Category: Family & Parenting

For the Kids: Home Library Must

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am a reading fan.  I actually think that it is much worse than that and I am actually a book addict.  I love the smell of books, old and new, the crackling sound as you open the book for the first time, the neatly lined shelves. And this …

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Father’s Day Craft: Amazing Tie Tacks

I know that every year, hundreds of fathers will be getting something that fathers have been receiving for decades. It’s fast, it’s simple and doesn’t every dad need a tie. I know for myself, I have always tried to avoid purchasing a tie for any occasion (I hate to run with the pack) but one …

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Father’s Day Craft: #1 Dad Ribbon

Here’s a great father’s day craft that is excellent for younger children to create. What you need: A magnetic strip (you can buy these at most craft stores and it usually comes in a roll) Juice can lid Paper White glue Markers What you need to do: Cut out a circle from the construction paper that …

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Rainy Day Activities: Flour Play

When my son was in at the optometrists this week, the woman filling his prescription asked him, “What did you do today?” He looked at her, thought about it and then said, “Played in flour.” She looked at me confused and then continued to question him.  Where did you play with flour? at school?   Nope, …

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Father’s Day Craft: Footprint Poem

With Father’s Day coming up next month, I thought now would be a good time to get started on posting a few Father’s Day Craft.  I decided that I would start off with a real tear jerker of a gift idea.  This is one that I made for my husband on his second year of …

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Cheat Sheets: Toads

Well, it’s time for another cheat sheet for parents to add to their little resource library of things their children are going to encounter. I felt that toads are a great example because most children experience a frog or a toad and sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between them. I mean, we …

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Encouraging Reading Part One: Your Infant

I am a big fan of reading, huge, gigantic, enormous. I can add many adjectives to just how big of a fan I am but I think I may have already got my point across and one look at the boxes of books that I don’t have room for will confirm it. For this reason, …

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Cheat Sheets: Volcanoes

I mentioned a while back that I was going to do a cheat sheet on Volcanoes since I had a stage in my son’s development where all he wanted to talk about was Volcanoes and more specifically, Pompeii. Today, that’s right, I’m going to give you a quick cheat sheet on Volcanoes. When it comes …

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Kids Educational Activity Sheet: Hot or Cold?

This printable “hot or cold?” game is a fun way for kids to learn about temperature. Cut out the squares for them to match, or have them draw lines to match. Click on the image below to save this 8.5 x 11 letter (paper) size free printable activity page. All rights reserved. This is for …

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Free Coloring Page: Sunny Day

This cute “Sunny Day” coloring page has a meadow with mountains, a cute bunny, and a winding river. Click on the image below to save this 8.5 x 11 letter (paper) size free printable coloring page. All rights reserved. This is for personal use only, you may not sell or redistribute the coloring page. Please …

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