Tis the season for… poetry? Give your holiday celebrations that extra special something by including Christmas poems for kids in your family traditions. Sharing fun and meaningful Christmas poetry fosters the bond between children, parents, grandparents and other extended family members. How to Start a Holiday Poetry Tradition Incorporating Christmas poems into your holiday traditions…
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Holiday Activities and Fun Ideas for Kids
11 Fun & Unique Advent Calendars for Kids
The countdown to Christmas is a special time for kids and families. Our family has made DIY advent calendars which encourage sibling kindness and reading advent poetry, but we also love more traditional choices. Incorporating an unique advent calendar for kids into your Christmas routine–with a little surprise for each day of Decemeber–makes the holiday…
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Cute Memorial Day Coloring Page: A Parade and Celebration
This month’s coloring page is very versatile. While I am calling it a Memorial Day Parade coloring page since the holiday in question is coming up at the end of the month, it can be used for any celebratory occasion! To turn it into a Memorial Day coloring extravaganza featuring a marching band and performers…
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Valentine’s Day Math Art Ideas — Without Worksheets
Kids not into the lovey-dovey aspect of Valentines’ Day? Obviously, you need to turn to mathematics for inspiration! Bookmark this collection of twelve Valentine’s Day math art ideas because you are going to want to do every single one! The list of Valentine math projects includes a variety of ideas. Most are perfect for elementary…
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This Hilarious Item Will Help You Survive Family Gatherings
Do your children feel anxious in large family gatherings? Or maybe you do! Perhaps your children (or you!) are introverts and all the conversation and questions about “how are you doing” rattles the brain and they just want to go into the back room and curl up with a good book. (This post contains affiliate…
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The Best Gift a Child Can Give – and It’s 100% Free
Handprint ornaments. Tissue paper covered jars. Painted pinch pots. Do any of these items sound familiar? Yep, they are the delightful handmade gifts our kids give us and we treasure each and every one. And yet, when kids get a little older, they may not be bringing these gifts home for you any more. Perhaps…
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The Best Advent Calendar for Kids: No-Stress and Last-Minute
Does your family have a Christmas advent calendar tradition? When I was a kid I used to think opening a little paper door on a decorated piece of cardboard was exciting. And I never even got a piece of chocolate to go with a teeny-tiny surprise picture! But judging by Pinterest, those cardboard advent calendars…
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Thanksgiving Activity Ideas that Keep Kids (and Grown-ups) Off Screens
When the family gathers for a large celebration and lots of kids are crowding up the space, it can be tempting to send them all into the back room to play video games so the grown-ups can argue about politics chat about grown-up things. And maybe you will want to do that later on in…
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