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By Kim Vij

Literacy Connections: Save Your Halloween Costumes for Playtime

Turn Halloween costume fun into meaningful literacy moments! Explore creative ways to build reading and writing skills through imaginative play and costume-inspired activities.Don't put away those Halloween Costumes yet! It's time to make Literacy Connections!My daughter had a very descriptive idea of what she wanted to be this year for Halloween. She wanted to be Jessie from Toy Story. I'm not sure where it started from, as we've only watched the movie a handful of times, but something in that ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Halloween, Kim, Library, Literacy Connections, Toy Story

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The Magic of Snuggling Up with Your Baby and Reading: Why It Matters for Parents

The Magic of Snuggling Up with Your Baby and Reading : And Why It Matters for Parents

Set aside time for reading every day with your baby — even if it's only a few minutes.Snuggling up and reading to your baby fosters emotional bonding, strengthens early language development, and nurtures a love for reading. These quiet moments not only support their cognitive growth but also create lasting memories and a comforting routine for both parent and child.Snuggle Up and Read Your BabyBabies love books with bright colors, baby faces, flaps, textures, or simple activities. You ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Baby Time, Kim, Library, Literacy, Snuggle

By Kim Vij

Halloween Story Writing

Story Writing with Halloween Stickers

Tips for teaching kids to learn to write this Halloween... use stickers! Here's how to encourage your child to write their own story with Halloween stickers. I loved Amanda's Afterschool Express Post last week about teaching writing with beginning writers.  Her little one expresses herself so freely in writing, I love it! My daughter is also in Kindergarten but is more reserved with her writing and needs a little encouragement. She really wants us to help her spell the words and we're working on ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Writing Tagged With: Afterschool Express, grade school, Halloween, Kim, Preschool, writing

By Kim Vij

Let’s Bake a Cake! A Little Hands that Cook with Books Lesson

Let's Bake a Cake! A little hands that cook with books lesson for kids.

Baking with kids is always a fun and messy adventure, but did you know it’s also a great way to build early literacy skills? In this Let's Bake a Cake Lesson, we’ll explore how you can turn a simple cake-baking session into a hands-on learning experience by labeling kitchen utensils and ingredients. Not only will your little ones enjoy mixing and measuring, but they’ll also begin to recognize words and connect them to everyday objects. Let’s make learning as sweet as the cake we’re about to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Recipes, Science Tagged With: Cake, Cook, Kim, Little Hands That Cook, Party Ideas, Spiders

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How to Encourage Kindergarten Writing

What Kindergarten Writing Looks LIke

Writing is an important part of early learning. As a former kindergarten teacher, children progress rapidly throughout the year. From pictures and stick people to 5 sentence paragraphs at the end of the year. What does kindergarten writing look like? Here are a few kindergarten writing samples and tips for How to Encourage Kindergarten Writing. Affiliate links to products in this post.What 5 year old writing looks like:Reading and writing are connected. If we want our children to be good ... Read more...

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: grade school, writing

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Growing Texas 40 Peas

Growing Texas 40 Peas

Discover how to grow Texas 40 peas with your kids! This fun, hands-on gardening activity teaches children about plant life cycles while encouraging outdoor learning and healthy eating.Disclosure: There are Amazon Affiliate links included in this post. How did Growing Texas 40 Peas go?Each year I challenge our family to choose a new vegetable to plant in our garden.  Someone recommended that I try Growing Texas 40 Peas. Knowing NOTHING about them, I planted a short row.This Southern Style Cowpea ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Kids in the Garden, Outdoor Fun

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Baby Friendly Hotel Fun

Traveling Tips for Babies

I thought it might be fun to share with you some tricks of the trade that I’ve learned over the years as a mother of 3. I need to remind myself every once in a while that I need to make plans for what to do with my baby so I thought blogging about it might help both you and me become active parents with our actively learning babies.This past week we were on vacation which can be challenging enough on your own but with a baby you have to get a little creative in hotel rooms. Whenever you’re ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Parenting Tagged With: Baby Friendly, Baby Time, Hotel, Kim, toddlers, Traveling Ideas

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DIY Spider Web T-shirt

Spider Web Shirt

It's fun to make cute holiday shirts for your kids. As soon as I set my eyes on this DIY project, I knew I needed to this Spider Web Shirt for my daughter. She is fascinated by spiders and the webs that they make. Making the Spider Web ShirtLast week I had bought some inexpensive solid color shirts for making holiday outfits, but hadn't decided what to do for October.This looked easy, creative, and something I could make for less than $2.00! It also connected really well with this weeks cooking ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Amanda, Fall, Halloween, Spiders

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Using Environmental Print to Teach a Second Language

Using Environmental Print to Teach a Second Language

Create a print-rich environment at home to teach your child a second language by incorporating everyday items like labels, songs, and posters into their surroundings, fostering early reading skills and confidence.Does your family speak more than one language? Make sure to fill your house with print!  Using environmental print to teach a second language can be beneficial in strengthening their ability to read in their second (or third) language.What is Using Environmental Print to Teach a Second ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education Tagged With: Bilingual Babies, Diversity, Russian

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Owl Crafts and Learning Activities

Owl Crafts and Learning Activities

We have been in an "owl" mood lately. It doesn't help that our neighborhood owl has been rather loud in the evenings and reminding us of his presence. That means we have been making a lot of owl crafts and learning activities!Affiliate links.Owl Crafts and Learning ActivitiesOwl Crafts and Learning Activities: Owl HeadbandMy daughter helped me design, cut, and sew this owl headband after she saw the one I made for her little brother. (more info here if you want to make one too) She has made many ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Art projects, Fall, Owls, Sewing

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