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10 Fourth of July Books for Kids

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10 Fourth of July Books for Kids

Children can learn more about the symbols associated with the 4th of July and ways families celebrate the 4th with this wonderful collection of books.  When you have finished reading them you might enjoy, creating a creating a threaded necklace, patriotic confetti eggs, or a cardboard tube flag. 4th of July Books for Kids One Nation Under Continue Reading

{Fresh and Frozen} Fruit Salad for Kids

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Fresh and Frozen Fruit Salad Recipe

Scanning the frozen food section for new products along with products my guys love has become a weekly shopping habit. When I was asked to share a frozen food idea by  the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association, I agreed wholeheartedly. With JDaniel in swimming and soccer this past spring I needed to find quick and delicious foods to Continue Reading

4th of July Activities- Read.Explore.Learn.

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Red, White, and Boom! highlights many of the events we associate with the 4th of July.  Parades down main street with flags, batons, and musicians. Time spent on the beach flying kites and picnicking on corn on the cob and melon. Time at a park playing and watching fireworks.  Each location and events that take place there are  shared in rhyme and Continue Reading

Bald Eagle Craft and Science Activity

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Bald Eagle Craft and Science Project

We have started to talk about the symbols of our country leading up to Independence Day on the 4th of July.  I thought a wonderful symbol to start with is the bald eagle. The idea I came up with was that  we would create a bald eagle craft and see if we could get him to fly as a science project.   Before I tell you what we did to create our eagle Continue Reading

Do You See Animals When You Hike?

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  JDaniel pointed out to me while we were hiking in Tennessee over Spring Break  that hiking is not just about hiking it is about checking out all that nature has on display. I learned during those hikes that he was going to ask me often while hiking the same question. "Do you see animals when you hike?" he must have asked me a dozen times.We Continue Reading

Kid Friendly – Pimento Cheese Recipe

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JDaniel and I decided to make our own version of pimento cheese this week. We are calling it the kid friendly version of a pimento cheese recipe . Here is why we made it. When we went to my mother in law's last week, she had purchased pimento cheese for us to have on our sandwiches for lunch. I can honestly say I have never tried it before. JDaniel Continue Reading

The Very Hungry Caterpillar- Read.Explore.Learn.

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I can't believe I haven't featured this week's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar on Read.Explore.Learn. before. We have several copies of it in JDaniel's room and I have read it to him a zillion times. He loves to count the fruits that the very hungry caterpillar eats as he prepares to build his cocoon. If you aren't familiar with the story, Continue Reading

Memories Captured: Do You Know Where You Are Going To?

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  Two wonderful ladies Galit and Alison host a wonderful link up called Memories Captured. I have participated in it before. Most of my posts have featured a point in JDaniel's life I wanted to remember. This time the post is a little different. The post below captures where we as a family are right now. I want to capture these moments Continue Reading

Car Trip- 15 Music CDs for Kids

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Car Trip- 15 Music CDs for Kids

  A lot of us will be going on car trips this summer. Whether it is a long trip or a short one, it is always fun to sing and car dance to a music. We have a few favorites in our car that JDaniel asks for again and again. I thought it was time that I seek out some new music for this summer's time in the car so, I asked members of the Kid Blogger Continue Reading

{Fun Foods} Cookie Cutter Food Creations

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Fun Foods Cookie Cutter Food Creations

  I have loved creating fun foods for JDaniel using cookie cutter food to make my creations. We have quite a collection of cookie cutters. Some are mini and others are full size. You have seen them in JDaniel's bento and muffin tin lunches. Recently we pulled out the cookie cutters to make two really fun food creations. Watermelon Continue Reading

Summer Craft – Fish Flop Painting

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Summer Crafts - Fish Flop Painting

  We have checked out a ton of books recently. One of them called Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni lead to a wonderful summer craft I am calling Fish Flop Painting. I love it when a book immediately lead to my coming up with a fun craft. JDaniel loves when it leads to a messy one. Fish is Fish a wonderful tale of the friendship between a frog and Continue Reading

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