Creativity
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The Importance of Celebrating National Reading Month
Start a routine that inspires them for life: This month is National Reading Month and schools and parents across the country are getting involved in promoting a love of reading in children. I love reading to my daughter and continue to do so even though she can read early chapter books. It is more than reading to her, we enjoy this downtime and pick out books to read together. Young children who read 20 minutes per day scored above the 90th percentile on standardized reading tests.* Take the challenge to read to your child each day, and create a love of reading to last a lifetime. (Source: Cunningham, A.E., &…
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PBS Kids presents Free WordWorld “Appisodes”
PBS KIDS has announced its first “appisodes” app: WordWorld Tales! PBS KIDS’ Emmy Award-winning television series WordWorld presents WordWorld Tales: your destination for exclusive WordWorld Appisodes. WordWorld Tales includes a library of exclusive, touchable story tales that focus on early literacy skills. As children explore, discover, collect and create different parts of each appisode, they create their own learning adventures. This library of exclusive touchable story tales focuses on early literacy skills as children watch words in each story come to life! As children explore, discover, collect and create different parts of each appisode, they create their own learning adventures. I really like that it is so…
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Celebrating Our Disney Side with Mickey Mouse!
Note: I received free products in order to host a Disney Side @Home Celebration. The opinions expressed here are my own. When I received the email that we were selected to host a Disney Side @Home Celebration Party it was like I was eight years old again! There is just something about all things Disney that brings out the big kid in me! We had originally planned to have the party mid-February but had to postpone due to that wonderful neck injury I had last month (post coming up on how I cut the healing time in half!). But we couldn’t have asked for better weather yesterday and…
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TinkerBell and the Legend of the Neverbeast Review and Giveaway
Tinker Bell and Her Fairy Friends Return in a LEGENDARY New Adventure! Disney TINKER BELL AND THE LEGEND OF THE NEVERBEAST The Myth Comes to Magical Life on Disney Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD & On-Demand March 3, 2015! Return to Pixie Hollow for the heartwarming and humorous adventure “Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast”! An ancient myth of a fabled creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. But this creature – massive and wondrous with glowing green…
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March 14 is National Pi Day! Ways to Have Fun With Math
If you take a few minutes to do a Google search about the most popular subjects in school, you might be surprised to find that math receives an overwhelmingly popular vote. Elementary-aged students seemed to be especially fond of the subject. If you dig deeper you’ll also find it gets a lot of negative votes, and those thumbs-down seem to be ever-increasing as common core curriculum is forced into classrooms. Last year, my then-kindergartner went to the library with his class and chose a math book to bring home for the week. During his reading buddy time with a 4th grader, they generally finished their reading early. I asked him…
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Bluebee Pals are Loveable Bluetooth Buddies You Can Take Anywhere!
Introducing the first tech stuffed animal: Recently I discovered a new tech product called Bluebee Pals. They look cute and snuggly but I was blown away with all that they do! They can read endless apps, listen to any type of music your children want to listen to and can even take a phone call. They are soft and cuddly and perfect for road trips or even a trip to the doctor’s office. I like the fabric on the lion as it makes for easy cleaning which is always a plus! And it is quite fun to see their mouths move along with a favorite song or children’s story. …