End of School Year Celebration...What do you do? Do you create a Memory Book?Hang a Special Banner?Take a Special Picture?Host a Party?Share a Special Snack?If you check out Pinterest you will see there are so many fun end of the year ideas, truth be told I didn't do hardly any of these with my oldest so I'm always trying to balance things out.I think I'm in shock that I now have a Second Grader at my house! She's only 6 and is going to the 2nd grade and truth be told will be doing 3rd ... Read more...
ABC Fun Busy Bag with Straws
A hands-on activity for learning the letters of the alphabet with simple items from around your home. Just grab some colorful smoothie straws and foam letters to create this ABC Fun busy bag! Here's how...Busy Bags are one of the easiest ways to help your child build the skills they will need for school at home in a hands on way! You can focus on a variety of topics and skills using everyday objects. The best part is that they are prepared and ready for play anytime for your kids. ... Read more...
How to Make a Summer Learning Board {Includes Printables}
Are you looking for ways to keep your children learning throughout the summer? How to Make Summer Learning Board StationOne tip we wanted to share just with you on The Educators' Spin On It is how to make your own Summer Learning Board using recycled materials. We had an old bulletin board laying around the house that honestly needed some love so we decided to spruce it up for our Summer fun this year! We used acrylic paint and my 6 year old daughter painted the frame, all by herself! Then we ... Read more...
Top Pinners to Follow for School Aged Activities this Summer
Top Pinterest Boards to Follow for Summer Activities for School Ages Pinterest can be a go-to source for so many things. We highly recommend it to be one of your valued sources for summer learning. We've gathered many of our favorite bloggers who share amazing ideas for school aged children and invited them to join our After School Pinterest Board.It's been a great source of information all year long. We just wanted to take a moment to make sure it's one of the boards you're following from The ... Read more...
Tips for Packing a Travel Activity Bag for Kids
Looking for a way to keep your kids happy and engaged while traveling? With vacation time approaching and here are some simple ideas for creating a travel bag for your next trip. We’ve found ourselves packing a lot of activities for travel bags for kids over the years. While traveling with my 3 children in between soccer games, restaurants, visits to a friend's home who don’t have kids, road trips, hotels, and airplane travel here in the US and also overseas we’ve discovered some items that just ... Read more...
Growing Kale in your Garden with Kids
Follow these simple tips for growing kale in your garden with kids! Gardening is a great way to teach kids about life cycles, the natural world, nutrition, vocabulary and mathematics. It is work (don't let anyone convince you otherwise) but a work that we feel is beneficial to all members of our family and so we make time to garden. Growing Kale with KidsI am often asked about WHAT to grow in your garden. The easiest and most general answer is KALE. Why? Well... This post contains amazon ... Read more...
Blueberry Picking and Gift Idea
It’s blueberry picking season in our part of the world! We had so much fun this weekend with friends at a local blueberry patch. There's is just something magical about going with your family to pick food from the earth together. From birds, bunnies, butterflies and even baby bird just born we really felt one with nature.We even ran into Amanda’s family while we were there. I can’t believe how our girls had basically grown up picking berries together. Can you guess how old they ... Read more...
Kids in the Garden
This is a post for all you parents and teachers sitting on the fence about whether or not you should try a garden this year (or make your current one bigger). It is time that you removed yourself from that very uncomfortable perch on that fence and come down to dig your fingers into the wonderful earth with the best of us crazy gardeners. It is time to plug in to nature and spend time exploring and learning in the natural environment If not for our own health and sanity, for our kids. Our kids ... Read more...
Using Toys to Model Appropriate Behavior with Kids
We're sharing tips on how to turn "No David" by David Shannon into "Yes David" with your child. Playful ways to make a YES Book using toys to role model appropriate behaviors with kids. Each month we spotlight a new author for the Virtual Book Club for Kids. This month we're featuring books by David Shannon. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. David Shannon has written several books with a beloved character, David. Perhaps it’s because David was inspired by his own writing as a child ... Read more...
Announcing the Virtual Book Club Summer Camp
UPDATE: Join us for our 3rd Annual Virtual Book Club Summer Camp! Sign Up Here! The Organizers of the Virtual Book Club for Kids are thrilled to announce the launch of our first-ever Virtual Book Club Summer Camp! This summer we're teaming up with Toddler Approved and Rainy Day Mum to host a Virtual Book Club Summer Camp! You might be asking what is a Virtual Book Club Summer Camp? Over 5 weeks our blogs will feature Book Themed Activities, Games, Crafts and Snack Ideas to help ... Read more...
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