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Christmas Tradition: Spot the Decorations Game with Free Printable!

Christmas Tradition: Spot the Decorations Game with Free Printable!

December 12, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

My favorite family Christmas tradition as a child was going on a drive to look at Christmas lights. We would pile into the car, put on the Christmas tunes and go for a nice drive. My siblings and I always liked to point out the most decorated houses and spot

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays Tagged With: activities, christmas, fine motor, Games, Holidays, Homeschool, kids activities, preschool

Printable Winter Games for Toddlers

Printable Winter Games for Toddlers

December 11, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone Leave a Comment

These printable Winter games for toddlers will keep your little ones busy (and learning) all while having fun! Includes I-Spy, Matching and Bingo!   These printable Winter games for toddlers will keep your little ones busy (and learning) all while having fun! Because our Fall games for Toddlers were so popular, we

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Filed Under: Learn Through Play, Preschoolers, Toddlers, Winter Tagged With: bingo, Games, Homeschool, i spy, matching, preschool, printable, winter

Printable Easter Egg Matching Game and Memory Game

Printable Easter Egg Matching Game and Memory Game

March 4, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 2 Comments

This printable Easter egg matching game for toddlers and preschoolers can be used as a puzzle, a matching game or a memory game! Great as a busy bag! My kids enjoy playing board games, card games, and more! I think it’s a great way to learn and practice turn-taking. We also happen

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Filed Under: Easter, Holidays, Printables Tagged With: Busy Bags, diy, Easter, Games, Homemade, Homeschool, preschoolers, printable, toddlers

Printable Animal Valentine’s Day Cards

Printable Animal Valentine’s Day Cards

January 25, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

Valentine’s Day is such a fun time for kids to exchange gifts and cards with one another! I love finding cute cards with cheesy sayings on them, I think it’s all part of the fun. I came up with these fun printable animal Valentine’s Day cards that have quite a few

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Filed Under: Holidays, Valentine's Day Tagged With: diy, Games, kids activities, moms, printable, valentines day

At-Home Science Experiments to do Every Day

At-Home Science Experiments to do Every Day

September 1, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 1 Comment

It’s no secret we LOVE science experiments in our house and I try to do as much STEM education at home as possible. We typically do a lot of experimenting with household objects using bowls, spoons and old medicine droppers as our materials. Having ‘real’ science tools for creating at-home

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschool Science, Preschoolers, science, Sponsored Work, Toddler Science Tagged With: Family Fun, Games, Preschool Homeschool, STEM

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

Simple Sight Word Game with Locks and Keys

Simple Sight Word Game with Locks and Keys

June 15, 2015 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

While I firmly believe kids should really be focusing on play and fun at a young age, my son has definitely taken an interest in letter sounds and spelling, and I am trying to encourage it in a fun way. This idea came from a lock and key busy bag that I

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Filed Under: Elementary, Learn Through Play, Preschool, Preschoolers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Busy Bags, Games, Homeschool, keys, literacy, locks, preschool, reading, sight words

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