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What Your Child Really Needs to Know Before Kindergarten

What Your Child Needs to Know Before Kindergarten

Kindergarten is a scary transition for kids and adults alike. Nearly every parent wonders, “Is my child ready?” I’m quite certain almost every parent has googled “what your child needs to know before kindergarten” at one time or another….

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The Perfect Gift For Teachers

The Perfect Gift For Teachers

Post by Contributing Writer Amy I never felt like I could say this when I was a teacher, but now that I’m not, I’m letting you in on a little secret about end of year gifts. First and…

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Birdseed Mystery Number Dig

Birdseed Mystery Number Dig

Post by Contributing Writer Amy Learning numbers is more fun when you get to dig for them! I love to use birdseed in our sand and water table outside (Yay spring!) because birdseed comes in a large bag…

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Developmental Screenings

Developmental Screenings

One major concern on the mind of nearly every parent on the face of this earth is the question of whether his/her child is developing normally. I remember that as a new mom I would scour through books to see what…

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Corduroy Math

Corduroy Math: Learning with Buttons

Since I was a little girl, Corduroy by Don Freeman has been one of my absolute favorite books. I was so excited that it is this month’s pick for our Virtual Book Club for Kids. Little Sister and I…

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Peter Rabbit Paper Plate Pop Up Garden

Peter Rabbit Paper Plate Pop Up Garden

Happy March! This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is Beatrix Potter’s classic The Tale of Peter Rabbit. We had so much fun reading this book! Little Brother was especially intrigued with Peter Rabbit…maybe because he would have done…

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LEGO Printables for Colors and Patterns

LEGO Printables for Colors and Patterns

Post by contributing writer Kim of Life Over C’s My daughter loves everything to do with LEGO® right now. While she is definitely a DUPLO user, she loves playing with her older sisters as they create with their LEGO bricks. Not…

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5 Reasons to Say Yes to the Mess

5 Reasons to Say Yes to the Mess

This post is sponsored by Swiffer. All opinions are 100% mine. I have a confession to make: I don’t like messy projects or activities. There I said it. There are a good number of activities we do on this blog that…

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Animal Mix-Up

Animal Mix-Up LEGOs

Years ago I created an Animal Mix-Up LEGOs activity that was pretty much identical to this one. Unfortunately, however, when I transferred my blog from one platform to another (Blogger to WordPress), this specific post was somehow lost (and…

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Slide Painting

Slide Painting

I’ll be honest with you…this Slide Painting activity as part of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series is not for the faint of heart. It was messy (as our pictures clearly show). But it was also…

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Birthday Cupcake Pretend Play

Birthday Cupcake Pretend Play

Post by Contributing Writer Kristen Pretend play is such a fun and important part of the early years. It is tied to every aspect of a child’s development, helping them learn about the world around them as they…

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Scooping and Pouring Edible Water Beads

Scooping and Pouring Edible Water Beads

I have been a fan of water beads for play and learning for several years now. We have made a “What is Blood Made Of?” Sensory Tub, a Monster Sensory Tub, 4th of July Sensory Tub, and we even…

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Reading Sensory Bin

Reading Sensory Bin

Post by contributing writer Kim of Life Over C’s My daughter has been very reluctant to admit that she enjoys reading. Mostly due to being a perfectionist and not wanting to admit that she needs help. Because of this we work…

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Snowman Ball Sort

Snowman Ball Sort

Our Snowman Ball Sort activity requires a bit more prep than the other activities in our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers…but it is well worth it! We finally put away our Christmas Tree Ball Sort just this past week because…

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Hokey Pokey Roll & Sing

Hokey Pokey Roll and Sing

For Day 22 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers we had fun with this Hokey Pokey Roll & Sing activity! It is a variation of the silly Hokey Pokey song and Little Sister had a blast!…

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Cotton Ball Races

Cotton Ball Races

It’s Day 21 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers and our Cotton Ball Races activity was one that my 6-year old enjoyed far more than my toddler. With 31 activities, there are bound to be some that…

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Heart Sensory Matching

Heart Sensory Matching

I was planning on this being an activity for the boys, as I wasn’t sure Little Sister (almost 2 years old) could comprehend the concept of matching textures quite yet. But I was wrong…she is obsessed with this heart…

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Sticky Mural for Toddlers

Sticky Mural for Toddlers

It’s Day 19 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series. Today we decided to do a little abstract mixed media art with this Sticky Mural for Toddlers. :) It is super simple and something that your child…

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