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Exploring Nature - Kids Co-op
One of my favorite things about summer is all the opportunity for nature play. The other day is was humid and somehow Kay and I got to talking about how pigs stay cool in the mud...while she was...
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Ways to Play - We Love Weekends linky
I didn't realize it when I was choosing some top picks this week, but these are 4 easy-to-do ideas, with things you may already have around your house. I just love the inexpensive and the easy,...
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Why Wooden Toys are the Best Option
Since winning a few wooden toys around Christmas time, I'm a big fan! I love how well-made our items were and how they inspired - even required - creativity and imagination to get them to "work"....
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Marble Painting
Marble painting is something that has been on my want-to-try-it list for some time but Kay has always been a bit nervous about getting paint on her marbles. (Never mind the fact she doesn't mind...
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Letter Learning with Alphabet Stamps
Disclosure: We received these alphabet stamps from Oriental Trading to facilitate this series on getting ready for kindergarten through play. All opinions are our own. Alphabet stamps are a great...
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Plan your week with Weekly Kids Co-op
Let me make your life easier this week. Here are some simple ways to play, using things you probably already have around your house. Set them up and let your kid(s) take over. You may even get 5...
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Top 5 Books for Soon-to-be Kindergarteners
We've started reading books about kindergarten and talking it up early, many months before Kay is the start. Kindergarten means fun and learning and friends and a "big kid school". But any kid is...
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Frugal Fun with We Love Weekends linky
The dollar store being one of my favorite places to shop (who's with me?) I liked seeing so many frugal activitieslinked up last week. These materials can be found at most dollar stores or other...
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Tasty Summer Snacks for Kids
I don't usually post about food (my lack of culinary skills may be behind that!) but this guest post from Whitney Hollingshead is right up my alley - simple, tasty snacks that kids will love! Summer...
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Hammering Chalk - a fine motor activity
Welcome to Letter H of the Everyday Fine Motor Materials from A to Z series, organized by Still Playing School! This is one of Kay's favorite fine motor activities - because she gets to bang on...
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Feed the Monster Counting Game
Disclosure: We received these bug counters from Oriental Trading to facilitate this series on getting ready for kindergarten through play. All opinions and ideas are our own. Meet Toby the Monster....
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Activities for the Summer Lull
Mid-way through the summer, have you heard the "I'm bored" yet? I love these suggestions from Mary Kremer, because they're simple activities with suggestions to make them extra fun! I think every...
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Just right for summer and We Love Weekends linky
Some things, like freeze pops and swimming pools, are perfect for summer time (any other time they're just a bonus!). Last week's linky saw some ideas that are great for any time of year, but...
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Walking Water Experiment
Walking water is an awesome experiment. We had fun exploring markers and water on paper towels before and it was neat how the colors spread. This time we tried this experiment, inspired by The Royal...
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Incorporate Nature Into Everyday Play
I found this article fascinating and am happy to be able to share it with you here! How do you encourage nature play in your children? Do your kids play with nature? Have they been developing a...
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Pirate Treasure Hunt
Don't you love when you have an activity when you get to talk like a pirate? (Wait, I'm not the only one, right?!) This month's Poppins Book Nook theme was Pirates, and we had fun with it. We read...
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Indoor Beach
I'm proud to be guest posting over at the awesome 3 Dinosaurs today. We can't always make it to the real beach, so we brought the beach to us. Kinda. And not to ruin the surprise ending, but a...
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Nature Prints with Clay
Disclosure: We receivedCrayola Air Dry Clay from Oriental Trading to facilitate this series on getting ready for kindergarten through play. All opinions and ideas are our own. We use play dough...
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Fun & Easy Ways to Play - Weekly Kids Co-op
I had so much fun last time choosing fun but quick and easy ideas from the many posts linked up to the Weekly Kids Co-op, that I decided to do it again. What do you think? Should we keep it going?...
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Let's Read A Book - We Love Weekends linky
I love reading, so when there were a handful of posts about book suggestions and extension activities, I knew just the topic to go with for this week! "Splash" story time ideas {Growing Book by...
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