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By Kim Vij

After School Activities for Kids {Week 16}

Sometimes parents get super busy, it happens to all of us.  This past week I was busy traveling out of town in Chicago and left my amazing inlaws in charge with our two kids. I hope you caught a few of my shares on Instagram.  My 3rd grader did a fantastic job of keeping up with things and telling me all that was going on at school and at home.  Thank goodness for facetime and google hangouts.  It made me realize that I should probably be giving her a bit more ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, After School Activities for Kids, After School Link Up, Kim

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The Garden Classroom | Learning and Growing with Kids in the Garden

The Garden Classroom Book

My kids adore our backyard garden. There are so many benefits to spending the time, money, and efforts to starting a garden with young children. This newest Garden Classroom resource will amaze you with the simple, easy to prepare hands-on activities in math, science, literacy, and art that you can do with your child to help them learn and grow while spending time outdoors. Amazon Affiliate Links included. Cathy James has gifted me with this amazing resource, so that I could share it ... Read more...

Filed Under: Gardening, Kids Activities Tagged With: gardening, Spring

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Best Books About Balls for Kids to Read

The Best Ball books for Kids

My kids love playing with balls in the backyard and reading books about them too!  In fact, I realized that my 5 year old son gravitates towards any book about balls when we are at the library. He seems to enjoy reading them, so we will keep checking them out. Connecting your child's personal interests with the books they read is one way to get and keep them excited about reading. Here are some of the best books about balls!   Ball Books for Kids Consider adding a ... Read more...

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Amanda, Balls, Book List

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Learn & Play Backyard Summer Camp for Kids

Keep your kids busy and learning this summer! This backyard summer camp is one you can do in the comfort of your own backyard.  No need to spend hundreds of dollars. No need to spend hours find fun, learning activities for your children. We have it all ready to go for you. BEST - SUMMER - EVER How does the Backyard Summer Camp work? Starting JULY 15, we’ll email you one project pack a week. Inside each project pack , you’ll find seven hands-on activities to keep campers ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Summer, Summer Activities, Summer Camp

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3 Easy Math Activities for Kids to Do with Balls

3 Math Activities with Balls

We seem to have collected a few balls over the last few years. There are basket balls, soccer balls, playground balls, tennis balls, and even balls that change color when you throw them!   My preschooler loves playing catch, kicking, bouncing, and rolling balls. Every once in a while during ball play, I try to sneak in some real life math lessons! Here are just a few kids activities that we do: This post contains affiliate links 3 Easy Math Activities for Kids to Do with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Amanda, Balls, math, Preschool

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Chocolate Almond Layer Shortcake

Chocolate Almond Layer Shortcake Recipe

Fall in love with chocolate and almonds all over again. This chocolate dessert, layered with almond paste is just the right mix of sweet and nutty. Drizzled with chocolate and sprinkled with almonds, this dessert is sure to please a crowd! Last summer, Kim and I had so much fun at the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL!  It's that time of the year to start thinking about it again and entering all their great contests!!!! This recipe is my entry for the Dixie Crystals ... Read more...

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Amanda, Cooking with Kids, Desserts, Recipes

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After School Activities for Kids {Week 15}

Are you finding you're spending more time outdoors with the kids now that spring is here?  Earth Day is approaching soon on April 22nd.  Here are a few ways to celebrate the Earth and Nature with your child.  Earth Day Books for Kids   Earth Day Snack Idea Earth Day Activities for Kids How are you spending Earth Day with your Kids? After School Linky Party {Week 14}  You're invited to share what you've been doing with your kids at home after school. ... Read more...

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Learning about Earth Through Play | Solar System Floor Puzzle

Earth Floor Puzzle to Learn about the Solar System with Kids

Earth is an abstract science idea for most young children. They are very concrete and can relate best to what they can hold, touch, and see with their very own eyes. Earth, as a planet in the sky that we live on can be a difficult concept to grasp. This solar system floor puzzle activity helps connect them with an image, introduces math concepts and can help enrich science vocabulary. Amazon affiliate links Learning about Earth Through Play We have talked about earth with our ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Amanda, Earth Day, Playful Preschool, Preschool, Siblings, Space

By Kim Vij

Pinterest Tips for Teachers

Do you use Pinterest in your classroom for educational activity ideas? Are you interested in finding out how to maximize your efforts on Pinterest?  Come join me this tonight, 4/7/15 at 9:00pm on twitter at the #TeacherFriends chat. This week I am honored to be the Guest!  I'll be sharing Pinterest Tips for our Teacher Friends.  Will you come join us? Education on Pinterest  Here are a few of the questions we'll be discussing. READ THE CHAT NOW ON STORIFY or ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: #TeacherFriends, Kim, Pinterest, Teachers

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After School Activities for Kids {Week 14}

  There are lots of things happening in Spring with the kids at our house, how about yours? One thing we're hoping to focus on is gardening with the kids.  Amanda's gardening is already quite gorgeous, the advantage of living in Florida.  And truthfully mine needs a kick start as is does each year, there's just too many things to juggle sometimes and that's the first to get neglected.  Here's some helpful garden tips and printables as you begin your first garden with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: After School Activities, After School Activities for Kids, After School Link Up, Kim

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