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Child Development Activity #7: Wacky Painting

January 12, 2013 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

Skills this child development activity enhances: Creativity  Gross Motor Skills  For ages: Preschool 3 years + Materials Needed: Paint Fly Swatter Butcher Paper Wacky Painting Instructions: Pin up a large sheet of butcher paper on a clothesline outside, or lay it flat on the lawn (weigh down the corners with rocks.) Pour several colors of […]

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Child Development Activity #6: Crayon Revelation

January 5, 2013 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

Skills this child development activity enhances: Creativity Observation Discovery For ages: Preschool 3 years + Materials Needed: White Paper White Crayon Watercolor Paints Crayon Revelation Instructions: Have your child make a drawing using a white crayon on a white piece of paper, encouraging your child to press down hard with the crayon. (You may also […]

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Stone Creatures Child Development Activity

January 2, 2013 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

This fun child development activity is a great way to enhance your preschooler’s creativity, imagination, and Fine Motor Skills! This is a guest post that I wrote on Cori’s Coupon Corner.  Please check it out and drop me a comment over there letting me know!

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More Christmas Fun!

December 26, 2012 By LindseyW Leave a Comment

Christmas may be technically over, but if your family is anything like mine, you’ve still got several get-togethers ahead.   There’s the extended family get-together, the far-away distant cousin get-together, the “oops, my kids were all sick over Christmas, want to get together now?” get-together. You get the idea! Sometimes the conversation flows freely at […]

Filed Under: Homeschooling Deals Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Family, Christmas Fun, Christmas Games, Christmas Ideas, Christmas Party Ideas, crafts, Easy Games, games, Games We Play, Ideas For Kids

FREE: Finding Nemo Printable Activities

December 2, 2012 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

There won’t be any grumpy gills around your house this weekend with these fun Finding Nemo activities! Track how tall the little ones are getting by building your very own Finding Nemo growth chart with Nemo, Dori and Crush markers to help measure the family members’ height. While you’re waiting to see to see if […]

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Child Development Activity #5: Balloon Tennis

September 10, 2012 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

Skills this child development activity enhances: Gross Motor Skills Hand-Eye Coordination  For ages: Preschool 4 years + Balloon Materials Needed: Masking Tape or Glue Paint Stirrer or Ruler Balloon Balloon Instructions: Make a little "tennis racket" by using masking tape or glue to attach a paint stirrer (or ruler) to the back of a paper […]

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Child Development Activity #4: Bat The Ball

September 3, 2012 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

Skills this child development activity enhances: Gross Motor Skills  Hand-Eye Coordination  For ages: Preschool 3 years + Bat the Ball Materials Needed: Knife or Scissors Tennis Ball String Small Button Plastic Bat Bat the Ball Instructions: Using a knife or scissors, make a small slit in a tennis ball. Tie a button to the end […]

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Child Development Activity #3: Cotton Ball Race

August 27, 2012 By Kelli Miller Leave a Comment

Skills this child development activity enhances: Hand-Eye Coordination Cause and Effect For ages: Preschool 4 years + Cotton Ball Race Materials Needed: Cotton Balls Straws Cotton Ball Race Instructions: Have a race blowing a cotton ball from a starting line to a finish line without touching it. (You can do this activity with or without […]

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Child Development Activity #2: What Happened?

August 20, 2012 By Kelli Miller 3 Comments

  Skills this child development activity enhances: Language Skills Imagination For ages: Preschool 4 years + What Happened Materials Needed: Several different pictures of everyday events. What Happened Instructions: Show your child a magazine picture of an ordinary, everyday event, such as a man running, a child crying, a dog sleeping, or a broken-down car. […]

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Child Development Activity #1: Straw Soccer

August 13, 2012 By Kelli Miller 1 Comment

Skills this child development activity enhances: Hand-Eye Coordination Cause and Effect   For ages: Preschool 4 years +   Straw Soccer Materials Needed: Small piece of paper Flat surface Short straw Straw Soccer Instructions: Crumple a small piece of paper into a ball and place it on your child’s play table. Show your child how […]

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Pinterest Faves: Travel Games and Activities

July 28, 2012 By Kelli Miller 2 Comments

I have been travelling with my husband and have it on my mind… but as usual, that brings my kids to mind.  In our family there is no way I am going to subject other people to my three wild, loud, crazy boys in a cooped up airplane for a couple hours.  So, all of […]

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GIVEAWAY: Spot It, Eco-Friendly Board Games

June 15, 2012 By Kelli Miller

Spot It from Blue Orange Games is truly amazing! There is always one and only one matching symbol between any two cards. Spot it and you win. With 5 different ways to play and brilliant game mechanics, this game has fans everywhere hooked and has won 12 best toy awards. Half a million of Spot […]

Filed Under: Green Living Tagged With: award winning games, blue orange games, board games, classic games, eco friendly, friendly games, games, games company, orange games, spot, toys, winning games

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