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May
2012
Alphabet Summer Bucket List Banner
TweetBasically Alphabet Summer is the same thing as a Summer Bucket List, only you use every letter in the alphabet for your bucket list! I made this fun Summer Bucket List banner today! I had done something similar in December for a Christmas countdown. The kids loved that one, so I am guessing they will [...]
22
May
2012
Sidewalk Chalk Paint
Tweet Do you have lots of sidewalk chalk “stubs”? You know the chalk the kids have used until they’re smaller little pieces. Well I found a fun way to use them up! Just stick the same colors into a plastic bag and hammer them down until they are powder. Pour the powder into a cup [...]
21
May
2012
Books: 30 Storytellers Favorites
Tweet Have you ever been asked or volunteered to read a story in your child’s classroom? I know I have and I’m always looking for fun ones to share with the kids. Or are you tired of your normal bedtime stories? Here’s a list of over 30 super cool storyteller favorites! There are some familiar [...]
20
May
2012
Galaxy Playdough Recipe
Tweet This was a really easy recipe to follow! When I first saw this recipe on Pinterest I really wanted to make some! I didn’t have any black food coloring so I used purple. We added the glitter though and I it added a little special touch! Here’s the recipe from Fairy Dust Teaching. What [...]
17
May
2012
5 best ways for children to get ready to read
Tweet Are you ready for this? I’m about to share with you the 5 best ways for your child to get ready to read. These activities are easy to do with children of all ages. You can do them at home, in the car or anywhere really! Talking Singing Reading Writing Playing Can you believe [...]
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17
May
2012
8 Great Books Made into “Family” Movies
TweetGrowing up I always thought it was fun to read a good book and then watch the movie. It was always interesting for me to see how differently I had pictured the story in my mind vs how the movie turned out. Sometimes I would watch the movie first and would love it so much [...]
16
May
2012
T is Totem Pole
TweetLast summer we read a book called, ‘Totem Tale’ by Deb Vanasse about a totem pole that comes to life at night but the morning they totem forget which order they go in. It was a fun book and we learned that day what totem poles were and their meaning. Then we made our own [...]
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14
May
2012
This weeks Highlight…School House Rock!!!
Tweet“As your body grows bigger Your mind grows flowered It’s great to learn ‘Cause knowledge is power!” Remember singing that when you were a kid? This week highlight is……..SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK! We love ‘School House Rock’ in our household! I love to hear my kids singing, “lolly lolly lolly get your adverbs here…” or [...]
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7
May
2012
Pin it to Win it!
TweetWe’re giving two Alphabet Summer Kits away which means you have two ways to enter! If you’re interested the first thing you need to do is “Like” our Facebook page found here http://www.facebook.com/AlphabetSummerKits. When we hit 100 “Likes” we’ll do a drawing! The second way to enter is to “Pin” one of our images on [...]
6
May
2012
Planning your Alphabet Summer made easy!
Tweet Once you have purchased and downloaded your kit open it up, locate the free template and grab a calendar. I start by looking over my summer calendar and I look for things I already have planned (dentist appointments, family reunions, concerts, vacations, visitors, birthdays, camp outs etc). My kids have dentist appointments the week [...]
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