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STEM Activities for Kids with #2 Pencils

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STEM Activities for Kids with #2 Pencils - Pencils can be used to create a number of shapes, numbers and structures.

  These STEM activities for kids featuring #2 pencils  post is the second in a series of four posts featuring science explorations with school supplies. The first post in the series focused on using school supplies to make ramps for cars. Your children are going to love building and creating with pencils. My son's school supply list Continue Reading

Kid Science – School Supply Ramp for Cars

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School Supply Car Ramp Kid Science

My son and I went Back to School shopping to find all the items on his school supply list early this summer. I wanted to shop while there was a good selection of supplies in the stores. After walking by the bag of supplies for a few weeks, I decided we needed to do something with them. They would be great for a series of STEM kid science activities Continue Reading

Wheels on the Bus Song Inspired Craft

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Wheels on the Bus song inspired craft made with a paper plate. Kids will love that the wheels move.

  The Wheels on the Bus song was taught to me by my Aunt Yvonne when I was a little girl. I thought we were singing about a city bus back then. By the time I sang it to my son I knew it could refer to a school bus too. With school starting here soon JDaniel and I created a craft based on the Wheels on the Bus Song.  We made a paper plate Continue Reading

Pete the Cat Paper Plate Mask For Kids

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Pete the Cat Paper Plate Mask For Kids

This post contains affiliate links. Pete the Cat was introduced to us in a Mommy and Me class when my son was little. The book had just come out. The librarian who taught the class was so excited about sharing it with us. When I was looking for Back to School themed books to share with you, two Pete the Cat books came to mind. Both Pete the Cat: Continue Reading

Llama Llama Misses Mama Craft for Kids

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Llama Llama Misses Mama Craft for Kids

This is the third in a series of five Back to School book and craft posts. First, a mask to go along with the book The Kissing Hand was shared. The second book was If You Take a Mouse to School. Today we will look at the book Llama Llama Misses Mama. It features a little llama that reminds me a lot of a preschooler I once had to drop off at Continue Reading

There Was an Old Lady Paper Plate Mask

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There Was an Old Lady Paper Plate Mask

I just knew I needed to include There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly!in my Back to School book series. The Old Lady inhales all kinds of first day of school items. Children would love creating a There Was an Old Lady mask to go with the book. I tried to come up with a simple mask that would go with all her books.  This mask will also be Continue Reading

If You Take A Mouse To School Paper Plate Mask for Kids

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If You Take A Mouse To School Paper Plate Mask

This post contains affiliate links. Kids love the If You Take a Mouse books! With school starting here in just a few weeks I decided we would make an If You Take a Mouse to School paper plate mask. Kids could wear them before or after reading the book. Actually, they could make to go with If You Take a Mouse books! This If Your Take A Mouse mask Continue Reading

The Kissing Hand Paper Plate Raccoon Mask

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  Paper plate masks are fun to create after reading favorite books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? My son's preschool teacher read his class the book The Kissing Hand at the beginning of the school year. It has been a favorite book ever since then.  I love how Mrs. Raccoon helps her son remember he is loved even when they Continue Reading

Ice Cream Sundae: Monkey’s Rainforest Favorites

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Ice Cream Sundae Monkey's Rainforest Favorites

The Olympics being hosted in Brazil this year has lead to my creating a number of crafts and learning activities with a rainforest them. While creating the Rainforest Animals Puzzle Craft, I came across recipe for rainforest cookies. It featured coconut, bananas, chocolate, cashews , and cinnamon Looking over that recipe gave me a idea. I could use Continue Reading

Olympic Torch Craft Ideas for Kids

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Olympic Torch Craft Ideas for Kids

I know you have enjoyed the Olympic torch painting craft I created and the torch we created for the Olympic torch static electricity activity. I want to share with you a variety of other Olympic torch craft ideas I found while searching on Pinterest for craft ideas to add to my Crafts for Kids board. I think you are really going love them. I Continue Reading

Shadow Games – Building Block Numbers

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Shadow Games - Building Block Numbers

This post contains affiliate links. We bought JDaniel a set of building blocks when he was really little. I built towers that he knocked down at first. Then he created elaborate towers and waterways with them. The blocks have been sitting on a shelf in his room for awhile. In the past year we have used them for math activities like creating Continue Reading

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