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Terri Thompson

10 Ways to Play This Weekend: Week 6

August 18, 2012 By Terri Thompson

  1. Pretend to be a spy with Inner Child Fun.
  2. Learn about Japan and make your own Kokeshi dolls
  3. Bake bread together with Simple Kids
  4. Read some back-to-school themed books with Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
  5. Play Word Family Slam with Toddler Approved
  6. Make Australian-inspired dot art button turtles with Glittering Muffins
  7. Make mini masterpieces with Imagination Soup
  8. Play Red Light Green Light
  9. Decorate some composition notebooks for back to school with Make and Takes
  10. Photocopy and paint your body with Mama Scout

How are you going to play this weekend?

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Math Play: Circle Hunt

August 16, 2012 By Terri Thompson

Circles, circles every where!

We still had several craft foam circles left after making our sewing basket, so we decided to do an easy hide and seek game with the circles.

This idea is so simple that there’s not much to write about, so I’ll just leave you with these pictures of some of our hiding spots.

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You can adapt this idea for any shape. I found that the craft foam was easy to hide and held up well to all sorts of pulling and tugging. If you don’t have craft foam, cut up an old cereal box instead.

The next time you’re looking for some easy indoor fun, try an easy hide and seek game with shapes!

Explore Nature: Forest Treasure Jars

August 13, 2012 By Terri Thompson

Earlier this summer we spent a wonderful week at Lake Catherine State Park.

We spent the week camping with my parents, hiking, swimming, and impressing the park rangers with our knowledge of bird skulls.

Instead of the usual souvenirs, such as t-shirts or small trinkets, we brought back several nature treasures we found on walks around the park.

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After a few week of these treasures sitting around in our nature bags, I knew it was time to do something with them.

I wanted to do a version of these nature jars I had been seeing all over Pinterest.

I rounded up a few jars and vases I had that were sitting around and gathering dust. We then gathered up our jars and nature treasures and got to work.

We worked carefully adding our treasures.

We had gumballs, feathers, rocks, pine needles, and pine cones.

The girls arranged them carefully, adding and subtracting until they were pleased with the results.

We had a great time talking about all the treasures we had found on our trip.

When we were all done, we artfully arranged them on our table. Now we have a beautiful centerpiece and wonderful memories of our trip every time we sit down to eat.

What is your favorite vacation souvenir?

Kid’s Co-op: In the Kitchen

August 10, 2012 By Terri Thompson

It’s Friday and that means it’s Kid’s Co-op time. Link up your favorite kid-related posts and then check out all the fun that has been linked up from other bloggers.

There were 185 fabulous ideas shared last week such as sensory play ideas, baby play ideas, book recommendations, outside fun and more. Today, I’d like to share three posts that will get you in the kitchen.

Mama Miss shared this fun beach-themed lunch idea. What kid wouldn’t like this?

 

School Time Snippets shared this fun snack that the kids can help you make.
And Caminen Plegats shared a yummy lemon ice recipe.
Now it’s time for you to share all the fun you’ve been having! Please join up and share your favorite post. (And, we’d love you forever if you’d link back to us!) Your link will show up on all of the hosts blogs. It’s time to link up, visit some new blogs, and have a lot of fun!

 

Bloggers Go Olympics: Move Like a Gymnast

August 7, 2012 By Terri Thompson

Have you been watching as much Olympics as we have?

We have it on every night and are so inspired by all the swimmers, divers, runners, soccer players, and every other athlete.

The girls have been running races, pretending to dive… synchronized diving nonetheless… and learning how to run relays.

But, by far, our favorite events have been the gymnastic events. While admittedly, we’re not able to turn flips on a balance beam or go launching ourselves off of a vault, we still had fun moving like a gymnast.

There are many simple ways your kids can get moving in the style of a gymnast. Here are a few we tried.

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Balance Beam: I found a couple of scrap boards and set them out in the grass for a balance beam. We practiced walking forward and backward and turning around. We tried balancing one foot and doing small hops. We even tried carrying our hula hoops over our heads.

Balancing: Can you balance on one foot? Can you stretch your leg out behind you and balance that way? How can your arms help you balance? Balancing is an integral skill in gymnastics and an easy and important skill that your kids can practice in their own backyard.

Floor Exercise: Design your own floor exercise routines. Tumble, leap, balance. Combine it with music and try adding your own choreography. Can you get a perfect score?

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Create a routine using a hula hoop or ball. Can you balance with a hula hoop held over your head? Can you spin the hula hoop on your arms? Can you twirl with a ball held over our head? Wow your family with your rhythmic gymnastics routines!

And when you’re done, throw your arms in the air and wait for the applause. You deserve it!

Have fun with the Olympics and use them to help promote movement and fun. Almost any event can be used as inspiration for your own movement games.

 
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