Blog party

So I’ve never done this before but, there’s always a first time. I am joining a blog party  to get to know other Mom (or Gandmom) bloggers. I’m a Mom/Grandma concerned about children’s

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Easter egg people

When a holiday comes around, many parents and teachers look for creative ways to engage children in festive activities. A common approach is to use the symbols of

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4 Passover (Pesach) Crafts that enhance the Seder

I happened to be near a wonderful Jewish preschool recently where my sister teaches and was able to get some pictures of the projects she made with her preschool age

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St. Patrick’s Day Art Activities for Kids:

Shamrocks seem to be the thing to craft for St. Partricks day activities and I got this idea from another shape someone used on Pinterest.It can be done with any

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Why don’t so many teachers and adults get what small children are about?

This is not the typical kind of post that I do. I don’t have the kind of life that enough interesting things happen to me to blog about on a daily basis.

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Social skills for children: Can they be taught? (part 1)

Are you worried about your child’s social skills? Does your child have friends? Is she or he struggling with feeling alone or having no playmates? Does she or he  come home saying

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How to make Muffin Crayons – video

A really quick, simple video showing you how to make crayons the shape of a muffin. I did a post a while ago on crayon art which had some

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Watercolor “Crunch”- Making an eggshell mosaic video

When I teach about Educational crafts one of the sections I write about is transformed art. That is when you take an object like a box and transform it using

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Primary Weaving – video

This video is done quite well since it is forwarded very quickly as she weaves. I’ve tried this project with kids without much success and after watching how she does

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How to Make Flubber -video

If you are looking for a great sensory material that you can make on your own then here is a video teaching you how to make flubber. If

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