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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities ~ Giant Magnets and Posters

Tanya — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:03:00 +0000

Welcome to our super fun set of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities! This is such a wonderful book by Eric Carle and we just can’t get enough of The Very Hungry Caterpillar free printables, crafts, activities and more! In this post, we will be focusing on a great hands-on set of giant magnets and postersContinue Reading

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Printable Hungry Caterpillar Fruit Cards Craft

Tanya — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:39:00 +0000

We love Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar printables that we are sharing lately! In this post, we made beautiful cards using different materials. These cards were made with printable hungry caterpillar fruit shapes! They all turned out amazing! At the end of this post, you will get this printable download to make yourContinue Reading

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Free Flower Matching Game Printable

Tanya — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:03:00 +0000

You are going to love the Flower Memory Games for Kids we made in this post! Well, here is a fantastic flower matching game printable for you to play with your kids right away! Yes, you can get these free plant matching game printable card set and use them for several activities that we will showContinue Reading

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities and Free Printables List

Tanya — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:37:00 +0000

Yea! Here is another super awesome post on The Very Hungry Caterpillar activities and free printables list! Your kids will love how fun these hands-on activities are and you will love just how simple it is to make your kids so excited! At the end of the post, you will get over 30 printable ideasContinue Reading

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Teaching Kids About Environmental Safety: Lessons You Can Give at Home

Tanya — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:06:58 +0000

Our kids' world is full of questions, and that curiosity is the perfect place to start important conversations about environmental safety.

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15 Ways To Keep Your Children Entertained At Home During The Holidays

Tanya — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:47:00 +0000

With these activity ideas at hand, your children will no longer need to be bored throughout the school holidays.

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4 Fantastic Additions To Your Garden For Kids

Tanya — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:56:40 +0000

This is a great way to encourage your kids to spend more time in the outdoors without even needing to leave your home.

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Family Summer Fun: Water Games & Exercises For All Ages

Tanya — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:43:00 +0000

To help you get ready for the season, here is a treasure trove of ideas for water-based activities that promote teamwork, healthy habits, and more.

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Craft Activities for Kids ~ Paper Weaving Projects

Tanya — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:56:00 +0000

In this post, we are looking at some really fun paper weaving projects that your kids will find a lot of fun!

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Craft ~ Day and Fruit Names Printable Book

Tanya — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:45:00 +0000

These The Very Hungry Caterpillar printables are awesome! They are perfect for younger kids and for older kids! Come get these freebies!

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Printable Book (Color and Number Names)

Tanya — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:21:00 +0000

The children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is one of the most beloved books in our home. In this post, we have a super fun activity: The Very Hungry Caterpillar printable book! The children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is one of the most beloved books in our home,Continue Reading

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Complete List of the Most Amazing Insect Books for Kids to Read, Love and Learn With

Tanya — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:32:00 +0000

Look at our complete list of the most amazing insect books for kids to read, love and learn with, including ideas, resources and printables.

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12 of the Most Uplifting Printable Spring & Easter Coloring Pages

Tanya — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 09:48:00 +0000

If you are looking for some super fun and awesome printable coloring pages, you came to the right place! My kids have a lot of fun getting creative with the coloring pages that I give them. My daughter asks me for awesome coloring pages to print over coloring books. Don’t ask me why. She justContinue Reading

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Egg Decorating Ideas for Kids (Plus Easter Printables)

Tanya — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Do you enjoy decorating eggs (real or fake) as soon as Spring hits? Come get 28 great egg decorating ideas for Easter!

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Our Favorite Farm Animals Activities

Guest — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 09:51:00 +0000

Come read about our favorite farm animals! Do you have a favorite farm animal? Have you ever been on a farm? We were blessed last year with the opportunity to move onto my sister’s farm in Tennessee. We’ve learned a tremendous amount about farm life in the year since our move. I think by farContinue Reading

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3 Tips to Keep Your Children Learning During the Summer

Tanya — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:15:59 +0000

Read on to learn how you can encourage and facilitate learning even over the summer months.

