April 2011

Measure the House

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Happy Friday! I know many of your kids enjoyed the Counting the House printable activity I posted a while back. So, I have another fun around-the-house math activity for you – let’s do some measuring! The printable is two pages – the first page includes items that can be measured with a ruler, and the [...]

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In the Kitchen: Quick & Easy Breakfasts

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{Originally posted March 2008} As my girls get older, they want to be more and more involved in meal preparation. In addition to fixing snacks and helping with dinner, breakfast offers wonderful opportunities for healthy and simple meals prepared by little ones, with virtually no grown-up help. Here’s some of the yummy, confidence-boosting meals we [...]

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Five-Minute Family Traditions

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In my experience, it’s the little things that make the biggest memories. Do you find that to be true? When I was growing up, we didn’t have air-conditioning. I still remember my dad taking us for drives on hot summer days so we could cool off in the air-conditioned car – and, if we were [...]

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Playful Picks (April 18, 2011)

Quote of the Week If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. {Thomas Alva Edison} Fun Activities & Projects Celebrate Urban Birds :: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology (Have you requested your free urban birds kit? It’s wonderful!) Foam Noodle Marble Run :: Irresistible Ideas for Play [...]

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Fun with Kites and Wind

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Use some of the wild energy a windy day brings and try some of these kid-friendly kite and wind-themed activities: Make a paper kite :: maya*made Create a brown paper grocery bag kite :: Rhythm of the Home Write a Kite Tail acrostic poem :: WritingFix Decorate your house with little origami kites :: Craft [...]

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Ways to Play in April

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Well, we are already a few days into April, but there is still plenty of time to play! I’m so pleased that many of you are finding these monthly downloads helpful and inspiring. I sure have fun putting them together! My idea sheet is ready to download. This month’s play ideas include a fun family [...]

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Playful Picks (April 4, 2011)

Happy April! I am so happy to be back in this space. Thank you for all the good wishes for my dad. His surgery went well and he is embracing his slow-but-steady recovery. There will be a Ways to Play in April free download tomorrow, so be sure to stop by! You can download the [...]

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