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Indoor Movement Games and Activities for Snow Day

The Winter for many parts of the nation is a time that you need some new ideas for indoor activities for kids. Between colder weather and even snow days stuck at home, you start to look for ways to get your child moving. Here are 9 ways to get moving and learning at the same time after school in your home during the cold and snowy days when outdoor play is simply not an option. Which one will you try first?Snow Day Indoor Movement Games and Activities for KidsHope you're able to use these gross ... Read more...

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Preschool Learning Activities: Reindeer Unit Study

Preschool Learning Activities for a Reindeer Themed UnitDear Parents and Teachers - this month at The Educators' Spin On It site we have been sharing some amazingly fun reindeer themed learning activities for ALL areas of study; reading, math, science, social studies, art, cooking, and movement. We invite you to look around for more ways to interact with your child and enrich their learning this winter season and hope to inspire you to make everyday activities, learning opportunities. ... Read more...

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Reindeer Learning Activities for Preschoolers

Explore these playful Reindeer learning activities for preschoolers this holiday season. Get hands-on with these fun reindeer themed reading, math, cooking, movement ideas. This month for Playful Preschool we are focusing on reindeer crafts and learning activities. Many times, kids are able to expand their learning with thematic units or set time frames where they learn about one particular topic in greater detail in all learning areas.  Read more to find out exactly how you can make this ... Read more...

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Baby Christmas Activities

Explore the colors and sounds of Christmas with your baby with these simple, easy to prepare learning activities.Baby Christmas Activities - Sights and Sounds in a BottleSafety Note: This Baby Christmas Activity is one to make and shake for your baby. It is NOT A TOY. Never leave your child untended with small objects that may become a choking hazard. Although the small objects are inside the bottle, the cap is a small circular item and must be kept in your - the adult- hands at all times and ... Read more...

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Christmas Alphabet Games

Children need many opportunities to learn the letter names and sounds through play. They also need repetition for learning the alphabet. These Christmas Alphabet Games are hands-on, fun holiday themed learning activities that can be played again and again. Christmas Alphabet GamesLesson Objectives for Christmas Alphabet Games: The children will identify the letter names and sounds.Materials Needed for Christmas Games:Prior to the activity the adult or child must cut the Christmas tree letter ... Read more...

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6 Ways to Help Your Local Children’s Hospital

In your community, there are local Children's Hospital Units with parents who never thought their child would be receiving treatment in a PICU program. Here are a few ways you and your community can help to support local children's hospitals for families with children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units and help to reduce their stress with a few random acts of kindness.Here's how one special mom coordinated with her community to support a local children's hospital. May she continue to ... Read more...

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Llama Llama Red Pajama Alphabet Quilt Activity

Are you working on letter sounds with your preschooler? This Llama Llama Red Pajama Alphabet Quilt Activity is a fun way to get them to match their letters and sounds and prepare for Kindergarten.Here's how to make your own Alphabet Quilt! Llama Llama Red Pajama Alphabet QuiltOne of my favorite bedtime stories is Llama Llama Red Pajama. This adorable Rhyming Book helps us remove the drama from bedtime! In the store, when tucked into bed by his mama, Baby Llama immediately starts worrying ... Read more...

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Llama Llama Red Pajama Playdough Sensory Play

One of our family's favorite picture books is Llama Llama Red Pajama.It's such a typical behavior of our children as they begin to fall asleep on their own. The characters in the book help children realize that these feelings at bedtime are common and that it's ok to have them and to share about them with their parents.I'm sharing with you a few fun ways to engage with the story with your child for your own little book club at home or with friends.Have you read Llama Llama Red Pajama yet with ... Read more...

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Kid Made Art Frame to Celebrate your Child’s Artwork

This kid made art frame is a fun solution for finding a way to highlight your child's artwork that celebrates their creativity and uniqueness.Here's how to make your own frame.This post contains affiliate links to amazon. Celebrating Dot Day With the Book The DotOne of our favorite illustrators is Peter H Reynolds, his artwork can be found in numerous popular children's picture books.  One of my most favorite which highlights creativity is called The Dot .Grab a copy ... Read more...

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Wear a Mask… Why is this so hard to ask?

Resources and tips for protecting our children from COVID delta variant and why wearing a mask is so important during these times for kids.Adulting is hard... parenting is even harder, especially during this pandemic. School has officially started here in Florida and sadly I just had to withdraw my children from their beloved public schools to enroll them into an online option at the Florida Virtual School. The reason... the risks currently outweigh the benefits when it comes to their education, ... Read more...

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