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Physical Education Homeschool Curriculum for Kids [Video]

Tanya — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:48:00 +0000

Come learn how to incorporate a great physical education homeschool curriculum into your home education! You are a busy homeschool mom, I get it! It is hard trying to stay on top of everything when it comes to homeschooling, keeping up with the home and more. And on top of all of the core homeschoolContinue Reading

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50+ Color & Rainbow Crafts & Activities

Tanya — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:04:00 +0000

Here is an amazing list of more than fifty color & rainbow crafts & activities that you will enjoy with your kids. Take a look!

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How to Boost Health and Wellbeing Through Landscape Design

Tanya — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:50:00 +0000

Here are actionable steps that homeowners can take to boost health and well-being of the environment and their families.

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Soybean Plant Life Cycle for Kids ~ Easy Felt Craft

Tanya — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:47:23 +0000

When you think about Montessori, you should immediately think “hands-on,” right? Well, when you think about Montessori Science, it should be no different. When you are following a Montessori Science curriculum 3-6, you will find that it is one of the subjects that you need to make some of your own materials. It applies toContinue Reading

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Montessori Garden Ideas for your Montessori Botany Activities [Bonus Printable]

Tanya — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:51:37 +0000

I love new beginnings, don’t you? They are a new opportunity to do things better, more beautiful, more inspirational. In this training, we are bringing the concept of a branch in Science that studies plants to life: Botany activities in Montessori. I have called this training “Montessori Garden Ideas for your Montessori Botany Activities” forContinue Reading

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100 Things to Do this Summer {Printable}

Tanya — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:27:04 +0000

Summer is here and it’s a matter of time before the kids complain saying that they are getting bored. In this post, I am going to share with you 100 activities and games to play in the summer! From a treasure hunt to planting a garden that is created and maintained, you will find itContinue Reading

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20+ of The Best Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities & Crafts

Tanya — Sat, 30 May 2020 10:00:22 +0000

Take a look at very hungry caterpillar activities on one very popular book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (by Eric Carle). We are so excited to bring to you this HUGE list of awesome ideas, inspiration, free printables, coloring pages, crafts, party ideas and even snacks! Take a look at all of these posts on oneContinue Reading

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100+ Fun Games to Play Outside this Summer

Tanya — Mon, 25 May 2020 09:31:53 +0000

You are here! I am so glad! This is the post that you have been waiting for! Are you ready to see this super long list of fun games to play outside? We have 100+ fun games to play outside this Summer or anytime when the weather is nice outside. Most of them can beContinue Reading

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Spring and Summer Hands-on Activities and Printables

Tanya — Wed, 13 May 2020 09:49:40 +0000

We love Spring and Summer! Don’t you? They are fun seasons to be outside studying plants or making flowery crafts. Kids love to play with water, drink icy fruity drinks and spend time in the sun. It is also a fun time to plant a garden, pick wild flowers, go on nature walks and feedContinue Reading

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Teaching to Paint Eric Carle Pictures {Part 1}

Tanya — Tue, 05 May 2020 11:02:13 +0000

What educator and homeschool family doesn’t love Eric Carle’s books and illustrations? Eric Carle is an amazing author and illustrator and has created incredibly fun picture book art. Aren’t Eric Carle pictures just amazing? If you want to learn how Eric Carle makes his art, keep reading! We read them with our children andContinue Reading

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities and Crafts

Tanya — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:08:26 +0000

My kids loved this list! We went through this great set of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities and Crafts! We made so many fun ones! The kids took turns picking out the craft they wanted to make next. They all turned out awesome and they were a lot of fun to make. Visit our caterpillarContinue Reading

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Botany for Kids Printable Bundle {Activities, Printables, Ideas, Resources and more}

Tanya — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:08:30 +0000

We are so excited about this wonderful printable bundle of Botany for Kids! We know that Botanists study plants, but you don’t need a degree to learn more about them. Make this bundle as a unit study on plants and plant life. Learn how plants grow best by planting a garden, planting seeds andContinue Reading

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Montessori Botany Activities ~ Parts of a Seed Printable Bundle

Tanya — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 23:47:28 +0000

Have you been studying Montessori Botany with your kids lately? Have you been looking at the parts of the flower or maybe the plant life cycle? And what about the main parts of a seed? Maybe you want to make a seed dissection and let the kids see for themselves. Botany is the perfectContinue Reading

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Soybean Plant Life Cycle Worksheets and Activity Set

