Lots of parents want their kids to get a head start on their literacy and writing skills, but it’s a mistake to force formal writing during the early years. However, you can encourage early “writing” skills by starting a journal with your preschooler. Preschool journaling doesn’t not have to include actual letters, words or sentences!…
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Gross Motor Activity: Scooter Slalom
There are several fun things my boys love to do at the park. They love to play tag games, blow bubbles, and roll down hills. But their most favorite thing to do is ride as fast as they can on their scooters! This gross motor activity was a spontaneous creation one summer morning when I took…
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Triangle Puzzle Will Stump Your Kids Longer than You Thought Possible
Quick! Your kids are hovering over you, asking you for the tablet, begging for another 15 minutest of video games and all you want to do is drink your tea and close your eyes against the onslaught and cacophony of voices! What do you do? Why you give them this paper triangle puzzle of course!…
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July Read Aloud Books: Fireworks for Your Imagination!
It’s July! A time for lazy summer reading and enjoying new read aloud books with your children! These July read aloud book picks, like all my monthly read aloud lists are a little random, a little July-themed and a lot awesome. They are all new to my book lists, to date, and I hope you…
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Sticky Paper Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I love this sticky paper art activity as a quick go-to indoor activity for my son when he needs something to focus on. I love focusing on one color at a time and mixing things up with different textures, shapes and materials. He’s using his fine motor skills and getting a bit of sensory experience…
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Magical Mermaid Books and Crafts for Kids
Do your children love mermaids and want to surround themselves will all the magical things under the sea. When you go to the beach do you kids wonder if there are mermaids swimming beneath the waves? Do they watch the sea closely in the hopes of one day spotting a glittering fin or a group…
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Books about the Moon Landing
On July 20, 1969 two American men walked on the moon for the first time. 2019 marks the 50 anniversary of Apollo 11, the mission that put those men into the history books. As you can imagine, there has been a recent bout of celebratory picture books about the moon landing. These books about that…
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Mermaid Bookmarks: DIY Cute Printable Coloring Page
Got a child who loves mermaids and reading? These diy, printable mermaid bookmarks are just the thing! Those of you who are familiar with our monthly coloring pages know that children’s book author and illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg, loves mermaids! Most of our June coloring pages are mermaid themed; our first was these adorable mermaid…
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Best Puzzle Books for Kids: The Perfect Travel Companion
What do you never, ever want to forget when you travel with kids? A stack of puzzle books of course! Puzzle books and activities keep the kids busy on the road, in the air, and during all those in between waiting times that crop up with you are on family holidays. While traveling you can…
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Dice Games with 5 Dice: Five Times the Fun!
Did you know that playing dice games with 5 dice is actually 5 times more fun than playing with one die? True story. But seriously, these 5-dice games are ever so much fun for families and they are one of the greatest screen-free boredom busters in the entire world. I do not exaggerate You can…
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