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

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 ... Read more...

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Using Play to Parent Through Stress

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 Stress My 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 ... Read more...

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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 ... Read more...

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Winter Fun with Friends

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 kids Did you try out the After School Planner from Last week? How did your week go?  A few readers ... Read more...

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Learning about Emotions: Tot School {24 months}

Help your toddler understand and express their feelings with fun, hands-on activities in this Tot School lesson all about emotions! Let's face it our Toddlers at this stage in life are full of emotions that they just don't quite understand just yet let alone verbalize. My daughter is 24 months and she just started using the word sad and happy which has helped us quite a bit in communicating her wants and needs. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Emotions Tot ... Read more...

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Five Activities for When the Snow Keeps the Kids Home From School

Looking for fun snow day activities? Keep kids entertained with these five creative and engaging ideas for indoor and outdoor winter fun! There are bound to be snow days in the months ahead. Though children will be ecstatic about having the day off from school, you may be left scrambling to keep your children entertained. With a little creativity, however, a snow day (or week) can be a great opportunity to spend some quality time together and create fun memories. Here are some ideas for ... Read more...

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Using Printables to Enhance Education at Home

Discover creative ways to boost learning at home and in the classroom with educational printables. Explore tips, activities, and resources to make learning fun and effective for kids! Hi, I'm Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs. I extended the education of my girls at home using printables. It is not hard to add a few printables and activities after school with as little as 30 minutes a day. There are many places on the web that offer free ones, and I have a few on 3 Dinosaurs. I'll be showing some ... Read more...

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David McPhail Books and Activities

Discover the most popular children's books by author David M. McPhail, along with fun facts, activities and timeless stories perfect for kids ages 4–8. Virtual Book Club for Kids is a fun way for us to learn about new books and authors with our children! Each week we share book-related crafts and activities based on the book we choose to spotlight. The author we've selected to highlight today David M McPhail. You can explore additional Author Study for Kids here. Disclosure: This ... Read more...

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After School Weekly Planner

Get organized with this free printable After School Weekly Planner! Help your child manage homework, activities, and screen time with this simple and effective tool from The Educators' Spin On It. Great News!  We've come up with an  After School Planner that will help you plan out what you want to do each with with your Child. We encourage you to get them involved in the planning so that they understand that homework comes first, then Family Responsibilities and then it's time to add all the ... Read more...

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Tot School – 38 months

Discover fun and engaging learning activities for your 38-month-old with Tot School! This guide offers hands-on ideas to support early childhood development through play. This week was full of music, coloring, science, math, art exploration and more. I am SO excited. You are looking at the first actual coloring that my son has done in his 3 years of life. This isn't because we haven't exposed him to or used crayons with him, it is just that he has absolutely no interest in coloring or ... Read more...

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