tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45851008030584917562024-03-09T21:45:43.687-05:00Creative and Curious Kids!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.comBlogger623125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-58312617048848950002019-02-05T10:03:00.001-05:002019-02-05T10:03:21.492-05:00New Adventure! <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been years since I posted! This little blog holds so many memories and I hope that it has encouraged parents to have fun learning with their kids. I'm posting today to share a new journey and to invite you to come along with me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where? to China. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actually, I will be teaching children English online that live in China! So exciting, right?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please check out my brand spankin' new blog- <a href="https://vipkiddiary.blogspot.com/">My VIPKID Diary </a>and follow along as I share my new adventures! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, if you read my blog years ago-you have to take a peek at how my children have grown- little man is 9, peanut is 14 and sunshine girl is 16! Crazy how time flies, right?</span><br />
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-48776252223028407362013-10-14T09:13:00.001-04:002013-10-14T09:13:48.031-04:00Creative and Curious Kids UPDATE!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I haven't been around in a LONG time! So sorry to those who enjoyed reading <strong>Creative and Curious Kids!</strong> We are still creating and learning in our household and hope that you are doing the same with your little ones. </span><br />
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-33195111729307693872013-06-22T09:30:00.000-04:002013-06-25T08:35:42.584-04:00Family Tragedy<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm posting today for prayers for my family. We lost my cousin, his fiance, and three year old child in an awful car accident. <a href="http://www.wtae.com/news/local/butler/2-adults-toddler-killed-in-van-crash/-/10928542/20639460/-/x3eh96z/-/index.html">(news story)</a> His one year old daughter is fighting for her life in the hospital and their 11 year old has a cracked skull and broken arm. There is also a 9 year old that needs your prayers for the loss of so many family members. She was at summer camp during the accident.</span><br />
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-13607464100983115412013-06-16T13:16:00.000-04:002013-06-16T13:16:02.727-04:00Happy Father's Day! <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't been around this blog lately, but I thought I'd stop by today being it's a special one! Actually I came to brag a little about the BEST DAD EVER! He told me I was amazing each time I gave birth to all 3 of our children. Well, he has been amazing ever since. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">many kisses </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bedtime stories </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">changing diapers </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">inside and outside tents </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fishing </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hikes </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lots of hugs </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the most tickles ever </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hide and seek </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">freeze tag </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">drive in movies </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pancake breakfasts </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">painted toes </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">amusement parks </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">zoo and museums </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pushes on swings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parent conferences </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">picnics</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">snowball and water balloon battles </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">campfires </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">charades </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">driving the kids here and there </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Camp </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">painting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">swimming </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">bowling</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">piggy back rides </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">playing pretend </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">singing and dancing </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">playing Santa and Easter Bunny</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">building towers </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">roller skating</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">birthday parties</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bed tucking</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and so much more!!!!!