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Playful Picks

Playful Picks (June 21, 2010)

Happy First Day of Summer!
Fun Activities & Projects
Make giant bubbles or tree blocks with inspiration from Childhood Magic
Weave a jump rope from socks and tights – find the how-to at Family Fun
Check out these fun ideas for themed kids’ gardens at kidsgardening.org
Find 50+ homemade popsicle recipes gathered at Tipnut
What We’re Reading
I find most of the [...]

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Playful Picks (June 14, 2010)

Hello, hello, hello! It’s great to be back in this space. I wish I was writing this post from a totally-unpacked house, but we’re not quite there yet. Such is the joy of moving!
The girls are pretty settled in their rooms though, with freshly-painted walls calling out for new artwork. Sounds like a perfect summer [...]

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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 fabric – and then use the [...]

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Playful Picks (April 26, 2010)

Quote of the Week
I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.
-Georgia O’Keeffe

Fun Activities & Projects
I have so many great posts starred in my blog reader right now!  My girls are always asking to “make something” lately, [...]

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Playful Picks (April 12, 2010)

Today is author Beverly Cleary’s birthday and National D.E.A.R. Day, which stands for Drop Everything and Read! We already spend lots of family time reading every day, as I’m sure most of you do as well. I’m planning to make our family reading time extra-special tonight – we’ll be snuggling in bed to read with [...]

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Playful Picks (April 5, 2010)

It’s technically still Monday here… better late than never for this week’s Playful Picks.  Hope your week is full of play!
Quote of the Week
Don’t go with the flow, you are the flow.
~Sugi Tanaka
Fun Activities & Projects
With the nice, springtime weather on its way, we are getting ready to move our art time outside and get [...]

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Playful Picks (March 22, 2010)

This week, I am ordering our butterfly garden and live caterpillars – we are so excited! I never get tired of watching the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. I have been gathering up a basket of butterfly books, puzzles, and crafty things for my girls to explore – hope you enjoy this week’s collection of [...]

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Playful Picks (March 15, 2010)

Kids love to wonder and ask questions, which is why I’m celebrating curiosity with this week’s Playful Picks. Here’s to learning something new this week!
Quote of the Week
When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.
~Walt Disney
Fun Activities & Projects
How People Make Things (Factory Tour Videos at Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood)

Science Explorer [...]

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Playful Picks (March 8, 2010)

Quote of the Week
Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
~Henry David Thoreau

Fun Activities & Projects
I have been enjoying browsing through all the lovely play-inspired projects at Rhythm of the Home.  I especially love the accordion pop-up book – [...]

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Playful Picks (March 1, 2010)

Happy March! I am so looking forward to spring – how about you? Enjoy this week’s Playful Picks!
Quote of the Week
Everything you can imagine is real.
~Pablo Picasso

Fun Activities & Projects
Tomorrow (March 2) is Dr. Seuss’s Birthday!  Read One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish and paint a Seuss-style fish (@Deep Space Sparkle).

I think this [...]

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