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Category Archives: creative play
Book Club Fun: Flower Arranging
We had a lovely book club today, arranging flowers and making our table pretty for snacks. First, I gave the girls each a tray with some glass jars to upcycle into pretty vases. We used craft tape (Washi tape) to … Continue reading
Pin ItMinecraft Party Round-Up
Above: Minecraft cupcake printables from The Party Animal. Places to find great ideas on decorations and activities for a Minecraft party: Keitha’s Chaos Scrappy Sugar Girl Catch My Party – Type “minecraft” into their search feature to see tons of ideas … Continue reading
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A Simple Fairy House and Garden for Kids
A very simple and inexpensive Fairy House from a cardboard birdhouse found at a craft and hobby store… I cut a door into the birdhouse with a regular kitchen knife, then sprayed it with a waterproofing spray (also from the … Continue reading
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Creative Snapshot: Tandem Drawing
Creativity at work: My niece (age 23) and my daughter (age 7) sat down with a long piece of paper and began to work on one drawing together, adding some of the same elements on each side of the paper: … Continue reading
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Planting Seeds With Preschoolers
Our seed-planting area is ready to for exploration. Our books: What Does a Seed Need? and Spring Is Here!: A Story About Seeds (these are Amazon affiliate links). We used cut up cardboard tubes from paper towel and toilet paper rolls to … Continue reading
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Foam Flower Words
Here’s a fun way to practice reading and spelling, and they are so easy to make. All you need is some colorful craft foam and a permanent marker. Spritz on a little water, and they stick to glass. Tips for … Continue reading
Pin ItKiddie Pool Bird’s Nest and Story Time
Spring is for the birds. Stories about birds, really. And what a fun way to listen to story time and learn about birds, in this easy-to-make nest. More wonderful books about nests and birds: Are You My Mother? by P.D. … Continue reading
Pin ItLearning About Polar Animals and Safari Ltd Giveaway!
We’ve spent a week with the polar bears, penguins and seals, with the help of our friends at Safari Ltd. We set up fun and easy habitats to go along with some great learning resources. And, Safari Ltd has generously … Continue reading
Pin ItPretend Play Construction with Coffee Grounds
Invitation to play: Dried coffee grounds and construction vehicles in the Play Table. Keeping my four year old occupied is an essential part of the homeschool rhythm in our house. For a couple of weeks, I dumped our used coffee … Continue reading
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Kitchen Science: Sparkly Snow Volcanoes
We had so much fun with this latest project for The Studio, that I just have to share it with you here. This project is part science experiment, part messy fun. It was so easy to set up and it … Continue reading
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Feed Their Imagination
My 6 year old daughter, The Bee, stays up late every night, sometime later than I do, drawing and making books full of characters, with plot lines and humor and detailed drawings of their expressions and outfits. In the morning, … Continue reading
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Water Beads and Shaving Cream Pretend Play
“Cake batter” (shaving cream)… Plus some “sprinkles” (water beads)… And a spoon for mixing and spreading… And you have some wonderful, quiet, sensory fun. Cost: about $4, but only because my 4-year-old grabbed the shaving cream can and emptied the … Continue reading
Pin ItHands-On Geography: Animals and Their Habitats
An invitation to learn and play… This was fun to set up and even more fun to watch my kids explore, hear their questions and find the answers together. Currently, we are learning about Australia, so we set up a … Continue reading
Pin ItLearning With Pinkalicious and The Pink Drink
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
Pin ItLearning with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
We’ve been a bit obsessed with Narnia lately, which naturally led to making up lots of activities to go along with this classic story. One of the most fun things we did was to set up our own version of … Continue reading
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