Everyone’s favorite mouse has been kind enough to host my family on his newest cruise ships the last two years. This year, after a very
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Candace Lindemann, Yale, BA, Harvard Graduate School of Education, EdM, is an educational consultant and published writer. She enjoys new learning experiences with her children, ages 6 and 4 and 1.5.
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Hot Air Balloon Craft – Inspired by American Girl Saige
My daughter is really enjoying her Saige American Girl of the Year doll. She’s been reading the second book, Saige Paints the Sky. So, we
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Pot of Gold St. Patrick’s Day Craft
My son asked to make a St. Patrick’s Day craft today. I didn’t have anything planned but I made a few suggestions and he said
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Create your own Dinosaur Fossils
At a recent trip to the American Museum of Natural History, we say this Dinosaur Skeleton Fossil Playset and I claimed it as my own
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Plastic Water Bottle and Tissue Paper Snowman
Both of my kids made this plastic bottle snowman craft in their classes this December. In their classes, they used a 2 liter soda bottle
Nemo dropped about 30 inches of snow on my area, the highest totals in New York and boy was it a mess! The kids wanted
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You’re A-MAZE-ing! Simple Photo Valentine with a Maze
My daughter cannot bring candy in with her Valentines so we could not use lollipop Valentines. Instead, we usually use pencils. This year, she wanted
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Superhero Lollipop Valentines with Heart Logos
I thought my son was going to do the lollipop photo valentines we did last year, and the year before that for his sister. Then,
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Salt Ceramic Heart Ornaments for Valentine’s Day
We’ve made salt ceramic heart ornaments for the last few Valentine’s Days but I’ve never had the time to post them before! Salt ceramic is
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Pine Cone Bird Craft
Even before my eldest could talk, she loved birds. I admit, I did not know much about birds before my kids came along, but I’ve