Tanya — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:53:03 +0000

Do your kids know the different stages of the life cycle of a plant? Do they know how a plant starts out from a seed, that the plant produces the food needed to make fruit? If you have been looking for hands-on and educational activities or lesson plans about the life cycle of a plant,Continue Reading

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Snack Ideas

Tanya — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:00:26 +0000

Snacks! Children LOVE snacks, right? What about snacks that are connected to a cool and amazing children’s book? Yes! Here is a snack that children can play with and eat and enjoy. This snack is one that your kids can put together on their own. It is based on the wonderful children’s picture book TheContinue Reading

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Spring Flower Craft Activity for Kids

Tanya — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:01:56 +0000

Spring and Summer are so fun to be outdoors. Not only is the weather nicer, but there is color everywhere! From rainbows and fruit trees to colorful kites and beautiful flowers. Well, being outside is fun, but on a rainy day or an extra hot afternoon, you can have some fun activities for kids atContinue Reading

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Homemade Salt Dough Recipe

Tanya — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:10:00 +0000

Homemade salt dough is especially popular during the winter holidays because it is so easy to make ornaments out of it, but in reality, salt dough can be used anytime during the year. There is so much we can create with salt dough! The sky is the limit! And it is so easy to make,Continue Reading

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How to Make a Cootie Catcher ~ Video Tutorial

Tanya — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:10:54 +0000

Making cootie catchers was so much fun growing up. It was such a “thing” to put together on your own and then play it with friends. In this post, I will guide you through the process of making a cootie catcher tutorial or, as others call it, origami fortune tellers. As you read through theContinue Reading

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Kids will Love this Great Printable List of United States Symbols

Tanya — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:05:38 +0000

This is a really fun lesson about 12 important USA landmarks, monuments and symbols. It is fantastic! In this lesson, we will share with you the books we read about the U.S.A. We have a wonderful printable list of United States landmarks, monuments and symbols that kids should learn about. We are also including a UnitedContinue Reading

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14 New Printable Homeschool Summer Activities You Need to Get

Tanya — Mon, 27 May 2019 09:12:05 +0000

I am so excited that the homeschool year is over and Summer is around the corner! I have decided that we’re going to make the best out of it, even on the hot days and we have to stay inside. Between our pool times and our park days, there will be days where it willContinue Reading

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How to Fold a 1-Page Booklet Tutorial with Instructional Video & Printable Booklet

Tanya — Sun, 26 May 2019 09:10:25 +0000

If you are looking for printable projects for kids to learn to make by following directions, then this is the perfect one! It is challenging enough to need instructions, but not too hard to discourage them from trying. In this post, I will show you how to fold a 1-page booklet tutorial with an instructionalContinue Reading

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100+ Summer Themed Activities, Printables and Ideas!

Tanya — Wed, 22 May 2019 09:04:16 +0000

I am super excited about this post! Summer is practically here and I am super excited to show you a super awesome list of 100+ Summer-themed activities! From beach, sharks and ocean to other fun hands-on games and books about dinosaurs, play dough and pirates, be sure to stop by and peruse our list. YouContinue Reading

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How to Get Children to Stay Hydrated

Tanya — Sat, 18 May 2019 09:45:22 +0000

It’s getting warm outside and it is so natural to get occupied with playing that kids neglect to remain hydrated. Indeed, playing with water is incredible, however drinking water is critical, particularly amid Summer. It is so difficult to keep it up! Even we, as mothers, in some cases experience considerable difficulties staying aware ofContinue Reading

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Beautiful Ways to Learn about the Characteristics of Insects

Tanya — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 09:41:36 +0000

Do you know about the only insect that migrates in winter? Do your kids know what complete metamorphosis means? Are you wanting to put together an amazing unit to study about insects and learn all kinds of amazing facts? Well, you can read great books to find out about the insect that migrates in winterContinue Reading

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How to Make a Colorful Chicken Life Cycle Craft with Kids

Tanya — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:42:53 +0000

Let’s learn about the chicken’s life cycle for a little bit. It is one of the most fascinating life cycles that we have studied. We haven’t seen it all in person, but pretty close, actually. The 5 stages of a chicken’s life are fun and easy to remember. The stages of chicken are eggs, hatchlings, chicks,Continue Reading

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How to Make Easy Edible Play Sand Recipes

