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Game of the Month: Set Card Game

December 5, 2018

Set game of visual perception

My family loves simple games that are adaptable for a number of different situations. SET is an easy-to-learn card game that can be played together as a family, or individually as a brain teaser. You can play it as long as you want or play it for just a few minutes as a quick boredom…
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Picture Books about Snow: Celebrate Winter!

December 4, 2018

Children's picture books about snow

Which do you prefer, playing in the snow or reading about snow? Good news! Unless you live in a sun-drenched winter playland, you don’t have to choose. And if you do live in that sunny paradise, you can live vicariously with us snow-bound folks by reading aloud all of these children’s picture books about snow….
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Contemporary Diverse Middle Grade Books

December 3, 2018

Diverse middle grade realistic fiction books

Does your child like contemporary fiction? I see a lot of emphasis placed on great fantasy or historical fiction for kids, but plenty of middle grader readers enjoy a good contemporary fiction novel! It’s for those kids that I curated this list of contemporary diverse middle grade books. I do try to include books with…
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Darling Village Shop Coloring Page Playable Printables

December 1, 2018

Village shop coloring pages free printable

This month I’m calling our coloring pages the Village Shop “Playable Printable!” Catchy name, right? We are super fortunate that children’s book illustrator and author Melanie Hope Greenberg designed four adorable village shops to recreate pretend play scenes from her newly re-released book, Aunt Lilly’s Laundromat. (Note: this post contains affiliate links.) Although, of course,…
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Charities That Give Books and Promote Literacy

November 30, 2018

Charities that give books and promote children's literacy

Here at What Do We Do All Day? the love of books is strong! We like to inspire you to read with your children and fill their shelves with books and their days with trips to the library. But not every child has the good fortune to live in an environment that supports their literacy…
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by: Erica posted in: Books 32 Comments

The Best Gift a Child Can Give – and It’s 100% Free

November 28, 2018

Wonderful diy gift a child can give to others

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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by: Erica posted in: Holiday 5 Comments

The Best Advent Calendar for Kids: No-Stress and Last-Minute

November 27, 2018

Best advent calendar for kids uses poetry

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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by: Erica posted in: Holiday 2 Comments

Favorite December Read Aloud Books for the Longest Nights of the Year

November 26, 2018

December read aloud books for kids and families

Making a non-holiday December read aloud books list was more challenging than I expected! As you will see below this list is not entirely holiday free, but you will find that no matter what December holiday you celebrate, all of these December books will fit into your winter reading list. (Note: book covers and titles…
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12 Diverse Winter Picture Books for Kids

November 21, 2018

Diverse winter picture books for kids

What is the best way to spend the cold winter months? The answer is obvious! Why snugged up with a cup of hot apple cider, a plate of gingersnaps and a stack of winter-themed picture books.  Even if you live in the desert I bet you find it so comforting and magical to look at…
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15 Inexpensive (or FREE) Fun Family Activities for Black Friday

November 20, 2018

fun family activites for black friday

It’s one of the great mysteries of American life. We’ve just enjoyed a holiday expressing gratitude for family, friends, health and all the other non-material blessings in our lives. At yet the thing that is uppermost on our minds is that we need to wake up at 3am to wait in a long line just…
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