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Exploring Books Through Play {50 Activities Based on Books About Friendship, Acceptance, & Empathy}

Jen — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 07:45:25 +0000

So… I’ve been keeping a bit of a secret. A big, FUN secret. And I’m so happy to finally share that secret today. You guys….. I wrote a book! I WROTE A BOOK. Crazy, right?? Now truth be told, *I* didn’t just write the book. Remember the awesome virtual Preschool Book Club Miss G and… Read More

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‘I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More’ Inspired Painting

Jen — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:53:55 +0000

Our morning started innocently enough… I thought I’d keep the munchkins happy and busy in the playroom with some morning painting while Brad took a conference call upstairs. {this post contains affiliate links} We set out our colourful drop cloth {CAN | US}, rolled out a couple of big pieces of craft paper, and got… Read More

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5 Fun Ways to Bring Your Favourite Children’s Books to Life

Jen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:50:59 +0000

It’s no secret that Miss G and I adore books. We’ve got shelves and shelves of them and I have absolutely no guilt about adding a few favourites here and there. I add them to Easter baskets, they’re part of our Christmas Eve tradition, and they’re a staple birthday gift in our house… You… Read More

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The Kissing Hand: A Family Photo Book

Jen — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:36:21 +0000

This little ‘love from home’ family photo book has come in handy in so many situations. While I originally made it to help Miss G cope with heading back to Kuwait after a particularly lovely summer filled with family and friends, she’s held it close during all kinds of potentially difficult transition and separation periods… Read More

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Colourful Painted Handprint Keepsakes

Jen — Thu, 07 May 2015 07:01:00 +0000

Yay! Another round of Preschool Book Club with our lovely friends – Buggy and Buddy, Sugar Aunts, Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, and Homegrown Friends! {this post contains affiliate links} Miss G and I absolutely adore I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont, so we couldn’t wait for this week to finally roll around. If you haven’t… Read More

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Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Play Dough Kit

Jen — Fri, 01 May 2015 19:44:12 +0000

After his dad’s Facebook post about the number of times the word ‘and’ shows up in the book Where the Wild Things Are, I knew that we had to get today’s birthday boy a new book {something with more than 8 sentences, preferably – that nifty fact also learned through a FB post about the dreaded/beloved Where… Read More

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Goodnight Moon I Spy Bottle

Jen — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:01:00 +0000

Preschool Book Club weeks are the best weeks. ☺ Miss G and I love exploring books and coming up with engaging, playful activities to go with them. And the best part? When we’re done with ours, we get to try the activities our friends at Buggy and Buddy, Sugar Aunts, Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, and Homegrown Friends came up… Read More

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Train Track Paper Play Mat {Inspired by Freight Train}

Jen — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:01:00 +0000

Another week, another round of Preschool Book Club with our lovely online friends – Buggy and Buddy, Sugar Aunts, Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, and Homegrown Friends! This time around our book was Freight Train by Donald Crews, a colourful book centred around the different types of train cars and their colours. The story follows the train… Read More

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Ishful Math: Estimation Jars for Preschoolers

Jen — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0000

Oh, how I love Preschool Book Club weeks! Grae and I always have a great time reading our book and exploring it further through playful activities, and this week was no different. {this post contains affiliate links} This week’s book, Ish by Peter H. Reynolds, is a story about a little boy named Ramon… Read More

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Beautiful Oops Painting

Jen — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0000

Finally. The Beautiful Oops instalment of our Preschool Book Club with our friends from Buggy and Buddy, Sugar Aunts, Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, and Homegrown Friends. We love this book! {this post contains affiliate links} I actually fell in love with it the moment I saw it in the bookstore last summer. Given our lack of… Read More

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