Well I told you how I love an eclectic & homemade kinda’ Christmas tree with lots & lots of homemade love last year, right?! There is just something about mis-matched ornaments and the "beauty in the chaos"... and what our imperfect/perfect tree represents. It … [Read more...] about 10 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas – Elmer Ornament
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coming soon: 10 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas
Whaooooooo it’s that time again!! 10 days of ALL KID-MADE ORNAMENTS!!!! That’s two whole weeks! Last year was a blast – we had 57 kid-made ornaments for the series, and this year we are back, but with a fun little twist on the kid-made ornaments – we are using childrens' books as our … [Read more...] about coming soon: 10 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas
screen-free activities: Magic Expanding Paint
Disclosure: I was sent a free copy of the book in order to participate in the book review, but all my opinions are my own (and always will be!). Well if you have kids, you know Asia, the author & creator of Fun at Home with Kids. She’s now put all her wonderful ideas in a fab book – a fab … [Read more...] about screen-free activities: Magic Expanding Paint
Inspired by Eric Litwin – Button Counting, Graphing, and Sorting
It’s another month, and another author for Virtual Book Club For Kids! Last month we did a Fancy Stick Crown, from our favorite Julia Donaldson book – Stick Man! September we did a Pigeon Handprint Craft, Inspired By Mo Willems – Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus. Today we are counting with … [Read more...] about Inspired by Eric Litwin – Button Counting, Graphing, and Sorting
Science, Art, and Math – learning with candy
What to do, what do to with all that left over Halloween candy (besides eating it of course ;) – well here’s some quick & easy, science, art & math ways to learn with it!! Learning with candy – science! || Candy Chromatography || Balloon Experiments with … [Read more...] about Science, Art, and Math – learning with candy
Inspired By Julia Donaldson – Fancy Stick Crown
It’s another month, and another author for Virtual Book Club For Kids! Last month we did a Pigeon Handprint Craft, Inspired By Mo Willems - Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus. Today I have yet another fun craft, a Fancy Stick Crown, from our favorite Julia Donaldson book – Stick … [Read more...] about Inspired By Julia Donaldson – Fancy Stick Crown