Tanya — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:51:02 +0000

There is not only one edible sand recipe that kids can play with safely. You can use brown sugar, graham cracker and more. The truth is that as long as it is edible and safe, kids can play with this with cars or with other small toys in a sensory bin. There are many sensoryContinue Reading

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8 Free Very Hungry Caterpillar Printable Pictures for Cutting Practice

Tanya — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:49:03 +0000

The very hungry caterpillar printable pictures for cutting practice download is beautiful with cutting practice worksheets for free. If you have been following our blog for any given time, you will know that we love Eric Carle the very hungry caterpillar printables! They are awesome preschool worksheets and games that are inspired by the wonderfulContinue Reading

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The Most Awesome Coloring Pages for Kids to Color this Summer

Tanya — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 09:55:35 +0000

Summer is coming faster than you can imagine. Blink and it will be here! Ah! It is time to wind down on homeschooling and take a break. If you homeschool year-round, like we do, you will still do less during the Summer months than what you usually do during the school year. You are probablyContinue Reading

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This Sensational Butterfly Life Cycle Book Printable will Blow your Mind

Tanya — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:24:46 +0000

Get ready for an amazing unit on the beautiful butterfly life cycle for kids! Come and take a look at just how much fun we have been having with our unit this year! But why stop at just filling out a butterfly life cycle worksheet? Let’s dive deeper and have fun while we’re at it! InContinue Reading

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The Best List of Fun Spring Crafts for Kids

Tanya — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:21:55 +0000

Spring is so awesome! We love to make beautiful arts and crafts, so we stand in front of our Arts and Crafts cabinet and get creative! Whether you want strictly Spring crafts or more educational Spring-friendly music related crafts or rainbow arts and crafts, LOOK HERE! We have it all here! You will want toContinue Reading

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Easter Art Lessons for Kids that Will Make your Life Easier

Tanya — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:03:22 +0000

Whenever I think of making a craft with my kids or teaching them an Art lesson, I confess that I cringe a little. The first thing that comes to mind is “MESS!” But it is always so much fun! We enjoy ourselves every single time. My favorite arts and crafts are the seasonal ones thatContinue Reading

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12 of the Best Moth Life Cycle Printable Activities

Tanya — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:58:21 +0000

If you are like me and you have been looking for moth life cycle printable activities that kids can do to learn more about metamorphosis, then look no further! This is the bundle for you! It is awesome to have made these 12 fascinating activities with my kiddos the other day! We all enjoyed themContinue Reading

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10 of the Greatest Printable Hungry Caterpillar Coloring Pages in the World

Tanya — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:42:22 +0000

If your kids love coloring books and The Hungry Caterpillar activities; this is the perfect printable for you to get today! Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar printables go hand-in-hand. Why? Because that beautiful children’s story has so much educational material! Learning the days of the week, story sequencing, the butterfly life cycle, foodContinue Reading

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Moth & Butterfly Life Cycle Book List & Resources that Will Blow your Mind

Tanya — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 09:39:27 +0000

When it comes to life cycles, we are always fascinated at how life cycles through the different stages. We love to learn about those animals that look like a small version of their parents (mammals) and those that don’t (frogs). But our favorite ones are those that go through metamorphosis! In this post, we willContinue Reading

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The Most Fun Bingo Game Hungry Caterpillar Printables in the World

Tanya — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:39:10 +0000

The children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is one of my children’s favorite books of all-time. It is such a fun story, but at the same time, it also recounts the story of the butterfly life cycle. That is my favorite part. In this post, we have put together a fun gameContinue Reading

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12 Creative Moth Life Cycle Printables for Kids to Love

Tanya — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:07:25 +0000

If you have been searching for some fun hands-on moth life cycle craft ideas that kids can make to learn more about metamorphosis, then this is the homeschool printables bundle for you! It makes us so happy to have made these 12 lovely and colorful activities with my kids! They have really enjoyed all ofContinue Reading

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The Best Moth and Butterfly Life Cycle Printables in the World

Tanya — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:51:42 +0000

Spring will be here soon and we always enjoy learning about the most amazing topic in Science: life cycles! We cover several every year, but this year, I want us to go more in depth in some of them. So I have made some super awesome life cycle homeschool printables! You can get some freebiesContinue Reading

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12 of the Greatest Life Cycle of a Butterfly Printables

Tanya — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 02:50:58 +0000

I am so excited about making some super fun butterfly life cycle craft ideas with my kids! I save them for a special occasion, so, 2 weeks ago, when we had a rainy day, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to make them! They were so surprised! I think your kids will enjoy these lifeContinue Reading

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Spring Activities, Printables and Ideas for Kids!

