1. Non-Mushy Valentine's Day Card Ideas

    February 1, 2015

    Are your kids looking to avoid lots of love and hearts and mushy stuff this Valentine's Day?  Here are some ideas for Valentines to make or print that have a…

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  2. "You're the Bomb!" Handmade Valentines

    February 1, 2015

    Here's a fun idea for a homemade Valentine to make and give - "You're the Bomb!" candy Valentines! Aidan and I enjoyed making these for his friends at school. We…

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  3. "Toad-ally Awesome" Boy Approved Valentines

    January 31, 2015

    Toad-ally Awesome Frog Valentines - Boy Approved! My boys are not into Valentine's Day in the slightest, but when we saw these frog Valentines on Pinterest, Gresham wanted to make…

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  4. Hot Wheels Snow Storm Play

    February 13, 2014

    Shaving cream is a great sensory play material.  We combined shaving cream with Hot Wheels cars to make a great winter play activity! Last week, the plan on Thursday was…

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  5. Alphabet Hearts Match-up Game

    February 12, 2014

    Here's a super simple idea for a preschool alphabet game!  I cut out several construction paper hearts and turned them into a matching game for practicing capital and lower case…

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  6. Playdough Snow Goons

    February 6, 2014

    We have had SO much winter this year, and it's not over yet!  In an effort to embrace the winter weather (rather than complain about it which is what I…

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  7. Three Ingredient Snow Dough

    January 23, 2014

    Late January and early February always feel like the blah part of winter, I think, and that has definitely been true this year!  After a stomach bug and a head…

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  8. Snowman Jar: Winter Decor that Kids Can Make!

    January 8, 2014

    I saw this idea for winter snow scene jars on All for the Boys (great blog, by the way!) via Pinterest , and I knew it would be the perfect…

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  9. Lacing Mittens Craft for Preschoolers

    January 6, 2014

    The house always seems so empty when we take down the Christmas decorations, and so this year, I decided that we would do a winter unit right after Christmas and…

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  10. Exploring Nature with Kids by Observing and Sketching

    January 22, 2013

    After being more or less at home for 11 days in a row with sick children (we got out a few times to get library books and buy more tissues!)…

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