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How to Make Turkey T-shirts with Kids

Create your own turkey t-shirt with ribbons or leftover fabric! A fun keepsake for Thanksgiving with your child. Turkey T-Shirt Tutorials for Thanksgiving Here’s a simple activity to do after school with your kids for Thanksgiving. It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just a few days away. We’ve been so busy with our schedules and school and a new baby this year that it feels like it just snuck up on us. Here's a simple craft to prepare you for fun this Thanksgiving ... Read more...

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Drop Everything and Swing

Celebrate the joy of childhood with 'Drop Everything and Swing'—a heartwarming reminder of the importance of play, connection, and seizing the moment with your kids. Sometimes life gets busy… and hectic… and the days just seem to fly by quickly. When I had my second child, the days seemed to be filled with lots of “have to’s” in order to keep life going – laundry, errands, doctor appointments, and the like. As my second child got older, she was toted everywhere that our family’s ... Read more...

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Dissecting Owl Pellets: After School Science Experiment

Want to add more science after school at your home? Try this dissect owl pellet science experiment. Try this after school science experiment that's FUN and EDUCATIONAL!!!! Disclosure: Amazon Affiliate links are used in this post. Budget cuts in our schools mean less science experiences during the school day. That doesn't mean our kids can't be involved and experiment - we just need to do more AFTER SCHOOL! Try dissecting owl pellets with your child... just don't sneeze! ... Read more...

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Mom’s Night Out at a Paint Your Own Picture Studio

Looking for a fun and relaxing moms’ night out idea? Discover how a paint-your-own picture night can bring creativity, connection, and a little me-time to your busy mom life! Mom's Night Out at a Paint Your Own Picture Studio Has a paint your own picture studio opened in your area? It sure seems like an upcoming ladies' night out option and we just had to try it out! Kim and I are very family centered and do not get out often. BUT, there are many benefits for spending time with your ... Read more...

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Sometimes You Need to Say Yes

Discover the power of saying 'yes' to spontaneous moments with your children. This heartwarming story reminds parents to embrace the little things that create lasting memories. Sometimes You Need to Have a Yes Day A few weeks ago, I was busy getting things ready to take my daughter, E (almost 4) to the mall to buy her a new dress for an upcoming party. It was just going to be mommy-E time and we were both looking forward to this. My husband was outside with both my children (I also have ... Read more...

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Tips for Sewing An Owl Quilt for Baby To Be

Create a special owl baby quilt for your new arrival with siblings and spouse for a one-of-a-kind keepsake. Here's how to make this owl quilt together as a family... How to Make an Owl Quilt for Your Baby to Be: If you missed last week's pregnancy post, the kiddos had a blast painting my pregnant belly!  #3 is owl-ready loved by all and we had fun celebrating and preparing for his arrival.  Although I am super envious of all the "Pottery Barn" look-alike nurseries, we tend to ... Read more...

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Activities for Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

It's the beginning of OWL WEEK at The Educators' Spin On It! Do you have a Little Hoot in your life? We read the book The Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal for our Virtual Book Club book this month. It's an adorable book about a little owl who wants to go to bed but his parents make him stay up a little bit longer like all owl do at night. We had fun discovering all the little things that he does to stay awake. When you read it you have to see the owl's adorable expressions on their faces ... Read more...

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Tips for Preparing for a Part in a School Play

Simple tips to help your child prepare for a part in a school play. It’s school play time at our house and my little one is so excited that she has a few lines in the school play this year. She’s going to be an owl. As you know we happen to like owls at The Educators’ Spin On It, so it was a perfect match. Now here’s where the fun begins she has to learn 3 different lines in just a few weeks. We’ve been practicing and practicing and I figured I’d share some tips of what seem to work ... Read more...

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Celebrating Bonfire Night

Learn how families in the UK celebrate bonfire night each November 5th. On the night of November 5th, throughout Britain, they commemorate the capture of Guy Fawkes with bonfires and fireworks, and by burning an effigy of Guy Celebrating Bon Fire Night with Kids I am so excited to be guest posting on The Educators' Spin On It and letting you know about a festival in the UK that is very unique to our country. Every 5th of November we celebrate Bonfire Night, a celebration of the ... Read more...

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