Tanya — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:44:03 +0000

This is a great season! We love Spring because of all of its possibilities. In all seriousness, it is a great season to spend outside as much as possible. But, we know that there are some days that might still be too chilly or there might be rainy days as well. We are then stuckContinue Reading

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Chocolate-covered Strawberry Recipes

Tanya — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 11:05:00 +0000

This is the impromptu activity my lovely daughter and I did tonight. We have some Chocolate-covered Strawberry Recipes that are fun and sweet for kids of all ages. As soon as she saw me take the strawberries and the chocolate chips out, she was happily offering to help. How could I even explain to youContinue Reading

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Awesome Owl Rock Painting Ideas for Kids

Tanya — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:35:04 +0000

We have several craft ideas on rock painting for kids to decorate and enjoy painting. In this post, we have some awesome owl rock painting ideas that kids will absolutely love! Awesome Owl Rock Painting Ideas for Kids This rock painting for kids activity is amazing! The possibilities are endless because you can pretty muchContinue Reading

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Amazing Camping Activities for Kids ~ Books, Gear, Printables & Ideas

Tanya — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:45:57 +0000

We go camping to cooler climates every Summer (for about 2 weeks) and to the sand dunes within driving distance in the Winter (for a long weekend here and there). Isn’t flexibility and freedom in homeschooling a wonderful thing?! This is our first year with an actual camper (bye, bye, tent!) and I decidedContinue Reading

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10 Outdoor Activities for Kids This Summer – Kids Summer Activities

Tanya — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 06:12:00 +0000

As summer is here, a cool parent like you and so many out there, is probably thinking of engaging in lots of fun activities with your kids this summer, right? Summer, being the most interesting time of the year to the kids, they are more likely to wait for all the year long for summerContinue Reading

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Awesome Free Printable Hungry Caterpillar 3-Part Cards

Tanya — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:49:01 +0000

Recently, Eric Carle, the wonderful children’s books author, celebrated his 89th birthday. What a legend he is! And in his honor, we are excited to have this awesome free printable hungry caterpillar set of 3-part cards! With these Eric Carle very hungry caterpillar printables, your kids will not only have fun with the beautiful imagesContinue Reading

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Awesome Printable Flower Activities for Kids BUNDLE 1

Tanya — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:09:11 +0000

Sometimes, it feels like Spring will never come, especially in those places that are currently covered in snow. But do not despair! Spring will arrive in all its glory. We will hear birds chirping, flowers blooming, trees budding and kids playing outside. Color will return to the earth, after a time of a whiteContinue Reading

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Famous Artists for Kids ~ Georgia O’Keeffe Flower Tutorial

Tanya — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:03:52 +0000

Georgia O’Keeffe was a fantastic artist! We have always enjoyed studying her art, especially her Southwestern paintings because, ahem, we live in the Southwest! But her flower paintings are also beautiful. In this post, we are going to do another Famous Artists for Kids study by learning how to paint flowers like Georgia O’Keeffe. IfContinue Reading

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A Fun Hands-on Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity & Craft

Tanya — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:37:24 +0000

Here is another very hungry caterpillar activity! We just can’t get over that awesome children’s book and so we keep the ball rolling! In this post, you will see a fun craft and I will also share some fun very hungry caterpillar printable activities that you might like. Visit our caterpillar and butterfly hub HERE! WeContinue Reading

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8 Hungry Caterpillar Printables and Inspired Activities

Tanya — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 09:22:40 +0000

Do you love hungry caterpillar printables as much as we do? In this post, you will see a set of 8 the very hungry caterpillar pictures to print, activities to make, games to play and many things to learn! Come and take a look at all of these 8 sets. They will be the perfectContinue Reading

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Eric Carle Hungry Caterpillar Inspired Bundle Deal ~ Art Tutorial & Printable Activities

Tanya — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:24:02 +0000

Ah! Have you ever read The Very Hungry Caterpillar or any of Eric Carle’s children’s books? He has quite the collection and now, we have a printable unit study to go with it! Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar book is one of our favorites ever! My children are 8 and 6 and they stillContinue Reading

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Printable Hungry Caterpillar Fruit ~ Sun Catcher Craft

Tanya — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:46:52 +0000

We love Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar and printables that expound on activities related to this awesome children’s book! In this post, we have an incredible idea with very hungry caterpillar printable activities! I have put together some very hungry caterpillar printables to make beautiful sun catchers! Come and see how we made themContinue Reading

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar BEST Bundle of Activities!!!!!

