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Golden St Patricks Day Ideas
Anyone who knows me, knows I absolutely LOVE the color green! So naturally St. Patricks day is one of my favorite holidays. I would love to go to Ireland and see the beautiful green rolling hills and...
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This is a very simple activity that teaches several principles: Hand Eye coordination, sharing, rhyming, and rhythm. To play, grab a ball or something soft the children can throw at each other. Read...
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My favorite Easter Craft links
I found some really fun crafts to do with the kids... and since we still have a couple of weeks before Easter, there is plenty of time to do them. Plus they are pretty simple crafts so the kiddos Read...
View ArticleBody Trace and Color
One of the first activities we did in preschool was to have each of the kids lie down on a piece of paper and trace their body. They loved seeing their own outline. Then, since we were talking about...
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Fun Easter Food Links
I just wanted to share a few of my very favorite Easter food links that I have found, with you. These will make Easter a little bit more festive! 1. Those who know anything about me, know Read more...
View ArticlePlaying with Reeves GeoMags
Have you seen these magnetic toys? They are called, "Reeves GeoMags" and they are so fun to play with. They are sticks with magnets on either end, and steel balls. Since they contain so many Read...
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15 of Our Favorite April Fools Day Jokes
Our family has always had lots of fun playing April Fool's Day jokes on one another. I don't know if it was because our grandma would let us eat chocolate for breakfast, filled with cotton balls.......
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Painting a temple
We had an excellent activity the other day that I wanted to share. We had an amazing woman teach our youth how to paint a temple! This was an activity that all the girls were really excited Read...
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April Fools Day Joke Idea Links
Here are some fun April Fool's Day jokes I found while looking for some ideas to do in our house this coming holiday! 1. This looks like it could really be fun! A cookie taco with frosting meat, and...
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April Fools Idea
Our friends created a gallery of pictures of their kids. One or two of their kids found a dry erase marker and turned the normal pictures into some really fun designs. Every time I walk in their home I...
View ArticleFriendship Heart
Happy April Fools Day Everyone! This is an activity for several children to do together to promote cooperation and sharing. Give each child a heart shaped piece of paper. Then, let them choose Read...
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Bible Quiet Book Swap
There is a group on Facebook called, "Quiet Book Club". If you are interested in doing quiet books, I recommend this group. You have to request to join, but it only takes a day or so. There are...
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Harry Potter Birthday – Party Food
One of my Harry Potter Fans (aka my dear daughter) wanted a Harry Potter party for her eleventh birthday. We went all out and did some very fun and creative activities, but the food was the best part!...
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Who’s On First?
Hello! My name is Joella and I am a youth services librarian who loves books. I write book reviews and tell about my library programs on www.cinjoella.com. Today I wanted to share a new book I found...
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I didn't expect the enthusiasm the kids had for this science experiment. They each loved it, and were absolutely fascinated by it. The experiment was quite simple. I gave them three bowls full Read...
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Mickey’s Animal Kingdom Shirts
The kiddos were so excited to go to the Animal Kingdom in Orlando on our trip. I thought that they would all like it, but I was sure that the baby would have the most fun of all of them! We hoped...
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Harry Potter Birthday Party Activities
My daughter had a wonderful Harry Potter party, where we planned some fabulous Potter Party Activities. I kept it pretty simple, with not a lot of pre prep since we were going out of town the next day...
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Amazing Race Youth Activity
Amazing Race Youth Activity This was an activity my husband put together a few years ago for a combined activity. The goal in this fast paced activity, is to be the first team to complete all the...
View ArticleBanana Puppet and Heart Shaped Yogurt Snack
The preschool theme was "Friends", so I decided to implement a friend into the snack today. I drew faces on bananas before class, then let each of the kids have one to play with. I did this right...
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Queen Esther Quiet Book Page
This is a quiet book page I did to represent Queen Esther. I read and re-read the story of Esther to try to figure out what I could to to represent her. I thought about doing a feast, purification,...
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