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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

By Kim Vij

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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TOP Hashtags to Use and Search for Preschool!

Top Hashtag to Use for Preschool

Hashtags are used on most social media platforms as a way to connect with articles, activities, and people in your community. As we are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young children, we often connect with other preschool parents, teachers, and care-givers using these top hashtags.   Top Hashtags for Preschool If you are a writer and would like to share your article with hashtags - pick 2-3 of the most relevant terms. This helps parents and teachers find ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Parenting, Preschool

By Kim Vij

After School Activities for Kids {Week 6}

February has so many topics to focus on with our children at school and after school. The special days include President's Day, Black History Month, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day and MORE! Plus it's fun to sneak in a few Random Acts of Kindness too. I think that's one of the best things I love about the After School Linky Party is that you find just the topics you're looking for all in one spot. Take a peek below and find activity ideas on all of this concepts and ... 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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What Puzzle Should I Get My Child?

The Ultimate Guide to Puzzles for Kids ages 0-7

The ULTIMATE Guide to choosing the right puzzle for your child! They are one of the best learning toys that every child should have. What is YOUR child's favorite puzzle? What Are the Benefits of Playing With Puzzles? Puzzles help develop hand-eye coordination. Pam Myers, BSEd  explains this connection, "When children flip, turn, remove, etc. pieces of the puzzle, they are learning the connection between their hands and their eyes." - Child Development Institute Puzzles help ... Read more...

Filed Under: Kids Activities, Math Tagged With: Amanda, Gift Ideas, Preschool, Puzzles, toddlers

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Celebrating Firsts

The first diaper-changing rights have been held by my husband for all three of our babies! I birthed and nursed them first, it was only fair that he had a chance to have some firsts too. Because every first is significant no matter how small they seem. This article is part of our BEST Parenting Advice Series for New Parents Pampers was there for our first diaper changes Color changing wetness indicator that signals when baby may need to be changed! Did you know? Pampers Swaddlers is ... Read more...

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: baby, Diaper, Parenting

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