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STEAM, Preschool Activities for STEM Enrichment E-Book and FREE E-Course

Incorporate more science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics into your preschooler's every day learning with these 30+ hands-on, minds-on activities. Designed for the busy parent and teacher with EASY to prepare materials! STEAM, Preschool Activities for STEM Enrichment by Amanda Boyarshinov and Jamie Hand is packed with creative ways to integrate STEM disciplines into everyday fun and learning.   STEAM is the traditional STEM + Art, as creativity is the center ... Read more...

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Family Theme Preschool Activities: Tips and Tricks for Video Calls

Preschool children are all about the here and now. In my opinion, there is nothing better than seeing my kids snuggled on the couch with their Grandparents reading stories. For us, Russia and Minnesota is a FAR away place where our family lives, current technologies bridge the distance just a wee bit and help make connections with family. Although these virtual meetings will never take the place of lap-time snuggling, they bring our faraway family closer together. This week, we are ... Read more...

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Hands-On Preschool Activities: Learn Math with Lids!!!

Parents and teachers can help make everyday moments, learning opportunities. LIDS are readily available, are free, and make a great springboard for many academic preschool mathematics lessons. Many of these learning activities can take place as you come home from school each day. Hands-On Math Activities with Lids Are you a lid collector??? I AM!!! Because they are soooo awesome for learning and playing with. Here is a list of 10 of our favorite learning activities to do at ... Read more...

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GoldieBlox Encourages Girls to Engineer – FUN STEM Activities!!!

Getting kids (especially girls) excited about engineering through play is definitely a win in my book! We are a hands-on, minds-on kind of family.   Just last week, we hosted a Goldie Blox Bash for friends to test out the building materials. Read on to find out more! *This is a sponsored post. All opinions are 100% my own.* What is YOUR favorite toy that encourages building??? My kids are big builders. We have many different sets and I would like to say that I encourage ... Read more...

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Tips for Writing with Kids at Home

As a parent and a classroom teacher, I must admit that I've noticed there is less time to spend on writing with kids in elementary school. Reading and Math seem to take top priority at times due to standardized testing. Then it seems that there is a slight focus on the set grades with Writing exams and focus on that specific format style, which doesn't always work best for students. There are some ways as parents we can provide our children with opportunities to write for fun! What do ... Read more...

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Winning Recipes and Bloggers featured at the Food and Wine Conference

We're so excited to have discovered a special place to be inspired with delicious recipes each week called the Sunday Supper Movement! Amanda and I had the opportunity to attend as speakers and present about Pinterest at The Food and Wine Conference in July 2014.   What an unforgettable event! Do you use Pinterest to pin recipes? Sunday Supper Movement  We had a lot of fun sharing about Pinterest during the Social Media Ferris Wheel presentation with Chef Dennis Littley, Brianne ... Read more...

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Read & Make an I Love You Book

Connect diverse literature with a love of family, add in a little learning and you have a fabulous LOVE diverse book basket! This activity is designed for multi-age groups, which makes it a perfect sibling activity. Have each child make their own book for a loved one or contribute a page to make a family book. Great for Grandparents Day! Great for Mothers' Day! Great for Fathers' Day! Great for ANY day - because making connections with our family is truly one of the most ... Read more...

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Using Parental Controls on TV and Online

Do you know what your kids are watching on TV or the sites they are visiting online at your house? I have kids that vary in age which makes watching TV and using the internet a bit of a challenge at our home. Luckily our oldest is off to college but we do still remind him of appropriate shows on TV for the girls when he’s with them. Even when adult friends or grandparents are visiting we have to make a few gentle suggestions with little ears and eyes around.  Our society is so overwhelmed ... Read more...

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3 MUST READ Parenting Tips For Raising Engineers!!!

Preschool engineering takes form through play and material exploration.  Do you want to know how to raise an engineer? As parents, we can not rely solely on the school system or childcare facilities to provide engineering opportunities for our children.   We must work together WITH these entities to enrich the lives of our kids Here are 3 MUST READ parenting tips for how to raise an engineer. What toys do YOU have in your house right now that encourage building? Disclosure: This post ... Read more...

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Virtual Book Club for Kids Featured Authors for 2014-2015

We're excited to announce our selection of authors and books that have been chosen for the 2014-2015.  We took much time and consideration in selecting and we invite you to follow along and join in the fun with your child at home or your class at school.  Just discovering our virtual book club?  Join the 2016-2017 Weekly Virtual Book Club Here.  And SIGN UP for our Book Activities Newsletters for the latest book themed ideas. This year my cohosts +Kristina ... Read more...

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