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Valentine Projects at The Studio

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I had a great time baking and crafting with my kids with some new Valentine themed projects for the fab folks over at Kiwi Crate’s The Studio. Here’s a peek at what we did. Click on the photos or links … Continue reading →

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Fall Crafts, Math Learning and More at The Studio

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I have a secret that I can finally tell you.  I’ve been crafting and creating and then writing my little heart out over the past 6 weeks, at a place other than my blog. I am so excited to be … Continue reading →

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Learning With Pinkalicious and The Pink Drink

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

You know we love Pinkalicious, right?  My daughter was thrilled to find Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink, by Victoria Kann, at the library. I was thrilled when I realized how much math is in this book and my mind started … Continue reading →

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Art With Olivia

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I am a guest contributor over at Make and Takes,  and I’m so pleased to be a part of Marie’s great blog today. She has so many wonderful craft tutorials. Her Storybook Summer Series, of which my post is a … Continue reading →

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Catching Leprechauns

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We had so much fun today, making leprechaun traps and pots of gold. This is The Queen Bee’s Leprechaun Trap. I helped her cover a shoe box in green construction paper. She went out and collected sticks and we hot-glued … Continue reading →

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Spooky Spiders – No Trip to the Craft Store Necessary

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I wanted to do an easy, spidery craft with the kids,  using what we had around the house, rather than making yet another trip to the craft store. They’re getting to know me there, and it feels kind of like … Continue reading →

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Snack Cup Jelly Fish Craft

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We love Jelly Fish! From our Five in a Row book, Night of the Moonjellies to our R.E.A.L. Science Life curriculum studying the cnidarians, to our trip to the Baltimore Aquarium to see them, we just can’t seem to get … Continue reading →

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Spring Tree Crafts, Part 2: Flowering Cherry Trees

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

While we await the beautiful blossoms of the flowering cherry trees in our yard and neighborhood, we made our own version. Materials: paper towel roll, brown paint, small pink and white silk flowers snipped from a branch of silk flowers … Continue reading →

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Spring Tree Crafts, Part 1: Forsythia

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Forsythia Trees Every Spring I look forward to watching the forsythia bloom.  At least I did in our old neighborhood, because there, everyone had forsythia bushes.  It was an older, established neighborhood and maybe forsythia was all the rage when … Continue reading →

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I’m Sorry, We’re Closed

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I am so proud of Firefly’s math abilities.  I just needed to say that.  For all our struggles with reading and handwriting, it dawned on me the other day that he really does well with math and it makes him … Continue reading →

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Fun With Seaweed

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We made playdough sushi!  We found dried seaweed on our trip to the local Asian market.  Firefly spotted a bag of it, grabbed it and began to feel it’s crunchy texture through the packaging.  He is a sensory-seeking kid and I … Continue reading →

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It’s Fall and We’re Feelin’ Crafty

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

A few of our fun fall crafts…

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