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By Kim Vij

Last Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas

Forgot Valentine's Day? No worries! Discover easy, last-minute Valentine's Day ideas to make your loved one feel special—quick DIY gifts, heartfelt notes, and simple surprises. Perfect for busy parents and educators!Valentine's Day is this week!  Are you looking for a easy quick craft to do with your kids?  We were so excited to see so many Valentine's Day Activities shared on Last Week's After School Express!  We figured you might be looking for last minute ideas to do after ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, Valentine's Day, Winter

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Indoor Healthy Heart Fun for Mommy & Me – Week 2

Stay active indoors with this Indoor Mommy and Me Workout! Enjoy fun, heart-healthy exercises that keep you and your little one moving, no matter the weather. Perfect for bonding and building healthy habits together!Indoor Healthy Heart Activity IdeasWere you inspired by Kim's Go Red for Women post last week?We sure were and after a great workout with heart stations, my kids wanted to share theirs. So, we woke up ready to exercise and have a great time outside together with our hearts, looked ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: A Better Me, Activity, Healthy Heart Fun, Siblings

By Kim Vij

Simple Steps to Building Pinterest Boards that work for you!

Are you using Pinterest? Do you have a teaching website or business online?The Educators' Spin On It LOVES PINTEREST!  It puts learning tools into the hands of both teachers and Parents. We believe parents are a child's first teacher and using Pinterest just made it so much easier!Pinterest has become an amazing virtual filing cabinet for us and our 1.6 Million Followers!Pinterest Becomes Your Filing Cabinet During my teaching internship, goodness 17 years ago, my mentor teacher gave ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Blogging Tips, Kim, Pinterest

By Kim Vij

Connecting Siblings When a Large Age Gap Exists

Wondering how to bond siblings with a big age gap? Discover fun activities, parenting tips, and creative ways to foster strong connections between children of different ages. Strengthen sibling relationships todayI am delighted to be sharing our Parenting With Purpose guest post with you on The Educators' Spin On It. I have been reading Kim and Amanda’s blog since well before I started my own blog. The TotSchool posts have been my favourite posts. I am Amie from Triple T Mum, so called ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Siblings

By Kim Vij

Budget Friendly Math Games for Home

Discover fun and budget-friendly math games using everyday household items! Make learning math engaging and stress-free for your child at home.Are you looking for ideas for how to create hands on fun with math at home?Math doesn’t have to be a struggle—or expensive! As parents, we all want to help our kids build strong math skills, but fancy workbooks and pricey educational games aren’t always in the budget. The good news? Some of the best math learning happens through play, and you don’t need ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: #afterschool, 100th Day of School, Afterschool Express

By Kim Vij

30+ Valentine’s Day Crafts and Activities for Kids!

Valentines Day Crafts for Kids with hearts and paint

Valentine's Day is a special time with kids. Providing opportunities to create colorful hearts and decorate the house with them or even sending them off to loved ones. Here are 30+ Valentine's Day crafts and activities for kids.Valentine's Day Activities by ThemesWe've selected our top favorites from The Educators' Spin On It and shared them by themes for your child. From crafts and painting to math and fine motor we know you'll find just you're looking for to do with your child this Valentine's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, Hearts, Preschool, Valentine's Day, Winter

By Kim Vij

Healthy Heart Fun for Mommy & Me {Go Red for Women Blog Hop}

Heart Healthy Activities for Kids

Let's join together to Go Red for Women in support of the American Heart Association and it's awareness campaign.{DONATE HERE}Looking for a simple way to get your children involved with you in exercise? Having trouble fitting in exercise and being a mommy. You’re not alone. Day in and day out as moms we find ourselves taking care of everyone, it's what we signed up for we we took the job . However I want you to stop for a moment today and think about you and your heart. Are you taking care of it ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Healthy Heart Fun, Let's Move, Movement, Outdoor Fun, Parenting, Valentine's Day

By Kim Vij

Using Play to Parent Through Stress

Using play to parent through stress, anxiety, tantrums and big emotions for kids

Tips for finding ways to use play to parent through stress, tantrums, anxiety, and big emotions for kids.I'm delighted to be able to guest post in this fantastic series. Here is a snapshot of how we try to use play to parent through stress, tantrums, anxiety and big emotions.Using Play to Parent Through StressMy son is a very sensitive little soul and usually, any negative sensitivities come out with banshee-like cries and shouts, which quite honestly make me want to smother myself with a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Parenting, Parenting with Purpose, PLAY, Preschool, Social Skills, toddlers

By Kim Vij

Unplug and Enjoy Quiet Time

Discover simple and meaningful ways to unplug from screens and enjoy quiet time with your child. Foster mindfulness, creativity, and connection with these easy tips and activities for peaceful moments together.I love it when my grandchildren come over to visit. But they often want to turn on the television or play on my computer. I offer them other things to do and it helps us all relax and enjoy each other’s company.We live in a fast-paced world bombarded by stimulation. It’s so easy and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Parenting with Purpose, Quiet Time, Screen Free Activities, snapshots

By Kim Vij

Winter Fun with Friends

Playing with Instant Snow! A fun idea for playdates with kids.

Discover exciting winter activities for kids to enjoy with friends after school! From outdoor adventures to creative indoor games, keep the fun going all season long.Once January hits for some reason we are always looking to have friends over for a playdate afterschool. Just gets a little quite in winter I suppose. Here's a few Winter Themed Activities that are easy to plan and fun for the kidsDid you try out the After School Planner from Last week? How did your week go?  A few readers commented ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: grade school, playdate, Winter

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