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Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Sea Horse The Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth Step-by-Step Ocean Canvas Painting by Children. Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Sea Horse The Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth Why we love this book: In the last few years, I have been [...]
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I’m once again highlighting one of our favorite plant nurseries: The Natural Garden located in Austin, Texas. The Natural Gardener is one of the most innovative garden centers I have seen. Every trip promises a of day a natural beauty. Each time we visit I find myself in awe and inspired to get busy gardening! [...]
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Week at a Glance: Book of the week GIVEAWAY: Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Made by Kids Book of the week GIVEAWAY: Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman Why we love this book: This book is magical! Both the lyrical, [...]
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One of our absolutely favorite spring time field trips is to The Natural Gardener in Austin, Texas. The Natural Gardener is one of the most innovative garden centers I have seen. It truly rivals a botanical garden and it is absolutely FREE! Each time we visit I find myself in awe and inspired to get [...]
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Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Hug by Jez Alborough DIY Mother’s Day Hand Print Canvases Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Hug by Jez Alborough What more do you want for Mother’s Day than a great, big, loving hug from your sweet, little monkeys? In this adorably sweet picture book, little chimpanzee [...]
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Plant Theme FREE printables Learning Activities, Materials, Reading Books, Songs and Recipes How to Plant and Grow Seeds FREE printable following directions guide with step by step directions and pictures, teaching children how to plant seeds. Original Post: How to Plant and Grow Seeds – Following Directions Guide For Children Drawing and Labeling a Plant [...]
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The summer after the children and I built and planted our DIY square foot gardens, I heard two little voices summoning me to the backyard, “Mommy, Mommy, look what we made!” The children were busy creating a square foot garden of their very own. Without any promoting or help from me the children had collected [...]
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We love the San Antonio Botanical Garden! My children are crazy for all things nature, plants and butterflies. None the less, I was shocked at how much they enjoyed our trip to the Botanical Garden last fall. We are currently planning our Spring trip. We began our field trip with a little study of the [...]
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Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert FREE printable Plant Curriculum, grade specific Math: Plant Collage Shapes and Patterns, Geoboard Plant Shapes, Pattern Block Flowers Art: Oodles of Shape Flowers Collage Journal Writing: How to Draw and Label a Plant Diagram FREE printable Guide: How to Plant [...]
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Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Growing Frogs by Vivian French word work and sentence writing FREE printable book: Life Cycle of a Frog Blank FREE printable book: Life Cycle of a Frog Illustrated FREE printable cards: Life Cycle of a Frog Illustrated FREE printable cards: Life Cycle of a Frog Blank [...]
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Movie Rating: Four Thumbs Up from a Daddy, Mommy and two kiddos, ages 9 and 6. The kiddos were absolutely mesmerized by Flight of the Butterflies IMAX movie. More latter about our IMAX experience. Photo from the Houston Museum of Natural Science Flight of the Butterflies tells two stories. The movie follows the monarchs’, mysterious [...]
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Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer Artistic Expression: Drawing a Habitat Room Habitat Pond Collage Art Incorporating Habitats into Journal Writing Habitat Investigation and Construction Book Recommendation: The Last Child in The Woods by Richard Louv Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: The Salamander Room by Anne [...]
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Little edible birdie nest. Cute! Right? Who knew you could mix marshmallows and chow mein noodles up into a tasty spring treat. I realize chow mein noodles sound weird but they basically taste like pretzels without all of the salt. I saw a photo of these sweet treats years ago but never got around to [...]
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Educational Toy GIVEAWAY: IKEA TITTA DJUR Finger Puppets Why we love these Finger Puppets from IKEA: They’re cute! Ten come in a package, making them a bargain. When I saw this set of ten finger puppets, I knew I had to snag a set to put in hiding for Miss Enigma’s Easter Basket. Lucky you, [...]
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Week at a Glance: GIVEAWAY of the Week: Story Cubes Story Cubes Easter Basket Stuffer Story Cubes Illustration Game Dog Loves Drawing Story Telling Inspiration The Coloring Book Easter Basket Recommendation Toy Review and GIVEAWAY of the Week: Rory’s Story Cubes Why we love Story Cubes: When it comes to Birthday’s and Holidays, I like [...]
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Homeschooling, or not, the Wildflower Farm in Fredericksburg, Texas makes an outstanding family day trip. In the next few weeks, we will make our annual journey to the Wildflower Farm. There is no better time than spring as the weather is inviting and the flowers are in full bloom. You can pack a lunch or [...]
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We try not to shower junk upon our children. Despite their pleas for stuff we typically say NO. Nevertheless, I have two big weaknesses when it comes to the kiddos: books and art supplies. I guess you have noticed I am addicted to books and I love art. I want to grow thinking children who [...]
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My children are totally and completely in love with Hill Country Gardens, a local native plant nursery. They have adopted the owner, Andrea Sanger, as one of their best friends. When I say, “Let’s go to Hill Country Gardens” a loud cheer erupts, accompanied by fist pumping. Andrea has created a Secret Garden and the [...]
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Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle FREE printable books: 10 Little Ducks (3 versions) FREE printable duck counters FREE printable book: I See a Nest Puppet Show: 5 Little Ducks Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle Why we love [...]
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Looking for a yummy Valentine’s Day Treat? How about our Berry Creamy Heart Sandwiches. They also make a yummy breakfast if you want to surprise everyone with a little berry love Valentine’s Day morning. Berry Creamy Heart Sandwiches FREE printable recipe guide Ingredients: 2 slices whole wheat bread 1 tbsp cream cheese 1 tbsp blueberries [...]
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Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Me and You Genevieve Cote Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes Portrait Drawing Lesson Portrait Painting Lesson Mixing Paint Lesson FREE printable color wheel Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Me and You by Genevieve Cote Why we love this book: Look at these two little friends. [...]
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