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American Flag Craft for Kids

  My son just started preschool last fall and it was the first time he head the Pledge of Allegiance. I remember asking him what he had learned one day after school and he responded by repeated the Pledge in full. Although he learned the words of the Pledge of Allegiance all year, I am pretty sure that he didn’t understand what all the Continue Reading

Here Are My Top Ten Myths for Kids Books

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My Top Ten Myths For Kids Books

  Early this summer I shared a way to encourage kids to read a wide variety of genres of books. It was a free printable punch card called Reading Everything Under the Sun.  I think it is super important for kids to read and explore all different kinds of books. Today I want to share with you some wonderful myth books  for  kids with you. Continue Reading

How to Make Interactive Math Games Focused on Counting

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How to Make Interactive Math Games Focused on Counting

You don't have to go out and buy special learning elements to make interactive math games, You can totally use things you have at home. If you don't have these elements and have to buy some of them, I know you will used them over and over again. ( We used this same set of buttons to play Ladybug Roll and Cover , patterning and so much more over and Continue Reading

Absolutely Out of This World Kid’s Science Fiction Books

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Absolutely Out of This World Kid's Science Fiction Books (Facebook)

  The summertime is the perfect time to read out of this world science fiction books. Kids can explore faraway worlds or see our world through the eyes of an alien. This is part of a series called Reading Everything Under the Sun that encourages kids to explore books of all different genres. Last week I shared with your some wonderful book Continue Reading

How to Make a Batting Tee from Pool Noodles

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How to Make A Batting Tee from Pool Noodles

I have been wanting to create some outdoor activities using pool noodles. Pool noodles are easy to work with and store when you are not playing with them. I knew they would be great to work with.How to Make a Batting Tee is the first of three outdoor ideas using  pool noodle that I will be sharing with you. This activity was super easy to put Continue Reading

Awesome Books For Kids about Fables

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Last week I shared with you a fun way to encourage summer reading. The idea was a punch card that children could work on during the summer. The punch card featured all different genres of books for kids to read. In that post, I promised to share with you book lists that featured each of the genres. Today's post is the first in that series and Continue Reading

How to Make a LEGO Man Cake

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      A few weeks ago parents at my son’s school were asked to send in cake, cupcakes, and cookies for the fun fair’s cake walk. LEGO are very popular where we live so I decided to make a LEGO man cake to send in. I have mostly just made cakes for JDaniel’s birthday so, I decided this cake needed a simple design. With a busy schedule this cake Continue Reading

How To Have A Rainforest Summer Camp at Home

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I am joining with some amazing All Things Kids bloggers to bring you super cool summer camps that you can hold at home. You are going to love looking through the camps to find activities, craft and snacks that your children will love. I have decided to focus on a rain forest themed summer camp. There is just something about summer that makes me Continue Reading

Here is How to Make Rainstick Music Instruments at Home

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How to Make a Rainstick Musical Instruments

Last week I shared with you some fun rain forest themed crafts. There was a toucan, an anteater, and a blue morpho butterfly. Two of the animal posts had finger plays that went along with the crafts. Today I want to share with you how to make a rainstick.  The rainstick could be played in the background while you say the rain forest animal rhymes Continue Reading

Animals in the Rainforest- Anteater Craft for Kids

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Is that an anteater or an aardvark? Well, I am glad that you asked! This is an anteater and it is the third in a series of animals in the rain forest crafts that I am sharing. We started with blue morpho butterflies. Next, we looked at toucan. The next animal that a craft will be shared for is the poison dart frog so keep your eyes open for Continue Reading

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