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Magnetic Rainbow Name Busy Box

Jen — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:00:00 +0000

With Miss G being under the weather this week, we’ve spent quite a bit more time at home than usual. This has allowed us loads of time to dress-up, read in our new fairy tale fort, play round upon round {upon round upon round} of UNO, and do all sorts of fun creative projects and… Read More

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Using Mirrors and Glass Gems for Name Practice

Jen — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:51:28 +0000

Thanks to Jackie of Happy Hooligans, we’ve been exploring mirror play over the last few days and absolutely loving it. Mirrors make for an extremely unique playing surface, and adding in some iridescent glass gems takes it to a whole new level. After finishing up our number bubble game, Miss G asked to do… Read More

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Simple Name Resist Art

Jen — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:31:20 +0000

We had such a good time making our heart resist art the other day, that we decided to do a similar project for today’s Wednesday play date. Since I eventually want to create a large canvas that displays a favourite quote using this technique, I decided that we’d try using letters this time around. And… Read More

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Play Dough Name Practice {3 ways}

Jen — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:41:18 +0000

Even though Gracen has known how to spell her name for a long while now, we still enjoying doing fun name activities every now and then. I set up today’s activity while Miss G was resting, and kept it very simple. 3 trays, each with some play dough and some letter ‘manipulatives’ I collected from… Read More

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Plasticine Name Practice

Jen — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 07:59:25 +0000

This was a totally impromptu activity that started when Miss G was digging through one of our craft bins and discovered a brand new package of plasticine. Gracen really enjoyed it and it ended up incorporating several great skills – which makes it a win-win in my books. ☺ Because she loves cutting play dough… Read More

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A Homemade Name Stamp

Jen — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:14:37 +0000

As suspected, Miss G is enjoying her 6-in-1 shape stamp so much that we decided to make another homemade stamp, this time focusing on the letters of her name. Similarly to last time, Gracen selected the colours and told me the letters of her name while I drew them free hand onto foam squares. If… Read More

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Painted Name Rocks

Jen — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 06:08:04 +0000

Back in early spring while hanging out down by the river, we stumbled upon a new-to-us rock beach area begging to be explored. While Miss G enjoyed throwing rocks into the water, I sort of randomly began filling my pockets with particularly smooth, nicely-shaped stones with some sort of craft project in mind (crazy mom… Read More

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Fun Ways to Teach Kids to Spell and Write Their Names

Jen — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:39:21 +0000

It may sound sort of strange seeing as I spent 7 years teaching kindergarten and grade one before Miss G was born, but very rarely do I sit down with Gracen with the intention of teaching her something specific. At 2 and 3/4 years old, I truly believe that she does all of the learning… Read More

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Felt Board Name Game & My Favourite Fonts

Jen — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:51:04 +0000

One of Grae’s favourite quiet indoor activities is playing with her felt board. It’s a good thing, because I love making new felt board games for her just as much as she loves playing with them. This is a super simple “game” that takes no time and very little skill to make, and is perfect… Read More

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