Tanya — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:43:39 +0000

Have you read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle? Don’t you just LOVE The Very Hungry Caterpillar printable activities and hands-on ideas to expound on this fun reading? They go hand-in-hand with the wonderful children’s book and they bring so much fun to an already super fun story. Here, you will actually see theContinue Reading

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Fun-Filled Activities and Printables Inspired by the Caterpillar Book

Tanya — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:42:11 +0000

Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar book is one of our favorites ever! My children are 8 and 6 and they still enjoy reading it because we have activities that expound on it. Do your kids like The Very Hungry Caterpillar printable activities? We have some here, so you’ve come to the right place! TheyContinue Reading

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Fun Summer Activities for Kids with 3 Part Cards ~ Free Montessori Printables

Tanya — Tue, 29 May 2018 09:21:20 +0000

We love Summer! Here are some really fun Summer activities for kids with 3 Part Cards! You can get these awesome free Montessori printables to introduce your kids to summer words. But we go a step beyond that with a fun game. See? Montessori is for everyone! Montessori at Home Summer Words 3 PartContinue Reading

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Characteristics of Rocks ~ Lessons, Hands-on Activities, Printables and more

Tanya — Mon, 28 May 2018 09:28:27 +0000

Have rock lovers at home? Are your kids fascinated with rock collecting and Science experiments? In this post, we will be sharing some fantastic characteristics of rocks! We include a list of fun lessons, hands-on activities (including experiments), helpful homeschool printables and more! Characteristics of Rocks Here is a great list! You will find soContinue Reading

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Summer Printable Coloring Pages for Kids ~ 8-Set Bundle

Tanya — Thu, 03 May 2018 10:21:41 +0000

This is a fantastic bundle of Summer printable coloring pages for kids! They won’t be bored with these! If you take Summer off from homeschooling, then this is the bundle for you! Kids will really enjoy going through one set of Summer homeschool printables every week. It is perfect because there are 8 setsContinue Reading

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MORE Eric Carle ~ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Printables List

Tanya — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:27:31 +0000

This is another awesome list with even more Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar printables! It is so amazing and fantastic! They’re free and fun and simply the best. Come take a look at these caterpillar printables based on a childhood favorite book! Visit our caterpillar and butterfly hub HERE! We have dozens and dozensContinue Reading

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Famous Artists for Kids ~ Lessons Inspired by Eric Carle

Tanya — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:16:23 +0000

What educator and homeschool family doesn’t love Eric Carle’s books and illustrations? Aren’t Eric Carle pictures just amazing? We read these books with our children and students because they have so much to offer, both the literature and the artwork. Don’t forget to visit our resources hub for music and fine arts! It is fullContinue Reading

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Butterfly Life Cycle for Kids ~ List of Printable Activities & Ideas

Tanya — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 02:25:04 +0000

This is an amazing list of printable activities about the butterfly life cycle for kids to learn, enjoy and get creative! In this list, you will find a set of fun activities including a butterfly life cycle worksheet, a caterpillar to butterfly life cycle printable, a butterfly life cycle lesson plan and many more butterfly life cycle activities!Continue Reading

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Fun Spring Crafts for Kids

Tanya — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:58:41 +0000

We are so excited for Spring! There are so many beautiful things about it! In this post, we will share a really awesome and really long list of Spring and Spring-related crafts for kids to make this Spring! They will enjoy making them and maybe displaying it around the house, in their rooms orContinue Reading

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Eric Carle ~ The Very Hungry Caterpillar Printables ~ Board Game Edition

Tanya — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 09:41:25 +0000

We love Eric Carle books! They are so much fun to sit and read with younger children. My children are getting a little bit older now, they are six and eight; so I was looking for ways to keep reading the famous lovely book with them. In order to do so, I’ve been making severalContinue Reading

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Spring Printable Coloring Pages, Activities, 3-Part Cards and more! Printable Bundle and Ideas

