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disney surprise scavenger hunt
It’s been busy here for the last few days, with our insane weather and with FutureCity, Toy Fair, and National Center for Families Learning Summit all in ...
how to make homemade slime: snow day sparkle slime
It’s been snowing a whole lot over here for the last few weeks, and in fact, this week, about 15 inches of the white stuff were dumped on ...
secret message valentines: homemade, candy-free, totally cool
Longtime fans of the ole homemade Valentine, I’ve had to get a little more clever and crafty as the kids get older. But I still want them writing, ...
musical hearts: reading, moving, & crazy-fun kid game
The snow and freezing cold temps has cause my three kids to be on energy overload lately. They need to burn steam. They need to run, jump, ...
reading informational text and crafting: easy, beautiful jewelry-making
One of the things that my kids love to do is crafts, so when Melissa & Doug came out with the Art Activity books, I was sold. ...
phonemic awareness and classification with zoo magazine pictures
The following guest post is written by the amazing Aubrey of Montessori Mischief. If ever you wanted to know about Montessori education, do check her blog.It’s awesome. And beautiful. —————————— ...
kid-happy, pet-inspired poetry writing: haiku and cinquain
We’ve been dumped on. Big time. Tons of snow has kept us indoors for the last few days, save from the few hours we’ve spent freezing our ...
pet poetry contest: calling all creative kids!
As a longtime friend of PAL, Pets Add Life, I’m happy to share news about a cool opportunity for our students, teachers, and parents. Now through January 31, ...
how every family should celebrate martin luther king, jr day
I love the idea of doing some sort of service project for the community to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. Imagine how great the world would be ...
game design for kids: innovation and creativity with #intelAIO
My kids have long been interested in electronics and technology, but only recently have they been interested in trying their hand at game design. Right. As in my kids, 10, ...
20 questions game: homemade, personal, and fun party game for kids of all ages
While the kids are busy shakin’ their party shakers or rockin’ out to some Bingo Bonanza, the adults can have their New Year’s Eve fun, too. Actually, everyone can have ...
