Early Childhood
- Quick Playroom Organization Tips
- Make Old Crayons New Again
- Celebrate Earth Day
- How to Create a Reading Nook
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
- Happy Easter!
- Alternative Easter Basket Fillers
- A Great Easter Basket Filler
- Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
- Backyard Easter Egg Hunt
Quick Playroom Organization Tips
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
Quick tips to banish the mess and organize your kids' playroom.
If you're tired of stepping on legos every time you venture into your kids' playroom, these quick tips will help you banish the clutter and get organized.
Throw Away and Donate
Go through all of your kids’ playthings and donate the toys they no longer play with to a local charity. If toys are broken or have missing parts, simply throw them away.
Install Wall Hooks
Wall Hooks can be used to hang kids’ dramatic play items such as dress-up clothes, purses and hats. Hooks should be installed low enough for children to reach their playthings without the help of adults.
Use Plastic Bins and labels
Plastic bins are an inexpensive way to store small toys such as pegs, crayons and hot wheel. Labeling the bins will make retrieval and cleanup a breeze for your kiddos.
If children aren’t able to read, you can take pictures of the items and attach them to the appropriate bin. The labeled plastic containers can be stored on a low shelf so children can easily access them.
After following these tips, your kids will have a newly organized playroom that they'll enjoy.
If your children don’t have a playroom, read these fun articles to learn how to create one:
Throw Away and Donate
Go through all of your kids’ playthings and donate the toys they no longer play with to a local charity. If toys are broken or have missing parts, simply throw them away.
Install Wall Hooks
Wall Hooks can be used to hang kids’ dramatic play items such as dress-up clothes, purses and hats. Hooks should be installed low enough for children to reach their playthings without the help of adults.
Use Plastic Bins and labels
Plastic bins are an inexpensive way to store small toys such as pegs, crayons and hot wheel. Labeling the bins will make retrieval and cleanup a breeze for your kiddos.
If children aren’t able to read, you can take pictures of the items and attach them to the appropriate bin. The labeled plastic containers can be stored on a low shelf so children can easily access them.
After following these tips, your kids will have a newly organized playroom that they'll enjoy.
If your children don’t have a playroom, read these fun articles to learn how to create one:
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
Follow these easy steps to help your children turn their old, broken crayons into creative designs.
If your kids have broken crayolas strolled all over the house, don’t toss them out -- help your kids make those old crayons new again by following these simple steps.
Materials Needed:
Materials Needed:
- broken crayons
- candy molds (can be purchased at any craft store)
- tin pie pan
- preheated oven
- Gather old crayons and remove the paper.
- Place the crayons into a tin pan and place them in the oven until they are completely melted.
- Remove the melted crayons from the oven and pour them into the candy molds (this step should be completed by an adult).
- Let the crayons cool in the candy mold for two hours.
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
Your children will have a blast making these simple pine cone bird feeders.
What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day with your children? How about letting them make bird feeders out of pine cones. Kids will have a blast making treats for the birds to enjoy.
Materials Needed:
Materials Needed:
- pine cones
- yarn
- birdseeds
- peanut butter
- plastic knife or craft stick
- Take the craft stick or plastic knife and spread the peanut butter on the pine cones.
- Sprinkle the birdseeds over the peanut butter covered pinecones until completely covered.
- Tie the yarn to the top of the pine cones and attach them to a tree branch near a window.
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
A reading nook is the perfect place for your child to enjoy his favorite books.
Give your little one the perfect place to enjoy his favorite stories by creating a reading nook. It’s simple. All you need to do is put a comfy beanbag, a few colorful pillows, and a storage container full of children’s books in a quiet corner. If your child wants to personalize it, he can create one-of-a-kind artwork to place on the wall of his reading area.
Here is a list of books to consider placing in your child’s reading nook:
Here is a list of books to consider placing in your child’s reading nook:
- Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
- The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin and John Arcambault
- Love you Forever, by Robert Munsch
- The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle
- Silly Sally, by Audrey Wood
- Are you my Mother, by P. D. Eastman
- Who Said Red, by Mary Serfozo
- If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Joffee Numeroff
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is perfect for children who enjoy stories with upbeat rhymes.
If you’re looking for an upbeat book to read to your children (3-8 years old), Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, written by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault and illustrated by Lois Ehlert is a perfect choice.
