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“What does it mean to be a friend?” – MeMe Tales Readathon 2012, week 2
on: by Laura Hutchison
I’m over a week late to the MeMeTales Readathon 2012 party … but I didn’t want to miss out. It’s another great opportunity to get kids READING this summer. I have already enrolled my kids in the local library’s summer reading
Car Trip Busy Box
on: by Laura Hutchison
When we take vacations, we usually take road trips. Whether it is a couple of hours up north or 20 hours to visit my husband’s family in Louisiana … we take the car. I always pack a bag or basket filled
40 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Summer with Your Kids
on: by Laura Hutchison
I was going through old photos of the kids playing during the summer and found 40 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Summer with Your Kids. Happy Summer Solstice to all!
Stars & Stripes Sticker Resist Painting
on: by Laura Hutchison
It’s been awhile since we did a sticker resist painting project, but I figured with the 4th of July approaching it was time! We tried something a bit different with this project … watercolor spray paint! We used a canvas, star
“I LOVE MY NEW TOY!” … Summer Virtual Book Club, featuring Mo Willems
on: by Laura Hutchison
This summer, instead of featuring a single book in the Virtual Book Club for Kids (hosted by Toddler Approved) is featuring ONE AUTHOR EACH MONTH. This month … Mo Willems! I wasn’t introduced to the amazing work of Mo Willems until Henry received
So Many Ways to Play with Playdough … Part 2
on: by Laura Hutchison
With the challenge of the Playdough Pledge I was inspired to bring out different items to introduce into our playdough play! I put out feathers, toothpicks, sequins, pompoms, bottle caps, and pipe cleaners with our regular mix of playdough play items!
Homemade Playdough: A Rainbow of Kool-Aid Colors
on: by Laura Hutchison
If you read Monday’s post (So Many Ways to Play with Playdough) or Tuesday’s post (Playdough in Play Therapy) you might have noticed that we took the Playdough Pledge this week. It’s an online playdate hosted by Nurturestore, The Imagination Tree, and Sun Hats
So Many Ways to Play with Play Dough
on: by Laura Hutchison
This is a real (not staged) photo I took of my daughter, Honor, over a year ago. She actually did fall asleep in play dough while playing … don’t worry I was right there observing, making sure she could breathe before
Tinkering with Flowers … and making a window flower collage
on: by Laura Hutchison
The kids and I were very excited to take part in this Creative Challenge set up by Tinkerlab. We took participated in the last 2 Tinkerlab Challenges … the Paper Bag and the Egg Carton Creative Challenges. It’s a fun way
Nature Bracelets
on: by Laura Hutchison
I first heard of Nature Bracelets from my aunt whom had taken my cousin’s daughter (my aunt’s grandchild) to a kid’s event at their local library. That was about a year ago, before my Pinterest addiction had begun. Since then I
“But nothing happened. Not a sound.” – a Very Quiet Cricket activity
on: by Laura Hutchison
This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring one of our favorite books by one of our favorite authors … The Very Quiet Cricket, by Eric Carle. Two of our very close friends recently moved to a house on
PlayDrMom’s 2012 Summer Bucket List
on: by Laura Hutchison
The kids still have a couple weeks of school left. Summer solstice isn’t until June 20. But this weekend, this long holiday weekend … I believe to be the START OF SUMMER! Last summer was the first summer our family had