Summer is kicking us hard over here. Actually, swim and dive are kicking us hard over here, like always. And at five weeks in, between meets, practices, relays, pep rallies, and team events, our family has run a …
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Summer is almost in full swing, and for our family, there’s no better way to begin our summer fun than with a Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! Each year, we invite a few friends over and turn it into an easy …
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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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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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fine arts
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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Our Everyday Journal cards have proven to be a really incredible—and sneaky—way of getting the kids focused and thinking in a way that I’m not sure they’d be willing to do otherwise. There’s something exciting about choosing a card, about …
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homemade alphabet book: get personal with the abc’s
by Teach Mamaby Teach Mamahomemade alphabet book: get personal with the abc’s | early literacy | how to make an abc book | teach kids the letters of the alphabet | teachmama.com
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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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sciencescience experiments for kids
candy experiments: playing with color
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaIt’s been a busy few weeks for us, between school, sports, Blogalicious, Halloween, and my parents coming down to spend time with the kids while I attended the NAEYC conference this past week. But when I returned Saturday night to …
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backyard fun: dissecting, examining, and learning about flowers
by Teach Mamaby Teach Mama Dissecting flowers–totally pulling them apart–is a little bit funny for some kids. At least it was for mine. We tell them they can’t pick the flowers in our gardens unless they have permission; we teach them to care for and …
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Maddy, Owen, and Cora have loved the Word a Day we’ve been doing for the past two weeks–more than I anticipated and much to my surprise. It’s been funny to see which kiddo is the first to remember to flip …
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how to teach kids to tie their shoes | teachmama.com
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sciencescience experiments for kids
painting with candy: candy experiments (part two)
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaMaddy, Owen, and Cora had an absolute blast performing candy experiments using their Halloween loot this week, but I think the most fun they had stemmed from our own experiment missteps. We tried to conquer the Color Separation experiment, but …
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With three overly-tired kids and three pumpkins full of Halloween candy, I knew that I had to be extra creative if I wanted Maddy, Owen, and Cora to do anything other than moping around and asking to eat another …
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This year we didn’t ring in the 4th with our annual July 4th party, and that’s okay. Baby showers, weddings, beach trips, and day trips, have been keeping us busy, so Independence Day was upon us before we knew it. …
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