Jenae, Author at I Can Teach My Child!

Show-and-Share Saturday Link-Up

There were so many wonderful ideas shared last week. Here are just a few: Creative Connections for Kids shares a recipe for these pumpkin Jack-O-Lantern cups. Yummy! Looking for farm activities for your preschooler? Joyfully Weary has a plethora…

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Virtual Photography Class: White Balance

There is a tiny little function on your camera that can make a HUGE difference in the overall look and color of your pictures. This function controls the white balance of your photos. White balance is typically set on the…

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Toddler Time: Touchy-Feely Activity

We used lots of items from around the house to talk about sensory descriptors like soft, rough, smooth, sticky, and bumpy. This would be a perfect activity for older babies and toddlers! Just be sure you don’t use any items…

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Shape Investigation

As we’ve been talking about shapes recently, I realized that Big Brother didn’t know the difference between a “side” and a “corner” (or angle, if you really want to get technical). I thought a fun shape investigation was in order…

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What To Do When Naptime Ceases…

I don’t know about you, but my sanity break (and my blogging time) comes about 2:00 every afternoon…when my children nap. Both boys have thankfully been regular nappers their entire lives. Until now, that is… Big Brother will be…

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Coming in November: 30 Days of Intentional Acts of Kindness with your Kids

I’ve never really liked the term random acts of kindness. I want whatever kindness I show to be out of the overflow of the Holy Spirit living within me. And I want these acts to be a daily habit in…

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Half-Off Advertising Special!

ICanTeachMyChild.com is a great way to promote your business or blog! Now through Friday, October 21st you can receive half off regular advertising for as many months as you wish. You can find out more info about advertising on ICanTeachMyChild.com…

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A Lesson Learned: Do Everything…

Does the monotony of parenting ever get to you? It certainly does me! Or how about the menial tasks? For instance, multiple times a day I have to put all 10 pillows back onto our couch. Yes, I have 10…

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Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!

There were so many wonderful activities shared last week. Here are just a few: This fall leaves game from A Happy Wanderer looks fun and educational! It incorporates one-to-one correspondence and color recognition…what can be better??? Mom to…

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Winner of the Bedtime Book for Dogs

The winner of the Bedtime Book for Dogs is… Comment #20: Mrs. Mordecai who said, “Sounds like a very unique book!” Congrats! You’ll be receiving an e-mail from me shortly! Thanks to each of you for entering!

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Baby and Toddler Activity: Fun with an Emergency Mylar Blanket

Prince Charming ran a half marathon last Sunday. It was a relatively cool, rainy morning. At the end of the race, all the runners were offered one of these emergency mylar blankets to warm up (or at least that’s what…

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Learning to Dial 9-1-1

Proceed with caution on this post…or else the 9-1-1 dispatchers might have it out for me with all the little ones accidentally dialing 9-1-1! Before your child learns to dial 9-1-1, he/she needs to know what constitutes an emergency. Obviously,…

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Visit the Fire Station!

We’ve visited the fire station a handful of times in the last few years. We most recently went for a scheduled tour with our church playgroup in July. There are lots of benefits to visiting the fire station, but the…

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F is for Fire

This alphabet craft was lots of fun to make and involved TONS of fine motor practice as well! Our very first parent/teacher conference with Big Brother’s preschool teacher was on Monday and she indicated that he could use a bit…

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Books on Fire and Firefighters

Here are some of our favorite books on fire and firefighters. Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demarest This book is one of our favorite alphabet books! Not only does it rhyme and have beautiful illustrations, it also introduces…

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A Lesson Learned: Honor?

After reading this article about the scathing book that Martha Stewart’s daughter recently wrote about her childhood as the domestic diva’s daughter, it seems to be a trend (especially among celebrities) to blame your parents for all your problems. I’m…

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Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!

Forty-nine wonderful ideas were shared last week. Here are just a few… Science Sparks shares a wonderful experiment for adding colors to flowers (or even celery) through transpiration! Make your own Scratch and Sniff picture over at the Mud Pie…

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Winners of the Tina Steinberg Gift Certificates

The winners of the two $75 gift certificates to TinaSteinberg.com are: Comment #99: Ashley D. who said, “I shared this giveaway on my FB page.” and Comment #138: Cindy who said, “I definitely love the “chosen” ones! We learned so…

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Author: Jenae

Show-and-Share Saturday Link-Up

Virtual Photography Class: White Balance

Toddler Time: Touchy-Feely Activity

Shape Investigation

What To Do When Naptime Ceases…

Coming in November: 30 Days of Intentional Acts of Kindness with your Kids

Half-Off Advertising Special!

A Lesson Learned: Do Everything…

Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!

Winner of the Bedtime Book for Dogs

Baby and Toddler Activity: Fun with an Emergency Mylar Blanket

Learning to Dial 9-1-1

Visit the Fire Station!

F is for Fire

Books on Fire and Firefighters

A Lesson Learned: Honor?

Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!

Winners of the Tina Steinberg Gift Certificates

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