Camping with Kids Summer is a great time for camping. And even though summer is winding down, lots of families continue camping through the fall. For your best camping trip ever, here are some sites with outstanding information about camping with kids. What You Need to Know About Camping With Kids from Reserve…
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Camping Books That Will Lead to Family Fun Summer is a great time to go camping, and so is fall. Here is a great bunch of books to get you started. FICTION Camp Rex by Molly Idle Rex and friends go camping. They follow a great set of tips to make the most…
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Keep the Laughs Coming with Back to School Jokes I know we had jokes just last week, but you can never have too many, right? Knock Knock Who’s there? B-4! B-4 who? B-4 you go to school, do your homework! Knock Knock! Who’s there? Dewey. Dewey who? Dewey have to go to…
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MORE Summer Crafts to Put Creative Fun in Your Days I know I posted about summer crafts last month, but in case you need more, check out these sites! 62 Summer Crafts for Kids from Care.com 30 Must-Make Summer Crafts for Kids from Hands On as We Grow 50 Sensational…
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Get Ready for the First Day of School with Books! Some of you will start school this week. Some will start next month and some will have already started. Here are some books that show how a few characters think about, get ready for, and get started in school. Most are for kindergarten and first grade….
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Elephant Jokes for BIG Laughs Time for jokes! (Isn’t it always?) How do elephants talk to each other long distance? On the elephone! What do you do when you find a blue elephant? Cheer it up! How do you know if there’s an elephant under your bed? Your head hits…
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Turn to Elephants to Improve Literacy Skills I know I’m not alone in my appreciation of elephants. Their immense size, intelligence, and sense of play are simply fascinating. Check out the books in Monday’s post for information and the links below, both for your own curiosity and that of the children in your…
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Find Out about Elephants with These Terrific Books I just learned that World Elephant Day is August 12 and I’m glad I did. World Elephant Day gives me the perfect excuse to read lots of elephant books. This is a good thing! I’ve loosely listed the books in order of reading difficulty. …
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Online Science Games for Kids Stuck inside? Not to worry. You can still stay scientific with these games. Science Games for Kids from ScienceKids Science Games from PBS Science Games from Brain Pop Science Games from Kids.gov Game Arcade from The Kids’ Science Challenge Science Games from…
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Science and Summer: Perfect Partners It’s the end of July so it must be time for my annual Summer Science post. Yay! One of the beautiful things about summer is that in summer you tend to have more unscheduled time to do stuff. Stuff like wondering, nosing around, and trying things out. In…
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