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ALL about growing ZUCCHINI

All About Growing Zucchini with kids in your garden.

One of the best vegetables to grow with kids is zucchini! Here are some simple tips for how to grow zucchini at home this summer in your garden. One truly magical vegetable to grow with kids is zucchini. It's so much fun teaching them about how zucchini grow. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases from affiliate links within this post. Tips for Growing Zucchini with Kids Growing zucchini with kids is a lot of fun. The plants grow HUGE and kids ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Eco Living, Garden Packets, gardening, grade school, grow, Kids in the Garden, Preschool, Toddler, Zucchini

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Tips and Tricks for Growing Carrots with Kids

Learning How to Grow Carrots with Kids in the Garden

Growing Carrots with kids gets them excited about eating healthy! Carrots grown in the garden taste much different than the carrots you can purchase in the stores. My kids are not big vegetable eaters, but they adore eating a carrot fresh from the garden (a little bit of dirt and all). If you are willing to start a small backyard garden, carrots do not take up a whole bunch of space and may be a great addition to your learning garden adventures. Disclosure: Amazon links to ... Read more...

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

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Growing potatoes with Kids: a Backyard Gardening Activity

Learning How to Grow Potatoes in Garden with Kids

Growing potatoes with kids is a very fun and rewarding activity for children to help with. They can be grown in-ground or in-containers, making it a versatile crop. For a large yield, you would of course need more space, but for a backyard gardening activity, growing potatoes is one of our favorites! Disclosure: Amazon Affiliate Links included in this post. Growing Potatoes with Kids As parents, we are trying to raise well rounded kids that are knowledgeable about the world around ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Amanda, Garden Packets, grade school, Kids in the Garden, Literacy Connections, Preschool

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Raise a Praying Mantis | Activities for Kids to Explore Life Cycles

praying mantis egg cases a kit for kids to explore life cycles

Learning about life cycles of animals and plants help kids connect with the natural world, develop a deeper understanding of science, and strengthen their vocabulary. Try these activities with children as you examine the life cycle of a praying mantis in your home or classroom. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis for Kids Observe the Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis: My child is fascinated with the life cycle of a butterfly. We ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: Activities for Preschoolers, Amanda, grade school, Insects, Playful Preschool, science, STEM

By Kim Vij

10 Frog Activities for It’s Mine by Leo Lionni

Frog Activities for Kids

Discover 10 creative and educational frog activities inspired by Leo Lionni's It's Mine!—perfect for teaching young children about sharing and cooperation through crafts, songs, science, and imaginative play.​ This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. It's Mine Frog Activities We're featuring books by Leo Lionni for the Virtual Book Club for Kids . Have a little fun with the book It's Mine with these playful frog activities for your child! We chose to share the book It's ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Study, frog, grade school, Kim, Leo Lionni, pond life, Preschool, Spring, Virtual Book Club, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Frog Themed Toss Game for Preschoolers

Frog Themed Toss Game for Preschoolers with Pipe Cleaner Bugs

Create an adorable frog themed toss game with recycled cardboard, paint, and a few pipe cleaners for a game packed with froggy fun! Work on creativity and fine motor skills with this one-of-a-kind frog game for your preschooler. Here's how to make this Frog Game. Disclosure: This post contains links to amazon affiliates.  There's something very fun about learning about frogs with preschoolers. The way they hop, the way they croak, and honestly how important there are to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Games, Science Tagged With: frog, pond life, Spring, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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Small World Play and Learning

My kids are mostly screen-free, so I was extremely excited for Asia Citro's book, 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids: The Very Best and Easiest Playtime Activities from FunAtHomeWithKids.com! to be delivered. My 8 year old read it from cover to cover, bookmarking her favorite activities to try. She read her favorite activities to her 5-year-old brother, then they scoured the kitchen cupboards and art cabinets to see which activities we had available to make.   Which ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Amanda, Book Review, frog, PLAY, pond life, Preschool, Screen Free Activities, Spring, Toddler

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Learn to Read Simple Sentences with LEGO Pond Animals

LEGO pond animals with learning to read word cards

Learn to read with LEGO pond animals! Tips for how to teach your child to learn to read simple sentences during pond themed playtime with LEGOS. My kids like to build with LEGO's. We have been working on using more describing words to tell about our structures. This week, my preschooler is trying to use color words more often. We are learning about ponds and so he was trying to build some pond animals. Amazon affiliate links. "Look Mom, I made a yellow duck!" Transitioning Kids ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, frog, grade school, LEGO, Playful Preschool, pond life, Preschool, Spring

By Kim Vij

40 Easter Activities for Kids

Child decorating for Easter with Bunting and Colorful Eggs.

Looking for some last minute ideas for Easter? This spring there are so many fun Easter Activities for kids to enjoy with your child. We're sharing our Top 40 Easter Activities for Kids that include Crafts, Activities, Printables and Recipes that are inspired by Easter for your child this week before Easter. 40 Easter Activities for Kids  We've hand-picked some of the best Easter Activities for Kids with this TOP 40 Easter List.  Take a peek below and get ready for ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Easter, grade school, Spring

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Spring STEM Activities for Kids

Spring STEM Activities for Kids, 3 dimensional egg structures PLUS 3 more STEM Learning Center Ideas

Now is the time for spring STEM activities for kids! Bring science, technology, engineering, and math time into your springtime learning stations. Easy to set up experiments and activities for preschoolers ages 3 and up. Although originally written for young children, I set these stations up for my kindergarten and 4th grader too. They had fun exploring spring STEM after school and were able to extend the concepts even further. Affiliate Links to products in this article. How to ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, Easter, Easter Eggs, grade school, Preschool, printable, Spring, STEM

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