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Weekly Kid’s Co-op…How Many Stars Can YOU Catch?
“Every night the boy watched the stars from his window and wished he had one of his very own.” ~Oliver Jeffers, How To Catch A Star. Every once in a while, a children’s author/illustrator comes along...
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HashBrowns…September 3-7, 2012 Explore. Dream. Discover.
It’s officially official. Summer is over for another year. My kids are all back in school, except the oldest, who started a new job this week. There have been many Septembers in my career as a mama,...
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Weekly Kid’s Co-op…Blow the Bug!
“The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.” ~Benjamin Spock, Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care This morning’s post is short and simple, but not without merit. I had a parent...
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LeapFrogs and LilyPads…
“Ribbit ribbit I am a frog. As pretty as a frog can be. I love to jump from log to log. Come with me you’ll see. ~Kevin Seales, A Frog Like Me. It’s been a while since we’ve played with playdough here...
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Weekly Kid’s Co-op…Chicken Scratch!
“Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets.” ~Henry Ford When I presented this activity to the smalls, they were intrigued. They...
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Mermaid’s Lagoon…
“Who would be a mermaid fair, singing alone, combing her hair. Under the sea, in a golden curl with a comb of pearl on a throne…” Lord Alfred Tennyson, The Mermaid I have a house full of girls on any...
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The Great Pumpkin Carving Party!
“Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He’s gotta pick this one. He’s got to. I don’t see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this...
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30 Sensory Bin Activities for Kids…A Small Potatoes Sensory Round-Up!
“Memories establish the past; senses perceive the present; imaginations shape the future.” ~Toba Beta The smalls love sensory play. It’s a fact. And why not? Through their senses, is how they learn....
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Pretty Nails and Pony Tales…
“A girl must be two things: classy and fabulous.” ~Coco Chanel Yesterday, we got fabulous. Oh, yes we did! It all started with a trip to the stables to see JessieMare get her hooves trimmed by the...
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“Lemoney” Lemon Play Dough…A Little “Post Nap” Therapy
“Each day has a color, a smell.” ~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Today we had some grumpy girls. I don’t know if it’s the cold weather, or the common cold bug…but the two girl smalls were blue. They both...
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Studying the Great Artist Emily Carr…Introducing Charcoal as an Art Medium...
“You will have to experiment and try things out for yourself and you will not be sure of what you are doing. That’s all right, you are feeling your way into the thing.” ~Emily Carr “Once there was a...
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Because You Can’t Have a Bath at Daycare…A Calming Lavender Water Play...
“Happiness means quiet nerves.” ~W.C Fields There comes a time in every childcare giver’s day when they just need some peace and quiet. Am I right? Of course I’m right. But the thing we sometimes...
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What’s In YOUR Bento? Hello Kitty Edition…
“Happiness comes in all colors of the rainbow!” ~Hello Kitty Oh, the little girl obsession with Hello Kitty. I’m not sure what it is about her, but she sure is loved. This little character has been...
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