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17+ Book Inspired Animal Themed Activities for Kids

A collection of animal themed activities just for preschoolers and toddlers! Makes for the perfect virtual summer camp activities for your little one. Join us! Did you have fun at Animal Week during the Virtual Book Club Summer Camp?  Here are some of my favorite activities from this past week!  Animal Themed Activities inspired by Books  Did you miss a week of VBC Summer Camp? Here are some of our favorites that were featured each week. Many Thanks to our ... Read more...

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Interview with Author Amy Guglielmo featuring the Touch the Art Books

Connect with author Amy Guglielmo as we explore the popular Touch the Art Books. Exhibited art in museums all over the world can be now found within your lap in a BOOK. Let's take a look! Touch the Art Books Series for Kids I'm thrilled to announce that we have a special author interview as part of our "Love Books" Summer Book Exchange! Amy sent us 3 books to review, we've been checking them out for many years at the library when we can find one. We did not even make it in the ... Read more...

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Owl Themed Name Game for Kids

Let's have some fun with owl and create our very own Owl Names! This would work with any animal, we just happen to love owls here at the Educators' Spin On It!   Did you know we have a whole page filled with Owl Ideas?  {Here's our Owl Page link} Owl Theme Name Game  This is a super fun and quick activity to do with your child who's learning to identify their own name!  Plus as they get older you can even make this into a sight word game! Directions: ... Read more...

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Learning Manners and Encouraging Reading with Mike the Knight

You'll find it's easy to learn manners with Mike the Knight! These Mike the Knight activities will encourage your child to learn to read and all about manners with this beloved Knight and his friends. This post is sponsored by Mike the Knight!  This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. Do you have a special character that you use to encourage reading!  This is a great tip for beginning readers and even reluctant readers. Find a topic or character they are interested in and ... Read more...

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Create your Own Book Camp with Barefoot Books

Create at your home a fun and engaging book camp with Barefoot Books! This guide shares creative literacy activities, book-themed crafts, and tips to inspire a love of reading in kids. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Barefoot Books Book Camp with Barefoot Books I'm excited to share with you 5 Themes for a Book Camp Ideas. However, the good news is that Barefoot Books and many more selections. Click here to view their Complete Online Catalog!   Here's my review of Barefoot ... Read more...

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Tips for Learning with Eric Carle Books!

Eric Carle Books can be such fun to encourage your child to learn with. Here's a fun way to incorporate each of his stories into your favorite preschool themes for Back to School. This post is sponsored by The World of Eric Carle and contains affiliate links. Eric Carle is a name that shouts childhood and imagination! The Very Hungry Caterpillar has won the hearts of millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Eric Carle has illustrated ... Read more...

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10+ Book Inspired Forest Activities

Let's head outdoors with these adorable forest themed activities for kids! This week at Virtual Book Club Summer Camp we had tons of fun venturing into the forest! Can you guess which books we read?  Here's a look! Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. Forest Themed Activities for Kids Here are a few of my favorites for Forest Week! In addition to sharing about forest week on our blogs we have also been pinning ideas that we've found to our ... Read more...

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Where will you Explore with the Gruffalo this Summer?

It is Forest Fun Week for Virtual Book Club Summer Camp! We are having so much fun playing and learning especially with The Gruffalo and going on fun #gruffaloadventures! They were having so much fun that they even brought their Gruffalo to big brother's house to share the books and videos with him! Here are a few other ways we've had fun with the Gruffalo at our house! DIY Gruffalo Finger Puppets are fun way to retell the story DIY Gruffalo Apron is perfect for ... Read more...

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Gus on the Go Review

This post is sponsored by Gus on the Go We are thrilled to bring you a unique program that introduces language to your children through an app!  You know I am a big pinterest fan and am always looking for resources to help my children learn a new language. One evening I ran across this adorable Pin from Gus on the Go's Pinterest Board and thought immediately that I had to find out about this program. This adorable pin brought me to a page full of FREE printables for learning another ... Read more...

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We’re Going On a Lion Hunt Book Activities

Looking for some fun with a book? Explore these playful Going on a Lion Hunt book activities for your child. We just got back from a month long stay with my parents in MN. The kids had a blast fishing, swimming, camping, kayaking, and spending time with family members. Not being with your own toys and in your own home can be rough with 3 kids for an entire month, so when Kim offered to host another round of our LOVE Books Exchange, I was delighted. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon ... Read more...

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