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Sensory Gardening with Kids
It is that time of year when we start to dig up the dirt and grow our garden…all with the kids! Digging in dirt and kids go hand in hand so when we started our garden for the first time last year, the kids were all over it. They were my biggest helpers when it…
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Lighthouse Cupcake Liner Craft Summer
Are you planning a vacation or holiday with kids to the beach or shore this summer? We made this lighthouse craft using cupcake liners to prepare kids for beach itineraries and experiences such as lighthouse visits! We’ve made a few cupcake liner crafts and this is one of our new favorites! Lighthouse craft for kids This…
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DIY Beach Seashell Souvenir Idea
This Beach trip souvenir idea is a post we put together at the end of last summer. We made these free DIY souvenirs while on our beach vacation and wanted to share the tip but decided to hold off until Spring (for us, many of our readers are heading into fall now!) After we returned…
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Fruit Pizza Recipe Cooking with Kids
We are absolutely loving our cooking with kids series. My kids love to get in the kitchen and cook with me. (I think the end result of tasting the treats might be a minor motivation…) Today’s Cooking with Kids recipe was a huge hit and the perfect after school snack for a rainy day. We made our…
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Experiments with Air Drag and Streamlined Shapes
This aerodynamics experiment explores streamlined vehicles and is a STEM car experiment with an added mix of fine motor skill work. It’s a fun discovery activity for kids! Today’s experiment with streamlined vehicles and shapes was a very fun way to learn about air drag! Aerodynamics Experiment My son loves anything with experiments or discovery, so this…
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The cutest potato stamp crafts
We’ve been busy recently making lots of potato print stamp crafts. (Notice: you’ve been warned. Be prepared for super cute potato stamp art and crafts coming your way!) So this week on Share It Saturday, we decided to feature the cutest potato stamp crafts out there. The Polar Bear Print below was the inspiration for this…
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Teaching Kids to Write Their Name the Fun Way!
We are working a lot on writing lower case letters these days. My five year old has been trying so hard to write his name and is a trooper when it comes to practicing. Sometimes it’s not a child’s interest to write letters of their name (and other letters needed in handwriting, too!) This letter…
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Caterpillar Math Craft
You know we love a great craft made from recycled materials, right? Recycled items seem to make a reoccurring appearance on our blog. And, here’s a little secret: I LOVE crafting and encouraging playful learning with recycled stuff because it’s re-purposing and environmentally cool, but it’s also FREE! You have the materials already in your home,…
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How to make Stovetop Clean Mud Sensory Play
Have you ever made clean mud? This sensory dough is very cool. We’ve made the standard version before (you know the clean mud sensory dough where you cook a bar of ivory soap in the microwave?). This month in the 12 months of sensory dough series, we thought we would try a new version of clean…
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Yarn Painting Art for Kids
Did you ever explore different ways to paint with yarn? Yarn painting is a creative art idea and an overall creative painting activity that you’ll want to try. What better way to create art with the kids, than with a skein of yarn? Grab the paints and that unused yarn and get ready to paint!…
