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Using Kiddie Pools Inside for the Winter
It's winter - what the heck are you going to do with that plastic baby pool? Oh, sure, you could store it in the garage or shed or even trash it and get a new one next summer. But why not give it...
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#TruMoo February Special
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TruMoo. All opinions are my own. Not everyone likes plain white milk. But since it's a great source of calcium, it's especially...
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Top Educational Toys for Preschoolers
I'm happy to have Emily Bradbury back with another guest post today! She last wrote about the benefits of pets for children with special challenges and today she's going to share some...
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10 Upcycled Toys from Cardboard
I'm so glad to have kicked off Project: Recycle & Create this year, celebrating recycling and children's creativity and imagination! Some wonderful bloggers have joined me too. Our first month,...
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Penguins in the Snow Sensory Play
As if we don't have enough snow in New England, we decided to make our own. Only this snow wasn't cold (positive #1) and didn't have to be shoveled (positive #2). We got our "Instant Snow" at...
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Cardboard boxes main page
Month 1: Cardboard boxes Project: Recycle & Create kicked of in January 2014 with projects made out of cardboard or cardboard boxes. The wonderful thing about a cardboard box is that it can be...
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The Olympics Oh, Link Picks Linky Party #3
This Link Up will be held on Wednesdays between January 22nd and February 26th to help you share and discover ideas, activities, crafts, decorations and more for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games! Not all...
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Polar Animals - Weekly Kids Co-op
Brrr...another chilly wintry week here, which put me in an Arctic state of mind. Fortunately some fun polar animal ideas were linked last week! Polar Bear Arctic Craft {ABC Creative Learning} Icy...
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Snowman Sand Art
Sand art is one of those messier crafts that my mother always loathed. (That and anything involving glitter.) But that's what vacuum cleaners were made for, right? So I determined we would do sand...
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We Love Weekends WOW Linky 2/7
Time again for the We Love Weekends WOW Linky! Last week's saw 39 awesome posts and I look forward to seeing what's added this week. But first, some of my favorites... I love this idea from Happy...
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Frozen Bubble (Wintry Science)
With the frigid weather we've been having (interspersed with relatively pleasant days that are almost cruel) we've been playing inside a lot. But when I learned that bubbles could freeze I had to...
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Styrofoam Free Play (Project: Recycle & Create)
February's material is Styrofoam at Project: Recycle & Create. What do your kids like to do with Styrofoam? Here's what we tried...and the should-have-been-expected results! Don't try this at...
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Foam Mittens Winter Craft
On one of those frigid days we've been having lately - the stay-in-your-pajamas kind - we decided to do this easy mitten craft from Oriental Trading. The wind was whistling against the windows as we...
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Construction Sensory Play
I'm all about the easy. I love the sensory bins that are super simple (and super cheap too). This construction sensory activity surely fit the bill. Using Kay's sand table, I added a few...
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The Olympics Oh, Link Picks Linky Party #4
This link-up will be held on Wednesdays between January 22nd and February 26th to help you share and discover ideas, activities, crafts, decorations and more for to celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympic...
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Play & Learn with Recyclables and Kids Co-op
We have kicked of month 2 of Project: Recycle & Create and last week at the Kids Co-op many of my co-hosts added their projects, as well as some unrelated upcycling that just happened to be...
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Math Fun & We Love Weekends Linky
Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you're enjoying the day, no matter how you celebrate or if you celebrate at all. (Kay shares pictures she's made and gets a card, but that's the extent of our family...
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Celery Science Experiment
This is a slightly different take on the classic carnation experiment, showing how plants "drink" water and how it goes up the stem and to the leaves. We used celery because 1) it was cheaper and 2)...
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Boost Your Blog in 100 Days challenge
Welcome to Boost Your Blog in 100 Days! I'm excited to take part in this series and hopefully learn a bit more about blogging and social media along the way! Considering I started blogging over the...
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Stuffed Animal Olympics
We've been talking about the Olympics this year. Last time they rolled around, Kay was 2 and definitely not interested. Now she's a little more open to hearing and learning about the different...
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