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Utilizing the Books of Julia Donaldson as Parenting and Therapeutic Resources
on: by Laura Hutchison
One of the things I have really enjoyed about being part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids is finding authors I haven’t read before and discovering how I can incorporate sharing these books with the kids I work with in
Little Yellow Chicks
on: by Laura Hutchison
I saw this post from Happy Hooligans and we just had to try out our own version. All you need to make these cute little yellow chicks are a few toilet paper rolls (cut in half), yellow paint (of course you could
Playful Pranks for April Fools Fun
on: by Laura Hutchison
I’ve always enjoyed having some fun with pranks on the first of April. The first one I remember was calling my great-grandmother and telling her to run out to her front porch quickly because we had heard on the news that
PlayDrMom’s Easter Round-Up: an Egg-ceptional Eggs-travagenza!
on: by Laura Hutchison
This eggs-tra special post is a round up of all my eggs-traordinary Easter time fun! An Easter Egg Hunt that gets the kids moving and thinking. Fun for the WHOLE family! How about fun ways to play and learn with plastic
A Fun Activity to go with “Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book”, by Julia Donaldson
on: by Laura Hutchison
This month the Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring Julia Donaldson. I wasn’t familiar with this popular, award-winning British author … so I was very pleased to be introduced to her wonderful stories. The kids enjoyed all the books by
St Paddy’s Day Ideas
on: by Laura Hutchison
Looking for some ways to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with children? Here are some ideas: Be sure to check out my post from last year with fun ideas such as making a leprechaun trap, an indoor gardening project of growing “hair”
Sticky Paper Shamrock … a collage in GREEN
on: by Laura Hutchison
Here’s a simple activity craft that I did with my 3 1/2 year old daughter today. We started off my having me draw a simple shamrock on contact (or sticky) paper. I learned when I was a kid that the easiest
Booking Across the USA – M is for MICHIGAN!
on: by Laura Hutchison
Booking Across the USA is a collaborative blogging project created by Growing Book By Book. Participating bloggers are showcasing a book and activity related to their state. All 50 states are represented!!! Being a lifelong Michigan resident, I’m proud to represent
Wacky Day – Virtual Kids Book Club featuring Dr. Seuss
on: by Laura Hutchison
One of my kids’ favorite Dr. Seuss book (actually favorite of ANY books) is Wacky Wednesday. We have read it a countless number of times. My kids love to find all the wacky and misplaced things on each page. Since the
Lots of LOVE-ly Valentine’s Day fun!
on: by Laura Hutchison
This is a post to round-up all my Valentine’s Day related posts. Click on the photo to take you to the original post! Valentines Ideas Superstar Valentines Paratrooper Valentine Rocket Valentine – “You’re a blast!” Fishy Valentine Variety of Valentines (Toddler
Paratrooper Valentine … Just dropping in!
on: by Laura Hutchison
I let both of my kids peruse my Valentine’s Pinterest board to pick which Valentine’s they wanted to give out this year. Henry (who will be 7 in a month) picked out this super fun Paratrooper Valentine from Paging Supermom! I
Personalized SUPERSTAR Valentines
on: by Laura Hutchison
I let both of my kids peruse my Valentine Pinterest board and pick out which idea the wanted to use for their Valentines for this year. Honor (my 3 year old daughter) chose this fun idea from The Crafting Chicks. I