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Pirate Puppet Craft
Argh! September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and we’ve joined a handful of bloggers from all over the world in Pirate crafts and activities for kids. We made this Pirate Puppet craft using a cupcake liner and are ready for Pirate fun. So, Yo Ho Ho! Let’s make Pirate Puppets! Pirate Puppet…
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Diagraph Spelling Word Poems
This week the theme in our Second Grade Learning series is Poetry. We are well into the swing of our school year and second grade Spelling words do need a lot of practice at home. We decided to create poems using our -CH and -TCH Digraphs Spelling Word list. This was a lot of fun for my…
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Germ Craft to Teach Kids About Germs
With kids, germs and illness happen. We found this fun germ book at our library recently and had so much fun reading and learning about how germs spread, that we had to make a Germ Craft to go along with the book. Get ready to teach kids about germs and get crafty! Make these! So…
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Asian Chicken Recipe Kids Love
Today we’re sharing a favorite recipe in our house. This Asian Chicken is easy to throw together and always a hit with the kids. This week in our Cooking With Kids A-Z series, we’re sharing P for Peppers. This chicken dish is full of red and green peppers and perfect for filling your family with…
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Preschool Books and Activities
Children can explore books through their senses and with a hands-on approach while learning and making memories. These preschool books and the activities that we’ve come up with…are popular children’s books that are fun to read, and fun to play along with! These are book extension activities that we’ve read and come up with book-based…
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Kids Party Theme Ideas
Kids’ parties don’t need to be outrageous and extravagant. We love to throw easy and creative birthday parties and themed play dates (occasionally-themed days are NOT an every day thing. Or even a frequent thing around here!). Sometimes it is nice to celebrate the child and the excitement of youth with a special day. Sure…
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Cooking With Kids Recipes
We’ve been busy cooking our way through the alphabet with our Cooking With Kids A-Z series. You can find all of the recipes here. We love the learning and therapeutic benefits to cooking with kids so this series is a winner for us. Try all of these recipes for tasty dishes that you can cook…
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Baby Play Ideas
This is a space where we share our favorite play ideas for babies. The youngest kids can have fun while learning through play at home, too! Babies are such an amazing miniature human. They are developing at a rapid pace and taking in the senses of our world with wide eyes. Simply holding and talking…
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Visual Motor Skills for Kids
When it comes to vision, there is so much to learn! Here we are covering visual motor skills for kids and the specific activities that empower development through visual motor activities for kids. Start by checking out Visual Motor Integration developmental milestones for age-appropriate skills that children typically master from age 0-5. Visual Motor Skills…
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Super Hero Craft for Skip Counting
I have a fun occupational therapy craft to share today. This superhero craft is a SUPER way to help kids develop fine motor skills and hand strength. It’s a clothes pin craft, so when kids make these super hero clothes pins, they are really strengthening hand strength and endurance in the hands. Add these superhero…
