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Place Value Games with Pasta Printables

April 13, 2015 By Deirdre

We have been reading a lot of April Pulley Sayre’s books at our house lately to celebrate Booking Across the USA,. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina and so was my son. I thought it would be fun to read books by an author from his hometown. While we loved all of the books we read, my son and I really enjoyed a book called Noodle Man:Pasta Continue Reading

ABC Learning- Crafting a Bee

April 9, 2015 By Deirdre

Springtime seems to be when the bees start buzzing in our house doing a science experiment. We see them all over our yard. Recently we crafted a big bee to have in our house to display in our kitchen. We didn’t just make a bee craft! We made a “B” craft. A giant “B” seemed to be almost the perfect shape for a bumble bee. It is missing one of Continue Reading

Cool Experiments With Friction For Kids

April 7, 2015 By Deirdre

Friction is the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another according to a dictionary definition I read. As a part of the the A-Z Science Experiments for Kids series hosted by Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, my son and I conducted a series of cool experiments that explored friction. We used items we found Continue Reading

Fun Science Experiments- Pollination

April 4, 2015 By Deirdre

If a flower is going to grow, it needs for its pollen to be moved from to another plant. One way the pollen is moved is by bees. While they are dipping into a flower, some of the pollen ends up on their body and wings. When the bee visits the next flower on their hunting and gathering trip, some of the first flower’s pollen drops into this Continue Reading

Slam Dunk- Fun Math Games

April 2, 2015 By Deirdre

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We have had several orange detergent containers sitting in our recycling box. It took awhile to come up with an activity I thought that could be used for and just how to decorate one of them. As I have mentioned before, we have been really working on math facts. Lately we have been playing fun math games with printables I have made like Continue Reading

April Fools Jokes For Kids- Brown E’s

March 30, 2015 By Deirdre

April Fools Jokes -Brown E's : This fun April Fools prank. Kids will love word play in this fun food themed prank.

April Fools jokes that are fun are my favorites. Two years ago I pulled a whole lot of fun April Fools jokes on my family. This year I had my son help me put together a fun April Fools joke for my husband. We make brown E's. It was a fun joke to put together and will be fun to pull on my husband. One of the teachers at my school created a pan of Continue Reading

8 Awesome Easter Crafts for Kids

March 30, 2015 By Deirdre

There are have been a number of Easter crafts for kids shared here JDaniel4's Mom. I have also shared some on other blogs as guest posts. Each was simple to construct and used items many of us have in our craft closets at home. They were designed for preschool or early childhood children to create. Although I am sure that older children Continue Reading

Science Projects for Kids- Plastic Egg Greenhouse

March 26, 2015 By Deirdre

Last year I found some giant plastic eggs in a clearance section at a local big box store. I didn’t know if I could use them for science projects for kids or maybe a learning game. For their low price I just knew if I bought them we would use them. As with many things that you buy on sale to use next year, I forgot about them until was Continue Reading

Kids Math Games- Ladybug Roll and Cover Math

March 24, 2015 By Deirdre

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My son and I have played a number of kids math games that use dice and a work mat. (The Cat in the Hat Math Mats are one example.) They are such a great way to review skills and explore new ones. This set of ladybug roll and cover mats had us working on adding two and three digits. The link below is an affiliate link. We go back and forth Continue Reading

Easter Arts and Crafts- Doily Chick

March 22, 2015 By Deirdre

Although this doily chick is part of an Easter Arts and Crafts series, it could be created during a farm unit or a unit on the signs of spring. It is simple enough for young children to craft and could be made more elaborately by older children. The link below is an affiliate link. We started with White Oval Doilies we found in our craft Continue Reading

Fine Motor Easter Craft

March 19, 2015 By Deirdre

This fine motor Easter activity uses an old cereal box cut into an egg shape and various line shapes for children to use to create and decorate an egg. The front and back panels of the box were the perfect size for the eggs we would need to create the templates. If you would like to replicate this Easter activity for your children at home Continue Reading