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A Quote I Love – Children Playing in the Dirt

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I just wanted to share with you a quote I love!  Sometimes, I’m just drawn to quotes by others, as they seem to express what I’m thinking in MUCH better form than I can!  This quote by Margaret Atwood always makes me think of how dirty kids equals happy kids . . . “In theKeep Reading

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Fun with Pet Rocks {A Camping-Themed Craft}

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As I mentioned previously, we had a camping week at the preschool earlier this month.  The kiddos had a blast, as did Mary Poppins and I.  One simple craft we did during the week involved making pet rocks!  I’d love to share the preschoolers’ take on making pet rocks below. Related: 14 Preschool Camping ThemeKeep Reading

Filed Under: Art and Crafts Tagged With: Camping

Painting with Marshmallows is Such a Fun Camping Theme Art Idea

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Painting with marshmallows during a preschool camping theme

Painting with marshmallows is the perfect process art activity to try during a preschool camping theme. I love setting up process art invitations for the kids! Even better is when these art experiences are with non-traditional implements. Kids seem to get a kick out of painting without paintbrushes, and what a great way to exploreKeep Reading

Filed Under: Art and Crafts Tagged With: Camping, Process Art

10 Musical Activities for Kids

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Ooooh . . . we’re in the double digits now (yes, I’m a dork and get excited about things like this)!  So many great link-ups at last week’s Stress-Free Sunday.  Based on those shares, I’m going to focus on some musical activities for kids!  Letting  children express themselves through music, movement, and dance is soKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning, Music Tagged With: Music & Movement

Memorial Day for Kids {A Few Ideas}

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Today, I want to share a few simple activities about Memorial Day for kids.  I hope you find my explanations and ideas helpful! Why we celebrate Memorial Day:For many, Memorial Day is looked at as a “kick-off” for summer — pools opening, school drawing to a close, and the finalizing of vacation plans.  At itsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: America, July 4th

Skylanders in the Mist {a Skylanders Sensory Play Activity}

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At Engineer’s 6th birthday party, we played a variety of Skylanders-themed games.  A few days ago, I shared our Frozen Jewels activity that had the kiddos rescuing sapphires from frozen prisons.  Today, I’d like to share a Skylanders sensory play activity from the party.  I’m calling it “Skylanders in the Mist” because apparently I haveKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Jell-O

Letter Activities for Kids {Stress-Free Sunday #9}

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This week, I’m featuring some fun letter activities for kids at Stress-Free Sunday.  As you may already know, I’m passionate about early literacy.  I firmly believe in using a balanced literacy approach when teaching children to read and write, and letters are definitely a part of this process.

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Alphabet

Using Tiny Erasers to Promote Fine Motor and Math Skills

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Related: Everything You Need to Know About Mini Erasers Here’s a spring activity I used to promote fine motor and math skills  at preschool.  This was a simple, easy to set-up math center that kept the kiddos busy for most of center time.  They had a blast, all the whole improving their fine motor skillsKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Fine Motor

Frozen Jewels {A Skylanders Party Game}

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Engineer recently turned 6 and really wanted a Skylander birthday party.  Keep in mind, this is a very new  obsession interest of his, which means I knew hardly anything about it!  While I was “researching” some ideas for his party, I came across a variety of Skylanders party games and birthday ideas.  One of myKeep Reading

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Birthdays, Water

Nature Book-Making

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Today I’m over at B-Inspired Mama, sharing a fun way to integrate nature and science into a literacy activity.  Stop on by and check it out! Shared at Discover and Explore, Tot School Tuesday Done-for-You Preschool Resources Planning meaningful lessons for students week after week while balancing other teaching responsibilities and a personal life can beKeep Reading

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: Book Making

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