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With this post you can get some fun Superhero Play Doh placemats for kids! Plus, these placemats make excellent patterns for creating the Superhero themed breakfast you'll see featured in this post. Use these patterns to create cookies, sweet roll toppers and more. Perfect for any Superhero Birthday Party or breakfast party. This was formerly a #SponsoredPost. All opinions are mine alone. #BatmanVSuperman #Wonderwoman #WarmUpYourDay #CollectiveBias. Our eldest turns six very soon and one of his favorite superheroes is Superman. In fact, both our boys love Superman … [Read more...]

Children’s Fingerprint Keepsake Family Tree Tutorial

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One of my favorite ways to capture how small my children are now is to create children's fingerprint keepsakes like the one I'll be sharing in this tutorial. I love every craft that my children's tiny hands touch, and being able to capture their fingerprints and handprints is a wonderful way to create keepsakes that our family will treasure forever. This craft can easily be made into a kid's craft for capturing the colors and feel of fall. The leaves on the tree can be colored in all the hues of autumn - oranges, reds, golds, and dark purples. One of the things that … [Read more...]

P is for Pinecone Preschool Activities and Crafts

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We are fortunate to live in an area surrounded by pine trees. My boys love to be outside, exploring the ground for plants, trees, and even weeds. Our nature hikes can lead to hours of activity and fun for our family. This post is part of a group of posts being put together by bloggers with the Kid Blogger Network. This ABC's of nature series is being hosted by School Time Snippets. Every day a new and awesome blogger will share a letter of the alphabet and great ideas to go along with it. If you'd like to learn more, stop by the ABC's of Nature homepage over at … [Read more...]

Create an All About My Family Book Craft

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I hope you're having a wonderful week. One of the things I truly look forward to when creating an All About My Family Book Craft is spending time with family. This "All About My Family" book craft is something you can easily create with your children and family members. Subscribe Here to download your free copy of this fun activity and craft for kids. Plus, subscribers receive free printables every month along with easy recipes and ideas for family fun. I shared this craft a few years ago as part of a guest post I did over at UpsideDownHomeschooling.com. I … [Read more...]

Fall Wreath from Real Leaves

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Have you ever wished you could bring the natural beauty of fall indoors? I have. I love all the colors of fall leaves. My home is decorated in those autumn hues: red, gold, orange, and green. I wanted to create a fall wreath from real leaves. So when Noreen from Crafty Journal shared a tutorial on how to preserve the colors in fall leaves, I was so excited. This is a great activity to do with young children. My boys loved collecting and touching the fall leaves. They helped me collect them and then we turned them into a beautiful fall wreath. This … [Read more...]

Easy No-sew 4th of July T-shirts

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These Easy No-Sew 4th of July T-shirts took less than an hour to make and cost about $5 each. I wanted to get my two little guys matching shirts but I had a hard time finding T-shirts that I liked so I decided to create them. The secret is the iron-on transfer paper which can be used to iron-on any fabric onto the T-shirt or garment of your choice. Read on to learn how to make your own 4th of July or other "theme" T-shirt. Supplies: Red T-shirts (I used Garanimals 18M and 3T) Heat n Bond Ultrahold United States Flags Favorite Findings … [Read more...]

Preschool Book Box – “Five Wishing Stars”

Free Printables Zoo Animals are Here

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My FREE Zoo Animals bundle, a set of free printables, is attached here: FREE Zoo Animals Bundle. This is an exciting bundle to teach your preschooler about Zoo Animals. I enjoy illustrating animals and I've created a "Zoo Animals" bundle that includes: Coloring sheets on Zoo Animals and A set of Zoo Animal Games - memory, matching and matching the animals' footprints to each animal If you'd like some fun animal facts, you can find some great information at "The Jungle Store". This is not an affiliate link. Click the image below to get to their page on … [Read more...]

Children Books: A Brown Bear Book Box

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If you've been following my blog, then you know I'm creating some hand-illustrated alphabet printables for my preschooler. I was going to create and post some letter "B" printables but I've got something so much better! I was working on a bear and a bird and then... I created printables and a craft to make your own "book box" of the story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" at home. This book is one of the most popular books for children and a favorite in our home. Supplies: Shoebox or Similar Box White Card Stock Paper Colored Markers Double … [Read more...]

Preschool Alphabet Games – V is for Volcano

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We're on letter "V" in our preschool alphabet games. This week "V" is for volcano. This is our family's version of a Tot school for my 34 month old son. We're using a Montessori method of challenging little ones to learn by using their natural tendencies towards learning. You can read more about it on my Preschool Planning Post. On my planning post you can download a FREE planning chart and organizing chart. A "blank" copy of what the plan looks like. The purpose of this tool is to help brainstorm new ideas on ways we can implement learning and I'm not using it … [Read more...]

Preschool Farm Animals are Here

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If you are a fan or reader of HappyandBlessedHome.com the FREE Preschool Farm Animals bundle is attached here: FREE Preschool Farm Animals Bundle. I'm super excited about this new set of preschool tools. I enjoy illustrating animals and I've created a set of "Farm Animals & Games" bundle that includes: A lesson on Farm Animals - facts taken from Wickepedia Coloring sheets on Farm Animals with an emphasis on the alphabet letter for each animal - great for our study of the alphabet, and A set of Animal Farm Games - three easy, free games to play with your … [Read more...]

Preschool Alphabet Games – P is for Puppy Puppet

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We're on the letter "P" in our Preschool Alphabet Games and today was a busy day. I prepared a craft, some sensory items (a pear and potatoes), our magnet board, and some cute free printables, and you know what was the biggest hit? The potatoes! To see more click on the video: Counting Potatoes On the magnet board I pinned up pictures of a pig, pencil, pumpkin, pen, panda, penguin, and pizza. I also had out our Alphabet Sound Puzzle by Melissa and Doug on the table and a super cute truck puzzle. I drew some of my own letter P printables: a … [Read more...]

Preschool Crafts – Thankful Turkey

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This post includes a tutorial on a preschool craft to create a thankful turkey. Our family used our Thankful Turkey to talk with our children about thankfulness and what it means to be thankful. In addition, this post reflects how thankful I am for my many blessings. I've been looking at pictures of our almost ten month old and my heart is overwhelmed with the feeling of thankfulness. I am so immeasurably blessed. I praise the Lord for my husband who is the most amazing daddy. Our boy's faces light up whenever daddy is around. Weekend time with Daddy is so … [Read more...]