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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...

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10 Ways to Explore Dr. Seuss 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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ... Read more...

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

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 Themes We'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 ... Read more...

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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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