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- December 31st, 2009
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Goodbye 2009!
Happy New Year’s Eve! I gave my girls planning power for tonight’s activities – it sounds like we are eating nachos and chocolate fondue, playing games, watching a movie, and tryi…
- December 24th, 2009
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amyanderson has posted a new entry on: Let's Explore
Simple Yarn Wreaths
Delaney’s ornaments for gifting this year are these simply adorable yarn wreaths. She was able to whip-out six of them in about half an hour! We started with some restaurant kids’ cup l…
- December 20th, 2009
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Simple Holiday Traditions
~ making birdseed pine cones ~ ~ decorating graham cracker candy houses with cousins ~ ~ cutting lots and lots of paper snowflakes ~ ~ making (and eating!) Holiday Pretzel Treats ~ I was feeli…
- December 17th, 2009
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Kid-Made Place Card Holders
Are your kids giving you the how-many-days-till-Christmas announcements each morning? So much waiting and anticipation, but the good kind! Here’s a simple handmade gift even the littlest kiddo…
- December 15th, 2009
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Spinny Toys – 15% Off!
Did you miss-out on purchasing one of our best-selling Spinny Spellers? We were lucky enough to get one more shipment of these great stocking stuffers, and they’re on sale too! Sale goes til…
- December 14th, 2009
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Reindeer Pokey
We are lucky enough to have a little reindeer living with us this Christmas season! She is usually found with a red pom-pom taped to her nose, singing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer over and over (an…
- December 13th, 2009
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Fairy Tale Book Ornaments
The girls and I were really excited to participate in the Kids’ Ornament Swap organized by Cassi from The Crafty Crow. The theme was fairy tales, and after many, many ideas floating around, my…
- December 11th, 2009
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A Flurry of Savings!
Hi all – Happy Friday! I just added a new sale category with lots of great gift items, all at 15% off. Enjoy! Also, today is the last day for the Stocking Stuffer Sale, so shop today if you…
- December 10th, 2009
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Reindeer Cookies
I was browsing through some old Christmas photos (look at little 3-year-old Natalie!) and found some pictures of these cute reindeer cookies we made. This was obviously a time in my life prior to bl…
- December 8th, 2009
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Stocking Stuffer Sale!
Are you winding down your holiday shopping? Just getting started? If your stockings could use a few more goodies, I’ve put together a great collection of creative items that are the perfect…
- December 4th, 2009
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Cars+Markers=Fun!
Need something silly and fun to do with your kiddos today? All you need are some toy cars, washable markers, tape, and a nice, long piece of paper for cars that drive and draw! We like driving cars…
- December 2nd, 2009
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- December 1st, 2009
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Christmas Repeats
Happy December everyone! We are gearing up for lots of holiday fun around our house – how about you? I’m looking forward to sharing some new crafts and activities with you very soon &#…
- November 27th, 2009
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- November 26th, 2009
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- November 23rd, 2009
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Kid-Made Centerpieces
Meet our new centerpiece basket: The girls enjoy creating little table centerpieces for dinner each night. They are so proud of their lovely creations! After a few days of trying to meet their re…
- November 20th, 2009
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Weekend Sale!
Hey everyone – Happy Friday! I wanted to pop in and let you know that I have put a nice selection of items on sale at the Let’s Explore Shop for just this weekend – there’s…
- November 18th, 2009
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Groovy Gobblers
Remember all those painting tools we played with yesterday? Now we have turkeys! The girls basically did these themselves – I did cut out paper turkey bodies and felt beaks and waddles at t…
- November 17th, 2009
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A Painting Buffet
Today’s All-You-Can-Create Menu: Various paint brushes Paper (we used finger painting paper) Toothbrushes Bubble wrap (wrapped around a wooden block) Washable tempera paint A large palett…
- November 16th, 2009
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- November 14th, 2009
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Thankful
Today, I am thankful for these two precious girls – for reminding me that we should play as hard as we work. Have a playful weekend – see you back here on Monday! ———…
- November 10th, 2009
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Creative Building with Dado Cubes & Squares
It’s no secret that I’m passionate about open-ended, imaginative, creative toys and products for kids – that’s what this blog and my shop are all about! Since all the buildin…
- November 9th, 2009
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15% Off All Building Toys!
Happy Monday! Building toys are one of my favorite things because they offer so many opportunities for open-ended, creative play. From today through next Sunday (11/15), our entire Build category…
- November 8th, 2009
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Last Day for $2.99 Shipping!
Hey everyone – Happy Sunday! Just popping in with a quick reminder that today is the last day to take advantage of the $2.99 flat rate shipping special at the Let’s Explore Shop! Have…
- November 6th, 2009
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AnimaLogic
The girls and I are having a great time playing with the new AnimaLogic game from Fat Brain Toys. The game comes with 16 wooden animals, a game board, and a book of challenges (with a range of difficu…
- November 5th, 2009
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Thankful Poems
Doesn’t Thanksgiving fall at a perfect time? Just when my girls start rattling off their extensive Christmas wish lists, I can pull out some Thanksgiving books and crafts and we can all reflec…
- November 4th, 2009
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Sweet Scarecrow
Delaney and I spent some time doing an art project together, just the two of us. She loves doing free art exploration, but had been asking to do a “project” for a couple days. I showed…
- November 2nd, 2009
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$2.99 Shipping!
