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Hi Parents! I've been working hard on some new projects!

Are you looking for ways to fill your kids' time during school breaks with educational, yet fun, activities? You don't need to spend hundreds on camps for your kids. Send them to camp AT HOME with our new kits designed for preschool to elementary school kids.

I've designed fun and educational curriculum kits centered around a theme. Each kit includes a week's worth of arts and crafts projects, science experiments, games, and much more that you can do at home on your own schedule, plus all the materials you will need.

I have three themes available to order for Spring Break:
-Star Wars
-My Little Pony
-The Alphabet

I'm really excited to offer these camp-at-home kits for less than half the cost of a traditional camp program! Plus, each kit includes enough materials for TWO kids.

Check out the attached flyer for more information and prices, and feel free to email or message me. I’ll be taking Spring Break orders until the last week of February. If you order early by February 7, you'll receive $10 off your order!

Since this is a totally new product for me (and a new process for putting together orders), I'm starting with just local orders (DFW area) for Spring Break. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to know more.

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Which is right for your family: preschool or daycare?

http://www.babycenter.com/0_how-preschools-differ-from-daycare-centers_5958.bc?scid=bulletin_pres_20150804&pe=MlV4bW15RXwyMDE1MDgwNA..

How preschools differ from daycare centers | BabyCenter As long as your child's teacher genuinely cares about your child and his development — and makes sure he's doing age-appropriate activities — you're fine.

When you're in the car (on the way to school or anywhere), try this fun game. Have your child guess an object or word you're thinking of that starts with a specific letter.

For example: I'm thinking of something that flies in the sky that starts with the letter A.
Answer: Airplane

Use words your child is familiar with. Pick a letter, and do the same letter for the whole car ride (unless it's a REALLY long ride). If your child has a school calendar that identifies a letter of the week, use that letter for extra practice!

Log in or register to download a list of clues for each letter of the alphabet: http://www.expandingmindslearning.net/archives/87

Alphabet Activity – I’m Thinking Of… | Expanding Minds Learning Post navigation Next → Alphabet Activity – I’m Thinking Of… Posted on July 31, 2014 by admin Save to my favoritesThis is one of the first activities that got Expanding Minds Learning off the ground. I started doing this with my son on the way to school. I keep his school calendar posted on the wall…

Starting a new preschool soon (or looking for a new preschool)? Here are some things to be aware of when you're looking at schools.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_signs-of-a-bad-preschool_6055.bc?showAll=true

Signs of a bad preschool | BabyCenter Start making the rounds several months before your child is ready to start, and watch for our warning signs; if you see any, keep looking.

This looks like a fun activity. To modify for younger kids, just have them point out places on a map that start with each letter of the alphabet.

http://maryland.us.mensa.org/ChallengeBox/BoxTwo/BRIGHT_2015_Challenge_Box_2_Instructions-2015-07-05.pdf

maryland.us.mensa.org

Great article about teaching time and money concepts to young kids. Two very important concepts. We've been working a lot on money. My son earns 5 cents for doing various chores around the house. At the end of the day, we add up how many 5-cent chores he has done and he gets paid.

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2015/07/making-time-money-concepts-stick/

Making Time and Money Concepts Stick One of the most challenging concepts to teach younger children is time and money. I have a few strategies that seem to make this task a bit easier.

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http://giftedparentingsupport.blogspot.com/2015/07/finding-age-appropriate-books-for.html?m=1

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2015/04/fun-math-activities-summer-vacation

Fun Math Activities for Summer Vacation Parents can help students retain learned math skills during the summer with these fun math activities.

http://www.creativechild.com/articles/view/parenting-how-to-raise-a-problem-solver

Parenting: How to Raise a Problem-Solver Parenting Strategies for Problem Solving