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It’s Playtime is Learning Time!

February 29, 2012

I love to find fun ways to teach new concepts to the boys.Henry’s been really into counting lately, so we’ve been doing a lot of things with numbers. [He's even adding and subtracting, and even sometimes dividing without even knowing it!]Here’s 4 learning activities for the kids from last week’s It’s Playtime! Above, clockwise from [...]

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It’s Playtime! Time to Recycle!

February 22, 2012

I’ve been on the lookout for some fun ways to get some use out of our recycling. The 34 Recyclables to Upcycle is only the beginning of what can be done with recyclables! Its so fun to see what everyone comes up with to do with stuff that most find as trash! Above, clockwise from [...]

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It’s Playtime! Get Moving Indoors!

February 15, 2012

This time of year…Even though its been a mild winter in Iowa.We’re still itching to get outside more and run! We’re finding creative ways to burn off energy in the house.And so our some of our It’s Playtime playdates! I love the ideas that you guys have been coming up with to get active indoors. [Crafty [...]

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It’s Playtime! The Heart Project Features

February 9, 2012

The Heart Project has been kicked off great.A week into it and we’ve raised well over our initial goal over $1,000 for the American Heart Association. We’ve now re-evaluated our goal, and lifted it to $2k, will you help us make it? The Heart Project is a book [The Heart Book] full of heart projects [...]

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It’s Playtime: Some Favorites

February 2, 2012

Sometimes I just like to look through It’s Playtime and find some great ideas to bookmark [on Pinterest] for the kids to do. Okay. Most of the time. That’s what I do. Here are a few that I’m pinning to do with the boys in the near future. [Lessons Learnt Journals: Paperclip Number Match] First of [...]

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It’s Playtime! Activities for My Toddler

January 26, 2012

This year is the year for George.Or at least that’s what I keep telling myself. He’s 16 months right now.So he still can’t do a lot of the activities that Henry and I get into. We have a lot of time to ourselves, just the two of us.Some nice Mommy and Me time. But we [...]

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It’s Playtime! Science Experiments for Preschoolers!

January 19, 2012

After doing our lava lamp experiment, I’ve been on the lookout for more fun with science! Especially experiments that my preschooler will find fun to do!Here are a few experiments I found just on last week’s It’s Playtime! from my playdate friends! [Science Sparks: What's Heaviest?] A great experiment from Science Sparks. Find out what’s heavier! This is a [...]

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It’s Playtime! More Snow Activities!

January 12, 2012

We’re getting snow tonight! Time to get busy with some of those snow activities I posted about yesterday! And here’s five more snow themed activities!So, now you have 37 snow ideas for the kids to do! The It’s Playtime! players have been getting creative with their snow activities since no one seemed to have any [...]

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It’s Playtime! Indoor Activities

January 5, 2012

Its that time of year.When we all duck our heads and hibernate for a couple of months. Granted, we try to get outside as much as we can.But most days its not for long, if at all. So…What indoor activities can we do on these cold days coming up?[Really, its been pretty nice here lately, I [...]

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It’s Playtime! Christmas Treats

December 22, 2011

Some last minute treats for Santa?Or for our family get together! Try these Christmas sweets and goodies with the kids this year! [Crystal & Co. : Christmas Cookies] Have you made cookies to set out for Santa yet? Its getting close! Time to get baking! We have yet to start this tradition, but I think this year [...]

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It’s Playtime! Let it Snow!

December 15, 2011

The Creative Christmas Countdown is well under way.Kitchen Counter Chronicles has today’s advent activity, Making Snowflakes! Looking around the It’s Playtime posts has gotten me in the mood for snow [okay, just a little though]! So, bring on the snow! Let it Snow! [Adventures at Home: Snowflake Mobile] Adventures at Home makes paper snowflakes into a [...]

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It’s Playtime! : Paper Holiday Decorations

December 8, 2011

The Creative Christmas Countdown is well under way.Mama Pea Pod has today’s advent activity, Making Paper Decorations! I found a few inspirational ideas from last week’s It’s Playtime to get us in the mood to get creating some wonderful paper decorations for today’s Christmas Countdown activity! [Gratefully Growing in Grace: Paper Advent Activity Chain] A classic paper [...]

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