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Fantasy Travel Sketchbook: Go anywhere on your own magic carpet.

Fantasy Travel Sketchbook: Go anywhere on your own magic carpet.

[ 2 ] 1.22.2012 |

Wanna get away? You can travel anywhere in the world from your living room rug. Enjoy a fantasy travel sketch workshop with your family. This project can be as simple as drawing a picture of your destination, or as complex as answering every one of the questions below and more!

Travel Sketch MaterielsI asked my six year-old son what city in the world he might like to visit this week and a lively conversation ensued. He enthusiastically chose Jerusalem, which surprised me as I have never heard him mention the city, and delighted me with the suggestion that we look up their currency and train tickets on the web.

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Host a Snow Party for kids: Books, Craft, Science, Food and Fun

Host a Snow Party for kids: Books, Craft, Science, Food and Fun

[ 3 ] 1.16.2012 |

We have decided to celebrate the magic of snow (and lack of the white stuff in the northeast) by hosting a Snow Party – complete with stories, crafts, science experiments and snacks. Followed by a trip outdoors in real snow if the temperatures drop and the rain changes to snow.

Read “Snowflake Bentley” (Caldecott Medal Book) by Jacqueline Briggs, illustrated by Martin Mary Azarian. This is the true story of Wilson Bentley, a farmer born in 1865 in Jericho, Vermont, a small town between Lake Champlain and Mount Mansfield. The story shows Bentley’s fascination, determination, and success in learning how to photograph snowflakes after his mother gave him a microscope when he was fifteen. Beautiful, bold woodcut illustrations.

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Kidoinfo Top 12 Things To Do During Winter Vacation

Kidoinfo Top 12 Things To Do During Winter Vacation

[ 3 ] 12.16.2011 |

Looking for something to do with your kids during this holiday vacation? Here’s the Kidoinfo Top 12 List of things to do – many are Free and Cheap. Check the Kidoinfo calendar and blog for even more ideas.

1. Play with toys. Pick one from our Top 10 Favorite Toys for Kids. (Free / Cheap)

2. Host a crafternoon. Have kids (and parent) bring a shoebox filled with stickers, magazines, ribbons, rubber stamps, glue sticks and scissors. (Crafty ideas: Make books, paper bead necklaces, collage bookmarks, puppets, treasure box, and more.) (Free / Cheap)

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Children Practice Yoga

Children Practice Yoga

[ 6 ] 3.22.2011 |

Shannon Baer is an educator and consultant. She has a Master’s degree in Geology and is a children’s yoga teacher. She blogs at www.backyardmama.com and teaches workshops to parents and teachers on linking to nature and learning through movement.

Today she writes about children’s yoga:

This morning my son stopped me as I ran down the stairs. I was frantically getting everything ready for the morning commute to school, “pay the toll mom” he said, smiling.

For my part, I stopped on the stairs and took three deep belly breaths. He said, “good job mom” and let me by. This game, Pay the Toll comes from our yoga experiences together.

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Spring officially begins March 20, 2011. Why wait to celebrate?

Spring officially begins March 20, 2011. Why wait to celebrate?

[ 1 ] 3.13.2011 |

• Get outside; Take a walk, Go for a bike ride, Visit a new playground.
• Check what is coming up in your garden.
• Start an indoor garden with your kids.
• Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
• Learn how Eric Carle makes his collages, then make your own.
• Make nature faces outside.

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