May 2010

Review: Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places eBook

I had the opportunity to read a review copy of Angie Kauffman’s new eBook, Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places.  If you are looking for simple and fun ways to enhance your young child’s everyday play, this book will be a great resource for your family!  It is filled with more than 200 [...]

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Pack, Clean, Repeat…

Hello!  It’s moving weekend for us, which means I’m up to my eyeballs in boxes and mess.  I’ll be busy painting and cleaning and trying to entertain the girls with whatever random things haven’t been tucked away in boxes yet. Before we started packing, I encouraged the girls to take pictures of their rooms (and [...]

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Our Summer List

Are you ready for summer?  It’s another unusually chilly morning here, but supposedly summer is on its way.  This Friday is our “official” last day of homeschool and then it’s Hello, Summer Vacation!  Our Summer List was such fun last year that we’ll be making another one this year – how about you? {Originally posted [...]

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Playful Picks (May 24, 2010)

Quote of the Week Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale. ~Hans Christian Andersen Fun Activities & Projects Make a kid’s art smock from a hand towel – so clever! (@Pink and Green Mama) Create a child’s sewing basket for your own child or as a lovely birthday gift (@The Toby Show) Print leaves on [...]

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Scrambled States

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Since we started participating in a 50 states postcard swap (graciously hosted by Aimee at Adventures & Pursuits), the girls have been fully absorbed in exploring U.S. maps, looking at photos and videos on state tourism websites, and trying to learn each state’s special state symbols.  The whole family is having a blast learning state [...]

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Science Play: Simple Experiments

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{Color Changing Milk – Steve Spangler Science} We always seem to have a lot of science play going on – experimenting, making concoctions, building inventions, exploring outside, etc.  In addition, our homeschooling studies this year included learning about the basics of the scientific method – asking a question, making a hypothesis, experimenting, observing, and discussing [...]

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Interview at Raising Playful Tots

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of doing a phone interview with Melitsa of Raising Playful Tots.  We had a great conversation about my favorite topic – play! If you are interested in listening, the interview podcast is now available over at Raising Playful Tots (along with lots of other great interviews!).  I [...]

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Road Trip!

Hi there!  We’re heading for Disneyland this week, so I’ll be taking a little bloggy break to enjoy some family time.  Can’t wait! I wanted to share the one crafty thing I made for our trip – water bottle totes for the girls! I used a wonderful tutorial from The Long Thread and just made [...]

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