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Toddler Sensory Play
Toddlers love to participate in sensory activities. Playing with Play Dough is a wonderful educational activity for toddlers.
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Goodies Up for Grabs
A few money saving ideas to make at home.
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How to Make Your Own Play Dough
The bright colours in commercial plasticine are unnatural, if not outright unhealthy. So why not make something natural, fun and biodegrable with your kids?
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Kitchen Crafts
Here's a collection of craft recipes for more fun in your kitchen with your little ones.
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Sensory Fun: Messy Play
One of the best ways to help a child with sensory processing disorder cope with tactile defensiveness is through the use of messy play.
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Camping with Preschoolers
Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained while on a family camping trip? Here are some simple daytime and nighttime ideas to make sure the little campers are happy!
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Green Art Supplies for Kids
With all of the plastic and lead paint toy concerns, it is a good time to think about "greener" alternatives for kid's art and craft supplies.
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Recipes for Teachers and Parents
Winter, summer,spring all challenge educators and teachers to come up with something exciting. Cooking up a trio of fun and good eats works with any class.
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Create a Preschool at Home
Create an early learning center right in your own home, using everyday activities and kid-friendly resources.
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Fine Motor Skill Educational Toys
Looking for a way for children to practice their fine motor skills and improve their handwriting? These educational toys are fun activities that will build small muscles.
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Gingerbread Playdough
Have fun creating with this yummy holiday scented playdough.
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Playdough for Special Needs Kids
Fine motor skills as used in writing as well as vocabulary skills can be improved with play dough. Special educators and occupational therapists love play dough.
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Recipes for Fun
You can make your own Play Dough, Blowing Bubbles, Finger Paints and other things to keep the kids busy on a gloomy winter day. And just for fun fix them a 'yucky' lunch and make 'yucky' stuff to play with!
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Beat Boredom with Fun Crafts
Painting, play-dough, ice cream in a baggie and other great crafts to keep kids from being bored. You will find lots to keep kids busy while being creative at Kids Craft
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More 4th of July Crafts
This time you can make Washington's Firework Bombs, Patriotic Playdoh, and Fourth of July Tie-Dye.
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Preschool Fall Party Activities
Plan a fall party for preschoolers using age appropriate activities to keep young children busy.
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Christmas and Other Holiday Sites for Kids, Part II
This is the best of the best Christmas links - and you only have to click on one link to get there. You will be busy for days!
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St. Patrick's Day for Kids
St. Patrick's Day for kids can be as much fun as a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Celebrate the day the whole world is Irish with some family activities.
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Finger Painting with Toddlers
Finger painting can provide a wonderful sensory and artistic experience for toddlers.
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Holiday Gifts for Kids to Make and Give
This year encourage everyone in the family to make some home made gifts to give as presents. Holiday treats, such as decorated sugar cookies, are the perfect gift idea.
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Gnome Rock Houses for a Garden
Gnome rock houses to make your garden grow!
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Housecleaning: Is it Poisoning You and Your Family?
This article describes how housecleaning can be hazardous to your health and that of your family. Find out how to avoid being poisoned by household chemicals.
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Stress and Your Child
Whether we realize it or not, our children are exposed to stress on a daily basis. What are the signs of excessive stress and what can we do to help our children cope?
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Alternative to Peanut Butter Treat
Here is a kid friendly recipe to use if you are afraid of peanut butter, are caught in the shortage, or have peanut allergies--for a no-cook candy kids love to make.
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Create the Perfect Playroom
It doesn't take much to create a playroom that kids will adore. This article explains how parents can design the perfect space for children to learn and grow.
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Creativity in Children
Creativity in kids can help them develop a number of valuable skills. This article offers parents ways to encourage open thinking in children.
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Early Childhood Special Education at Home
Homeschooling is an option for Kindergarteners with ADD and ADHD. Special needs children can thrive with a home-based early childhood special education.
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Elementary Fine Motor Lesson Plans
Fine motor skills are important for academic success. Help students to develop tactile strength and dexterity with engaging arts and crafts activities.
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Enhancing Motor Skills through Play
Children learn physical motor skills best through their everyday, natural experiences. Fine and gross motor learning opportunities can be built directly into play.
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Holiday Stress
Holiday stress avoidance tips
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Online Preschool Lesson Plans
A handy guide for accessing free educational resources online such as lessons, activity ideas, and printable worksheets and crafts for preschoolers
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School Fun for Preschoolers
Sit your preschoolers down at a table or small desk with some kindergarten supplies and let them do some school work for fun and learning.
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Simplifying Christmas for Toddlers
Many parents are tempted to go overboard during the holiday season but toddlers get the most joy out of simple things.
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Stimulating and Educational Toys and Activities for Infants and Children from 0-2 Years
The article provides a range of stimulating activities and toys for 0-2 year olds. The ideas come from Ken Adams' book called BRING OUT THE GENIUS IN YOUR CHILD.
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Yeast Infection Kills Doughboy
Find out what made this doughy fellow so popping fresh.
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"Help! I Don't Want to Hurt My Child"
We sometimes tend to think that good, loving parents never feel out of control or never get so angry that they could harm their child. But the sad fact is, these things happen much more often that we realize, and otherwise gentle, caring parents sometimes make very harmful mistakes. But child abuse is ALWAYS wrong. Here are some ideas to help parents avoid hurting their child.
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Attaching to Adopted Infants and Toddlers
Forming a secure attachment with an adopted newborn or toddler is a process of meeting the child's basic needs and creating opportunities for interaction.
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Bible Party Themes for Toddlers
Toddlers are just beginning to understand who God is. Make learning fun with some of these seasonal party ideas geared just for the little lambs in your church.
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Book Review: Destitute Gourmet Cookbooks
When her household income dropped, Sophie Gray found that it was a challenge to provide interesting, healthy and enjoyable meals for a family of four on a limited budget.
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Book Review: From Our Home To Yours by Lisa Lofton Shively
"From Our Home To Yours" is a little gem from new cookbook writer, Lisa Lofton Shively. Enjoy some of her family favorites in her compilation of family-style recipes for all cooks to enjoy.
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Clutter Solution
Teaching children how to clear the clutter of their stuff is an invaluable tool.
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Conquering a Home Invasion
Organizing the chaos in your home can be done with a few simple techniques! By using mapping, sorting and containment you can restore order and create an inviting environ
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Earning Daisy Girl Scout Petals
Daisies enjoy kindergarten activities for character education. Troop Leaders can make petal projects fun and teach the Girl Scout Promise and the Girl Scout Law
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Entertaining Kids With Cheap, Cool Stuff
Entertaining your kids does not have to be expensive and time consuming. Try some of these fun, cheap ideas.
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Fun Activities and Crafts for Busy Toddlers
The Toddler's Busy Book keeps toddlers occupied and parents happy with 365 creative ideas for games and activities suitable for playing indoors or out.
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How to Make a Fondant Rose
It's easy to make beautiful, edible roses out of fondant in just a few simple steps. Make any cake a masterpiece with this easy cake decorating technique.
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How to Support Kids with SPD
Children with SPD need strategic activities sprinkled throughout the day to help maintain the optimum arousal level for good behavior and successful development.
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