Happy November! Enjoy $2.99 shipping on any size order at the Let’s Explore Shop this week. Check out our Holiday Gift Guide, too!
- October 31st, 2009
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Happy Halloween!
Where did this week go? I have an arm strap repair on Tinkerbell’s wings and a Strawberry Shortcake hat to finish up tonight – Natalie sprung a costume change on me Wednesday afternoon, f…
- October 27th, 2009
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Whoooo Wants a Snack?
Natalie found this cute recipe in her recent Your Big Backyard magazine and got right to work making it for a snack. Natalie adapted the recipe a bit – she used chocolate chips for the eye cent…
- October 26th, 2009
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Free Crayon Rocks Mini Bag!
Happy Monday everyone! I have a special promotion going on this week – spend $25 or more (excluding shipping) and I’ll include a FREE Crayon Rocks Mini Bag with your order! These litt…
- October 21st, 2009
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My New Homeschooling Blog!
Yes, that’s right – I have a new blog where I’ll be sharing more tidbits of our homeschooling adventure. Wanna come over and say hi? I have a handful of posts already published, s…
- October 20th, 2009
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Ocean Air
Hi everyone! We just returned from a quick beach trip – the girls just loved dipping their toes in the super-cold ocean! Be back soon with some ocean-y crafts and projects…. Have a gr…
- October 13th, 2009
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List Poems
I love to read and write poems with my girls and they love it, too! We have been trying out all different kinds of poetry forms, and for the most part, I take dictation while they compose their poet…
- October 9th, 2009
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Fall Tree Q-Tip Painting
Here’s a fun and simple art project for your fall weekend – painting fall trees with q-tips. The q-tips require a bit more patience when painting than a brush does, so I recommend a smal…
- October 6th, 2009
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Paint Bag Writing
Learning to write letters and numbers can be frustrating for little hands! I like to offer lots of play activities that help build those fine motor skills in a relaxed, fun way. Toddlers and up wi…
- October 5th, 2009
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Autumn Repeats
We are all recovering from a fun weekend celebrating Natalie’s 7th birthday, which included donuts with cherry frosting, a luau with family and friends, and chocolate chip pancakes at a favorite…
- October 1st, 2009
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Fantastic Fall Deals!
Yay – it’s sale time! I have lots of goodies on sale over in the Let’s Explore Shop. Many of these items are in very limited quantities, so shop now if you see something you…
- September 29th, 2009
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Patterned Leaves
I saw the Line Pattern Leaf project at Art Projects for Kids and thought the girls would enjoy it. They have been enjoying their new black drawing pens, so this activity was perfect! Supplies: white…
- September 25th, 2009
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Counting the House
One of the girls’ favorite math activities this week was counting the house. I gave them a list of various things around our home – windows, tables, chairs, bathtubs, etc. – and t…
- September 24th, 2009
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Exploring Apples
We have been celebrating the arrival of fall with some fun apple exploration – I love apple season! We are planning a trip to the apple orchard soon. In the meantime, here’s what we…
- September 22nd, 2009
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Tissue Paper Vases
Need a sweet and simple handmade gift? We love re-purposing glass bottles and jars into lovely little vases. All you need is Mod Podge (or watered-down white glue) and colored tissue paper. Paint…
- September 21st, 2009
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Flowerpot Wind Chime
We celebrated my husband’s birthday last week. In addition to the veggie plants we bought him for the garden, the girls and I made him this fun flowerpot wind chime. I had seen pictures of wi…
- September 16th, 2009
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Calling All Monsters!
I have been a reader of Marie’s blog, Make and Takes, for quite some time now. She always has great ideas for simple kids’ crafts, yummy recipes, and other helpful tips for family and ho…
- September 14th, 2009
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Paper Plate Panda Puppets
The girls have been learning about pandas as part of our animal studies. We do a lot of open-ended art exploration, but they also love doing craft projects. I promised I would add a panda craft to…
- September 11th, 2009
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Friday Feature: Gel Sticks
Whenever we get new art supplies, the girls and I like to sit down and experiment. We had some new Faber-Castell Gel Sticks to play with, so I put out some white and black construction paper and som…
- September 10th, 2009
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Taking Dictation
There is really nothing like the imagination of a preschool-age child! Long before they can write their own stories, children are ready and eager to tell their own stories. It is wonderfully empow…
- September 5th, 2009
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More Spinny Speller Fun
Delaney is still quite enamored with the Spinny Speller – I think she is still amazed that she can sound-out words! (Read my first post about Spinny Spellers here.) She wanted to write down al…
- September 1st, 2009
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Homeschooling: Off & Running
We’re settling into our second week of homeschooling. The girls are eager every morning to get going with their work – most mornings we are starting around 7:45! Here’s a peek at…
