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August Activities for Kids {FREE SUMMER ACTIVITY CALENDAR}

August Activities for Kids

As summer comes to an end, there's still lots of time to have fun and learn this summer. Check out our August Activities for Kids. It includes our Free Summer Activity Calendar! These are some of our favorite ideas for August activities to do with your child. Here are our top picks for August Themes and Activities for Kids… You can use the table of content for easy reference to these fun summer activities for kids that we’ve divided into different August Themes for Kids. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: August, grade school, Monthly Planner, Preschool, Summer

By Kim Vij

A Virtual Field Trip to the Rainforest with Videos and Songs for Kids

panther sitting on tree limb in rainforest for virtual tour

Explore on a virtual field trip to the rainforest as we discover jungle animals and plants with videos and songs for kids. We'll discover the animals that live in the jungle and learn a few jungle animal facts too!   Are you ready for a rainforest adventure? A Virtual Field Trip to the Rainforest Jungle One thing that can be fun to do with your child when you can't actually travel to a specific destination is to take a virtual field trip there together.  Summer Vacation ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, Travel Tagged With: Animals, grade school, Jungle, Preschool, Rainforest, Songs, videos, Virtual Field Trip

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35+ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities

The best Chicka Chicka Boom Boom activities for kids! Explore over 35 alphabet and coconut tree inspired activities, crafts, and even snack ideas to go along with this popular children's book. You and your child will have hours of fun learning about the alphabet with simple materials around your house. Are you ready to get started? Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. One of my favorite alphabet books is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. The playful text and colorful ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Alphabet, Book Activities, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, grade school, Letter Activities, Preschool, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Sidewalk Chalk Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Alphabet Game

Sidewalk Chalk drawing of coconut tree with letters on it inspired by the book Chicka chicka Boom Boom

Head outside for this playful outdoor game for kids to go with learning letters in the popular children's book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. A fun printable coconut alphabet brings this sidewalk chalk outdoor game to life with movement as your child goes their very own chalk coconut tree. Here's how to play this letter game! Disclosure: This book contains Amazon Affiliate links. We're kicking off this year's Virtual Book Club for Kids with Alphabet Week! Our featured book this week ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Alphabet, Book Activities, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Letter Activities, sidewalk chalk, Summer, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Letter Activities

A fun stamping activity for learning letters with the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Grab some paper and stamps and let's get started with this fine motor activity for your child. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is one of my most favorite books to start the school year off with for children in early childhood classroom and in your home while working with toddlers and preschoolers.   It's all about having fun with the english ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Alphabet, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Coconut, grade school, Preschool, reading activities, Virtual Book Club

By Kim Vij

Coconut Bread Recipe for Kids from French Polynesia

Coconut Bread Recipes for Kids to explore French Polynesia

Create coconut bread as you explore French Polynesia with your kids in the kitchen. We're traveling the world through activities and recipes and invite you to join the fun. Welcome back to "Around The World in 12 Dishes". We've arrived in French Polynesia on our journey around the world, (loosely) following in Phileas Fogg's footsteps, exploring 12 different countries with our children, by cooking 12 dishes with them. One for each country visited. Here's where we've traveled so far ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Around the World, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Coconut, grade school, Kim, Little Hands That Cook, Preschool

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STEM Activities for Kids

50 STEM Activities for Kids. Explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with your child with hands on fun.

Are you able to easily find ways to incorporate science, technology, engineering and math at home for your child? This is your guide to STEM activities for kids that can help you build a strong base for understanding these key concepts. Here are tons of ideas for STEM at home with your child.  Our children have opportunities for STEM at school but there's so much more to be learned. Did you know that U.S. ranks 25th in math and 17th in science among industrialized nations ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, engineering, grade school, Preschool, STEM, Technology

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Build an Inventor’s Box: A STEM Activity for Kids

Inventor's Box for Kids

Encourage your children to tinker and invent with this open-ended inventor's box. It is an easy way to bring more STEM activities into your everyday play. Why I Build an Inventors' Box Sanity. Yes, that is really the primary reason. Oh, and it does encourage my kids to think creatively to build new things. My 4 year old son is a tinkerer. He likes to build things and take them apart. Thanks to a week long Science and Invention Summer Camp: Camp Invention, my 8 year old daughter has ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: Amanda, camp Invention, grade school, Preschool, Sponsor, STEAM, STEM

By The Educators Spin On It

Dollar Store STEM Kit

Dollar Tree STEM Kit for kids

Learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math doesn't have to be expensive. In fact, we've made a Dollar Store STEM Kit using only items we found at the dollar store. Here is a list of materials we included. A fun project for parents AND teachers to make. Best for preschool - grade school kids. Dollar Store STEM KIT I'm affiliate linking these STEM materials to similar products on Amazon in case you are a Prime addict like me =) and prefer the supplies delivered to your ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math, Science, STEM Tagged With: After School Activities, Kindergarten, Preschool, STEAM, STEM

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How to Store STEM Activities for Kids

How to Store STEM Activities for Kids

My kids love to tinker and build. The other night, I went to tuck them into bed and had to shove several creations to the side with my feet, just so there was a pathway to the door.  I love that they are designing and thinking, but the mess was too much. We needed a better way for storing STEM Activities. Using the materials we already had, we turned an ordinary desk into a mobile STEM lab for the kids to use. The STEM supplies now all have a home base. The kids are creating AND ... Read more...

Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: grade school, Preschool, STEM

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