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Make a Toss for the Olympic Ring Hoop Loop

by Marie

The first event on our Winter Olympic Games for Kids series is the Olympic Ring Hoop Loop. The objective: to get 5 rings hooped around 1 bottle!

Supplies for Olympic Ring Hoop Loop:

5 embroidery hoops (could be any type of hoop that can fit around a bottle)
2-liter plastic bottle
ribbon, crepe paper, or tissue paper in [...]

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Weekend Make and Takes: Winter Olympic Crafts for Kids

by Marie

Let’s the Winter Olympic Games begin! I love the Olympics and am happy to share some sporty crafts, games, and activities to celebrate the games. All week long I’ll be posting an Olympic craft series called: Winter Olympic Games for Kids!

First up, I’ve found some fun Olympic crafts for kids from around the web. Start [...]

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Tracing the Letters in Your Name

by Marie

I love this name tracing activity. I still have memories of doing this myself when I was in 4th grade. It’s a great way to reinforce letter recognition, using a capital at the beginning of a name, and tracing lines.

Supplies for Name Tracing Activity:

paper
colored pencils or crayons

Start by writing your name on the paper, preferably [...]

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Catching Velcro Balls with our Heads

by Marie

I’ve written before about Velcro Catch Ball using knit gloves to play. But today, we’re using knit hats to make the catch. My kids are loving this fun and easy catch game, helping to get us through these indoor winter days.

Here’s how you make and play Velcro Hat Ball:

attach sticky-back velcro onto a small plastic [...]

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DIY Velcro Catch Ball

by Marie

I’m contributing over at Craftzine today for their “super crafty kidz” series. This DIY game of Velcro Catch Ball will keep the kiddies entertained all winter long.

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The Joys of Meal Planning with Kids

by Jane

I am currently experiencing two issues with my daughter that I’m sure many parents can relate to. #1: She HATES going grocery shopping with me. This is pretty annoying seeing as how she HAS to go grocery shopping with me, unless leaving a 4-year-old home alone is kosher nowadays? I didn’t think so. #2: She [...]

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15 Minute Distraction Technique!

by Heather

Need a way to distract your child for 15 minutes? Let them color on your table with marker! Yes, you heard me right! If you have a glass or tile-topped table, that is! And if the markers are dry erase.
I gave my three year-old a couple of dry erase markers and an eraser (naturally! erasing [...]

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Playing Tic-Tac-Toe With Nature

by Heather

Fall is here, and the weather is still nice. Nature is so beautiful this time of year! Take advantage of it with some playtime during your nature walks. My sons and I bring a small paper sack along with us as we take a walk so we can collect any treasures we come across. I [...]

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Ready, Set… Mashoonga!

by Marie

My brother, Bryan, introduced me to the art of Mashoonga and we are loving these fun fighting flinging foam toys. Here’s a video Bryan put together of his son’s birthday (Bryan is the mean ugly Ogre at the end :)

Try playing some Mashoonga at your next birthday party! MASHOONGA!!! (it’s just so fun to say!)

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Family Game Time Then & Now

by Marie

I grew up playing all kinds of board games with my family. My all time favorite is still Boggle… and I’m really good at it, not shy to say so! Here’s the trick, don’t underestimate the letter ’s’. It will give you another point every time you use it to make a word plural. What [...]

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