Jenae, Author at I Can Teach My Child!

Show-and-Share Saturday: Birdseed Wreath

I am just giddy about the weather we’ve been having here this week. It has been beautiful! We’ve spent countless hours outside and it is so fun to actually hear the birds chirping again! Because of this spring-like weather, I…

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Gift Idea for Dads and Moms

I love giving and receiving gifts that include a child’s handprint or footprint. This particular gift idea is also a great reminder for any parent that our children look to us as their example, spiritually, emotionally and physically. This is…

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Teaching Hot and Cold (for toddlers)

Not only is teaching your toddler “hot” and “cold” great for learning opposites, there is a huge safety incentive as well. For this activity, I just used 2 of those Pyrex gel pack thingys that came with my Pyrex travel…

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Do-A-Dot Number Activity

These Do-A-Dot Markers are so cool…and they’re especially wonderful for pre-writers. Big Brother got a set for Valentines Day and has played with them for at least a couple hours already. I apologize this is sideways…I changed the orientation and…

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Cherry Tarts {2 Ingredients}

Every Valentines Day since Prince Charming and I began dating, I have made a “fancy” dinner (with side dishes, mind you) affectionately coined as “Cupid’s Cafe” by my little sister (who made the first “Cupid’s Cafe” sign when she was 12 and…

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Mamatography Workshop: Review & Giveaway

*This giveaway is now closed.* Have you ever wanted to know how to take professional-looking pictures of your child(ren) without paying the price of a professional photographer? I know I have! Shari Henson, a professional photographer from Texas, has created…

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A Lesson Learned: Winter Blues

Since Christmas I have just felt yucky. Not sick (though I have had the stomach flu twice), just really down, irritable and extremely exhausted. So much so that I just had blood work done to see if I was anemic…

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Show-and-Share Saturday: Printable Dental Health Unit

We took both boys to the dentist yesterday for the very first time! Little Brother chipped his tooth last week (I have NO IDEA how), so we took him just to make sure it was okay. Big Brother did great–no…

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What about Little Brother?

About a month ago, I asked Facebook readers what they would like to see more of on the blog. Many of you said you would like to see more activities for younger children. I haven’t ignored your requests, I just…

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Valentine Toilet Roll Paper Craft

This is one of those “crafts” that requires you to do the majority of the work with your child pitching in for a complete minutes on a very specific task. I posted last week on my Facebook page about an…

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Heart Capital and Lower-Case Letter Matching

Big Brother can identify most of the capital letters, but has a harder time with the lower-case. So we decided to make a matching game that incorporated hearts seeing that Valentines Day is only 5 days away. Identifying capital and lower-case letters…

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Self-Portrait

Around 3 years of age, children will stop scribbling with crayons and start creating meaningful pictures. For the last several weeks, I have tried (to no avail) to get Big Brother to draw a picture of a person. He refused…

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Discovering the Five Senses with Snow!

I am sick and tired of snow. I am looking out the window right now as the snow continues to fall…the weather man is predicting 5-10 inches! It wouldn’t be so bad if (1) this wasn’t our third heavy snowfall in…

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healthychildren.org (website for parents from the AAP)

I just wanted to share with you a new website I just discovered when browsing the American Academy of Pediatrics website. It’s called healthychildren.org and was created by pediatricians specifically for parents. The “Ages and Stages” tab is my favorite because…

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Mommy Must-Haves {Newborn Edition}

I was contacted by HALO Innovations (the maker of sleepsacks) and asked to do a post about my favorite items for babies (with a giveaway). Since I’ve already done a raving product review a couple months ago, Halo Sleepsacks are of course…

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A Lesson Learned: Positive Reinforcement

Sometimes in the throes of disciplining a young child, it is easy to fall into the pattern of simply “punishing” instead of offering positive reinforcement…or at least it is for me. I concentrate so much on getting Big Brother to “obey”…

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Show-and-Share Saturday: Word Ending Block Game

This game is perfect for children 5 years and up! If your child is getting ready for kindergarten or just started kindergarten, you’ll definitely want to check this out! Head on over to The Crafty Classroom to see how to…

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Stained Glass Valentine Cookies

I think these just might be the prettiest cookies ever. I have had this recipe filed in my recipe box for almost 4 years…a mother of one of our first grade students made them for the Valentines party at school….

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Author: Jenae

Show-and-Share Saturday: Birdseed Wreath

Gift Idea for Dads and Moms

Teaching Hot and Cold (for toddlers)

Do-A-Dot Number Activity

Cherry Tarts {2 Ingredients}

Mamatography Workshop: Review & Giveaway

A Lesson Learned: Winter Blues

Show-and-Share Saturday: Printable Dental Health Unit

What about Little Brother?

Valentine Toilet Roll Paper Craft

Heart Capital and Lower-Case Letter Matching

Self-Portrait

Discovering the Five Senses with Snow!

healthychildren.org (website for parents from the AAP)

Mommy Must-Haves {Newborn Edition}

A Lesson Learned: Positive Reinforcement

Show-and-Share Saturday: Word Ending Block Game

Stained Glass Valentine Cookies

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