The following guest post is written by the incredibly busy Theresa of Capri + 3. Theresa is a mom of four toddlers, and her family’s story is an amazing blessing. Her blog chronicles their adventures. —————————— I am …
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While we were at the craft store this past weekend, picking up some supplies for Maddy’s after school club and for Cora’s Butterfly Birthday Playdate this weekend, we stumbled upon this AWEsome springtime craft. Beautiful, easy homemade flower barrettes. So …
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an easy-to-build stage for the performers in your family
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaThat’s right. A stage. So your kids can totally rock it out during your spring break Staycation. Or so your house becomes THE house for playdates. Or so you and your husband can John and Olivia to some Summer Lovin’. …
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homemade Scratch Art bookmark valentines: easy, cool, kid-happy
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaIt’s that time of year when hearts and love and pink and hugs and candy and kisses are in the air. So the kids and I have been busy making Valentines for their classmates—one of our favorite holiday traditions. This …
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originally published on 2/5/2010: —————— There’s something about creating homemade Valentines that makes my heart skip a beat. So as long as I’m able–and my kids are willing–I hope to helpthem with their Valentines for their pals each year. Last …
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For months and months and months and months, Cora has asked for three things: her name on a cup, her name on a shirt, and her name on a necklace. Not just a ‘C’, she’d beg me. Not ‘I love …
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Making a Candy Wreath is a fun and easy activity for families and gift for friends and loved ones. It’s a win-win. One of my favorite challenges is finding a craft that doubles both as a fun family activity and …
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5 cool ways to use halloween candy (other than eat all it immediately)
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaWe all want to eat our kids’ Halloween candy. At least I do. But we can’t. So here are 5 cool ways to use Halloween candy–other than eating it all immediately which is sometimes what I feel like doing. And …
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how to play ‘mary had a little lamb’ on the recorder (or try to, at least)
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaWe tried. Maybe a bit too hard–or maybe not hard enough–depending on how you look at it. But we have been rockin’ the ole recorder over here for a few weeks, trying our darndest to be musical and to catch …
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One of the things we love to do as a Back-to-School tradition is to find some cool way of blinging out the kids’ backpacks. Especially before the big Kindergarten year, I feel like sending kids’ off to school with a …
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One of our most favorite parts of summer is making our Summer Fun Cards. We’ve made them for the past three years, and each year I’m thrilled that each year the kids really seem to get into it. Summer Fun …
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We’ve had two dancers in our family this year–Cora, who has been rockin her Hip, Tap, Toe class each week, and Maddy, who started out as a ballerina but who moved on to classes with a little more beat and …
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There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they haven’t already!), but the candy that my kids have collected this beautiful Halloween night will be around for days. Or …
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how to teach kids where in the world they live
by Teach Mamaby Teach Mamame on the map: how to teach kids where in the world they live | circles to show where kids live on the planet, continent, country, state, city, street, home
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playing with money: counting, wrapping, estimating coins
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaThis week our Smart Summer Challenge theme is Government–and what better way to start the week off than by playing with money? Okay, so we really started the week off with a flag cake, but who’s really keeping track? We’ve …
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how to teach kids to tie their shoes | teachmama.com
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We’ve been very busy over here lately, as this week I helped organize and run our elementary school’s Kindergarten Orientation (so fun!) and I have been trying to get myself ready for the theMom 2.0 Summit in New Orleans …
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quick trick: fast-finger challenges with play-doh
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaLike so many families, we love Play-Doh over here. And whether it’s the real-deal, packed-in-yellow-containers-Play-Doh or happy homemade-on-the-stovetop-playdough, it doesn’t matter–my kids love it just the same. They’ve even been known to love a total playdough flop. But what I’ve …
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holidaysvalentine's day
lunchbox notes: valentine’s day knock-knock jokes
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaYikes! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and although we’ve been busy over Our family’s still on a knock-knock joke kick, so I ran with that again for our Valentine’s Day-themed notes.here planning our Valentine’s Day cards, I’ve been …