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Halloween Piñata Filler Ideas That are Non-Candy

Halloween Pinata Filler Ideas Other Than Candy

There are so many fun ideas to add to your Halloween Piñata that are non-candy. You can choose from stamps and stickers to glow-in-the-dark squeeze toys and Halloween fidget toys. This collection of Halloween Piñata Filler ideas will be a bit hit at your Halloween Party. PLUS they are perfect for Halloween Party Favors, Truck or Treat or even Candy Alternatives for Halloween Trick-or-Treaters. 10 Things to Put in a Piñata That are Not Candy Halloween Piñata Filler Ideas Other Than ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Fall, Halloween, Party Ideas, pinata

By Kim Vij

Monster Math Games for School Ages

Monster math games can be a lot of fun for kids. Here are a few creative ways to learn with a monster at home or school. We've been working on Math Facts at our house a little bit more recently. Multiplication needs tons of repetition to be memorized.  It also needs a bit of hands on and visual fun to make it concrete and unforgettable. Here's how we incorporated monsters and math at our house. Monster Multiplication: A Fun Math Facts ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Fall, grade school, Halloween, Kim, math, Monsters

By Kim Vij

Book Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Children's Book List for Virtual Book Club for Kids 2025-2026

The Virtual Book Club for Kids is the place to start with book activities for preschoolers. Discover storybook fun with your child with free weekly ideas! As parents, we know our kids need as many books read to them as possible when they are little. Are you looking for more than just bedtime stories to do with your child? The weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids is for you...  Fantastic themes, featured books, and 5 easy and simple activities are delivered straight to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Reading Tagged With: Book Activities, Preschool, Toddler, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Back to School Crafts and Gift Ideas with Markers

Creative Back to School Crafts and gift Ideas for the First Day of School

Create colorful back to school crafts and gift ideas with permanent markers! This 3 Simple Ways to Prepare for Back to School with Infinity Markers was a sponsored post. However, the opinions expressed here are 100% my own.   Back to School Craft Ideas with Markers I'm always looking for fun ways to get my kids excited about going back to school. I guess having my kids growing up with a teacher as a mom you somewhat expect that excitement. This is probably one of my most ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Back to School, Gift Ideas, grade school, Review, Teacher Gift Ideas

By Kim Vij

20+ Hands on Math Activities for kids

The best collection of math activities for kids. Fun and easy hands on games and activities to help children build their math skills.

Learning math skills is important for kids of all ages. Start early with these fun and easy hands-on math activities to help children build their math skills. The best collection of math activities for kids! Math activities are important for kids because they help them develop problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills, and spatial reasoning skills. Math activities can also help kids learn how to think logically and make decisions. Helping your child become confident in math is ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Math Tagged With: After School Activities, grade school, Kim, math, Preschool

By The Educators Spin On It

Alphabet Garden Hunt Game

Finding ways to incorporate literacy into every day activities can be one of the quickest ways to help your child learn the letters of the alphabet. This fun activity is a playful way to learn and grow in the garden. Guest Post: Jodie from Growing Book by Book shares with us an activity to enrich literacy outdoors in the garden. Alphabet Garden Hunt Game for Kids Do you have a favorite hobby? Two of my top three hobbies would be gardening and reading. So, when I have an ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Kids in the Garden, learning garden, Plant a Seed

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DIY Number Book for Preschoolers

Number Book for Kids

Encouraging your child to recognize numbers takes a variety of activities throughout their childhood. This fun DIY number book for preschoolers is a creative way to reuse your puzzle pieces to help you child learn their numbers. We first started this activity by using our Wooden Puzzle to create a Number Scavenger Hunt. Once we went on our number scavenger hunt we discovered there are a few more things you can do with this game!  Come see how we created our own number ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Kim, math, numbers, Preschool, Puzzles, Toddler

By Kim Vij

Adorable Llama Easter Basket Ideas for Kids

Llama toys and Llama easter baskets for kids inspired by Llama Llama Books

Looking for a cute Easter basket idea? Create your own book inspired Easter Basket for your child with these llama themed ideas for an adorable Llama Easter Basket. Here are some unique easter basket ideas for your llama fans. Llama Llama Gift Ideas for Kids The Llama Llama Book Series by Anna Dewdney are a favorite in our house. Personally I love to create Easter baskets that include a book each year. The gift of reading is so important to our kids. Here's some fun ideas inspired ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Easter, easter basket spring, Gift Ideas, llama, Llama Llama Red Pajama

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How to Set Up a Bird Watching Station for Kids

Connect academics and nature in your home or classroom. How to make an educational bird watching station with kids.

Our bird feeder has very easily provided us with countless hours of entertainment. Between the birds and the squirrels trying to read the seeds, there have been many oohs and ahs. With just a few tweaks to our bird watching station, I was able to bring in a little literacy, science, and math to our birding adventures. These small additions changed it from a form of entertainment to an educational activity that works for kids of all ages. Why watch birds? It is a simple and fun way to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Birds, grade school, Nature, Preschool

By Kim Vij

The Great Backyard Bird Count

Birds from the great backyard bird count

Join us in The Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend! It's time... start counting the birds in your backyard from February 18 to February 21, 2022! Submit your bird numbers to The Great Backyard Bird Count. The Great Backyard Bird Count Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds. Step 1: Decide where you will watch birds. Step 2: Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 18-21, ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Birds, Eco Living, Spring

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