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Fine Motor Christmas - We Love Weekends linky
Christmas is a great time to spend with family, share in what we've been blessed with, and...practice fine motor skills? Sure, why not! It's certainly true that of the 40 posts that were shared...
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DIY Recycled Drum
We've reached the last day of our 12 Days of Christmas series, with...12 drummers drumming! Boy, twelve drummers...that must have been pretty loud. And here I complain about one kindergartener...
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Kid-Made Gifts That Anyone Will Love
I love gifts that kids can make. I think it's such a meaningful addition to the holiday when they can really feel pride and accomplishment about their gift. It's more exciting, too, for them to...
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15 Christmas Cards Kids Can Make
The holiday season is a wonderful time to spend some time together and make some Christmas cards. They may not come out like anything you had in mind (WARNING: they probably won't!) but the time and...
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Connecting with Long-Distance Grandparents
I was ridiculously lucky, growing up, to be close to my grandparents, both physically and emotionally. Not all families have the luxury to live near each other, but there are still many ways to be a...
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Creative Christmas Ideas - Weekly Kids C0-op
Some fun Christmas ideas this week that you may not have thought of. (I just love the Christmas construction site pretend play from Sow Sprout Play!) Salt tray writing with a Christmas theme |...
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Frugal Family Linky Double Week
Check out these frugal highlights from last week: Make your own penguin gift bag (penguin gift optional!) from Artsy Momma Life-size cardboard Christmas tree from Milk, Crafts and Honesty And...
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We Love Weekends Linky - Holidays
Last week saw some fun ideas - keep those family-friendly posts coming! We love to read and share them! Learning about Hanukkah - with play dough! {Welcome to Mommyhood} Oh-so-cute crafts for...
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Jingle Jingle Crafts and Fun
Nothing's more fun than a craft you can play with afterwards...especially if it makes noise! (Easy for me to say, in a quiet - for now - house!) These jingle bell crafts are fun, easy, and musical,...
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Creative Craft Supplies Solutions
We have a good amount of craft supplies; enough so that when I'm looking for something I can't seem to find it amongst the pile! But I hate to go out and buy storage containers just to put craft...
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Pretend Play with Anna, Elsa...and Olaf too!
The best movies inspire the imagination, long after the ending credits roll. Watching Kay act out scenes from Frozen (repeatedly!) I know that this is one movie that certainly does just that....
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Turning Bath Time into Fun Time
Some kids just love bath time. And others, well, don't. For some kids, taking a bath is right up there with going to the dentist - NOT a favorite place. My trick is to make the bath THE place to...
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Alphabet Soup
It was one of those stuck-in-the-house, must-find-something-to-do days when I brought out the "ingredients" for Alphabet Soup. We used her foam alphabet puzzle (from the dollar store) and I gave...
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Cozy Reading Nooks for Kids
I've always wanted to live in a house with a window seat, where I could curl up with a good book, especially when rain was pattering against the window. Every reader knows the right spot can be just...
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Egg Decorating Without The Eggs
Whether because of allergies or if there's a vegan in the house (that would be me!), not everyone wants to use real eggs at Easter. Fortunately there are lots of creative ways to keep the...
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Clothespin Butterfly Craft
We don't get many butterflies in your yard, which is a shame. Mostly we get moths that Kay thinks are butterflies. Only rarely do we see a lovely monarch flutter by and when we do, it's an event....
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Exploring Nature in the City
I would love to live in the country, surrounded by acres of green and lots of places for my daughter (and me!) to explore and experience nature. But I don't. We live in the city, surrounded...
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DIY Tinker Box
This tinker box idea is one of my favorites; there are just so many things I love about it - the open-endedness, the creativity that is inspired, and, in our case, the frugality of it all. Not to...
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Kindness to Animals Books for Preschoolers
I love animals - all kinds. Even the ones I don't necessarily like (this means you, snakes!) Now I don't really care if Kay grows up to love animals, but I do want her to at least respect that they...
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Two-ingredient play dough - almost
This was going to be a post about a new-to-us kind of sensory dough - sort of like play dough, but not. And it is a post about that - almost. I set out the ingredients: 1 cup of cornstarch to...
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