Let's explore the letter A with these adorable alligator themed toddler activities. Where do you start when you decide to stay at home with your child but make sure your little one still gets all the advantages of a preschool environment... the answer is TOT SCHOOL! My daughter is now 21 months and when big sister started 1st grade this year we decided it was time for her to officially begin Tot School at The Educators' Spin On It.Now here's the key question... where do you begin?For me the ... Read more...
Pregnancy – Making Connections With Your Baby
I am now in my 3rd trimester with my 3rd baby and realizing that there are some routines that I have fallen into that have really helped me to feel connected with my baby-to-be. Each parent connects with their unborn child in a different way. Need some ideas? Here are some things that I do! 1. Sending my little one love. At least once during the day, I stare at my ever growing belly and put my hands on it, close my eyes, and think about sending all the love I can to my baby. This moment ... Read more...
Water Beads Fun for Kids
Water beads are a great sensory toy for young children. Here's how you can use water beads to help build their imagination with pretend play. Water Beads Activity Ideas for Building Imagination in Kids It's water fun this week at The Educators' Spin On It with both After School Express and Tot School. We decided it would be a great opportunity to explore water beads. I'll admit I've seen them all over on parenting blogs but had not taken the plunge to purchase. However when I visited Joann's the ... Read more...
Tips on Joining the Celebration of International Literacy Day
I am so excited to be guest posting about why you should Create Book Related Activities for Children's Books on Rainy Day Mum, our blogging friend in the UK, especially since it's International Literacy Day. It's truly amazing how many people we've had the chance to "meet" or at least "read from" through our blog in just a year. Just a quick glance at our visitors from today only and we are have visitors from all over the world. Take a Peek at ... Read more...
Making Jam – A family tradition
I have a confession to make. My children have not eaten store bought jams or jellies while at home. They are completely spoiled with home-made jams and jellies, most often made from the fruit that we have grown or picked at a local farm. There is nothing like the flavor of a good home-made jam. Unfortunately, this year of fruits was sub par and we were unable to harvest the mass quantities to eat, freeze, and can. In fact, we were only able to freeze a couple bags of blueberries compared to ... Read more...
Announcing our Year Long Virtual Book Club for Kids!
Here's your chance to bring a book and teacher created ideas right into your home for your child each month! We're so excited to announce our year long Virtual Book Club for Kids. Each month we will spotlight a new author and each participating blogger will pick a book to focus on that month. We'll share book related crafts and activities the 3rd Monday of each month and we'd love to invite you to join in! Just discovering our virtual book club? Join the 2016-2017 Weekly Virtual Book Club ... Read more...
Back to School Week – What Questions Should You Ask Your Child.
Amanda and I both sent our daughters back to school this week! The girls just turned 6 this past month and are off to First Grade! As they started back to school we both realized how much we want to know what's going on in their classrooms. I know we're probably not the only parents who are thinking... What are they learning about? What types of stories are they reading? What level of books do they have access to? How difficult are the math problems? Were they giving enough ... Read more...
Bloggers Filling Backpacks
We're so excited to invite you to to do something that can change the lives of hundreds of children! Andie from Crayon Freckles took on this project, which is also very dear to our hearts, and invited The Educators' Spin On It to become involved too. We have partnered with over 40 bloggers to help support their Tools for Back to School campaign. It helps parents and students prepare for school by providing school supplies and resources to the youth they serve. Here's what the Boys ... Read more...
20 Picture Books and Activities for Hours of Fun!
Discover how easy it is to do a book activity extension with your child. We're sharing 20 popular children's picture books and 20 book themed activities. A fun way to explore children's literature with your child.Check out these activities to do with picture books! Do you want weekly ideas for children's picture book? Join our free Virtual Book Club for Kids Did you ever wonder what you can do with a book?You can read the book.You can discuss what you see in the pictures.You can ... Read more...
Getting your Kids Engaged and Ready for School
Getting Kids Engaged and Ready for School to StartThe transition from the lazy days of summer to the grind of the school year can be tough. We wanted to share some tips on how to get your kids engaged, ready, and out the door for school. Not only do these suggestions help ease that back-to-school anxiety, but they also promote quality family time and bonding.Build Up Excitement for Back to SchoolFirst of all: talk! Leading up to the school year, it’s important to talk to your children about ... Read more...
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