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At a recent visit to the library, my little man was introduced to a book about pill bugs followed by a hunt outside of the library for the critters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I loved the preschool squeals as the children found and held pill bugs. Ever since that trip, little man has been fascinated with searching for bugs during our times outdoors. Below are some resources to enrich your little bug hunters at home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>ABC Bug Scavenger Hunt</strong>: <a href="http://www.activity-mom.com/2013/05/alphabet-bug-hunt-printable.html">free printable</a> over at The Activity Mom. I enjoyed creating this hunt for my children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Worm Activities</strong>: another <a href="http://www.activity-mom.com/2013/05/worm-activities.html">recent post</a> I shared over at The Activity Mom. Book suggestions and learning ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Ladybug Songs</strong>: <a href="http://raisingcreativeandcuriouskids.blogspot.com/2011/08/toddler-times-ladybug-ladybug.html">activity</a> fun for little ones</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">I hope that these resources will be helpful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When sharing our faith with little ones, often there are certain concepts that can be difficult to explain. Lisa Tawn Bergren does such a wonderful job sharing Christian themes in her books. In the adorable story,<em><strong>God Gave Us Easter</strong></em>, Papa Bear shares the importance of Easter with Little Cub. Papa Bear tells Little Cub that Easter is even more important than Christmas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>"Because on Christmas, we celebrate Jesus' birthday. But on Easter, we remember we get to be with him forever."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As Little Cub shares her excited about the Easter Bunny and treats, Papa Bear reminds her of the significance of Easter and that it is God who gave us Easter. My favorite part in the book is when papa bear shares an example of a newborn chick breaking out of an egg and compares it with how Jesus was in a tomb, but didn't stay dead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also adore the illustrations of the this sweet polar bear family created by Laura J. Bryant. I first discovered her work in the book- <em><strong>God Gave Us You</strong></em>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My family truly enjoyed <em><strong>God Gave Us Easter</strong></em>. What a wonderful gift to share with our children on Easter morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More information and resources:</span><br />
<a href="http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/pdf/GodGaveUsEasterColoringPage.pdf"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>God Gave Us Easter</em> Coloring Page</span></a><br />
<a href="http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?work=217300&isbn=9780307730725"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">God Gave Us Easter- more information</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://lisatawnbergren.com/">Author's Website</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have you shared any of the books in this series with your children? I'd love to hear from you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Disclaimer: I received this book for free from <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT328"><a href="http://www.waterbrookmultnomah.com/" target="_blank">WaterBrook Multnomah
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Easter,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jen</span>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-44249618335017967212013-03-04T17:10:00.000-05:002013-03-04T17:10:28.097-05:00Handprint Leprechaun<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found this adorable activity on Pinterest from </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://pattiesclassroom.blogspot.com/2011/03/st-patricks-day-writing-ideas.html"><strong>Patties Classroom</strong></a><strong> </strong>and knew I had to do it with the little ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"></span>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-12575815659571269592013-02-28T12:01:00.001-05:002013-02-28T12:04:27.882-05:00Flower Gem Activities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Aren't these flower gems lovely? The toddler that I care for adored them and played with them for the longest time.. scooping them back and forth into little containers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So great for those muscles in her little fingers. Anytime I post about things like this, keep in mind that some of the learning materials are small and should be supervised. You can find these flowers at the<em> Dollar Tree</em>. (table scatter)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Patterns</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Decorate a Frame for DIY gift</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Get outside.. hide them in the grass and have a flower hunt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Any more ideas for these flower gems? </span><br />
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-39506631692932917012013-02-27T09:42:00.000-05:002013-02-27T09:42:52.672-05:00Ll is for lion...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes the cutest ideas are the ones thrown together at the last minute, like this lion craft. The kids loved how their lions turned out. We did this craft for our letter Ll day. Very easy.. all you need is a paper plate, construction paper, glue and a marker. I used a pink streamer for the tongue but you could use pink construction paper or felt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You can help them put the glue around the rim and then press the strips onto the plate or they can glue each individually. It would depend on your child's attention span. Also, I cut the strips ahead of time, but an older child may enjoy cutting their own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I taught them the Ll sound and we <strong>sang</strong> a La La lion chant to help them with the sound as well. Also, we went on an <strong>Ll hunt</strong>. I made 5 lowercase and 5 upper case Ll's with construction paper and hid them around the room.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I drew the shamrocks by hand and then cut them out. You can also print out a pattern and trace onto your green construction paper.
