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Daily Fun List
I, by nature, am not an organized person. I like flexibility, and I have a love affair with lists. With that in mind, I created a Daily Fun List that I hang up on my refrigerator. This list helps me to...
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Food: My New Obsession
{I have a few projects in the works which I am excited to soon share. With three children, I find I do not get things done with my children as quickly as I used to. It seems like every time I sit down...
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Summer Fun!
I feel like I am back in my groove again and looking forward to summer plans. My biggest hurdle is trying to plan activities with also mothering my three children. However, I am finding some great...
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Fun With Clouds
My little guy has wanted to be a Storm Chaser for going on two years now. He is fascinated by tornadoes and weather. I put together two little activities that now hang in our kitchen. Our entire family...
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Outdoor Fun
We have been spending most of our days outside. Thankfully, until this week, the humidity has been very low which allows fun in the sun! We have two games we really like to play. The first is an adding...
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Patriotic Stick Flag
We made a fun and easy flag out of tongue depressor sticks. It was super easy and the kids love having them hang on their bedroom doors. How To Make a Patriotic Stick Flag Items Needed: red, white, and...
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4th of July Game: Nickel Hunt
I'm a teacher and a learner. It is important to me that I somehow tie learning into my daily activities with my children. The best way to learn is through play and within the context of our daily...
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Parenting Reality... Anger Resources
In the world before I had children and when they were toddlers, I always thought of raising children in terms of rainbows and flowers. What did mother's complain about? Parenting was easy! Enter the...
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Strategy To Focus on the Positive With Your Children
I've been a Negative Nelly for a bit now. I constantly hear myself tell my children not to do this or that. I am telling them no quite a lot. When I talk with adults about my children, it is always...
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Daily Job Chart
A few weeks ago, it dawned on me that my child with anger needed to be in control of absolutely everything. For some reason, when I or my husband ask him to do something, he thinks he is loosing all...
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Sun Catchers
We recently visited the Arts Festival in my hometown and saw this fun activity, so we thought we's share. It's super easy and can be done inside or out. You'll need cheap plastic dessert plates,...
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Easy Song to Memorize the Presidents of the United States
Last President's Day, my son came home from school with a song that he used to memorize all the Presidents of the United States. Now, he is teaching his little five year old sister and I am even...
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Independence Day in Style!
Here's a quick little craft to show your patriotic spirit! You'll need a plain t-shirt and fabric paint. I probably should have washed and dried this shirt before we did this craft, but alas, I am...
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How to Make a Hanging Space Mobile
Melissa and I are celebrating Space for the next two weeks. My son is currently obsessed with planets and space. We saw an orange moon the other night (we are surrounded by many wildfires) and it was...
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The Earth's Rotation
This is a fun craft to help explain how the stars seem to "move". You'll need the following: 2 paper plates 1 Brad White and Black Tempura Paint Watercolors An Old toothbrush Exacto Knife (handy...
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Space Week! How to Make a Rocket Ship
One of our favorite activities is to make rocket ships. I let the kids design their own and decorate any way they like. We hung our son's rocket ship in his room along with the planets, sun, and...
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Constellation Creations
My girl just loves space and planets and especially constellations. Gather together: Glow in the Dark Sculpey clay Small Magnets A Baking Sheet String (Optional) This one really couldn't be simple...
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My New Art and Writing Center!
I recently picked up Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder, read, and fell in love! It's full of ideas and thoughts on how to engage children in reading, writing, art, math,...
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I Love Little Passports
My son and I LOVE Little Passports. We have really enjoyed receiving our USA Edition each month. My son loves geography and we have learned so much about each state. He is on the younger side and does...
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Recycled T-shirt Fairy Wings
This is a fun activity to do on a hot day since the sprinklers or swimming pool is the perfect way to clean up! You'll need to gather: Scissors An old t-shirt some acrylic paint foam rollers or...
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