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MUFFIN TIN RESCUE ✂️

There are accounts whose elaborate play set ups should earn them some kind of parenting medal 🏅, and I both admire and respect their talent and commitment. However, this is not that kind of account. I’m all about keeping it simple and encouraging others to use what they have at home. And in this case, that’s a muffin tin, masking tape (painter’s tape should work just as well…

CREATIVE LETTER GAMES MAKE LEARNING THE ALPHABET A BREEZE! 💨

Cc is a new letter for us and since you all already know paper 📝 and pencil aren’t my thing, here you go. 😉 Make the desired letter using tape and place a cotton ball on one end, which you could refer to as “the starting line.” The goal is to blow 💨 the cotton ball all the way to the other end, or “the finish line” 🏁 using the straw. Can you…

Hh IS FOR HALLOWEEN, Bb IS FOR BOO!

So @moorethanhappy blew my mind this morning as she pointed out that since we’re working on letters Bb and Hh, we may as well incorporate some Halloween activities, especially because Bb in for “boo” and Hh is for “Halloween.” 🤯 Have I mentioned how much easier it is when you work as a team? Bouncing ideas off one another is SO helpful. She was absolutely right and the kids LOVED…

TURNING PLAY-DOH INTO A LITERACY ACTIVITY

If you know me, you know my love for Play-Doh runs deep. Yes, it can be messy, yes, it gets under your nails and on the bottom of shoes, but it takes a whole lot more than a little bit of extra cleaning to stress me out…especially when the pay-off is so high. This stuff is just so versatile! MATERIALS:• Play-Doh• Post-It notes• Marker, crayon…