Welcome to September’s Virtual Book Club For Kids blog hop! This month we are featuring book reviews, activities, crafts, and recipes inspired by the works of children’s author and illustrator Lois Ehlert. <A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_cw&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fthoumotmbl-20%2F8010%2F4e427de9-4fcf-4630-ab3f-ebb17cdfdbb1&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A>We are very fortunate to have a dedicated Children’s Library nearby, so we were able to browse through Ehlert’s extensive collection of [...]
I’m really pleased to be working with some of my favorite kid bloggers who champion children’s literacy skills and have come together to form the yearlong Virtual Book Club for Kids, spearheaded by none other than the fabulous Kristina of one of my favorite kid blogs, Toddler Approved, Danielle at Mommy & Me Book Club and Kim at The [...]
I’ve been on a blogging break to try and reorganize and refresh my own life and the lives of my various blogs, so I wasn’t sure whether it was the right time to accept an invitation by Circle of Moms and Pop Sugar to a screening of Fox Studios’ movie Won’t Back Down, starring Maggie [...]
I’m still on a blogging break, but don’t want to leave you hanging on for too long, so…here’s our easy tutorial on how your kids can make their own Super Bouncy Ball. {Just click on this link or the photo and it will take you to Kids Activities Blog where the tutorial was posted last week} If [...]
Technically, I’m on a break here, but I wanted to share our Simple Preschool Addition and Subtraction Do-A-Dot Marker Math Activity published over at Kids Activities Blog today: Do you have any simple preschool math activity favorites at your house? LEARN! Math, counting, numbers, addition, subtraction You Might Enjoy:{Play} Toddler Twister With Party Plates{Play} Fun With Food! [...]
Well, the end of summer is here and the kids are headed back to school, so it’s time for a little bloggy break to rest, recharge, and get ready for the fall. When I get back, I’ll finally share the Polka Dot Birthday Themed Birthday Party from January, a Garden Themed Party from April, and a Dinosaur Themed [...]
I’m always making pie crust promises here on the blog … I’ll show you this activity or that birthday party or this cake. This time I am NOT showing you what I promised (again), but I am going to share a super fun game we played for my son’s Dinosaur Themed Birthday Party this July. [...]
Happy Friday! It’s time for our playdate! We made the most amazing homemade fun this week…I can’t wait to tell you all about it. Here’s a hint: And we’ve been enjoying the end of summer and slowing down to enjoy the simpler things…school doesn’t start ’til next week. What have you been up to [...]
I love a simple, classic play activity, like playing with a mirror, that requires little or no setup time and is just as fun as any newfangled, intricately creative, modern game. Mirror Play is not just for babies; your toddler or preschooler will really get a kick out of it, too. Materials A mirror (handheld, [...]
This week I’m coveting gilded glassware like these stunning golden Paillette champagne flutes from Kim Seybert: They’re easy (and cheaper!) to DIY, too, with this Martha Stewart tutorial. You Might Enjoy:CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week: Crave Guinness{Bake} The Outlaw Mom (TM)'s Easy Frozen Berry Summer Smoothie{Drink} The Old Peet's Coffee Switcheroo #PeetsCoffee #CBias
Since our last playdate we’ve been to Pismo Beach Santa Barbara the San Francisco Zoo skipped camping and spent the day at Roaring Camp Railroad instead and I’ve been to Florida for work. Plus, I put together a wedding website for my SIL…here’s a little peak: Phew! I can’t wait until it’s finally time to [...]
The first rule in setting up a successful sensory play activity: DON’T do what I did. I’m half-joking and you’ll see my fail in a minute, but let me back up to something really basic and define what sensory play means. Then I’ll let you in on my big secret on how to set up [...]
{Virtual Book Club For Kids} Lois Ehlert: Oodles of Animals Inspired Paper Collage Activity
Announcing: Virtual Book Club For Kids
{Movie Review} Won’t Back Down: Not Just Emotional, Empowering
Make Your Own Homemade Super Bouncy Ball
Preschool Math Activity: Do-A-Dot Marker Math
Mama Knows Best + Back To School Tips
Fun With Ice: Dinosaur Excavation Activity
Kids Co-op Playdate #14
Simple Classics: Mirror Play
CRAVE IT. COVET. LOVE IT. This Week Covet Gilded Glassware
Kids Co-op Playdate #13
{Play} How to Set Up Successful Sensory Play Activities
October 27, 2011 in All Posts, Play, Toddler Activities
The title of this post could be Fall Memory Box and Leaf Rubbing Gone Wrong. But is a parent-planned activity that doesn’t pan out as we parents intended necessarily a failed project? For instance, Jane never paints the object we set out to paint at the beginning of an art session (the perfect examples are [...]
