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Frozen Olaf -Icy Sensory Bin

June 25, 2014 By Deirdre

Last week I shared with you a Frozen Olaf cup craft for kids and you absolutely loved it! I decided to share another Frozen Olaf idea with you that features a sensory bin filled with Frozen Olaf himself and some really cool glass pebbles. Hope you love it too! The goal of this sensory bin was to create a fun bin (hence having Frozen Olaf in it) Continue Reading

Living with Cancer- Cherishing Moments

June 25, 2014 By Deirdre

In March after spending seven weeks in the hospital recovering from liver and kidney failure along gall bladder drainage issues followed by several month in rehab my mom had to make a huge decision. While in the hospital she was found to have pancreatic cancer, now after all that recovering time she had to decide what to do Continue Reading

Kids Write- Summer Journal Prompts

June 24, 2014 By Deirdre

Kids Write- Capturing Summer Memories- Free Summer Journal Prompts Printable

There is something special about reading the words kids write in their journals. When you read through a journal entry you can see what they are hearing as spell words, what they understand about sentence structure, and what is need to work on. This post contains several tips for helping kids write during the summer and a printable list on Continue Reading

Cool Games- Button Golf

June 23, 2014 By Deirdre

As far as cool games go, JDaniel thinks this is one of the coolest. After playing the basic version on the game for awhile and some versions of his own, he announced that we need to keep this game for a long time. I just love it when I find a learning activity that he really likes. Button golf and the cool games JDaniel came up with to Continue Reading

Cool Experiments for Kids-The Sunday Showcase

June 21, 2014 By Deirdre

The Kid Bloggers Network of bloggers is a really tight network. Recently Crayon Box Chronicles had a very special little girl who is fighting to live. You can learn more about Savannah by visiting a Facebook page that has been set up for her. While her mom is with her in the hospital, I thought it would be great if we supported her by visiting and Continue Reading

Frozen Olaf Cup Craft for Kids

June 19, 2014 By Deirdre

We didn't see Frozen when it was in the movie theater last winter. JDaniel was introduced to Frozen Olaf while watching in on DVD at a friend's house recently. He was definitely JDaniel's favorite character from the movie. I decided it would be fun to make Frozen Olaf at home and we hunted through our craft supplies and under the kitchen Continue Reading

Kids Activities- Gold Coin Vowel Sound Drop

June 17, 2014 By Deirdre

Working on the different sounds vowels helps children who are learning to read master the sounds. Interacting with vowels sounds in fun pirate themed kids activities helps children identify words that they know that contain each of the vowel sounds. It also helps to reinforce the vowels sounds children already in their auditory memory. This is Continue Reading

Fine Motor Activity- Fold and Thread Necklace

June 16, 2014 By Deirdre

Children of various ages benefit from working on fine motor skills. This fine motor activity actually creates the opportunity for children to work a several fine motor skills. I have called this fine motor activity Fold and Thread Necklace, but there are really several other skills that children will work on while creating the necklace. I will tell Continue Reading

Playdough Recipes for Fun (The Sunday Showcase)

June 14, 2014 By Deirdre

Making your own playdough is super easy when you use the playdough recipes I am featuring on The Sunday Showcase today. The posts I am sharing include playdough recipes and activities that you can do with your home playdough. We make playdough often at my house. It is a great indoor activity on rainy days, high pollen days, or days when your Continue Reading

Kids Fun- Fine Motor Weaving

June 12, 2014 By Deirdre

There are so many skills and concepts that kids work on while fine motor weaving. Kids don't necessarily realize that when they are weaving. Kids fun activities don't have to feel like work. They can just feel like creating. Open Ended Kids Fun A simple dish drainer and some colored ribbon were all that we used for this kids fun fine motor Continue Reading

American Flag Craft for Kids

June 11, 2014 By Deirdre

Using a few simple craft materials you can create an American flag craft mobile that can twist in the breeze or decorate your child's room. It is super easy! We made this mobile two years ago for a guest post on the blog Not Just Cute. I thought you would love to see it! A flag mobile like this one would be great to hang up on Flag Day, Continue Reading