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Updated Advent Activities is Now Available!
We are pleased to announced that our Advent Activities 2nd Edition is now available in print and tablet ready format from MagCloud. In this version we have added additional crafts, books, music, and poetry. We…
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Punched Tin Can Lantern Directions
One of the projects in our Winter Wonderland unit is to create a punched tin can lantern. My kids loved this project when they were little, Bug especially enjoyed hammering holes all over his can.…
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Frozen Fruit Ring Bird Feeder Directions
This is an easy and fun project to do with the kids. In our Winter Wonderland unit we encourage feeding the birds and include several different bird feeder crafts in the activities. This Frozen Fruit…
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Homemade Beeswax Seashell Candles
Follow our directions to make your own homemade beeswax seashell candles. They nicely complement a beach theme decor. While learning about the South Eastern Coastal states, we made these cute Seashell Beeswax Candles. Although the…
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Advent Week 4 – Room for a Little One
WEEK 4 – Birth of Baby Jesus The book: Room for A Little One The craft: Nativity with Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus (using 2 large people bodies and 1 boy peg with assorted fabric…
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Gingerbread House
This week’s project was building a gingerbread house. My kids were very excited to get started on this one. We braved the bitter cold and went out to buy a gingerbread form kit (ie the…
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Advent Week 3 – Christmas in the Big Woods
WEEK 3 – Celebrating With Family The book: Christmas in the Big Woods The craft: A Gingerbread House The recipe: Pancake men The applique: a log cabin Over the years I’ve made this observation… the…
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Mock Sopapillas Recipe Dessert
For this week’s Advent Activities we made this Mock Sopapillas Recipe. Yum! In the book, The Legend of the Poinsettia, by Tomie dePaola… “At home Lucida helped Mama clean their casita-their little house-and pat out the…
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Wool Roving Angels
NOTE: Since we are reading the book The Littlest Angel for Advent this week, it seemed very appropriate to share this Wool Roving Angel now! I can’t remember a time in my life when I…
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Advent Week 1 – The Littlest Angel
WEEK 1 – Gift Giving From the Heart The book: The Littlest Angel The craft: Wool roving angels The recipe: Angel wings The applique: An angel Children are constantly learning whether we are aware of…
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Join Our Advent Celebration!
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. This is a very special time for our family as we prepare for Christmas. I have put together Advent Activities to do with the wee ones and happily will…
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Spring Bs Preschool/Kindergarten Curriculum
Spring Bs (Birds, Buds, Butterflies & Bees) 12 Week Curriculum (Preschool-Kindergarten / Ages 4-6) CLICK HERE FOR PDF Spring Bs is now available! I hope you enjoy the Spring unit in our Preschool/Kindergarten curriculum collection.…
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Harvest Time Week Eleven – Thanksgiving
So, here we are at the end of our Harvest Time Curriculum. We’ve enjoyed our Thanksgiving focus this week and have spent a lot of time talking about everything for which we are thankful. My…
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Harvest Time Week Twelve – In November
We jumped ahead a week to read In November, leaving the Thanksgiving theme for next week. One of the activities I had the girls help me with this week was rounding up all of our…
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Beeswax Candle Directions :: Harvest Time Week 10
Learn how to make your own rolled beeswax candles by following our Beeswax Candle Directions. Beeswax sheets or beeswax candle making kits can be purchased at many natural crafting shops or online. Our Harvest Time…
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