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St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Tot School

Host your own green-themed tot school with these St. Patrick's Day activities for toddlers. Engage in hands-on activities to explore the playful, green-themed holiday.No matter what age you are it's always fun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a little bit of green. We had the chance this week to get together with many of our toddler friends at local parks and in homes to celebrate the fun this St. Patrick's Day. Here's are some of my favorite St. Patrick's Day Activities from our week at Tot ... Read more...

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The Ultimate List of Book Activities for Kids

The ultimate collection of activities to use with popular children's books! These picture book activities for Kindergarten and Preschool are fun and easy to do! Grab your favorite children's book and let's READ! At The Educators' Spin On It, we've been sharing with you fun and easy Book Activities with our Virtual Book Club Weekly Plans for many years! These have made quite a collection of popular children's books and book extensions to do with them. They are now all available in one spot in ... Read more...

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Airplane Number Games

Fly numbered airplanes into buckets and bins in this easy to make, fun to play learning game! For this Airplane Number Games you will need is a few sheets of bright colored paper.  Get ready for some high flying number learning action!This math learning game is best suited for preschool - first grade.Game adaptations are provided below.This article contains affiliate linksAirplane Number GamesMath Standard: Recognizing the numbers 1-10Materials Needed:Bright Colored PaperBlack Crayon or ... Read more...

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DIY Travel Busy Bag for Writing Practice

All of our bags are packed and we are ready to go! As an avid solo parent traveler (I fly at least 3 times per year on my own with 3 young children), I can honestly say I am becoming a master travel busy bag packer. With active kids, traveling prepared is a must.Here is one activity that keeps my 2 youngest, ages 2 and 5, happy and busy for at least 15 minutes. DIY Travel Busy Bag for Writing PracticeAffiliate links included.Materials Needed: How to Make the Writing Practice Travel Busy Bag1. ... Read more...

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Best Children’s Books About Cars and Trucks

Discover the best children's books about cars and trucks! Engage young readers with fun stories, bright illustrations, and exciting adventures.Plus we've included car and truck themed book activities to go along with these popular children's books. Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Best Children's Books About Cars & TrucksYoung children love books about cars and trucks because these machines are big, powerful, and ... Read more...

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DIY Chalkboard Town in a Box

Creating play activities and learning activities out of everyday items is one of our favorite things to do at The Educators' Spin On It. We invite you to take a peek at how a pin on Pinterest inspired a mom, and dear friend of ours, to create a playful Chalkboard Box Town!Think Outside the BOX! I had a big cardboard box left over from a present my son received and I saw my boys playing with it on and off. I knew I didn't want to throw it away but I wanted to create something special for ... Read more...

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Paper Train Tutorial for Kids

If your kids are like mine they are very fascinated in trains. Freight Train by Donald Crews is a book that inspired my crew to create their very own DIY paper train for hours of play.Here's how to make your own.This post contains affiliate linksThis month we're featuring Freight Train by Donald Crews for the Virtual Book Club for Kids. It's a colorful and bright book that is inviting to babies, toddlers, preschoolers and even grade schoolers based on the extention activities you create. ... Read more...

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Creating a Name Train Craft And Train Snack for Preschoolers

Create your very own Name Train with this preschool craft idea.  Plus enjoy a delicious train snack as you read the popular story Freight Train by Donald Crews.Here's how to make this train themed ideas with your preschooler.  Disclosure: This post contains Affiliate Links to AmazonWe're featuring Donald Crews for the Virtual Book Club for Kids this Month!  One of my favorites books by him is Freight Train.  It's such a fun way to teach colors and types of ... Read more...

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How to Make a Magnetic Construction Site for Kids to Explore

Discover through a fun magnetic construction themed activity about magnets!  Create a magnetic construction site!  Here's how.This week we're featuring the book Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site as our book for the Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids. With just a few items for around your home, you can make your own sensory play idea for the theme of construction. Plus sneak in a little science too. Let's explore how to create a magnetic construction site.Click here for more STEM ... Read more...

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Exploring Science with Trains – Discovering Magnetism

Try these fun ideas for exploring science with trains. Using several train activities your child will use trains to explore and discover magnetism.Exploring Science with TrainsDisclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Research Before Beginning Kids ActivityI admit that I am not an expert when it comes to magnets, but I wanted to have a basic understanding of some key terms to be better able to explain them to my children. A quick 3-5 minute article will help me make sure I'm using ... Read more...

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