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Healthy Easter Egg Treat

Easter Themed Egg Treat with Fruit

Head to the kitchen this spring for a healthy Easter Egg Treat to make with your child. With just a few fresh items you'll have a special easter snack to enjoy. Here's how to make this Easter Snack. We love cooking with kids. It is a great way to make everyday moments, learning opportunities. Life around holidays seem to get busier for my family and I wasn't going to write about this project, but then the kids had so much fun making it and eating it that I wanted to share it with you. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Recipes Tagged With: 3 to 5, Activities for Preschoolers, Amanda, Easter, Little Hands That Cook, Recipes

By Kim Vij

Raising Chicks in the Classroom

Tips for Raising Chicks in a Class or at Home with the help of your local farmer's programs

Learn how to work with local farmers for your students to experience raising checks in the classroom. An amazing hands on science experience for kids. An unforgettable science experience for your children either in their classroom or you might want to consider at home too. Egg and Chick Fun with Kids: an opportunity for science There are certain times when children tend to share a bit more information about school than others.  Each day you pick them up form school and ask ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: After School Activities, chickens, Farm, grade school, Spring

By Kim Vij

Bunny Snack Idea for Book Club

Bunny Snack Idea for Easter Themed Book Club

Hopper Hunts for Spring Activities This month we’re featuring books by Marcus Pfister for the Virtual Book Club for Kids. He’s quite famous for his Rainbow Fish Books but I am in love with his little character Hopper. We’re sharing a fun way to welcome spring with Hopper. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon Learning about the Elements of spring can be a lot of fun with young children. It can be a season of mystery as the snow melts and new life is blooming all around. Taking ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Easter, Snack Ideas, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By The Educators Spin On It

Mo Willems Inspired DIY Bunny Costume Felt Headband

Grab some felt to make this Knuffle Bunny Inspired Bunny Costume Headband. This project is great for beginning sewers. No sewing machine needed. (If you don't sew - just hot glue!!!) affiliate links included in this article DIY Bunny Costume with Felt Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Williams is a delightful tale of a little girl and her father on their walk to do laundry. A missing bunny creates tears the whole way home.  Mama knows what's wrong and Daddy ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Activities for School Ages, Amanda, Book Activity, Bunnies, Costume, Easter, Literacy Connections, Mo Willems, Sewing, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Bunny Bread Recipes for Kids

bunny bread recipes to back with kids for easter

We are learning about Bunnies by making Bunny Bread with Little Hands that Cook with Books. We started with a few adorable bunny books.  Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Bunny Bread Recipes for Kids to Bake! I know I wanted to find something similar to our Teddy Bear Bread and Heart Breadsticks which have been such a big hit.  We found some adorable Bunny Bread recipes that I pinned on our Cooking with Kids ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: bunny, Easter, grade school, Kim, Little Hands That Cook, Preschool, Recipes, Spring

By Kim Vij

Creative Carrot-Themed Activities for The Carrot Seed

30+ Carrot Themed Activities for Kids inspired by The Carrot Seed

Looking for a fun way to bring the classic book The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss to life? These hands-on, carrot-themed activities will engage your child in learning through gardening, cooking, reading, math, and sensory play! This week, as part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids, we’re diving into The Carrot Seed and exploring fun, educational ways to extend the story beyond the pages. This post contains an affiliate link to amazon. All opinions are my 100% own.   Growing and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math, Reading Tagged With: Carrots, gardening, Kids in the Garden, Kim, The Carrot Seed, Virtual Book Club, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By The Educators Spin On It

DIY Mo Willems Inspired Duckling Costume Felt Headband

Mo Willems Inspired Duck Headband

Grab some felt to make this easy D.I.Y. Ducking Costume Felt Headband. This project is great for beginning sewers. No sewing machine needed. (If you don't sew - just hot glue!!!) Affiliate links included in this article. Duckling Costume Felt Headband The Duckling Gets a Cookie by Mo Willems is a picture book for the young reader about Ducking, his friend Pigeon, and a nut cookie. Duckling is the model for politeness, whereas Pigeon lists all the things he has asked for, but never ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Costume, Ducks, Literacy, Literacy Connections, Mo Willems, Sewing, Spring

By Kim Vij

Ukraine Facts for Kids – a virtual field trip

Ukraine Virtual Field Trips for Kids. Explore Ukraine Facts for kids through videos, books, recipes and more.

Explore this virtual field trip by discovering Ukraine facts for kids! Go on a virtual adventure learning about famous landmarks, virtual tours, children's books, and recipes from the Ukrainian culture. Are you ready to explore Ukraine? As I sit in shock watching the news of the Russian military invading Ukraine, I feel incredibly helpless and filled with such sadness and fear for those impacted by this event. My heart is with those families, especially the children, trying to seek ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education, Travel Tagged With: Around the World, Cooking with Kids, grade school, Preschool, Travel, Ukraine, Virtual Field Trip

By Kim Vij

Colorful Rainbow Books for Kids

Colorful Rainbow Books for Kids

Discover the best rainbow books for kids of all ages! From colorful fiction to educational non-fiction, these vibrant reads include fun read-alouds to inspire young minds. Books filled with rainbows aren’t just visually stunning—they also inspire imagination, celebrate diversity, and teach valuable lessons. Whether you're looking for a whimsical picture book for toddlers, an engaging story for early readers, or an informative non-fiction book about the science behind rainbows, there's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: After School Activities, Book List, Colors, grade school, Preschool, Rainbow, Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Drip Painting Rainbow Name Activity

Child drip painting with rainbow colored paints onto paper with stenciled name

Working on name recognition? Your child will have so much fun with this drip painting rainbow name activity. The vibrant rainbow colors will have your child recognizing the letters in their name in no time plus you can even add more to make it an alphabet activity too! Disclosure Affiliate links to Amazon used in this post.  Here's how to make this rainbow preschool activity  No matter how old you are rainbows are quite magical! This week we're featuring the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Book Activity, Colors, grade school, name activity, Preschool, Rainbow, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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