Tanya — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:44:30 +0000

Wow! As much as I love Spring and have anticipated it for so long, this year, it completely took me by surprise! So I quickly gathered our fun activities and ideas for printables, arts and crafts for Spring that we’ve done in the past. I am so excited that I found a whole 24Continue Reading

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Spring Printable Coloring Pages for Kids ~ 8-Set Bundle

Tanya — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:43:06 +0000

Spring is in the air! It is beautiful, colorful and so much fun! We are beyond excited when Spring rolls around because there is so much to do outside before the heat of Summer comes. And in celebration of Spring, we have a wonderful bundle of 8 printable sets (48 pages) that your kidsContinue Reading

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Butterfly Craft Projects for Spring

Tanya — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:36:00 +0000

Spring has been here for a few weeks and we are loving the nicer weather, the flowers budding and the birds chirping. We are also enjoying the hummingbirds that have moved into our neighborhood as well as the colorful butterflies. Here are some Butterfly Craft Projects for Spring that kids will enjoy making. Butterfly CraftContinue Reading

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7 Outdoor Activities For Preschoolers To Do This Spring

Tanya — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 11:00:01 +0000

Let your little one prance around in your backyard, soak in the sun with fun spring-time garden activities that you can enjoy with your kids.

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How to Plant a Garden Steps & Printable Montessori 3-Part Cards

Tanya — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:10:17 +0000

Every time Spring comes around, my children are fascinated about learning how to plant a garden. It is fun and the best part is that they get to reap the fruit of their labor, quite literally. It is more than just planting a garden, but also how to make a garden thrive and produceContinue Reading

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Nature Crafts for Kids ~ Lovely Child Dress-up Activity

Tanya — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:19:25 +0000

As soon as the weather is nice and plants start showing signs of life, we immediately look for Awesome Nature Crafts for Kids to enjoy! In this post, we will show you some nature art for kids to make with natural materials like leaves, flowers and even dirt. Your kids will really enjoy the book ofContinue Reading

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Awesome Nature Crafts for Kids

Tanya — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:24:40 +0000

Welcome to this fantastic post! We are very excited to be using the most amazing Nature Arts & Crafts Printable Book ever! Come and take a look at everything that is included in this list of awesome nature crafts for kids. Kids will love playing outside, getting dirty and making all kinds of beautiful crafts. ParentsContinue Reading

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The Best List of Edible Playdough Recipes

Tanya — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:43:25 +0000

Kids love hands-on activities, right? Mine are all over any Science experiments, any recipes they can help me cook and anything messy and gooey. In this post, we’ll expound on our fun ideas from our edible slime, playdough, sand and paint recipes to bring you the best list of edible playdough recipes! Watkins Assorted FoodContinue Reading

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The Most Amazing The Very Hungry Caterpillar Printables & Ideas

Tanya — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 03:22:57 +0000

We love reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle! We have read his books many, many time over the years. They are simply wonderful children’s books that create some beautiful and unforgettable memories with their parents, siblings and friends. In this post, we will share with you a list of 25+ The Very Hungry CaterpillarContinue Reading

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American Flag & Pledge of Allegiance Resources

Tanya — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:18:29 +0000

This post is all about the American flag pledge allegiance and resources to encourage patriotism and respect to our country. The American flag pledge of allegiance is not just a recitation for us to mundanely repeat when asked. It is a civic duty and a show of respect to those who sacrificially put themselves inContinue Reading

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Montessori Holiday Activities for Kids ~ Printable 3-Part Cards

Tanya — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:31:29 +0000

We enjoy learning about the many holidays celebrated in our country. They represent History and meaning. We like learning both that, too. In this post, we will share a Montessori version for holiday activities for kids. It includes a set of printable 3-part cards on 10 of the most popular holidays we celebrate during theContinue Reading

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Skip Counting Games for Kids {13s, 14s, 15s Printable 3-Part Cards}

Tanya — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:05:04 +0000

I got inspired to make a beautiful season-related Math activity for my children. But really, this activity will work for anytime of the year. See, we love Math and we love the Montessori Method, so we blended the two and made some Montessori-Inspired Skip Counting Games for Kids that you and your family will enjoy usingContinue Reading

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Printable Botany Projects for Kids and Learning Leaf Activities

