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Screen Free Activities for After School

Screen Free Activities for After School

Want to see improved behaviors and more connections with your child after school? Try these screen-free activities for after school! Screen Free Activities for Kids We just completed a whole week of ScreenFree time together as a family. Ok truth be told I still had to sneak onto my computer in the evenings to get some work done but I really tried hard all week long to not look at a screen while the kids were awake and around me… iPhone was my hardest screen to avoid. For both of ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: #afterschool, Afterschool Express, grade school, Screen Free Activities

By Kim Vij

30+ Ways to Say Thank You for Teacher Appreciation Week

The first week of May is always Teacher Appreciation week.  Are you ready with a gift idea to give to your child's teacher? Here are 30+ Teacher Gift Ideas that are budget friendly and easy to make! Come take a peek! It's Teacher Appreciation week! In schools all over students and families are getting ready to show their appreciation for their teacher. If you're looking for some last minute ideas we've gathered some of our favorites for you.  These are easy, budget friendly and a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: grade school, Teacher Gift Ideas

By Kim Vij

Screen Free Week Activities and Resources

Join the Movement! Unplug for Screen Free Week

This week is screen-free week, a time to un-plug and re-connect with the people in your life. Look UP! Look OUT!   Take as much time as you possibly can this week to UNPLUG from electronic devices and PLUG into wonder, play, experience, and reconnect with the PEOPLE that you love. Screen Free Week Activities and Resources Join The Educators' Spin On It as we share activities and resources for your family to go Screen Free for the Week. We would love to have you join ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, Kim, Preschool, Screen Free Activities

By Kim Vij

Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas

Teacher Appreciation Wreath

A collection of teacher appreciation gift ideas your child can make to give a special thank you to their teacher. Explore these gift ideas for teaching your child to show kindness at school to their teacher with a special gift of thanks. Here's how... We were so thrilled when Lauren from Tutu's and Tea Parties invited us to host this week's Kids for Kindness Challenge  on The Educators' Spin On It.  Each week she shares ideas for ways to encourage your children to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: grade school, Random Acts of Kindness, Teacher Appreciation, Teacher Gift Ideas, Thank you Gifts

By The Educators Spin On It

Making Crepes with Kids – France {Around the World in 12 Dishes}

Making Crepes with Kids - a lesson about France

Learn some simple tips for making crepes with kids. We're exploring the world with food, this time we're headed to France to make delicious crepes. Come join our adventure! Our cooking travels have brought us this month to France! Although your average French family is probably more apt at flipping crepes than we are - the delicious flat-like pancake is a fantastic treat to make with kids and worth a try - even if you are not an expert at flipping. When cooking with the kids, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Amanda, Around the World, Cooking with Kids, Europe, France, grade school, Little Hands That Cook, Preschool, Recipes

By Kim Vij

Party for the Planet

Stations for Party for the Planet Event for Kids for Earth Day

Join the fun by attending your Party for the Planet at your local zoo! Here's how our favorite zoo hosted their event, you could set up at your home too with friends. Happy Earth Day! How will you Party for the Planet today? We had the opportunity to visit our local zoo for a Party for the Planet. It was such fun to explore the zoo with our children. Of course, even more fun since it was both of our families together on an adventure! Party for the Planet The purpose of a Party ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: After School Link Up, Butterfly, Earth Day, Eco Living, grade school, Preschool, zoo

By Kim Vij

Tips for Using the Library with Kids

Library Resources for Parents! Tips for checking out, avoiding late feeds, storing library books, book activity ideas and MORE!

The ultimate list of Library Resources for Parents. This guide includes tips for checking out, avoiding late fees, storing books, book activities, and more! Libraries are a true gift to kids (and parents). However, sometimes they require a little bit of planning to make sure your trips to the library are successful. Here are some great tips for using the library with kids from some of our favorite moms and teachers. It’s National Library Week! {April 14 to 20}. How will you ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: #afterschool, Afterschool Express, grade school, Kim, Library, Preschool

By The Educators Spin On It

YOGA: A Step-by-Step Guide to have your Family Moving, Laughing, and Storytelling Together!

You don't need to travel far to go on a family adventure - only to your living room! Here's a step-by-step guide to creating a fun 15-minute kids yoga experience the whole family will love. Step by Step Guide to Kids Yoga Theme. Pick a specific topic or storybook that you’d like to create your Family Yoga experience around. For example, let’s pretend that you are going to the Zoo. Brainstorm. Get out a big piece of blank paper and markers.  List all the animals, people, and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Amanda, Animals, Let's Move, yoga, zoo

By Kim Vij

Creating and Learning with Clothespins

Clothespin Crafts and Learning Games for Kids

There are numerous activities for kids with clothespins! Here are our top picks for clothespin activities for kids, including a fun way to dye clothespins. Clothespins Activities for Kids Using simple items around the house with your child can be a budget-friendly way to build imagination in your child. Using clothespins this week we discovered there are a variety of ways to use them that help foster imagination and creativity. This past week we Reused our Egg Dye to create ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Kids Games Tagged With: After School Link Up, Art projects, Crafting, grade school, learning games, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Q & A with Author Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Amy Krouse Rosenthal Answer Your Question and shares behind the scenes with beloved books. One of my favorite things that has happened through blogging is learning and connecting with authors as part of our Virtual Book Club for Kids. The past few months I've been corresponding with Amy Krouse Rosenthal who was one of our featured authors this past fall. There were over 60 Activities using Books by Amy in our Amy Krouse Rosenthal Virtual Book Club for Kids.  On our site we ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Study, Kim

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