This week officially kicks off the Great Summer Library Challenge with a set of fun fiction book themed challenges for your kids at the library! I hope that last week, you had a chance to complete the preview challenge of heading with your kids to the library and signing up for the summer reading program. If
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Do you ever feel overwhelmed when trying to find books for your kids at the library? Or maybe you always end up with a familiar stack of favorite authors or classic books? I am excited to share that this summer Erica from What Do We Do All Day? and I will be teaming up to
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I’m convinced that being a mom of young kids is similar to being a magician.
Wait. Okay, I know that you don’t get to wear a cool outfit with no stains. And, that you don’t have an assistant. And, disappearing into a tank suspended in water isn’t an option. And, definitely no audience is clapping
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Are you looking for a way to add a little sparkle into your holiday celebrations without having to purchase real sparklers? My Fireworks in a Bottle craft for preschoolers has become a staple summer activity for us. And, the fireworks sensory bottles were so popular at our last July 4th picnic that the kids all
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I love it when I discover an activity that keeps my kids busy for hours – and I can promise you that mixing colors with cornstarch water is one of those perfect kids’ activities. Wonderful, wet, and messy, adding a fun touch of color mixing to cornstarch water (sometimes referred to as “oobleck”) is a
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Have you heard the news? . . . This week is Screen Free Week!
This week is the perfect excuse to close down the electronics in your house – the TV, tablets, computers, and smart phones – and enjoy the world without so much beeping, buzzing, and interrupting.
If going completely screen free is overwhelming,
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This week I figured out a great way to keep painting with kids less stressful! My kids love to paint, but the mess always makes me a little nervous. Even painting with water involves cups of open water laying out. Really? I still have my four (almost five) year-old kid drinking out a sippy cup.
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When you dye only a couple Easter eggs for your family, it often seems a waste to prepare multiple containers of dye just to dump the dye down the drain. My kids and I dyed eggs several days ago, but we only dyed 10 eggs due to how young my kids are. After we finished
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I’ll be honest. Despite all the lovely photos of ideas for dyeing Easter eggs (many of which I hypocritically pin), I was a little nervous about actually dyeing Easter eggs with my kids this year. My children are four and two, and accidents and disasters happen on an almost daily occurrence in our home. Any
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Today, I have a simple Easter craft for kids: an Easter Egg Wreath. This Easter Egg Wreath is literally as simple as snapping eggs together and is cute enough to hang up in your house. Plus, it’s cheap. (That’s my type of Easter craft for kids!)
Supplies for a Easter Egg Wreath: Easter Craft for
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What would happen if Baby Bear and Goldilocks were reunited years later? This fun spin on a familiar story will leave kids and parents giggling! See inside Goldilocks and Just One Bear on Amazon.
 
A beautiful book of exploration of the color of green that touches on even the abstract thoughts that a color represents. My preschooler loves this book! See inside Green on Amazon.
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