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Learning about the Moon | Making Moon Bread

Close up of Moon Bread Recipe and Astronaut Toy

A tasty way to learn about the moon with kids! Connect science, literacy and life skills by making moon bread with your child today! Today, the kids and I made moon bread. But the lesson was so much deeper than just whipping the bread together (which you can see in the video). It was learning facts about the moon, reading stories of moon celebrations around the world, and then sitting down at the family table to eat our moon bread and share about the things we had just learned. This ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes, Science Tagged With: Amanda, Cooking with Kids, grade school, Playful Preschool, Preschool, Recipes, Space

By Kim Vij

Exploring Northern Lights with Kids through Art and Music

Exploring northern lights with kids through art and music

This northern lights art project for kids is so fun and easy as your child learns the science behind why they are formed. Plus we'll use art and music to explore together to create our very own Aurora Borealis. Come join us as we have our first Science Lesson about Sweden. While we explored the globe we discovered that Sweden is located in the Arctic Circle, a great place for watching the Northern Lights.  Here's a fun way to learn about Science using both Art and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Science, STEM Tagged With: Around the World, Art projects, grade school, Kim, Space, STEM

By The Educators Spin On It

Roll a Star – Make a Word | Literacy Games for Kids

Roll a Star Game with Site Words for Preschoolers

Make learning to spell fun with this easy game for kids. This roll a star - make a word game connects 1:1 correspondence, fine motor skills, and knowledge of letter sounds into one activity. Play on your own or with a friend. Disclosure: Amazon Affiliate Links within this post.  Roll a Star - Make a Word Game | Literacy Games for Kids Learning Objective: Children will build words of varying lengths. Ages: 4+ A strong understanding of letter sounds is essential for this ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Games, Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Fine Motor Skills, Games, games for kids, grade school, Literacy, Preschool, Sight Words, Space, Spelling Words, stars

By Kim Vij

Apple Star Prints to Create Starry Night by Van Gogh

child made starry night by van gogh

Create your very own starry night painting inspired by the famous artist Van Gogh using items from around your house, including an apple core! (Disclosure: Affiliate Link to Amazon) I’m always trying to find ways to expose my children to various mediums of art and famous artists and pieces of art. This week we did a quick lesson using this adorable book called Touch  the Art: Make Van Gogh’s Bed by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo. Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed I ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Apples, Art projects, Artists, grade school, Kim, Literacy, night, Preschool, Space, stars, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

How to Make Your Own Star Shaped Stamp With Your Child

Star Shaped Stamp for Kids to Paint and create with and create something special for someone who SHINES bright in their life.

There's one shape in childhood that kids love its STARS! Let's learn how to make your own star shaped stamp for your child to use for stamping with paint.  Are you ready to get stamping with the stars?  This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. This art project is sure to be a hit with your little super star. A perfect way to celebrate a special person in their life or perhaps an upcoming patriotic holiday or even a special gold star for Christmas crafts and DIY star ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: Art projects, bedtime, Creative Crafting, grade school, Mother's Day, night, Preschool, Space, stars, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Create Your Own Star Stamps for Kids Art

Star Stamps for Making Kids Art for someone special. This kids art project is easy and fun for your child and you! Even with DAD for Mother's Day!

Here's how to create your own star stamps with just a few items from around your house!  Your child will have hours of fun creating special star prints for those that help them shine in their life. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon.   This week's theme for the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids is SPACE!  We decided it would be fun to create a star art project for our activity. Our featured book is How to Catch a Star by Jeffers Oliver Did you ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: bedtime, Creative Crafting, Glitter, grade school, Mother's Day, night, Preschool, Space, stars, Teacher Appreciation

By Kim Vij

How to Make a Colorful Star Garland With Your Child

Watercolor Star Garland with LED Lights for Bedtime

Create a colorful star themed night for bedtime with your child with this star garland. A creative way to decorate your child's room for bedtime and think of loved ones. Here's how to make Star Garland... SIGN UP HERE for our NEWSLETTER  This week at the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids  we're featuring a night theme.  During this time of year at times for preschoolers this can be the stage where night can bring some anxieties.  Talking about it ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: grade school, night, Preschool, School Ages, Space, stars, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Cardboard Space Shuttle Craft

Toilet Paper Roll Spaceship

If your child loves outer space, rockets, and hands-on creativity, this Space Shuttle craft is a fun and engaging project to try at home or in the classroom. It’s a simple craft that encourages imagination, fine motor skills, and curiosity about space exploration. Cardboard Space Shuttle Craft for Kids Making time for crafting with your child is important. Finding ideas can be one of the challenges, especially if you're not a crafty mom. Grab a few household items to create this out ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Book Review, Boxes, Creative Crafting, grade school, Kim, Maker Space, Preschool, recycled crafts, Space

By Kim Vij

Solar Eclipse Videos and Activities for Kids

Solar Eclipse Resources for Kids. Includes videos, books, activities, resources and more for kids of all ages to learn about solar eclipses.

Explore the ultimate resource of Solar Eclipse Videos and Activities for Kids! A collection of videos, activities, books, songs, and teaching materials to learn all about a Solar Eclipse with your child. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Solar Eclipse Videos and Activities for Kids We're sharing with you our favorite videos, books, activities, songs, and resources so you can learn all about a solar ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, Book List, Earth Day, eclipse, grade school, Preschool, science, Space, STEM

By The Educators Spin On It

Learning about Earth Through Play | Solar System Floor Puzzle

Earth Floor Puzzle to Learn about the Solar System with Kids

Earth is an abstract science idea for most young children. They are very concrete and can relate best to what they can hold, touch, and see with their very own eyes. Earth, as a planet in the sky that we live on can be a difficult concept to grasp. This solar system floor puzzle activity helps connect them with an image, introduces math concepts and can help enrich science vocabulary. Amazon affiliate links Learning about Earth Through Play We have talked about earth with our ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Amanda, Earth Day, Playful Preschool, Preschool, Siblings, Space

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