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Thanksgiving is a great time to slow down and connect with your children.  We love to spend the month focusing on gratitude with our thankfulness tree and making memories together. My kids love ...

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While I’m sure not many kids are thankful for math I do hope they will be loving these Thanksgiving Math Puzzles. Math should be fun and these crossword, well cross-number puzzles are a perfect...

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Teaching kids how to be kind and grateful is so much harder than just telling them to share and be polite. It takes daily effort, but simple acts add up and it’s much easier to fit into your li...

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You want to raise kind kids who care about others. You want to slow down and be more present during the holiday season. You want to make Christmas memories that your kids will look back on with a...

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Busy bags are a great way to keep little ones actively engaged on the go or at home.  We’ve been getting them out a lot lately for my preschooler to do while the big kids are doing their homew...

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There is nothing like a cool science experiment to get kids excited about learning something new. This flying tea bag experiment has to be one of the most fun ways to teach kids about heat energy...

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Preschool math patterns! Are you a preschool math pattern lover?  You should be! Math patterns are a great way for kids to work on sorting, classifying, and grouping skills. They also help kids ...

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One of the basic rules of parenting is that kids are willing to play quietly as long as you don’t need them to. The second you need to make a call or get into the shower they “need” you or ...

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Have you ever seen apple seeds dance? No? Then you have to put this apple seed science experiment on your must do list. Kids (and grown ups) will flip when they see it! We decided to put a fall s...

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Ten frames are a great way for kids to develop number sense! While kids are building and taking apart numbers on a ten frame they are starting to visualize what numbers really represent. This und...

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Apple picking…caramel candy apples…fresh apple cider…is there anything that gets you more in the mood for fall than all things apples? Ok, maybe a Pumpkin Spice Latte, but that’s only bec...

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