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Don and Audrey Wood Books and Activities

Don and Audrey Woods Books and Activities for Kids - Author Study

Discover the magic of Audrey Wood's children's books with fun facts, top titles, and story summaries perfect for kids ages 4–8. Author Study for Audrey Wood Audrey Wood is a beloved children’s author known for her playful, imaginative stories and memorable characters. She has written over 50 picture books, many of them in collaboration with her husband, illustrator Don Wood, and her son Bruce Wood. Her books are filled with humor, rhythm, and colorful illustrations that make them ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Study, Kim, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

How Do You Get Kids to Try New Foods?

10 Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Try New Foods

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...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Cooking with Kids, Kim, Little Hands That Cook

By Kim Vij

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...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: LOVE BOOKS, Summer Reading

By The Educators Spin On It

Painting with Spices – a great sibling activity

Painting with Spices Art Activity for Kids

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...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Animals, Art projects, grade school, Herbs, Preschool, Summer

By Kim Vij

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...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Recipes Tagged With: Cooking, Princess, Recipes, School Ages

By The Educators Spin On It

Summer Activity – Sidewalk Paint, a great sibling activity

Sidewalk Painting with Kids, a SUPER FUN SUMMER ART project

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...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Art projects, chalk, Summer

By Kim Vij

Welcome Summer!

Summer Time Fun with Kids! Ideas for fun and learning this summer with your child.

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...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Kim, Summer, Summer Reading

By Kim Vij

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...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Art projects, Author Study, Draw, grade school, Mo Willems, Preschool, Virtual Book Club, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By The Educators Spin On It

Purple Mountain Painting Activity: Art for Kids

Purple Mountain Painting

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...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Animals, Art projects, Creative Crafting, reading activities

By Amanda Boyarshinov

Gender Reveal Party – What’s It Going To Bee Themed

Bee Themed Gender Reveal Party for Expecting Mom

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...

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amanda, bees, Pregnancy

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