Although I show the kids how to do little dots with the Q-tip, they tend to want to just paint with it. Either way, it is great for fine-motor development and play.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love activities that I can throw together in a couple of minutes but that are fun for the kids! For this heart collage, we used left-over scrapbooking paper and pink and red construcitons paper. Give your little one a glue stick or Elmer's glue if they like to get sticky! I cut the scrapbooking paper in little squares with my fancy scissors. For older children, they can cut their own scraps if you'd like to work on that skill as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year, I noticed that I didn't have enough decorations for Valentine's Day. So I knew that I would be creating something new this year to make things a little festive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year, I found these hearts at one of my favorite places to shop for learning materials..<em>The Dollar Tree</em>. I used them for a Valentine Sensory Bin. This year, I got them out for a baby that I care for.. she's 9 months. Above, you can see her trying to problem solve to get the hearts on and off of the bears. Great baby thinking activity and helps to strengthen those itty bitty muscles in her developing fingers.</span> </div>
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The 18 month old that I care for above enjoys hiding them in the small rice bin. Little Man age 3.. enjoys using them in his rice bin as well. I hide them in the bottom and he goes on a heart expedition!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">We will be coloring in the hearts with crayon first and then painting the L with water colors. There is space on the page also for little ones to be creative and draw someone or something that they love. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some of their creations from the past. They even decorated a pink tree one year with their adorable animals! This idea originally came from <strong>Preschool Playbook</strong> and I posted about it..</span><a href="http://raisingcreativeandcuriouskids.blogspot.com/2009/02/blogs-inspire-me-2-be-creative.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> here</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to share the idea with you again, because today I came across a video that would supplement this activity perfectly! Below you will see just a preview of this digital picture book. The full book can be purchased for just $3 at TPT store. (which I just purchased because little man loved the preview.. it is really cute. We must have played it 3 times in a row)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To inspire creativity, my suggestion would be to show just part of the book before creating creatures and then sharing the rest of the book after creatures have been created. This gives your child or student a chance to create their own unique ideas. (unless your 3 year old begs you and drives you nutty, so you show him the whole thing! Ha!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Directions: First I measured my red paper to fit around the toilet paper roll and then cut to fit. Next, I cut out a large red heart and two pink smaller hearts- one for the head and one a little bit larger to fit inside the red heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now it is ready for the little ones to get to work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. Have your child put glue on the red rectangle. Help your little one glue it around the toilet paper roll. Tape to secure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. Now instruct your child to glue the pink heart on the red heart. Next, glue onto the back of the roll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. Next, glue the smaller pink heart for a head. I added a face. Depending on the age of the child, they may want to try to draw the face themselves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">4. Cut bendy straws and help your child tape them inside the tube. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Optional:</strong> add more small hearts to the bugs body or legs. Also, can use heart stickers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The little one that I babysit is 18 months. She hugged her bug when it was finished. So cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Before or after the craft, read the adorable book- <em>You're My Little Love Bug</em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Our version lights up and plays music. My little man loves it. (a gift from Momma last Valentine's Day!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just wanted to share some exciting news! I decided to start a group on </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.weteachgroup.com/">We Teach</a> </em></strong>that focuses on meeting the needs of high-end learners. This is the place where we can share and learn from each other. With 10 years of experience working in this field, I'm hoping that I can share my knowledge and resources with this community of teachers, but also learn from you and see things from a regular classroom teacher's perspective. What challenges do you have meeting varying needs? What subjects are you good at enriching? What tools have been successful? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jen</span>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-12668232245756268312013-01-23T09:23:00.006-05:002013-01-23T09:23:53.851-05:00Wordless Wednesday: Dora and Diego Birthday Party<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">For more WW, be sure to check out all of the pics at <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/">5 Minutes for Mom</a>!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Wednesday,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jen</span></td></tr>
