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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

Three Tropical Rain Forest Talking Toucans Rhyme and a Craft

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Three Tropical Rain Forest Talking Toucans Rhyme and a Craft

  This post is part of a series that is focused on the rainforest. It will include crafts, activities, and snacks. You can use the activities in this series as a unit or individually. Yesterday I shared with you a really cute blue morpho butterfly finger play and craft. Today’s rainforest animal is the toucan. Tropical Rain Forest Three Talking Continue Reading

Blue Morpho Butterfly Finger Play and Craft

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Blue Morpho Butterfly Finger Play and Craft

This is part of a unit of the rain forest themed activities that will be shared in the next few weeks. The area of this unit features some fun animal crafts with finger plays or songs. One of my favorite rain forest animals is the blue morpho butterfly. Its wings are such a gorgeous color. I thought we would start with it. Blue Morpho Butterfly Continue Reading

Introducing A Fun Way to Encourage Summer Reading

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Introducing A Fun Way to Encourage Summer Reading

The summer is a perfect time of the year to explore different genres or types of books. I have created a summer reading punch card for you to give your children. It lists all different kinds of books. The card doesn’t ask children to read one of each type of book. It asks them to read some of them. I want kids to have the freedom to make Continue Reading

How To Find a Little Free Library Near You

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How To Find a Little Free Library Near You

When I first head of Little Free Libraries a few years ago I searched on the Little Free Library site and  found a Little Free Library about a hour away from us. What fun I thought to road trip to one. I packed a picnic lunch, JDaniel and his teddy bear in the car and off we went to find it. After learning about a Little Free Library opening Continue Reading

What is science? Simple and Fun Ways to Explore Water

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What is science Simple and Fun Ways to Explore Water

    All week long I have been sharing posts on our water science discovery center. There was a post on How to Make Things Sink  and How to Make Water Flow. Each of those posts looked at science concepts that many of us explore with kids. You may have seen experiments like them on a number of different blogs. They are exciting and Continue Reading

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