Creative Play with Fusible Beads

By MaryAnne

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My kids really struggled with fusible beads the first time I pulled them out, but they have since gotten very creative with them, so they have Read more…

April 23rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: children's activity | 14 comments

Stress-free Nail Polish for Kids

By MaryAnne

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We have a small glamor theme going on at our house right now, so I decided this Mix & Makeup Nail SparkleRead more…

April 19th, 2013 | Tags: , , , | Category: children's activity, craft | 6 comments

Poetry for Kids: Name Poems

By MaryAnne

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Name poems are a wonderful introduction to poetry for kids! Seven-year-old Emma has always liked poetry. She saw name poems and started writing a Read more…

March 19th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: children's activity, education | 24 comments

Child Designed Literacy and Math Game

By MaryAnne

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Seven-year-old Emma invented this fun literacy game using the valentines the kids got at school. It’s very simple: Read more…

March 6th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: education | 20 comments

Learn Planning, Patience, and Perseverance by Crafting

By MaryAnne

crafting can help kids learn planning, patience, and perseverance

 

Emma working on a needlepoint butterfly

We do a lot of crafts in our Read more…

February 26th, 2013 | Tags: , , , | Category: parenting | 27 comments
 
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