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Apr 20, 2021

Ramadan Dramatic Play Invitation to Explore

Dramatic play, imaginative play, creative play, role-playing, make-believe or just plain pretending…is a foundation of childhood...

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Apr 16, 2021

Invitation to Paint We Are the Water Protectors

The book We Are Water Protectors is a perfect book to read for Earth Day. In the story written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by...

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Apr 15, 2021

Invitation to Create Recycled Mix Media Earth

With earth day approaching, an all time favorite is painting recycled mix media earth. After reading the story Dear Earth...From Your...

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Apr 14, 2021

Invitation to Paint the Ramadan Moon

Ramadan always begins with the crescent of a new moon. Since the Islamic calendar measures the months by moon cycles the date of Ramadan...

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Apr 12, 2021

Invitation to Sort Colors

Children have a natural desire to make sense of their world, to create order. For that reason, 'sorting activities often attract...

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Apr 9, 2021

Glitter Liquid Watercolor 3 Ways

Add glimmer and shine to your every day watercolor designs! Colorations® Glitter Liquid Watercolor #gifted combined the ease of...

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Apr 8, 2021

Southwest Sunrise

The beauty of thoughtfully curated children's books from a company such as Brownish Books is that they introduce you to books such as...

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Apr 6, 2021

Outdoor Loose Parts Play

Playing outdoors is absolutely vital to a young child's development. Many of the developmental tasks that children must achieve -...

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Apr 1, 2021

Drip Painting with Eggs

The little holes in plastic eggs scream drip process art and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math). Process art and...

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Mar 31, 2021

Kamala and Maya's Big Idea Small Play World Sensory Bin

Another way to honor #WomensHistoryMonth is through a Small World Sensory Bin. This small world is recreating the book Kamala and Maya's...

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Mar 29, 2021

Invitation to Explore Fizzing Eggs

As soon as I saw these scented egg bath bombs I had to set up a science invitation to explore chemical reactions. To set this invitation...

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Mar 29, 2021

Invitation to Celebrate Women’s History Month

#WomensHistoryMonth is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society. While there are so many ways to celebrate...

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Mar 27, 2021

Invitation to Paint like Stevie Wonder

To continue learning about National Disabilities Awareness Month, Stevie Wonder is a great musician to explore. His amazing story of...

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Mar 26, 2021

STEM: Disability Awareness Month

March is National Disabilities Awareness Month which highlights the many ways in which people with or without disabilities come together...

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Mar 25, 2021

Big Sur Getaway

Went off the radar for a couple days to celebrate our three year anniversary in our happy place Big Sur! Since I was in grad school when...

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