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Two Meals from Chipper the Squirrel #readforgood

July 15, 2012 By Deirdre

This week's theme on MeMeTales: Readathon 2012 is Green Earth. One of the free books offered this week is Let's Go Chipper featuring Chipper the Squirrel. I had a great time making two meals based on Chipper this weekend! They were supposed to be a part of my Read.Explore.Learn. post for Friday, but I couldn't wait to share them with Continue Reading

Olympics for Kids: Color Sorting

July 15, 2012 By Deirdre

With the Olympics right around the corner it is the perfect time to use the symbols of the Olympics to create Olympics for kids activities that allow children to review or explore learning concepts. The Olympic symbol of interlocking rings of red, blue, green, black and yellow is a wonderful tool for practicing color identification. Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- Imagination #readforgood

July 13, 2012 By Deirdre

Welcome to Read.Explore.Learn.! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books. I am participating in the MeMe Tales Continue Reading

Help! This Duck Has Low Self Esteem!

July 11, 2012 By Deirdre

JDaniel doesn’t have trouble with low self-esteem at this point in life. He is confident about what he knows, how he looks, and who he is. I am working hard to help him have a good and positive self esteem. His self image shouldn’t be filled with arrogance or cockiness but I would like for him to like who he is. We try to control what he Continue Reading

Celebrating Imagination-Teddy Bear’s Picnic Day

July 9, 2012 By Deirdre

Did you know that tomorrow is Teddy Bear's Picnic Day? July 10th is officially Teddy Bear's Picnic Day. What better way to celebrate than to have a picnic with your teddy bear! JDaniel and I took a drive in the country to find a branch of the Little Free Library system. A very long drive to find the tiniest library in South Carolina and we Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn.- Balancing Your Wants and Those of Others

July 6, 2012 By Deirdre

Reaching for Freedom and Making Good Choices

July 5, 2012 By Deirdre

JDaniel has decided at age four he know what he needs to do, when he needs to do it, and if your choices for him are going to make him happy. He wants the freedom to make choices his life and so he is given some. JDaniel needs to learn about making good choices, about consequences to making bad choices, and how to make them when mom isn’t Continue Reading

Great 4th of July Crafts and Snacks for Kids

July 4, 2012 By Deirdre

The Fourth of July has always reminded me of fun and easy foods. People just seem to want to a cookout or have picnics with great food that doesn't keep them tied to the kitchen. The Fourth of July ice cream sundae at the top of this post is such fun to put together and so easy to make. Actually, your guests make it for Continue Reading

4th of July Snack and 4th of July Muffin Tin Meals of the Past

July 2, 2012 By Deirdre

The Fourth of July and pinwheels got linked together in my head for some reason. I mulled over several ways to create a pinwheel and end up with a tortilla cut into a pinwheel for this 4th of July snack.The pinwheel didn't seem to lend itself to becoming part of a sandwich so, I decorated it with sprinkles, red frosting, and a cherry. The Continue Reading

Science Experiment for Kids- Frying Eggs on the Driveway

July 1, 2012 By Deirdre

The last few days here in South Carolina have been so hot outside that you could fry an egg on the driveway. We decided that rather than just talk about the heat it would be fun actually try to fry two eggs out on road at the end of our driveway. It would be a fun science experiment for kids or at least my kid. We researched the hottest part of Continue Reading