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How to Host an After School Playdate

How to Host a Winter Playdate After School with Friends! Includes activity station ideas, crafts and more!

Want to get together with your child's friends? Here are some fun ideas for how to host an after school playdate with friends. Super simple tips that make it easy for you and fun for all who join.  Parents - I know that we are all recouping from the holiday season. I know that my house is just now feeling back to normal with all the holiday decorations. Many places around the globe have snow on the ground and we are beginning to get cabin fever. Winter is a great time on the year ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: #afterschool, Afterschool Express, Amanda, grade school, playdate, Preschool, Winter

By Kim Vij

Water Beads and Ice Activity

Water Beads ON Ice

Explore winter science with water beads and ice activity this season with your child. A fun and easy winter science activity! Here's how to set up this water beads science activity. When you live in a climate where the weather is not necessarily super cold it's always fun to create a few icy moments with kids so that they can have a little fun.   It's a simple hands-on way to teach children about science by experimenting with temperatures and properties of matter. Here's a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: Activity, Fine Motor Skills, Fun, ice, Kim, PLAY, STEM, Water Beads, Winter

By The Educators Spin On It

Mitten Sight Word Games

Sight word game using snowballs made from ping pong balls and mittens for kids

When the weather outside is chilly, warm up your reading skills with these Mitten Sight Word Games. Great for literacy centers! Mitten Sight Word Games Learning Objective: Recognize and read basic sight words. More about Sight Words: You may see many matching games for kids to play.  That is because they are some of the easiest games for young learners to play and require children to look at how the word is formed and find the match to that shape.  The word ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Kindergarten, Preschool, reading activities, Sight Words, Winter

By Kim Vij

100 Christmas Books Every Child Should Read Before They Turn 10

The Ultimate List of Christmas Books for Kids!

Children of all ages will delight in this ultimate collection of Christmas books. Cinnamon and evergreen spices waif through the house and little ones are snuggled up next to the tree reading books of Christmas. Disclosure: Affiliate links are included to Amazon in this post.   Selecting the best Christmas book for your child. I know they say, "Don't judge a book by its cover," but I challenge you to do just that.  Think about the stories you want to share with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book List, Christmas, grade school, Preschool, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

50+ Christmas Activities for School Aged Kids

school children in santa hats working on christmas activities and crafts

Looking for Christmas activities for school? Discover 50+ fun and easy Christmas activities and crafts for kids. Here's how to sneak in some holiday spirit with the kids this December. Spread some holiday cheer with Christmas Activities for Kids! We're sharing fun Christmas Activities for your child!  You can create a Christmas Activity each day as you celebrate the Holiday Season together. Our Christmas Round up Includes Ideas for Christmas countdowns, printable holiday ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, Christmas, December, grade school, Monthly Planner

By Kim Vij

21 Adorable Fingerprint Ornament Ideas for Kids

fingerprint christmas ornaments for kids featuring mouse, reindeer, train and gingerbread man.

There's something so special about receiving a handmade gift from a child for Christmas. These adorable DIY Fingerprint Ornament Ideas are so easy for your child to make this holiday season. All you need are a few materials and you can create homemade gifts for the whole family! Here's how to make these holiday keepsake ornaments! This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. One of my favorite things about Christmas is looking at the adorable handmade ornaments from over ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Kids Activities Tagged With: Art projects, Christmas, grade school, Ornaments, Preschool

By The Educators Spin On It

Kindness Elves Free Printables for Busy Parents

Kindness Elves in front of Christmas tree lit with lights sharing kindness elves letters for child

Need Kindness Elves Ideas? Here is a set of Kindness Elves Free Printables to inspire your family for a celebration of kindness and giving to others. Disclosure: Affiliate Links Used In This Post Kindness Elves Free Printables When I first saw the kindness elves tradition at the Imagination Tree, I just knew that we had found our new family tradition for the holiday season. The tradition focuses on what we believe is important life lessons, loving others and being ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Christmas, grade school, Kindness Elves, Preschool, Random Acts of Kindness, Winter

By Kim Vij

Flying Reindeer STEM Challenge for Kids

Flying Reindeer STEM Challenge

Can you make your reindeer take flight?  In this flying reindeer STEM Activity, your child will challenge their STEM skills as they work to make a reindeer and see how fast their reindeer can fly. Christmas and Science are the perfect match for the holiday break! Here's how to make your own flying reindeer. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. Flying Reindeer STEM Challenge for Kids We just finished watching The Santa Claus a classic Christmas Movie for all ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: Christmas, Creative Crafting, Eco Living, engineering, grade school, Preschool, reindeer, STEM

By Kim Vij

Christmas Science Activities You Can Do At Home This Holiday Season

20 Christmas Science Activities for Kids

Are you looking for a few fun things to do over the holiday break with your child? Let's explore Christmas Science Activities together! We have two whole weeks off of school for holiday break and one of my goals is to plan for moments for Christmas Science Activities!  Many of us have a little bit more down time over the break with our kids so it makes the perfect time to surprise them with some science fun. Plus with Grandparents around too it can be a fun way for all ages to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: Christmas, grade school, Kim, Preschool, science, STEM

By Kim Vij

Fingerprint Gingerbread Man Ornament

Fingerprint Gingerbread Man Ornament

Creating keepsakes for the Christmas tree is a classic tradition that I want to continue with my child. Here's how to make a fingerprint gingerbread man ornament you'll treasure year after year as your little one grows. Here's how to made this kid made Gingerbread Man Ornament  Disclosure: Affiliate links in this post to Amazon  Fingerprint Gingerbread Man Ornament The Gingerbread Man is a favorite at our house and this year we're adding a new gingerbread man ... Read more...

Filed Under: Arts, Reading Tagged With: Christmas, Gingerbread Man, grade school, Ornaments, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids

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