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By Kim Vij

Ideas for Hosting a Dr. Seuss Playdate for Read Across America Day

Read Across America Playdate Ideas for After School

Did you know that on March 2nd is Read Across America Day? This year I think it would a lot of fun to get together with a group of friends to celebrate this special day which also happens to be Dr. Seuss's birthday! I'm sharing with you some of my favorite Read Across America Playdate Ideas to get you started. Your child's school most likely has something special planned for the day as well. My tip... ask if you can join the fun or come in and volunteer to read a Dr. Seuss book at the ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Book Activities, Dr. Seuss, grade school, Preschool, read across america

By Kim Vij

Last Call for Florida Prepaid Plans

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This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. #StartingisBelieving It’s last call for Florida Prepaid Plans for this year, with an open enrollment deadline of February 29, 2016. Don’t forget to use the promo code BLOG1516 to receive a special gift from Florida Prepaid when signing up too. http://www.myfloridaprepaid.com/ I'm giving you that little friend push to think about it one last time before it goes away ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Parenting, Review

By Kim Vij

Discovering Ordinary People Who Changed the World

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Encouraging our children to discover important people in history is on of our roles as a parent. Here's one book series that you need to have on your list to read. This post contains affiliate link to amazon. I received complimentary books from Penguin Kids to review with my children share our thoughts and ideas inspired by them.  All opinions expressed are my own.   Discovering Famous People in History with Kids  Reading with your child is so important. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Book List, grade school, History

By Kim Vij

The Cat in the Hat Inspired Sensory Bottle Craft

Cat In the Hat Sensory Bottle Craft

Build up visual and fine motor skills with this adorable Cat in the Hat Sensory Bottle with your child or class. A fun way to celebrate the author Dr. Seuss! The Cat in the Hatby Dr. Seussis such a classic book in childhood. The playful rhyming and decodable words make it a book for easy readers to enjoy as they giggle away to the story line. Once you finish reading it's always fun to add a hands on activity to go with the story. I'm sharing with you on idea to work on fine motor skills and ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Book Activity, Dr. Seuss, Virtual Book Club for Kids

By Kim Vij

Exploring A Year in Space with Astronaut Scott Kelly

Exploring with your child a year in Space with Astronaut Scott Kelly

This week is a very special week for Astronaut Scott Kelly. He has spent the past year in space and is scheduled to journey home to Earth. My kids and I have been following along his journey on Instagram this year, have you? Our trip to Space Center Houston this past summer made a big impact on how my kids see the importance of space and the research the NASA does.   There are so many ways to learn about STEM as you explore space exploration. Current Events are an important element to ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: School Ages, Space

By Kim Vij

20 Must-Have Game Time Appetizers for the Big Game on Sunday!

20 Delicious and Fun Gametime Appetizer Recipes for your Party

The BIG game day is almost here. Do you have your party menu planned? This 50th year of this popular championship football game so I've decided it's time to up my game plan for a few new additions of gametime appetizers for our football-themed party table.   Which team are you cheering for? This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. All opinions are entirely my own.

 I've shared some ideas for the games and crafts planned for the kids and now ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Appetizer, Food, Football, Parenting, party, Recipes

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Preparing for the Redesigned SAT

As parents, we want to stay on top of education changes that will help our children succeed in school and life. For those of you wanting to take or have children taking the SAT - there is a new format this year. That's right, the SAT has been redesigned for the first time in 11 years. Now is the time to start preparing for the redesigned SAT! As Sylvan Source writers and EDGEucation Squad Ambassadors, we wanted to share with you Sylvan's refreshed prep course modeled after the new scoring ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Amanda, Assessment, Review, Sylvan Learning

By The Educators Spin On It

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016

Multicultural Children's Book Day

Read Your World with over 150 book reviews and activities this Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016. We would love to have you join in Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016! Our mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity but to get more of these books into classrooms and libraries. Our young readers need to see themselves within the pages of a book and experience other cultures, languages, traditions, and religions within the pages of a book. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Multicultural Children's Book Day

By Kim Vij

Football Themed Fun for Gametime with Kids

Football Games and Crafts for Kids

Are you ready for the Big Game Day? The nation will soon be tuning in to watch the biggest football game of the year, the super bowl. This can be such a fun time to create football activities, games and crafts for your child. Invite few friends over for a Football Party or playdate or better yet the whole family for a Big Gametime party! This year it's the 50th Super Bowl! I was super lucky in high school to be invited to the 24th Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida by a dear friend's parents. ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Football, Kim, PinChat, Preschool, School Ages

By Kim Vij

Football Shaped Appetizer Recipe for Gametime

Party Appetizer Recipe for Gametime

The Big Football Game is approaching and time to plan out your party appetizers! One of my favorite things is to find football game food that the kids can do to add a little fun to the party snacks. This appetizer recipe puts a new spin on a classic recipe of pigs in a blanket with Lit’l Smokies® sausages and creates lots of fun together in the kitchen to add to your gametime playbook of recipes. Here’s how to make your own Football shaped food for your game time party table. This is a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Appetizer, Cooking with Kids, Football, party, Recipes

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