The book uses lots of rhythm and rhymes to tell the story of an attempt by the letters of the alphabet to race to the top of a coconut tree. It seemed like a good idea at the time -- that is -- until they all came tumbling down.
Don’t worry, with the exception of “black eyed P,” the letters only suffered minor injuries.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is 32 pages of pages of pure magic -- and your kids are sure to get a kick out of it!
The book uses lots of rhythm and rhymes to tell the story of an attempt by the letters of the alphabet to race to the top of a coconut tree. It seemed like a good idea at the time -- that is -- until they all came tumbling down.
Don’t worry, with the exception of “black eyed P,” the letters only suffered minor injuries.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is 32 pages of pages of pure magic -- and your kids are sure to get a kick out of it!
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
I just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy Easter!
Hi all! I just wanted to pop in and wish everyone who’s reading this a safe and happy Easter weekend! The weather in my city is perfect, so no complaints here.
Also, when filling those baskets for your children, try not to overdo the candy. You wouldn’t want them to overdose on sugar - or worse, have to empty your bank account to pay for costly dental visits.
Also, when filling those baskets for your children, try not to overdo the candy. You wouldn’t want them to overdose on sugar - or worse, have to empty your bank account to pay for costly dental visits.
Alternative Easter Basket Fillers
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
Avoid filling your children's Easter baskets with candy this year. Try some of these fun and practical options.
With Easter right around the corner, children will be anxiously awaiting their baskets filled with goodies. This year, do your kids a favor and forget the candy. Try filling their Easter baskets with fun, practical alternatives.
- books
- bubbles
- dolls, teddy bears and doll accessories
- toy cars
- bubble bath
- gardening gloves
- sports gear (soccer balls, basketballs, etc.)
- small outdoor toys (buckets, shovels, etc.)
- coloring books
- crayons and markers
- play dough
- modeling clay
- funnels
- magnifying glasses
- bug boxes
- favorite music and movies
- fruit
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
This book is a great filler for your child's Easter basket.
This has been a hectic week for me. But I finally got the chance to visit the local bookstore to update my children’s growing literature collection.
I stumbled across an amazing book called The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. I picked up two copies because I thought they would make great fillers for my kids’ Easter baskets.
I stumbled across an amazing book called The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. I picked up two copies because I thought they would make great fillers for my kids’ Easter baskets.
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
Fun activities that are all about Dr. Seuss.
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! One of my favorite times in March is the celebration of Theodore Seuss Geisel’s birthday. His children's stories are timeless and I want to be just like him when I grow up!
If you're looking for fun activities that are all about Dr. Seuss, Random House has a great interactive website for children called Seussville.
Kids can play games, create stories and listen to silly music. The website is as much fun as his books. You’ve got to check it out!
If you're looking for fun activities that are all about Dr. Seuss, Random House has a great interactive website for children called Seussville.
Kids can play games, create stories and listen to silly music. The website is as much fun as his books. You’ve got to check it out!
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Charlina Stewart
Charlina Stewart
A fun way to spend time with the kids is by organizing a backyard Easter egg hunt.
If you’re looking for a way to have some fun with the kids this Easter, try organizing a backyard Easter egg hunt. It’s easy to do and requires very little prep time. It's also a great way for the kiddos to get a little exercise.
If you plan to include your children’s friends, you can ask their parents to purchase a bag of plastic eggs and things to fill them with.
The children can help you fill the plastic eggs a day of two before the hunt. If smaller kids will be participating, it would be wise for an adult to accompany them – so that they can assist with putting the eggs into their baskets.
If there is a big age difference in the children that will participate, you should try having two separate hunts. It will spare you the guilt of having your rambunctious ten-year-old son knocking your neighbor’s three-year-old daughter to the ground while he’s diving for Easter eggs.
This is a fun way to spend quality time with the entire family. Happy hunting!
If you plan to include your children’s friends, you can ask their parents to purchase a bag of plastic eggs and things to fill them with.
The children can help you fill the plastic eggs a day of two before the hunt. If smaller kids will be participating, it would be wise for an adult to accompany them – so that they can assist with putting the eggs into their baskets.
If there is a big age difference in the children that will participate, you should try having two separate hunts. It will spare you the guilt of having your rambunctious ten-year-old son knocking your neighbor’s three-year-old daughter to the ground while he’s diving for Easter eggs.
This is a fun way to spend quality time with the entire family. Happy hunting!
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