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By Kim Vij

Healthy Heart Fun with Big Bird {Week 4}

Make heart health fun with Big Bird! This Healthy Heart Fun activity teaches kids the importance of staying active with engaging Sesame Street-themed games and movement ideas. We have been working hard all month long as we joined Go Red for Women!  This is the last week for us to share our Healthy Heart Fun with you for Week 4. This week as we focused also on The Great Backyard Bird Count we ventured out for our exercise and counting. However, we couldn't help but think of a bird who's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Healthy Heart Fun, Let's Move, Mommy and Me Workout

By Kim Vij

Connecting Family through Creative Play

Strengthen family bonds through creative play! Discover fun, engaging activities that inspire imagination, teamwork, and meaningful connections for kids and parents alike. Creative Ways to Connect Family Through Creative Play One of the most comforting things a mother can find is a kindred spirit - another mother to share your joys, and also your worries with. Someone who can inspire you and help you think more deeply about the type of mother you wish to be for your child. It is so ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Parenting, PLAY

By Kim Vij

10 Simple Tips for Learning Science at Home

We are so excited to be guest posting at Steve Spangler's Blog today! We believe that parents are a child's first teacher and feel that with simple steps you can make sure to have all the tools you need at home for your child to learn..including SCIENCE! If you haven't explored Steve Spangler's Science take a moment and check out all the cool science videos. Plus they have numerous products available to order. Truthfully many of the experiments he shares are from simple household ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Science Fun

By Kim Vij

Mommy and Me Workout {Healthy Heart Fun:Week 3}

Mommy and Me Workout

Get active with your little one! This Mommy and Me Workout is a fun, heart-healthy way to bond while staying fit. Try these easy exercises to keep both you and your child moving! Are you looking for ways to get both you and your kids moving together? We've created some fun heart healthy activities for you to do with your child.  They can be done both indoors or outdoors!  It's your own circuit created for Mommy and Me!  Each station you do for one minute and then rotate. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Healthy Heart Fun, Let's Move, Mommy and Me Workout, Movement, outdoor, Parenting, Valentine's Day

By Kim Vij

Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt with Free Printables

Create your own Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt for your child!  They will love it and want to do it again and again.  It's a special bonding activity for you and your child and the bonus is... it encourages READING! Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt Grab some plastic heart containers from the Dollar Tree or Target's Dollar Spot or any small container, a bag of M&M's or small heart beads and print out the clues below.  It's fun to collect them into a Heart Tray too! ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Games Tagged With: grade school, Preschool, School Ages, Toddler, Valentine's Day, Winter

By Kim Vij

10 Ways to Explore Dr. Seuss Books

10 Ways to Explore Dr. Seuss With Books!

Explore the colorful world of Dr. Seuss with these adorable activities all inspired by Dr. Seuss Books.  We've hand picked 10 of our favorite ways to celebrate Read Across America with Dr. Seuss Activities for Kids. This post contains affiliate links to amazon. Exploring Dr. Seuss Activities for Kids We're are so excited to announce that Dr. Seuss is featured as a Virtual Book Club for Kids Author! We hope that you will join us as we journey on this adventure into his ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Dr. Seuss, Kim, reading activities, Virtual Book Club

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 ... 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 Ideas Were 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 ... 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 ... 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 today I 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 ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Siblings

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