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Design & Drill Review: STEM Education Through Play

September 9, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

  As a stay-at-home mom of three little ones, I’m constantly on the lookout for activities to engage and entertain them while I manage household chores. While I appreciate and encourage their help with tasks like laundry, dishes, and cooking, there are times when I simply need to focus on

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Sponsored Work, Toddlers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bloggers, fine motor, math, Mommy Blogger, patterns, Preschool Homeschool, pretend play, STEM, tools, Toys

Homemade Almond Milk

Homemade Almond Milk

August 27, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

  My 4 year old loves to experiment with different milks. He is currently on a goat milk kick right now 🙂 I had the opportunity to try out the Everyday Select Nut Milk Bag (found on Amazon) to make our own almond milk! You can actually use the bag

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Filed Under: Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Recipe

Zing Zeon Firetek Bow Review: Indoor and Outdoor Fun (and learning!)

Zing Zeon Firetek Bow Review: Indoor and Outdoor Fun (and learning!)

August 4, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

    The Firetek Zeon Bow by Zing is such a fun toy for kids! We were given the opportunity to review the product after meeting them at Sweet Suite this year. First off, we are huge fans of pretty much anything that lights up and ‘glows’. Watching these shoot across

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Outdoors, Preschoolers, Sponsored Work, Spring, Summer, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, Family Fun, Games, Giveaway. Bloggers, Preschool Homeschool

Treasure Hunt Counting Activity: Sands Alive! Glow by Play Visions Review

Treasure Hunt Counting Activity: Sands Alive! Glow by Play Visions Review

August 4, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

      After falling in love with this product at Blogger Bash, we were given the chance to review it and bring some fun ‘learning through play’ activities to you! Sands Alive! Glow by Play Visions is so much fun and easy to use. If you’ve read this blog before, I am a

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Sensory, Sponsored Work, Toddlers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, Family Fun, Games, Mommy Blogger, Preschool Homeschool, pretend play

Summer Quinoa Tabbouleh: Healthy, Gluten Free and Protein Packed!

July 30, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

 Follow my blog with Bloglovin   Something I haven’t written about too much on this blog is my daughter’s gluten free diet. I decided it was time. She had severe reflux as a baby and would cry with belly pain. I know I know, how could I possibly know she

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Sight Word Splat! with the Unicorn Popper

July 29, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

        All kids are fascinated with shooting some kind of projectile into the air…am I wrong? I happen to be one of the parents who is constantly fighting (and losing) the ‘no toy guns’ battle. We have a few basic rules, like no shooting at people, but

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Outdoors, Preschoolers, Sponsored Work, Summer, Uncategorized Tagged With: Preschool Homeschool

Painting with Hexbugs: Combining STEM with Art

July 27, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: For this post, I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned.  If a post is written based on compensation, it will include a disclaimer stating so as required by law.    

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Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschool Arts& Crafts, Preschool Science, Preschoolers, science, Sponsored Work, Toddler Arts & Crafts, Toddler Science, Toddlers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Arts and Crafts, STEM

Indoor Highways: Chalk and Construction Paper

July 23, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

This is a SUPER simple process with TONS of learning potential…and pretty mess free! WHAT YOU NEED: -construction paper -chalk -toy car -Legos, toy buildings, people, etc (optional) 1. We used 5×7 sized construction paper and drew both straight and curved roads on a number of pieces. Fun drawing practice.

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I Survived Blogger Bash Part 2: All About the TOYS! My Top 10 Picks for 2015

I Survived Blogger Bash Part 2: All About the TOYS! My Top 10 Picks for 2015

July 23, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

  Alright you guys…if you missed part 1 of this series check it out to see how I got here…to most possibly the greatest event on earth…SWEET SUITE at Blogger Bash!!   I’m here talking about my experience at Blogger Bash- my first ever blog conference- one that I HIGHLY recommend

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I Survived Blogger Bash as a Newbie..You Can Too! Part 1

I Survived Blogger Bash as a Newbie..You Can Too! Part 1

July 20, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

  This past week I attended my first ever blog conference! I tried not to show it but I was a nervous wreck! I had decided to attend for the same reason I chose to start my blog in the first place. While it has been my life’s dream (literally)

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