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Mouse Count Activities for Kids

Create a mouse craft with your child inspired by one of our favorite picture books, Mouse Count! This activity focuses on fine motor skills and retelling the story as you create it. Amazon affiliate links used  Let's have a little fun with a snake and some mice!  I invite you to join along with the book Mouse Count by Ellen Stohl Walsh.  She has written a few adorable Mouse Books which I think are essential to any children to read!  Counting, Colors, Shapes they are the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Animals, mouse, Mouse Count, VBC Summer Camp, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Ladybug Science with Kids

ladybug on leaf with resources for teaching kids about ladybug science

Tips for exploring science with ladybugs with your child. Here's how to find moments to teach your child about nature through a ladybug science project. Do you make time for the little moments of science in your daily routine with kids? As parents, there are opportunities around us for science if we give ourselves the time to discover them. Here’s how our family discovered a little more about Ladybugs with a chance discovery.  Our tips for exploring science with ladybugs with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, grade school, Insects, Kim, Ladybugs, Spring, STEM

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The Grouchy Ladybug Activities

Ladybug crafts for preschoolers and toddlers including The Grouchy Ladybug printables

A collection of ladybug themed crafts, activities, and books for your child to explore inspired by the book The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. Has your child seen a ladybug? Here's a playful way to engage with ladybugs and ladybug themed books for your child. Plus some fun The Grouchy Ladybug printables to sneak a little learning into your ladybug fun. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. The Grouchy Ladybug Activities for Preschool Ladybug Craft for ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Book Activities, Bugs, Eric Carle, Ladybugs, Spring, VBC Summer Camp, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Host a Ladybug Theme Playdate

Host a Ladybug Themed Playdate for your kids and friends. Make, learn, and read ladybugs

Host a Ladybug Theme Playdate for your preschooler and their friends.  Select a ladybug craft, learning activity, and book.  Prepare your stations and have fun! Great for ages 3-7. Note: The links to blog articles pictured from our blogging friends have an * Affiliate links to products are also included in this post. Lady Bug Theme Playdate Craft Make a super cute paper plate ladybug craft *. Housing a Forest has her kids paint the paper plates first, but we've found ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Insects, Ladybugs, Literacy, Party Ideas, Preschool, science

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Ladybug Science Experiment

Kids creating ladybug science experiment outdoors on various colored papers

Ladybug Science Experiment! Created by kids for kids. A great way to help your garden and challenge your thinking. Let's find out what color ladybugs really do prefer. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links My kids love science experiments. When we saw a bag of 1,000 ladybugs at our local garden store, the kids said, "These would be great for the aphids in our garden AND, we could do a science experiment." Ladybug Science Experiment  What kind of science ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: grade school, Ladybugs, science

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Strawberry STEM Challange : Growing Strawberries with Kids in the Garden

Strawberry STEM Challenge, learning science, technology, engineering, and math in the garden with kids. BUDGET FRIENDLY STEM Activity

Welcome to the Strawberry STEM Challenge. Getting kids in the garden is a great way to make learning fun and authentic (on a budget!). There will be plenty of opportunities to experience science, technology, engineering, math, and art – with this week of learning activities all about growing strawberries with kids! Best for grade school children, but easily adaptable for preschool and PreK too! The Strawberry STEM + Art Challenge was designed to help parents and teachers teach ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, STEM Tagged With: Amanda, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Preschool, STEM, strawberries

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Orange Strawberry Jam Surprise Muffins

Orange Strawberry Jam Muffin Recipe

These Orange Strawberry Jam Surprise Muffins are the perfect treat to make with and for kids. The sugar zest on top creates a crunchy finish, a delicious contrast to the soft jam surprise middle. Muffins are my kids' go-to recipe to make and eat. They are so versatile and make great breakfast and snack options. My 8 year old can now make the batter on her own. Even the 2 year old can't resist pouring and mixing. He insists that no one else can fill the baking cups. Here's our family ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Amanda, Cooking with Kids, grade school, Little Hands That Cook, Muffins, Preschool, Recipes, strawberries

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Growing Strawberries – Is it worth it?

growing strawberries with kids

Helpful tips for growing strawberries with kids in your backyard garden and the truth behind if it's worth it or not. Are you considering growing strawberries this year? Growing Strawberries with Kids So my dear readers, as many of you know, I love to garden with my kids for many, many reasons. We are more than willing to share our successes and failures with others - which means that at many play dates with the kiddos, we end up talking about our gardens. A friend recently ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Amanda, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Preschool, strawberries

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10 Things to Make with Oranges

10 Things Kids Can Make with Oranges

Do you love oranges? Here are 10 things to make with oranges with your child! Which orange recipe will you make first? Gardening is a fantastic opportunity to spend time with your children, teach them more about the food they eat, and explore what it means to make healthy choices. It is a way to get kids in the kitchen, preparing healthy, nutritious foods.  Although much of gardening focuses around flowers, vegetables and herbs, fruit are an important part of our gardening ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Recipes Tagged With: Amanda, Cooking with Kids, Kids in the Garden, Recipes

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Read Your World: Explore and Promote Diversity in Children’s Books

Read Your World! Creative ways to explore with books. Discover the best diverse books and activities for your child as you join the annual Multicultural Children's Book Day.

Join the annual celebration of Multicultural Children's Book Day where diverse book recommendations are shared to promote inclusivity and understanding among young readers. This Read Your World event emphasizes the importance of raising awareness about diverse literature and involves book reviews and activities to celebrate multicultural stories for children. Since 2014 we've been joining each year with you to celebrate Multicultural Children's Book Day! Each year we share our top picks ... Read more...

Filed Under: Cultural Education, Reading Tagged With: Book Activities, Book List, Diversity, grade school, Multicultural Children's Book Day, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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