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Fun Friday @ the Library! We learned how to make a super easy and affordable egg maracas craft.
Materials: rice, plastic eggs, plastic spoons, scotch tape, duct tape, thin colored masking tape, permanent markers.
1. Spoon rice into larger half of plastic egg.
2. Close egg & tape together with scotch tape.
3. Place egg inside two spoons.
4. Using duct tape, tape around both handles.
5. Using thin colored masking tape, tape around spoons and egg.
6. Decorate with permanent markers!

Summer reading fun! Signed up for reading programs at two libraries to earn books and prizes plus continuing our at home reading incentive. At home, kiddo earns 10 minutes of TV time for each book she reads. 8-10 books usually equals a movie or 2 books can be traded for short videos like Odd Squad, which we ❤️!

Ready for tomorrow's sight word egg hunt!

Study says reading aloud to children, more than talking, builds literacy Picture books are more likely than speech to include uncommon words.

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