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Easter Craft for Kids – Bunny Bags

Here’s an adorable Easter craft for kids to make before an egg hunt! Although I was in charge of the Bunny Bags, Mary Poppins ended up doing ALL of them with the kids! Engineer was sick at the beginning of the week, so I’d missed some days. Are you following my Easter with Kids PinterestKeep Reading

Windy Day Science Activity

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Today, I’m over at B-Inspired Mama’s awesome site. I’m still tickled pink that I’m a regular contributor there. Please head over to the Windy Day Science post at B-Inspired Mama. Done-for-You Preschool Resources Planning meaningful lessons for students week after week while balancing other teaching responsibilities and a personal life can be a daunting task.Keep Reading

Hatching Chicks with Children

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This month, the kiddos in my preschool were able to learn about hatching chicks. Our wonderful music/resource teacher was in charge of this project, which allowed all of the children to be involved. She got some fertilized eggs and an incubator from a local farm and set up everything in our music room. The kiddosKeep Reading

Stress-Free Sunday Link-Up {#1}

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Welcome to Stress-Free Sunday with Fun-A-Day! I’m settled in with my cup of coffee, ready to read some of your fun, family-friendly posts this morning. If you haven’t grabbed your coffee (or tea) yet, go ahead and get it now . . . I’ll wait. 🙂 If you’d like the button for this hop, pleaseKeep Reading

Eric Carle Activities for Preschoolers

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The spotlight was on Eric Carle this week in preschool, as we continued the month’s theme of “Celebrating Our Favorite Authors”. Mary Poppins and I both love his books, so choosing him as a favorite author was easy! Here are some fun Eric Carle activities for preschoolers! I may get commissions for purchases made throughKeep Reading

Mulch for the Playground {a mini service project}

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This afternoon, Engineer, Captain America, Frat Boy, and I headed over to the preschool. Not (just) to play, as you might think, but to help out with mulching!

Easter Art Activity – Easter Egg Hand Prints

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Each month, I like to have my students make a piece of hand print art. At the end of the school year, Mary Poppins and I use their hand prints as part of their “preschool portfolio“. In the past, I’ve done shamrock hand prints, leprechaun hand prints, and bunny hand prints. This year, I wantedKeep Reading

Pictures for Marines {Supporting Our Troops}

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Last week, we were finishing up a mini-unit about America in preschool. As part of this mini-unit, we discussed Americans in the armed forces. Now, I must tell you I’m a little biased about this topic, as most of my family is retired or active duty military. My father is a retired Marine, making meKeep Reading

A Muddy Day Outside

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Yesterday, Engineer and I had a mud snow day. All of the schools were closed because of sleet, slush, and snow. Snoopy and Little Hurricane came over for part of the day, and we were looking forward to playing out in the little bit of snow on the ground.

Open-Ended Art with Styrofoam, Toothpicks, & Golf Tees