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Easy Sewing Project for Preschoolers
Kay caught a glimpse of my mother sewing a button on a shirt and was intrigued. (So was I - my mother never sews!) So the next day I scrounged up my last 2 pieces of craft foam and made a simple...
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Screen-free fun for toddlers and preschoolers
I've never participated in Screen-Free Week before, or even paid much attention to it, to be honest. But this spring, on those few beautiful days we've had so far, Kay didn't want to go outside to...
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Bottle Cap Art
Project: Recycle and Create is back and this month is all about bottle caps! We had some creative fun with various caps I've been saving. (I just "knew" they'd come in handy...for something!)...
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5 Crafts for Preschoolers - Weekly Kids Co-op
Screen-Free Week is coming to end, but that doesn't mean the screen-free fun has to! Every week on the Kids Co-op there are great ideas for play and learning, minus the TVs and video games. (That's...
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We Love Weekends WOW Linky 5-9
Hooray for warm-weather that allows us to play outside and make the days fly by! Hooray for sunshine! Hooray for active preschoolers who never get tired! (Pushing it on that last one, I know!) 50...
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Erupting volcanoes for preschoolers
I've been putting off our next attempt at a volcano until we could do it outside. I also wanted to have an ample supply of vinegar on hand. Well, both things fell into place this week, and I even...
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DIY Geoboard
Geoboards are great for fine motor skills, making and identifying shapes and they're just fun to play with (ahem...for me to!). And there are several great DIY ones I've seen on other blogs, but...
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Love to read with ZooBean
Disclosure: I received a subscription toZooBean for the purpose of this review. All opinons are 100% my own. I've been bursting to tell you about Zoobean for over a month, so - phew - very glad I...
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Easy Sewing Project for Preschoolers
Kay caught a glimpse of my mother sewing a button on a shirt and was intrigued. (So was I - my mother never sews!) So the next day I scrounged up my last 2 pieces of craft foam and made a simple...
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Playful Science - Weekly Kids Co-op
Sometimes it feels like there's more ideas out that I want to do than I can fit into a day. Going through last week's posts was a bit like that! Searching for insects outdoors {3 Dinosaurs} How to...
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Kids' Crafts - We Love Weekends linky
At our house, we're celebrating this week - Kay is officially riding a bike without training wheels. She got it the day after a temper tantrum at the park insisting that she "needed" them. (I...
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Runaway Pepper Science Experiment
I've seen this experiment floating around for awhile and decided to finally give it a try after finding it again on an awesome science for kids site I found. (Don't you love how I make it sound like...
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7 Creative Ways to Show Dad You Care
I love the relationship Kay has with her dad - and with my dad, too, for that matter. She's lucky in that regard. The great thing about Father's Day is that it's the perfect time to celebrate any...
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Crafty Kids - Weekly Kids Co-op
This week we're highlighting some crafty fun your children will enjoy! Toddlers and preschoolers will be proud to show these off! Painting with strings {Gift of Curiosity} Fork-painted fish...
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Sensory Play and We Love Weekends Linky
My baby girl has kicked off summer a little early by going all the way across the monkey bars at the park...by herself! All 8 rungs. She has been trying since last year and she is so proud of...
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Magic Milk Science for Preschoolers
"Magic Milk" is one of those cool experiments that you see but think they must be too complicated. That's what I thought, anyway. But after we did the pepper experiment, I figured this was similar...
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En-"lightened" Family Fun
I'm happy to have Whitney Hollingshead back today sharing some more family fun ideas, this time relating to light! Sometimes the simplest things in life provide the greatest inspiration for...
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"The Little Red Hen" activities
For this month's Poppins Book Nook, the theme was "Folktales." Okay, so I admit, I had to research a bit to brush up on my "what is a folktale vs. a fairytale" knowledge. But I finally decided on...
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Sight Word Races
If Kay could do all her learning with cars and/or shaving cream, she would be one happy 5-year-old! We just started working with the [affiliate link] Bob early reader books so I thought it would...
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We Love Weekends linky 5-30
So many great ideas werelinked up last week! (Hop over if you get time - I only picked a few here and it was a tough choice! ) ~ Pets that don't need food, make noise or leave messes (if only...
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