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The Snowy Day Activities
One of my favorite winter books is The Snowy Dayby Ezra Jack Keats (if you’re a Facebook fan, you might remember that I picked it as a Picture Book of the Day). After a recent snowfall, we read The...
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Storytelling for Preschoolers: Guided Storytelling
When we received a package of 3 lifelike bear replicas from Safari Ltd., I knew that they would be excellent for a guided story-telling. My preschooler enjoys storytelling, and often his play involves...
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Lacing Toy Valentine’s Day Card
We’re making Valentine’s Day cards this year. We decided to give a Valentine’s Day twist to the Christmas themed lacing toys we made last month. These cards were very easy to make, using only things...
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Bathtub Band: Valentine’s Day Edition
We’re sharing one more bath as part of the week-long Valentine’s Day bath series: Music in the bathtub! My boys love banging things in the bath. We bring measuring cups, various bowls and containers...
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Glowing Shaving Cream Sensory Bag
We enjoy playing with shaving cream sensory bags. I used them when my boys were babies, and now my toddler enjoys them. When I made a glowing version, my preschooler also loved the playing with the...
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Snow Fun! Science Activity For Kids
We decided to bring snow inside to try a fun kids science activity. My preschooler was able to observe the interaction between temperature and melting rate, by comparing how quickly snowballs melted at...
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Valentine’s Day Activity: Heart Hunt
We’ve been playing a simple Valentine’s Day activity this week: a heart hunt. It can be played indoors or outdoors – both get the kids moving and laughing! Valentine’s Day Activity Set Up Craft foam...
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Valentine’s Day Party Planner
Are you planning a Valentine’s Day party? We put together this Valentine’s Day party planner to give you ideas for snacks, activities, decorations, music, and, of course, cards! Valentine’s Day Party...
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Winter Song: Today is Monday
My kids love seasonal songs. So in the winter, that means winter songs. We love the traditional songs, but sometimes I make songs up for them, to the tune of well-known songs. One of my go-to tunes to...
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Guest Post: Math Games at Breakfast
Today we have a guest post from my husband, who loves to create games playing with math, science, and chess for our sons. He surprised me with a guest post highlighting one of his favorite math games,...
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Math Activities with Trains
Who knew there were so many possible math activities with Trains! After discovering his cousin’s Thomas The Tank Engine stash, my older son was immediately hooked on the toy train. He loved playing...
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Sense of Touch Activity: Touch of Spring
y It’s Spring! With Spring comes so many ways to focus on the 5 senses … the sun’s warmth, the pitter patter of raindrops during a spring shower, the smell of freshly cut grass (the sound of all the...
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Backyard Play Area
When the weather’s nice, we are outside all day. Because my boys love digging, and I do not want a yard full of holes (especially a yard that sees as many games of tag as ours!), this spring we set up...
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Play Sand Castle
Our Busy Bag of the Month series continues! This time, we made our own sand castle from seashells and sandpaper. It can be stored easily in a bag, and is a fun busy bag for toddlers and preschoolers!...
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4th of July Healthy Kids Snack
Red, white, and blue fruit sculptures are both a fun 4th of July activity and a healthy kids snack! Plus they are very easy to set up. I sliced strawberries and bananas, and put them out in bowls along...
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Glowing Shaving Cream Sensory Bag
We enjoy playing with shaving cream sensory bags. I used them when my boys were babies, and now my toddler enjoys them. When I made a glowing version, my preschooler also loved the playing with the...
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Apple picking with kids can become a fun-filled yearly tradition. We’ve been going for years (since before we even had kids!). Here are our tips to create an experience you’ll want to repeat each year....
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Three to Five: Playful Preschool
Looking for simple, engaging, and fun activities for your 3, 4, or 5 year old? Then I’m excited to tell you about our new ebook – Three to Five: Playful Preschool! It’s full of the kinds of activities...
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Make Your Own Rainbow Melted Crayons
Have you tried making melted crayons? It’s the best use I know of for all those broken odds and ends of crayons floating around in our craft supplies. And it turns something unexciting, old, and broken...
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Learning Letters Game
Spotting upper case letters has been a favorite activity of my little guy recently. He came up with a fun game – one that gets him both running around AND learning letters! He chooses a letter, and...
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