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-39271800953545160302013-01-22T12:08:00.003-05:002013-01-23T08:31:00.974-05:00Paper Towel Name Practice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOU4hY8wmh0HBkGdZ90zzLMG10zOBNjC9vBG1owtZULxlXXlsr-n80ub1yOF0yNeB0f4tbOn0a_FR3ybXQ1eWMSpHT4Ji797K6vK4Txpxpi2eC3Lq2l7In_6gxTDC89sb7tQQ9LRihFk/s1600/paper-towels-roll-md.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOU4hY8wmh0HBkGdZ90zzLMG10zOBNjC9vBG1owtZULxlXXlsr-n80ub1yOF0yNeB0f4tbOn0a_FR3ybXQ1eWMSpHT4Ji797K6vK4Txpxpi2eC3Lq2l7In_6gxTDC89sb7tQQ9LRihFk/s320/paper-towels-roll-md.png" width="297" /></a>
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little man rolled out my paper towels this morning and chanted happily... "Mom, I made a road." </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Momma's reaction.. "Aww Man, that's my last roll of paper towels.. you should really ask first."</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I decided to do something useful with little man's road. On each square, I wrote a letter to his name. He jumped on each letter as I said it.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Just like hopscotch, Mommy!"</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So if your kiddo gets into trouble, who know maybe you can turn it into a learning opportunity.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy your day!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jen</span></strong>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-60851821020882991462013-01-21T11:03:00.000-05:002013-01-21T11:03:20.100-05:00Toddler Activity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7plL092y2VTrxb_LVpbgDAIVzqkJ80-YT8On9lb_v2Fq92Fk5MSw3ntDtgAMqaE9hlltE4ZSg2u7Puny-2ggcKKrieFLMciRi1aNE-D11lVO7jVbmtbyC9bQTpVcgzoHs-K_TlRNzUmU/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7plL092y2VTrxb_LVpbgDAIVzqkJ80-YT8On9lb_v2Fq92Fk5MSw3ntDtgAMqaE9hlltE4ZSg2u7Puny-2ggcKKrieFLMciRi1aNE-D11lVO7jVbmtbyC9bQTpVcgzoHs-K_TlRNzUmU/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found the above materials at the Dollar Tree recently. For fine motor developement, I created this simple activity. The bears pics are rounded at the edges, so you don't have to worry about your little one getting poked.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Always something interesting to be found that can be used in a different way to promote learning and growth! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">After pretend play, they secured them in their alphabet books. I'm using a colored folder and plastic insert sheets to hold their projects. You can print out an alphabet sheet for each letter for free at <a href="http://allourdays.com/2012/09/alphabet-art-book--free-printables.html">All Our Days</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here are just a couple of examples of other projects we've completed:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have fun being creative and learning with your kids!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jen</span>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340498474420992787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585100803058491756.post-53902055988411111172013-01-10T08:22:00.000-05:002013-01-10T08:22:16.593-05:00Indoor Snow Activity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Haven't had a chance to take your child out into the snow? If you've been feeling guilty about that like this Momma, just bring the snow indoors! Great activity for all ages.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The little one above (age 17 months) didn't get her hands cold, because she used the different tools that I provided. She loved trying out different tools and testing the texture of the snow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little man (age 3) on the other hand kept putting his hands in the cold snow and even made a snowball.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As the snow melted, I asked him questions like, where do you think the snow is going and why do you think it is melting? Where does snow come from? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you don't have snow, you can still have winter fun indoors with <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2013/01/arctic-ice-sensory-play.html">Artic Ice Sensory Play</a> from <strong>No Time for Flash Cards</strong>. (I just ordered my Artic animals to do this with little man. So excited!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay, Where did my baby boy go? My little super boy just turned 3. Three is very colorful to say the least!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have a great Wednesday! Hopefully I will have time to blog more or visit your blogs. I'm still writing part-time for <a href="http://www.activity-mom.com/">The Activity Mom</a>.. so catch some fun ideas over there as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For more Wordless Wednesday, be sure to visit <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/">5 Minutes for Mom</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Candy Canes...</span> In our house they are for stirring hot chocolate, decorating the tree and for making our annual snowmen sleighs. I thought that it would be fun to start a couple of new traditions. Here are a few fun activities that I found while searching for new ideas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are my kids in action making their candy canes. My 10 year old and 2 year old had fun doing this activity together.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/12/04/christmas-crafts/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Skip To My Lou</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And one more from our home to yours....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #990000;"><strong>Marshmallow Snowman with Candy Cane Sleigh</strong></span></span><br />
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