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An Irish Tale – King Puck Learning Activities

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An Irish Tale - King Puck Learning Activities

King Puck I had never heard of the King Puck Festival in Killorglin before. JDaniel and I learned about it together when we read the book King Puck. The festival takes place every year in August. One of the highlights of the festival is picking a local goat to be King Puck for the year. In this Irish tale a lonely farmer has no one to talk to but Continue Reading

Quest to Trap the Leprechaun in a Homemade Trap

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  We have been talking about leprechaun at our house for years, but we have never tried to trap the leprechaun that keeps coming up in the stories I tell JDaniel. That is until this year. This year we created a leprechaun trap to see if there might really be one in our town. Steps We Took to Build Our Leprechaun Trap We dug through our recycling Continue Reading

What is a Golden Birthday? – Robot Party and Cake

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JDaniel celebrate his birthday several days last week. I guess if it is your Golden Birthday it tends to be celebrated many times due to the fact that it comes only once in your lifetime.  What is a Golden Birthday? Well, JDaniel celebrates his birthday on the 5th of March and he did turn five on that day. I shared with you last week his Golden Continue Reading

8 St.Patrick’s Day Snacks and Lunches

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8 St. Patrick's Day Snacks and Lunches

I thought I would share with you several of the St. Patrick's Day snacks and lunches I have created. Half of them are from posts I wrote for this blog and  the other half are from  posts I wrote for other blogs. I hope you will take a moment and explore the posts that they were originally shared on. Here are the St. Patrick's Day Snack's and Continue Reading

Truck Party Learning Activities for Kids

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Truck Party Learning Activities for Kids

This week we looked at a book called Truck Party!  since it was JDaniel's birthday this week. Truck Party is a book about truck planning a surprise party for one of their friends. Each truck has a special job to do to get the party ready including the car carrier who bring some of the guests to the party. It is great to see the trucks all working Continue Reading

23 Moms Share B-Day Treat Bag Ideas

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JDaniel's birthday party is on Saturday and I really want to put together really fun treat bags that the kids will love and that won't cause parents to groan when they see its contents.  JDaniel has been a wide variety of things as a guest at his friend's birthday parties. I had some thought of my own, but I decided to ask the mom bloggers on the Continue Reading

{What is a Golden Birthday?} Today is JDaniel’s

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What is a Golden Birthday?

      What is a golden birthday? It is a when you turn the same age as your birthday. Today is the 5th of March and it is JDaniel's 5th birthday! I had never heard of a golden birthday until my next door neighbor commented that this year was JDaniel's. I am so glad he said something about it. Each person gets only one golden birthday in their Continue Reading

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes for a Mother and Son Lunch

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When JDaniel wandered into the kitchen to see what I was making for lunch, he said, "Yuck!" He really doesn't like peppers. When he saw me cutting them up for a green pepper and tuna salad platter, he just couldn't hold back his feeling about it."This isn't a lunch for you," I told him, "This is a lunch for me!" I was glad I had planned for two St. Continue Reading

8 Dr. Seuss Activities and Snacks

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    Yesterday I shared two to of the activities above in my Green Eggs and Ham-Read.Explore.Learn post. I thought I would share with you today those two and six other Dr. Seuss themed activities that JDaniel and I have done over the past few years. That gives me 8 Dr.Seuss activities and snacks to share.The Cat in the Hat themed pancake Continue Reading

Green Eggs and Ham- Read.Explore.Learn

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Dr. Seuss Activity- Green Eggs and Ham Tic Tac Toe File Folder Game and Snack

This year I decided to focus on the book Green Eggs and Ham for Dr. Seuss' Birthday. I love the rhymes and the message of this book. No matter what Sam says about trying new foods he ends up eating this new food combination. He not only tries it but he likes it. Thankfully JDaniel loves to try new things! Well, most of the time he likes to try new Continue Reading

Coloring for Kids – Ice Cube Rainbow Painting

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Coloring for Kids - Ice Cube Painting

  Coloring with dyed ice cubes in a roasting pan is a great way to work on blending colors and experimenting with them. Ice cube rainbow painting is an activity that does just that. This idea popped into my head last week and I really wanted to try it. Sometimes when you get a great idea like ice cube rainbow painting, turns out better Continue Reading

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