January 2011

Ways to Play in February

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Did you have lots of good playtime with your kids in January? I can’t believe it is February already – time for some new playtime inspiration! is ready to download. Just like January’s download, highlights 10 fun and simple ways to play and connect with your kids. Print it out, stick it on the fridge [...]

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Playful Picks (January 26, 2011)

Quote of the Week A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. {Chinese Proverb} Fun Activities & Projects Knock Knock Jokes For Your Valentine :: Make and Takes Celebrating Half Birthdays :: Steady Mom Heart of Gold Cookies :: King Arthur Flour Blog Our Poetry Basket :: Chasing Cheerios First Sewing Basket :: [...]

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Teacup Bird Feeders

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We had a great time making teacup bird feeders for Christmas gifts. I bookmarked the tutorial (@Cap Creations) last spring and I’m very happy we finally got around to making them! The girls had a great time choosing cups and saucers at the thrift store. We ended up with some matched sets and some we [...]

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Let’s Explore Reader Survey

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The end of January marks 3 years of blogging for me here at Let’s Explore.  When I started, my girls were preschoolers and I was running the Let’s Explore Shop. Now, my girls are 6 and 8, the shop is closed, and we are in our second year of homeschooling. The great news is that [...]

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Let’s Sort!

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{Originally posted May 2008} I don’t know about your kids, but mine love to sort! They are both naturally driven toward making groupings of similar objects, lining them up or making little piles.  Sorting is not only fun, it’s also building those important early mathematical and scientific reasoning skills. Here are some of the easy [...]

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Horse Catalog

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One day (last summer), the girls were busy playing and thinking-up imaginary horses. Their herds of horses were getting quite large, apparently, and they were having trouble remembering all their names. They both brought out little notebooks, and I acted as secretary as they dictated their horses’ names to me. This was a good start, [...]

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Ways to Play in January

Happy New Year! I hope 2011 is treating you well so far – I do love the sense of possibility that the new year brings. One of my goals for the year is to provide resources that will encourage you to play everyday with your kiddos. With that goal in mind, I have a download [...]

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