, it does get better!)

  6. 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!

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  24. My kids always liked learning activities more when their favorite characters were attached to them. These look pretty cute!

  27. 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!

  29. 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.

  33. 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

  34. 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! 🙂

  35. What a fun way to get ready for school! My niece is going to love the Mickey Mouse clubhouse learning set.

  37. You’ve got some studious learners there. Looks like a lot of great ways to help get the little ones ready!

  44. I love when learning and fun are combined. Looks like some great items are available. My girls would love this.

  45. I’ve been noticing the fun learning products from Disney Junior hitting the shelves. Great way to market “celebrities” for good! 🙂

  47. What a cute and fun way to help kids learn! Your daughter is adorable and I’m sure she will do great in preschool!

  50. 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.

  58. 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 🙂