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Bento Lunch for Kids- All Star Lunch

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Lunch for Kids- All Star Lunch

When I was planning this week's lunch, I was thinking about Election Day and how it is wonderful time for Americans to get out and give their opinions on who they want for president. I decided having an all star themed lunch would be perfect. The bento lunch would literally be an all star lunch.That was before Sandy arrived and made it difficult Continue Reading

Little Owl’s Night Craft and Snack Ideas- Read.Explore.Learn.

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Little Owl's Night Craft and Snack Ideas- Read.Explore.Learn.

As you read the story Little Owl's Night, you get to travel along with Little Owl as he travels through the air watching all the other nocturnal animals. There are fireflies dancing, moths fluttering toward the moon, and so much more.  This tale takes you from the beginning of the night to the end of an evening just as Continue Reading

Carving Pumpkins From the Pumpkin’s Point of View

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Carving Pumpkins From the Pumpkin's Point of View

My life started in patch just as it did for many of my pumpkin relatives. I heard the farmer and his farm hands talk one day  about how one day many of us would be taken to large brightly lit stores where people would look us displayed on shelves and decide if we were right for them. When the right person came along, we would be taken to their Continue Reading

Halloween Craft- Milk Jug Skeleton

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Halloween Craft- Milk Jug Skeleton

There isn't an x-ray needed to see the bones in our milk jug skeleton. Last weekend we visited the  Roper Mountain, a local science center, near us for a Halloween event. While at the Roper Mountain Science Center, we saw these wonderful milk jug skeletons. They looked so cool. I knew I just had to make a milk jug skeleton for our Continue Reading

14 Halloween Meals for Kids

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We have been having lunch creations at our house for three years. I though I would share with you some of the Halloween themed lunches and snacks that JDaniel has enjoyed. I have called this post Halloween meals for kids. Halloween Meals for Kids If you see one that you like, please click on its link below and you will be taken to the Continue Reading

Bats for Kids- Baby Bat’s Lullaby Activities

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Bats for Kids- Baby Bat's Lullaby

The links below are affiliate links.We spent time this week reading and exploring books about bats. JDaniel and I really love the book Baby Bat's Lullaby by Julia Noonan. We spend a lot of time together just the way the mother and child bat do in this book.  The mother bat shares with her child many of the things he does during the day that make Continue Reading

Two Trips to the Emergency Room

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I have had to make trips to emergency rooms around Halloween. Last year JDaniel fell and hit his head on the edge of coffee table at a friend’s house.  I didn’t write about it here it was too fresh at the time and I didn’t feel right about sharing how my son had a Frankenstein scar. There was a part of me that wondered if I could do anything to Continue Reading

It’s Pumpkin Time- Read.Explore.Learn

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It's Pumpkin Time- Read.Explore.Learn

This week we have been working on pumpkin activities and reading It's Pumpkin Time! by Zoe Hall. It's Pumpkin Time walks its readers through the stages of growing a pumpkin from seed to sitting carved on a front step.  The illustrations in this book are amazing. I love the coloring layers and vivid pictures. Sharl Halpern did a wonderful job Continue Reading

A Very Long Search for a Pumpkin in a Pumpkin Patch

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  After the children in JDaniel's preschool class had the parts of a pumpkin and the rules for holding a pumpkin  explained to them, the headed into the pumpkin patch to choose a pumpkin to take home. The lady giving us the farm tour said to search for just the right pumpkin for you. When you found it, you were Continue Reading

Taking Time to Play- The Pleasantest Thing

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Carolyn of The Pleasantest Thing is an a expert at helping her children find fun and build memories. Please stop by her blog and check out her wonderful ideas. I love her Halloween Gross (Motor) Fun post. I will be using some of them when plan for JDaniel's preschool Halloween party. I think the children in his class will love them. My boys Continue Reading

Lunch and Breakfast Ideas with Pumpkins for Kids

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  October has been a crazy and busy month. On Wednesday we went to the pumpkin patch with JDaniel's class, rushed from the farm the patch was on to his speech assessment and then to a local park to visit with some playgroup friends we haven't seen in ages. Thankfully the park is less than a mile from the testing site. The farm was Continue Reading

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