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Father’s Day Book GIVEAWAY: Me with You by Kristy Dempsey and Christopher Denise Why we love this book: Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16, 2013. That means it’s time to start thinking about showing Daddy some love! The message in the story is simple and sweet illustrating the special bond between daughter and Daddy (or [...]
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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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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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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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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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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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Valentine Theme FREE printables: Learning Activities, Materials, Reading Books, Songs and Recipes It Looked Like a Heart FREE printable shape book where children stretch their imagination to make pictures out of simple shapes. Original Post: It Looked Like a Heart Shape Explorations Easy Valentine Heart Shaped Pancakes FREE printable recipe FREE printable recipe guide for [...]
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Looking for an easy Christmas treat? The kiddos and I combined our supper easy mini cheesecake recipe with strawberry hats to create these ultra cute and tasty Mini Santa Cheesecakes for our friends and neighbors. I like simple, especially this time of year. Who am I kidding, when it comes to baking, I keep it [...]
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Sticker Dolly Dressing Around the World by Emily Bone (Author), Vicker Arrowsmith (Illustrator) Why we love this Book: It’s Christmas the season of giving. Books under the Christmas tree are a must! This Usborne Activity book is a fun twist on the children’s literature we typically GIVE AWAY each week. [...]
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NO, this does NOT say Whimsy . . . Our waddlee-ah-chaa philosophy says it all . . . I like to keep life simple! When it comes to Christmas lights I like white, tiny lights that sparkle like snow. Not too many but just enough to say, “Yes, we know it’s Christmas and yes we [...]
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Christmas Toy Review and GIVEAWAY of the week: ZOOB Building Set Considering the fact that we have a son who has earned the nickname MacGyver, I guess it will not be a surprise to anyone that he has quite a few building sets. Of course he has a big tub of Legos, K”Nex, Uberstix, Snap [...]
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: 12 Days of Christmas by Barbi Sido Why we love this book: The simplicity! I have several beautifully illustrated 12 Days of Christmas books. But when I found this version of the 12 Days of Christmas, I immediately fell in love with its simplicity. The book does not repeat the [...]
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Christmas Toy Review GIVEAWAY of the Week: Zoomorphs Set We first stumbled upon Zoomorphs in one of those upscale type children’s stores we rarely patron. But on this day, Miss Enigma had courageously faced her yearly check-up and SHOTS! You have no idea what a feat this was (or maybe you do). In an effort [...]
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I had my doubts when Aunt Joyce first introduced us to this ultra simple 2 ingredient pumpkin cake recipe. When she told me all we had to do was mix a can of pumpkin (not pie mix) into a box of Devil’s Food Cake Mix, I thought she was crazy. But surprise, surprise! These pumpkin [...]
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With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, we have a few resources, learning activities and some just-for-fun activities to share . . . Have you read Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick? This book has taken me way beyond my knowledge of the stereotypical story of the Pilgrims and their first Thanksgiving with the Indians. Philbrick has written a totally [...]
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Operation Christmas Child Birthday Celebration Packing Party! Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week is November 12 – 19 Last week, Miss Enigma celebrated her 6th birthday. While she sports a quite feisty, funny and strong-willed personality, she is an extremely giving and compassionate child. I wanted to honor her compassionate spirit by celebrating her birthday [...]
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Print this book FREE: I See Pumpkins I See Pumpkins: FREE printable book blank book counting numbers 1 – 10 teaches both cardinal numbers and number words children can draw, stamp or glue pumpkins into book book features simple, repetitive text teaching the high frequency word “see” book features dotted print for tracing and learning [...]
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