writing

Summer Camp for Kids: Squiggle Drawings

by Marie August 8, 2011

Summer Camp guest post by Amy of Let’s Explore On a recent afternoon where there was more squabbling than playing, I knew we needed a quick and simple boredom buster. I grabbed a stack of large index cards and a black Sharpie, and drew a quick squiggle on each one. I invited my girls to [...]

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Tips for Journaling with Kids

by Marie September 10, 2009
Child Journal Time

Guest Post by Carrie of This Mama Makes Stuff Journaling is such a great activity to do with kids. I love it because I am able to preserve a little piece of who my children are at a particular moment in time.  And like we all say, they grow up way too fast.  I also [...]

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Fun Ways to Practice Writing the Alphabet

by Marie August 31, 2009
Writing Alphabet Letters

My little girl is now interested in writing and drawing lines, so I figured she’s ready to start forming those lines into letters. We now take time everyday to practice writing letters of the alphabet from A-Z! As she’s just starting out, we go slow and easy. We play this little game that she loves. [...]

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