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Taking Time to Play- Famiglia & Seoul

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  I love stopping by to see what adventures the mom on Famiglia & Seoul is having with her little one. Her Memorable Moments Outside series is a favorite on mine. After reading her wonderful guest post below, I am hoping you will take a moment and visit her blog.     I am so delighted to be able to share a playtime experience Continue Reading

Under the Sea: Outdoor Play Lunch

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After spending several weeks celebrating the Olympics I thought, I would take you under the sea to watch some of the animals participate in outdoor play.Did you not know that starfish jump with seaweed ropes? I think this strawberry jello salad starfish does. He must have dreams of performing in a circus or theater. He has stars in his eyes. The Continue Reading

Olympics for Kids- 12 Olympic Related Activities and Meals

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Olympics for Kids- 12 Olympic Related Activities and Meals

As you have seen during the last three weeks, I have been a little excited about the Olympics and sharing them with JDaniel. I thought I would share with you all the posts I have written about this Olympics for kids this summer. Olympics for Kids Activities and Meals Food Creations   The Olympic Symbols were displayed in a bento box in a Continue Reading

Madeline in London- Read.Explore.Learn.

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This week I am going to share a wonderful children's book called Madeline in London by Ludwig Bemelmans. Madeline Visits London is a fun story takes on a trip to visit a friend in London. As with other Madeline tales, she has adventure and a little trouble while on her trip. JDaniel was fascinated with the double decker buses more than anything in Continue Reading

Losing Tree Limbs

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My husband had beautiful beech trees planted in the backyard. They are tall and have an elegance to them. Recently they have been losing limbs in summer storms. Not just small branches have been falling although have been dropping down too. It is the large limbs that seem to crack and hang precariously off the large branches following storms. My Continue Reading

Olympic Values: Week Three- Friendship

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JDaniel, my husband and the boys next door playing baseball. This post is the third and final post in a series called Olympic Values. The first week looked at respect and the second week’s post looked at excellence. This week’s post is on friendship. The Olympic value of friendship is defined this way: friendship- how, through sport, to Continue Reading

Olympics for Kids: Long Distance Bike Ride and Hop

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Olympics for Kids: Long Distance Bike Ride and Hop

Some days you put on all your biking gear ( helmet, pads, and gloves) and you are ready to feel the wind in your face and your mom or dad racing to catch up with you. There are other days when a long distance ride around the neighborhood is totally unappealing. You don't even what to wear the cool gloves. It is on days that little boys don't Continue Reading

Olympics for Kids- Edible British Flag

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Olympics for Kids- Edible British Flag

 After sharing four Olympic-related meals and snacks, I thought JDaniel and I would build the Union Jack fruit creation this week. The Union Jack or British Flag was easy to draw on a tortilla using a food marker. I wasn't sure how they would do. This is really the first project I have really used them on. Blueberries and strawberries have been Continue Reading

Dream Big- Read.Explore.Learn

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Sight Word Practice- Dunking Sight Words

  Links below are affiliate link.   This week I am going to share a wonderful children's book called Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Excellence by Deloris Jordan. This lovely picture book by Michael Jordan's mom is about how her son dreamed of going to the Olympic to play basketball from an early age.   He loved basketball, Continue Reading

Olympic Values: Week Two- Kids Growing in Excellence

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“In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.”  ― Eric Liddell As I mentioned last week in my post Olympic Value: Week One- Respect, there three Olympic values. Last week’s post describe how I tried to apply the value of respect to my four year old’s life. This week we are going Continue Reading

Olympics for Kids- A Gold Medal Lunch for Kids

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Olympics for Kids- A Gold Medal Lunch

    It feel like I haven't done a muffin tin lunch in ages. After creating Olympic related meals and snacks in the past few weeks, it was time for one  a muffin tin. If you like this lunch idea, please take a few minutes to visit some of my other Olympic food creations. There was an Olympic symbols bento and fruit filled snack Olympic Continue Reading

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