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Measuring Practice with Inch by Inch { Leo Lionni Virtual Book Club for Kids }

Trisha — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:56:08 +0000

Leo Lionni is our featured author for the Virtual Book Club for Kids this month. We were partial to three of his stories (read more about them through my Amazon affiliate links): Inch by Inch, A Color of His Own, and Little Blue and Little Yellow. Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni Inch by Inch is a fun [...]

The Sunday Showcase: Counting Practice

Trisha — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:49:43 +0000

Welcome to the The Sunday Showcase - WHERE YOUR CHILD CENTERED IDEAS are the STARS of the show! The Sunday Showcase is hosted on the following blogs: Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas Here Come the Girls Inspiration Laboratories The Iowa Farmer’s Wife Train Up a Child We each feature different posts that have linked up, so be sure to check [...]

Flower Print Art

Trisha — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:23 +0000

I feel like we’ve had an extra long winter this year. Spring is finally here – flowers are all around us and the weather is warm. What better time to head outside and explore? We brought some flowers inside and created some flower print art. Flower Print Art Materials: flowers white paper hammer/mallet {we used [...]

Recycled Container Gardening with Kids

Trisha — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:59:42 +0000

Recycled container gardening is a fun a way to get kids involved and is a great way to reuse and upcycle containers you would otherwise be recycling. Here are several ideas for reusing different containers from around the house. Recycled Container Gardening with Kids Chris from Thinly Spread is over at Red Ted Art talking [...]

Make a Milk Jug Planter

Trisha — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:11:33 +0000

Rather than buy garden containers for our small plants, we chose to make a milk jug planter. I’ve been collecting milk jugs {and milk caps} for a while now knowing we would eventually find a use for them. The milk jug planters were perfect for our strawberry and pepper plants. Make a Milk Jug Planter Making [...]

The Sunday Showcase: Science in the Kitchen

Trisha — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:39:51 +0000

Challenge and Discover: Kitchen Chemistry

Trisha — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:53:35 +0000

Welcome back to Challenge and Discover – our monthly science challenge link up co-hosted with with Science Sparks and The Imagination Tree. Thanks so much to everyone that linked up to last month’s bridge building challenge. This month’s challenge is kitchen chemistry. We are challenging you to get in the kitchen and do some science with your kids. We will give [...]

Science at Home: Kitchen Chemistry

Trisha — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:25:17 +0000

I am really enjoying our Science at Home video series. I hope you are, too. This week, we’re focusing on kitchen chemistry – simple science ideas you can do with ingredients from your kitchen. Science at Home: Kitchen Chemistry Watch the video and see our examples of science in the kitchen. 1) I talked [...]

Virtual Book Club for Kids: May Author is Leo Lionni

Trisha — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:57:04 +0000

Our featured author for the month of May is Leo Lionni for the Virtual Book Club for Kids. Want to join us? Choose a book by Leo Lionni, the featured author for the month. {Have your kids help you pick a new one or choose your favorite to read.} Be inspired by the book and complete a [...]

Interview with Authors Sue Fliess and Bethanie Murguia

Trisha — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:58:13 +0000

Sue Fliess and I enjoyed our chat for World Read Aloud Day so much that we decided to do it again. This time we invited author/illustrator Bethanie Murguia to join us. Sue and Bethanie both have written books about choosing what to wear. Sue’s book is titled A Dress for Me!. Bethanie’s book is titled [...]