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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! Activities

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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! Learning Activities

  JDaniel loves this series of books. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! features her eating an Easter basket, grass and a whole bunch of other Easter items.  Just like the other books she can't seem to keep them all in her stomach. She loses everything when she encounters the Easter Bunny.I think it is the repetition and rhythm Continue Reading

Easter Games- Hopping with Chalk Bunnies

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  The weather has been warmer here and we have needed to get out and move. I thought we could boogie to the left, boogie to the right and play Easter game I am calling the chalk bunny hop. We have been hopping like a rabbit all week. It has been a lot of fun. Sometimes we stop by our row of bunnies on the way to the mailbox and hop, hop, Continue Reading

{Craft for Kids} Legend of the Dogwood

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{Craft for Kids} Legend of the Dogwood

Have you ever heard of the poem The Legend of the Dogwood Tree before? I hadn't until my husband shared it with me. He remembers having it shared with him in Sunday school when he was a little boy.It is a beautiful poem about the about the species of tree that may have been used for Christ's cross. I decided the poem would have more meaning if I Continue Reading

20 Easter Activities for Kids

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20 Easter Activities for Kids

  With Easter less than a week away I thought I would share with you some Easter themed activities for kids. They include crafts, foods creations and learning moments that you could do at your house. None of these kids Easter activities is really complicated to make and they were all were fun create. Most of them could and should be created Continue Reading

Breakfast Ideas- Breakfast Tortillas

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A cheese and flour tortilla or a cheese taco as JDaniel calls it is what he wants for breakfast every morning. He strolls into the kitchen in the morning and makes it himself. Although he really loves it, I have been thinking about ways to add a little something to his breakfast food of choice.  A friend mentioned adding an egg to his cheese taco Continue Reading

Exploring the Children’s Book Rabbit Food

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Exploring the Children's Book Rabbit Food

While JDaniel isn't really a picky eater, he can be picky about how his carrots are served. So when I came across the book Rabbit Food  at the library about a rabbit family that has a couple members that don't like carrots, I thought we should eat it. No I mean read it! Mother and Father Rabbit really want their son John to eat carrots. His Continue Reading

7 Really Fun Pranks for April Fools

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    I have searched high and low to find kid-friendly pranks for April Fools. This list of ideas are funny and not designed to scare or make children fearful or feel embarrassed. I found some of those and quickly dismissed them.  Pulling pranks is lots of fun, but not all children will think the same things are funny. I Continue Reading

Easter Idea- Easter Story Cookies

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Mrs. Hatten (my mentor mom at church) shared this wonder Easter idea with me for resurrection cookies. I am thrilled to be able to share it with you. Each step in making these cookie a scripture verse to go with it. This is a fantastic way to share the Easter story with children the evening before Easter. Easter Story Cookies Ingredients:   1 Continue Reading

Bold Moms Break Rules with Whites

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I rarely ever have JDaniel wearing white. He can be a messy eater, crafter, and player. At the end of the day I can usually point to his shirt and know what he has had to eat and what he did during the day. There is usually a few magic marker spots, paints splotches, dirt streaks , grass stains, milk drips marks and food stains all over it. That is Continue Reading

Healthy Lunch Ideas – Bounding Bunnies Bento

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Healthy Lunch Ideas - Bounding Bunnies

I really try to give JDaniel healthy lunches. Sometimes I am more successful than others. Lately he has gotten in a rut as to what he wants to be served or make for his lunch. ( He is big on making his lunch all by himself right now.)  American cheese sandwiches are what he has decided he likes. I won't mind much, but he also wants American cheese Continue Reading

St. Patrick’s Day Activity Round Up

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St. Patrick's Day Activity Round Up

Whether you are looking for a St. Patrick's Day craft, game or learning activity, I think you will find a wide variety to choose from in this post. There are 15 different activities that come from nine different blog posts displayed in the collage. We had a wonderful time creating, learning and experimenting to create this posts. I hope you will Continue Reading

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