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After School Activities for Kids {Week 9}

Do you find that After School Activities are a bit overwhelming this time of year?  It's a sign that it must be March!  Hello there March, how did you get here so quickly?  With our bigger kids it's even time for formalized testing to take place which cases a bit of anxieties at home and school. I'd love to just encourage you to slow down and READ... every child, every parent, every day.  I know it sounds simple but reading can be such a powerful way to find peace and ... Read more...

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

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Top 10 Educational Products featured at EdExpo2015

Top Educational Products

Are you looking for top educational products for your school or home? Here's a look at the Top 10 Educational Products to use with your child or students. I had the chance this past weekend to attend EDExpo2015 in Atlanta. While there I visited each of the vendors' exhibits to see the largest selection of education products and resources.  Yeap, you guessed it, I was pretty much in teacher heaven. EDexpo connected buyers and sellers to the largest and most comprehensive distribution ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Games Tagged With: Conferences, Gift Ideas, Review, Teachers, Toys Suggestions

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Tips for Bringing More Science Into Every Day | Kids Science Activities

Science Activities for Kids

Fostering an interest in science is an important task for parents and teachers of young children. Here are a few tips and tricks for helping her kids love science. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon products for your convenience.. Tips for Bringing More Science Into Every Day Science is right up there with Math on the dreaded subjects list. But once the science bug bites you there is no escaping it. It is a fascinating journey that walks you through labyrinths that bring ... Read more...

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: grade school, Parenting with Purpose, Preschool, science, STEM

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7 Sensory Activities for Easter

Easter Sensory Activities for Kids

Activate your senses this Easter with these 7 sensory activities for kids. These would make a great sensory table for your preschool classroom or even stations for an Easter playdate with friends.   Try one a day for the next 7 days of sensory play! Sensory Activities for Easter Play and Learning Dig your hands into this Jelly Bean Sensory Bin from Stir the Wonder.  What sounds do they make as you pour and scoop them? Explore the sense of paint on your fingers ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Easter, grade school, Preschool, Sensory, Spring

By Kim Vij

After School Activities for Kids {Week 8}

    After School Linky Party {Week 8}  You're invited to share what you've been doing with your kids at home after school.  If you're a blogger link up your idea below.  If you're a parent leave us a comment below of what you've been up to or leave a picture on our facebook page!  We'd love to hear from you! Come join the FUN!  Join 130K+ parents who follow our After ... Read more...

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

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6 GREAT Tips for Teaching Kids How to Clean Up

Teaching Kids How to Clean Up

I have to admit. My kids' rooms are a bit on the messy side.  If you want the honest truth - so is mine.  I like clean kitchens and floors, but the toy clutter is always messier than ideal.  As I read through our guest writer, Matea Greguric's article today, I nodded my head. These are tips that I need to be reminded of. Teaching my kids to pick up after themselves is such a very important life skill that will serve them well later in life. How familiar this picture looks? Ever ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Amanda, Kids Chores, Parenting, Parenting with Purpose

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Trace, Match, Write | Fine Motor, Math, and Literacy Activities with Puzzles

Activities with Puzzles for Kids

My kids adore puzzles! I do too! In fact, I am pretty sure that they are my #1 toy for encouraging learning with young children. Well... puzzles may be a tie for first with blocks. They both are really great toys. In fact, puzzles can be used for Fine Motor, Math, and Literacy Activities. Here are three simple, but very effective activities to learn with puzzles! Trace, Match, Write | Fine Motor, Math, and Literacy Activities with Puzzles 1. Fine Motor / Early Writing Skills with ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Amanda, Playful Preschool, Puzzles

By Kim Vij

After School Activities for Kids (Week 7)

Happy President's Day! Are you doing anything special with your child this week to learn about our Presidents?  Plus the Chinese New Year will be celebrated this week too!  It's a busy week in February.  We've gather up some resources on The Educators' Spin On it for you to use with your child this week. February Activities for Kids  President's Day Activities for Kids  Books About Presidents  Living History Museum  Exploring Chinese Culture with ... Read more...

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

By Kim Vij

Ideas for Hosting a Box Play Date

Ideas for Hosting a Box Play Date with Kids

Are you hosting a playdate soon  Here's a fun playdate that is easy to host and tons of fun for the kids and parents too!  Host a Box Play Date! Gather up the boxes around your house and ask your friends to bring over some boxes too.   See what you can create together with boxes! What can you make with a box with  kids? I'm sharing on Melissa and Doug today 50+ Box Play Ideas for Kids and find out what kids learn from box play too and what it's so important ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, STEM Tagged With: Boxes, Eco Living, grade school, Kim, PLAY, playdate, Preschool, Shapes, STEM, toddlers

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Teachers on Twitter Connecting with #TeacherFriends Chat

Connecting teachers using technology has to be one of my goals using the various social media platforms. We all have our favorite platforms Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even educational blogs. Where do you share information about education? Where do you get your resources from? Do you think that educators can learn from each other virtually?  If so would you join a weekly chat to grow professionally as a teacher?  My answer is... Join #TeacherFriends!     Teacher ... Read more...

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

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