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By Kim Vij

Experience the Magic of St. Augustine Nights of Lights: A Must-See Holiday Event in Florida

Nights of Lights St. Augustine, Florida with award winning light displays throughout historic district

St. Augustine's Nights of Lights transforms the historic city into a glowing winter wonderland with millions of white lights, making it a must-see holiday experience for families, couples, and solo travelers seeking holiday magic in Florida.Disclosure: We received complimentary passes from Florida Historic Coast - St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau in exchange for sharing our experience. All opinions expressed are my own. St. Augustine Nights of Lights We ... Read more...

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Christmas, Florida, Parenting, St. Augustine, Travel

By Kim Vij

100th Day of School Activities

100th Day of School Bird Seed Project

We're approaching the 100th Day of Kindergarten with our children, or as I like to say 100 Days Smarter! We did a few activities to learn about 100 and thought we'd share. I love these ideas because they teach multiple concepts in one. We enjoy providing learning opportunities and projects for our children afterschool and/or on the weekends with our 5 year olds. Because our time is limited, it's great when we can tie in multiple concepts into a project to help save on time and most importantly ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: 100th Day of School, Afterschool Express, Birds, Valentine's Day, Winter

By Kim Vij

25 Ways to Say I Love you to your Spouse

Are you looking for a creative way to celebrate Valentines' Day with your Spouse when you have kids? Here are 25 Ways to say "I Love You" to your husband this year with special gifts from the heart. I've included a printable checklist of ideas to do for your Valentine. Truthfully...every day we all should try to find ways to show our love in our relationships but oftentimes life keeps us busy, jobs, houses and then we add children to the mix and it gets even busier. However, it's always ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Marriage, Valentine's Day

By Kim Vij

Heart Healthy Tips for Kids

Heart Healthy Activities for Kids

Teach your child the importance of heart health with fun and educational activities for kids to learn about their heart and its functions. Explore the ways to eat heart-healthy foods and engage in physical activities to strengthen the heart. Let's explore these heart activities for kids... Heart Healthy Tips for KidsLet's talk about Eating Heart Healthy Food with Little Hands that Cook with Books! We love our children and want what is best for them and their health. I thought this ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: grade school, Healthy Heart Fun, Kim, Let's Move, Little Hands That Cook, Nutrition, Preschool, Recipes, toddlers

By Kim Vij

Random Acts of Kindness Wreath

Random Acts of Kindness Wreath with child tying on heart onto wreath

Are you looking for ways to encourage your child to be kind? Do they easily think of others and their needs?  How do you sneak those life lessons into our busy days between school, work and commitments to after school activities?As parents, we strive towards these goals to raise well-rounded children. However, with busy schedules it becomes harder to fit in those opportunities we want our child to have. Often one can struggle with as we become distracted by various things in our lives. Here ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Community Outreach, Kim, Parenting, Parenting with Purpose, Random Acts of Kindness, Valentine's Day

By Kim Vij

Kindness Challenge: Create a Love Books Package

Activity Ideas to include in a Love Books Package to mail to a loved one for International Book Giving Day

A fun way to participate in International Book Giving Day. Share a Love Books Package.Here's how to make and give your own...We are excited to be participating in Toddler Approved’s 100 Acts of Kindness Project!. We were thrilled when Kristina asked us if I wanted to give you a challenge!  You may have noticed that at The Educators' Spin On It we LOVE BOOKS!  So we thought it might be fun to include them in our challenge this week!Kindness Challenge: Show Kindness by Giving a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: grade school, LOVE BOOKS, Preschool, Random Acts of Kindness, reading activity, Toddler, Valentine's Day

By Kim Vij

Bilingual Paper Bag Color Word Book

How to Make a Paper Bag Book with Kids. Learning a new language with Colorful Hearts.

Create a Paper Bag Color Book with Hearts for Valentine's Day. The best part is you can learn a new language with this colorful activity too. Here's how to make this activity with your child. We're working on our Colors! We made a Color Book that uses various learning opportunities to learn how to identify, spell and read Color Words in Hindi. We created Paper Bag Book using Hearts, English, and Hindi Color Words. You can make your own Paper Bag Book too with ANY language!Paper Bag Color ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education, Kids Activities Tagged With: Bilingual Babies, Colors, Hindi, India, Rainbow, Sight Words, Valentine's Day

By Kim Vij

Must-Read Picture Books to Celebrate Black History Month

Black History Month Books for Kids with read alouds and activities

Explore these must-read picture books for Black History Month with your child. This selection of books for Black History Month features stories about civil rights icons, societal changemakers, and books about important moments and movements. Black History Month educates youth, celebrates African American achievements, and promotes diversity and inclusion. Discussing African American history helps children understand the past and be inspired by influential figures. It's a valuable opportunity to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education, Reading Tagged With: Black History Month, Diverse Books, grade school, Multicultural Children's Book Day, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

President’s Day Activities for Kids

President's Day Activities for Kids

Exploring President's Day with kids can be a lot of fun. One of the first things that come to mind is money because we can find both President Abraham Lincoln and President George Washington on them. Here are some ideas to do at home or school with your child in honor of our founding fathers. Plus we've included a free printable book for President's Day too. President's Day Activities for KidsPresident's Day NecklaceEvery year, I make President's Day necklaces with my Kindergarten class and now ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education, Kids Activities Tagged With: Afterschool Express, grade school, Preschool, Presidents Day

By The Educators Spin On It

PANCAKE Day Ideas!

Get ready for Pancake day ideas with these yummy ideas for your preschooler. These pancake themed activities feature math activities with pancakes, pancake cooking with kids, and even our favorite pancake books!Are you ready for Pancake Day? Every Sunday, I make pancakes for breakfast. My kids love to measure, mix and pour the batter for pancakes. Their favorite kind of pancake is oatmeal blueberry (mine too).  We also like to try other combinations like gingerbread, maple orange, and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Amanda, baking, pancakes, Playful Preschool, Preschool

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