Tanya — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:45:44 +0000

Botany is such a fun subject! Learning about stomata, angiosperms and venation is so interesting! In this post, we learn about leaves! Check out this list of awesome printable Botany projects for kids to do hands-on learning! We also love the second list of printable leaf activities for kids to learn more! And don’tContinue Reading

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Leaf Activities for Kids – Hands-on, Sensory, Arts & Crafts

Tanya — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:53:34 +0000

We are so excited to be learning about Botany this year! We are focusing on leaves right now. We are learning about pinnate venation and palmate venation. We are learning about sedated and entire leaves. We are also learning about chlorophyll and the stomata. In this post, we share a great list of leaf activitiesContinue Reading

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Sidewalk Chalk Ideas for Early Writing

Tanya — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:53:53 +0000

When the weather starts to get warmer, we love heading outside to find fun ways to play with educational topics. In this post, we will share with you some awesome sidewalk chalk ideas for early writing! My daughter enjoyed not only reviewing her alphabet letter names and sounds, but she also loved practicing writing theContinue Reading

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Outdoor Activities for Kids in Summer

Tanya — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:09:46 +0000

First of all, The Natural Homeschool and co-hosts are so excited to welcome you to this week’s “A Little Bird Told Me” Link Party #146! We have so many amazing bloggers out there that are writing some incredible posts. It is exciting finding great posts that are shared on this linky. We love it when bloggers come over everyContinue Reading

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Flower Activities for Kids: Color Matching {Printable Set}

Tanya — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:07:06 +0000

We are going on with our pretty flower activities. We have made several that are a lot of fun. You can see them at the end of this post. Make sure you grab those freebies and ideas, too! In this post, we will share with you a fun activity where a toddler or kindergartener canContinue Reading

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Gardening Ideas for Kids – Printable 3-Part Cards

Tanya — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:18:44 +0000

We have grown gardens in the past, but now that we have moved to a new home, we are excited to start on in our new spot this Fall. Fall will be here before we know it, so in the meantime, we will be using some awesome gardening ideas for kids! It includes aContinue Reading

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Printable Coloring Pages for Kids ~ MEGA Bundle of 32 Sets ~ 265 Pages

Tanya — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 10:06:49 +0000

We have some wonderful homeschool printable coloring pages for kids here! It is an amazing set that will keep your kids practicing fine motor skills all year long! In this bundle, we have 32 sets of printable pages. We have 8 sets for each of the four seasons. Imagine downloading this bundle of 265 pagesContinue Reading

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Wonderful Flower Books and Activities

Tanya — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:03:41 +0000

This is the most awesome post ever! In this Flower Books and Activities post, we will be sharing with you all kinds of goodies! We will share some flower board books, crafts, fiction books, snacks, non-fiction books, free printables, and so much more! And don’t forget to see our book list hub! It isContinue Reading

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15 Summer Activities to Help your Kids Appreciate Nature

Tanya — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:24:32 +0000

Take a look at these super awesome and fun 15 Summer Activities to Help your Kids Appreciate Nature! Click on the images below to get more info on these fun Summer outdoor activities to keep the fun and entertainment going! 15 Summer Activities to Help your Kids Appreciate Nature Thank you for reading thisContinue Reading

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Fun Ideas for Summer Activities

Tanya — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:29:23 +0000

First of all, The Natural Homeschool and co-hosts are so excited to welcome you to this week’s “A Little Bird Told Me” Link Party #144! We have so many amazing bloggers out there that are writing some incredible posts. It is exciting finding great posts that are shared on this linky. We love it when bloggers come over everyContinue Reading

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US Presidents Activity Coloring Pages for Kids {Printable Book}

Tanya — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:23:07 +0000

Our US Presidents studies continue! We are having so much fun! In this post, we share with you some awesome printable US Presidents Coloring Pages for Kids. They can be used in a few different ways, so let me show you what we did. US Presidents Homeschool Printable Coloring Pages for Kids First, I printedContinue Reading

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Flower Activities for Kids: Printable Color Sorting Fine Motor Skills

Tanya — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:36:26 +0000

We have been having a lot of fun with our flower activities for kids series! We have flower matching memory cards and flower handwriting worksheets. Now, we have a fun color sorting activity. Take a look at how my little girl got creative to color sort and practice her fine motor skills. Montessori at HomeContinue Reading

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