10 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Try New Foods Here are a few quick ways to encourage your child to try something new at the dinner table! We have many ideas for your in our Little Hands that Cook with Books Lessons on The Educators' Spin On It. We encourage you to check out the following activities with your child. They will encourage your child to learn about nutrition, encourage them to try new things, and be a great cook in the kitchen with you! It ... Read more...
Summer Love Books: Whoooo’s Been Sharing?
Packages are in the mail and arriving on doorsteps all over the US and UK as part of our Summer LOVE BOOKS Exchange ! As they are being received they are sharing the Book and Activities that were sent to them for the Summer LOVE BOOKS Exchange. Whooooo's Sending the Boxes? Here's are a few of our participants just to give you a sample of the FUN that's happening with READING during the SUMMER. We invite you to check out what they received in their BOX. What's inside the ... Read more...
Painting with Spices – a great sibling activity
Get creative with spice painting! A fun sensory art project for your child. A great way to use up some of those old spices too! There are so many ways to get painting with spices. It has been done. Many times, many ways... Here are just a few! But have you done it? Painting with spices that is? If not, it is time to shake those spices out of your pantries and put them to work today... in your kids artwork that is! Remember it is SUMMER - time for fun projects and making ... Read more...
Make your Own Friendship Tea Party
Little Hands that Cook with Books worked so very hard to learn all the skills needed in class to host their very own Friendship Tea Party. The goal was that all the things on the menu would be created by them as they worked together. Before our Tea Party, we discussed what should be on the menu. They decided to create these four items for their menu. Friendship Tea Party Menu Ideas Here's some ideas for hosting your own Teddy Bear Tea Party. Once the menu was selected, they ... Read more...
Summer Activity – Sidewalk Paint, a great sibling activity
Summer is a great time for trying out new experiences. My daughter received a Crayola 3D Sidewalk Chalk paint set as a birthday present a while back and we thought that now was a great time to try it out! I have to admit that I usually just buy the basic art supplies and try to re-use the things we have at home for crafting, but it is OH SO MUCH FUN to get things for birthdays or holidays that help our family create memories! If you are ever at the store looking for a present, unique ... Read more...
Welcome Summer!
Summer is officially here! Are you looking for summer resources for your kids, we'd love to help you out. We've been pinning so many fun activities for your family on our Summer Pinterest Board. Come check it out & Follow! Resources for Summer Activities and Fun Most importantly remember to enjoy the MOMENTS of Childhood Share your OWN Summer Activities on our {PLAY LEARN MAKE DO} Summer Bucket List. You may also enjoy these activities this summer with ... Read more...
Learning to Draw with Mo Willems
Let's connect with author Mo Willems by learning to draw with him and some of his beloved characters from his popular children's books! Mo Willems is a popular focus for our Virtual Book Club for Kids! The fun thing about studying different authors is you get the chance to learn something new about them. As my daughter and I did a little searching to learn about Mo Willems we discovered all sorts of things about him. Plus he has so many great books that my daughter ... Read more...
Purple Mountain Painting Activity: Art for Kids
Create art to go along with a story with this beautiful purple mountain painting art project for kids! A simple guide for doing art with multiple ages creating mountains and wildflowers with paint. We LOVE books and art activities that extend and enrich our children's learning. Here is an activity to go along with a fable called The Donkey and The Wolf. This painting would also be great with the song America the Beautiful. Reading the Fable: The Donkey and The ... Read more...
Gender Reveal Party – What’s It Going To Bee Themed
Fun and simple ideas to host your own bee themed gender reveal party for all ages. Bee Themed Gender Reveal Party What's it going to BEE? So the latest trend in babymaking after sharing your creative pregnancy announcement quote is the gender reveal party. It is a festive way to find out your baby's gender. In most cases, the ultrasound tech writes the gender of your baby in a sealed envelope which the people take to a bakery where they bake a cake with a layer of pink or blue. The ... Read more...
Resources for Summer Reading
How can I keep my kids reading this summer? We are so excited our book exchange that has just begun this summer. Follow along as 20 bloggers share their experiences with their favorites books and activities. You can create them at home with your child too and keep reading all summer long! Here's a sample of what we received and sent plus a peek here and here of our partipants who have shared! We encourage you to share your experiences on our LOVE BOOKS page or on our facebook ... Read more...
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