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One Year, 52 Experiences: A Journey in Purposeful Parenting

Explore 52 meaningful parenting experiences—one for each week of the year—to help you connect with your child and parent with purpose. Simple, intentional ideas to inspire your family journey.52 New ExperiencesOur inspiration this week comes from Danielle. She is a mom and author of 52 Brand New. She writes to us... This year my children and I are planning to try 52 New Experiences, one for each week of the year. So far, we've tried such diverse things as licking a 9V battery, participating in ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Amanda, Parenting, Parenting with Purpose, snapshots

By Kim Vij

8 Activities for Kids with Lids

Various colors of lids to create fun and easy games with lids for kids

Here's a quick and easy way to create eco-friendly games for kids with reused lids. We put together eight fun activities with lids for kids to play with just for you! If you're like me you love the convenience fruits and veggies in the squeezable food pouches for babies and tots for when you're on the go, but you feel bad about wasting the plastic with the lids. I've found a solution for you!  We collect our lids and then have free manipulatives to play and learn ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Kids Games Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Afterschool Express, Earth Day, Eco Living, games for kids, grade school, Lids, Preschool

By Kim Vij

Hands on Fun & Learning with an Ant Egg Carton

A is for Ant Lesson Plan for Preschool

Bring your A is for Ant lesson to life with this engaging egg carton ant craft! Kids will have fun learning through hands-on play while exploring early literacy, science, and fine motor skills."A is for Ant Preschool LessonHave some hands on fun at Tot School by creating ant egg carton with your child. We enjoy creating opportunities for learning that come from a child's idea. Ant Egg Carton Craft After watching a few ants in the yard, my daughter decided she wanted to make an Ant for her Egg ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Animals, Blog Hops, Creative Crafting, Eco Living, Insects, Kim, Preschool, Toddler

By Kim Vij

Happy Easter from The Educators’ Spin On It

Hope you have a Happy Easter with your family!Each of us have our own special way of celebrating Easter.  Treasure the family members that you are able to share these special days with.  We're so lucky to have close friends to celebrate these special days with year after year when parts of our families are so far away in all parts of the world. We can't believe how quickly five years have passed with our two daughters.  Take lots of photos!  You can use these Easter Photo Props for a little more ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Easter, The Educators' Spin On It

By Kim Vij

Last Minute Easter Crafts

bunny handprint craft for kids

Here are a few last minute ideas for making Easter Crafts with your child.Last Minute Easter Crafts for KidsLooking for something to quickly do for the kids to celebrate Easter this weekend? We put together a few fun and simple ideas to put you in the Easter spirit using items you'll have already in your craft closet! Bunny Handprint You can make a bunny handprint card or placemat. Simple paint your child's hand with paint but paint just two fingers so you can create ears for the bunny. Draw ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Crafts, Easter, Kim, Spring

By Kim Vij

Flowers and Props for your Spring Photo Fun

Spring Photo Ideas - flowers and props for photo fun

Discover creative ideas for using flowers and props to brighten up your spring photos. Perfect for family pictures, classroom activities, or seasonal fun with kids!Just a quick little Mommy Tip as you're getting ready for the Holiday. I am in no way a professional photographer or own a fancy camera but as a Mom of 3 I've captured a few memorable shots of my children in 19 years. I thought I'd pass along some things that have worked well for me to help you capture those special childhood ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Easter, Photo Ideas, Spring

By Kim Vij

Activities About Sweden for Kids: Around the World in 12 Dishes

Swedish Dala Horse

We're traveling to Sweden! Explore these fun activity ideas that include a watercolor dala horse craft and sweden printables. Plus fun books about Sweden for kids. Let's go on a virtual tour of Sweden! Let's go! We're traveling to Sweden with Around the World in 12 Dishes! This little video clip can transport you and your child all the way to Sweden from your very own home. Don't forget to pack your bag, print your passport and carry a detailed map of Sweden!As you're watching the video ask your ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education Tagged With: After School, Around the World, Art projects, Blog Hops, books, grade school, Kim, Multicultural Activities, Preschool, Sweden

By Kim Vij

March Activity Planner for Kids

Fun ideas for spring with your child. Follow along with our March Activity planner for kids as your explore concepts of gardening, rainbows, Easter and more in this colorful month of childhood.Let's get started as we welcome SPRING!We want to extend a warm welcome to all of our newest followers! We are so excited that you have discovered our site!  We also want to express our gratitude to our continued followers! We’re amazed daily how many of you are returning and bringing new friends with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Parenting Tagged With: Activity Planner, Kim, Monthly Planner, Spring, Wrap Up

By Kim Vij

Making Rosenmunnar (Swedish Thumbprint Cookies) with Kids: Around the World in 12 Dishes

Thumbprint cookie recipe for Rosenmunnar from Sweden for kids

Learn about Sweden with Kids. Making Rosenmunnar (Swedish Thumbprint Cookies) and Braided Swedish Coffee Bread as you explore the world with food.We started our global journey the same way Phileas Fogg did in London, UK, and are now moving northeast into Stockholm, Sweden.Making Rosenmunnar (Swedish Thumbprint Cookies) with KidsThis month, My 5 year old and I had a blast looking through cookbooks and recipe websites trying to decide what to make for our cooking stop in Sweden. Coming from a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Amanda, Around the World, grade school, Little Hands That Cook, Recipes, Sweden

By The Educators Spin On It

Living History Museum

This week at The Educators' Spin On It, we have been reading at home about famous people in history. At my daughter's school, they had a Parent Involvement Evening called a "Living History Museum." Visitors (parents) were guided through the museum (the school) to learn about the various famous individuals as they were brought to life.Each student chose an individual and dressed up as that famous person in history. The children researched and wrote clues about their famous individual and read ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, Afterschool Express, Amanda, grade school, History, museum

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