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Dear Teachers: Here are 10 Things Every Parent Wants You to Know

A few years ago I wrote a post titled 10 Things Every Teacher Wants You to Know (but won’t tell you). As a former first grade teacher, this post was written based on my experience in the classroom as…

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Using play dough for imaginary play can be a great way to assess skills your children have mastered.

Using Imaginary Play for Skill Assessment

Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s We use a lot of play dough in our home both for play and for learning. Because it is summer, I wanted to set up a play dough invitation that’s…

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$This free printable math pack for preschoolers is a great way to practice sorting, graphing and patterns!$

Free Printable Math Pack for Preschoolers

Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s I am always looking for concrete ways to reinforce concepts with my special needs preschooler. She doesn’t understand counting unless she has something to count, has trouble with colors unless…

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Rainbow Ice Tunnels

Creating these Rainbow Ice Tunnels has been one of the neatest projects we’ve done in a while. It is the perfect blend of science and art…and it kept the boys occupied for well over an hour! I first…

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How to Make Spinning Tops out of Candy

Ever since we made our World’s Best Spinning Tops last year, I have been wanting to figure out a fun way to make tops out of candy. I knew a Lifesaver and Gobstopper would work for the base,…

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Magnetic Snack Tray for Travel

Traveling in the car with kids can be tough. It seems as though there is a never-ending demand coming from someone in the backseat: “I’m hungry!”…”I’m bored!”…”Are we there yet?”…He keeps touching me!…”Waaaa!” To be quite honest, we rely way…

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25+ Ways to Learn and Play with Straws

Straws are such a simple material but they offer dozens of ways for creativity. We’ve searched our favorite blogs high and low for some new and awesome ways to learn and play with straws…and we are excited to share…

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Perler Bead Nightlight

Little Brother is pretty much obsessed with perler beads. It all began a few weeks ago when I let the boys do one of the kid’s craft workshops while I was shopping at Michael’s. The craft was pretty lame…

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Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

Once I became a mom, I found that there are a million ways to use baby wipes that have nothing to do with wiping bottoms. :) We recently discovered that baby wipes can be great for art! We…

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Dinosaur Poop Craft

Even boys children who hate doing crafts are sure to find this dinosaur poop craft entertaining! I certainly never thought I would posting a craft that has the word “poop” in the title. But that is what you do for…

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Minion Snack Cups

Our boys have been counting down to the Minions movie coming out this Friday! There are so many fun Minion crafts and activities out there (the Perler Bead Minions is our current favorite). We thought we would join in the Minion…

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The Tough Tablet that Could Survive Your Family

Technology has become a part of our everyday life. Although we limit the amount of time our kids spend in front of a screen, we still have found some great educational benefits to using tablets. The only bad thing…

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Seashell Ornaments Kids Can Make

Post by Contributing Writer Amy Each year, the kids and I make a Christmas ornament together to remember the year. When they leave home, they will have their own collection of homemade memory ornaments to take with them. Except…

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Plastic Cup Twirlers

It is nearly the 4th of July and what can be more “American” than red Solo cups?!?! I recently learned that people in other countries have hosted “American” parties where these signature red cups are always the feature of…

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Balancing on Boxes for Toddlers

We have a healthy supply of boxes at our house. I am an avid Amazon Prime shopper, so it feels as though we get a package nearly every day (hey, it’s a lot easier to shop online than take…

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Craft Stick Exploding Boomerangs

I’m joining several of my blogging friends this week for a fun series using simple materials. Our Craft Closet Boredom Busters will help bring some creativity to your summer without hard-to-find materials or difficult instructions! These craft stick…

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How to Get Rid of Brown Recluse Spiders

When we first moved into our home over five years ago, we had a BIG spider problem. Specifically, we had a brown recluse problem–one of only two types of spiders in North America that are extremely harmful to humans (a…

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How to Watch YouTube Videos Safely with Kids

Have you ever innocently let your child watch a funny animal video on YouTube only to be appalled by the advertisements or suggested videos at the end? Have you ever watched a video and noticed the derogatory comments just inches…

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