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Craft Posts

DIY Sidewalk Paint for Kids: Take 2

Hand Sewing Projects for Beginners That Kids Design

Educational Activities

Learning Laboratory: Purpllinker!

Lily’s 3rd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Materials

Sensory Integration: helpful books for parents and educators teaching and caring for a child with a sensory processing disorder (SPD) diagnosis.

Sensory Integration: Helpful Books for Educators and Families

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Family Travel

Visiting Miramar Beach and Setting Goals for May 2017

Steall Falls and other sites to visit in Scotland with kids

From Edinburgh to Vienna to the West Scottish Highlands – 2018 Travelogue Week 3

Designed to look like a Celtic inspired double axe, the Falkirk Wheel is a rotating elevator for boats! Learn all about this incredible piece of engineering.

An Elevator for Boats?! Falkirk Wheel, Engineering Marvel

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Parenting Posts

Exploring Geography: Montreal With Kids

Wordless Wednesday: Johnny’s “moustache”

Tutorials

How to Make DIY Interlocking Building Blocks

Easy DIY Hot Glue Earrings Tutorial

Emma Designs Tutorial: Doll clothes from cast-off tops

DIY Polymer Clay Yoda Tutorial

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Craft Posts

DIY Sidewalk Paint for Kids: Take 2

Hand Sewing Projects for Beginners That Kids Design

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Educational Activities

Learning Laboratory: Purpllinker!

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Lily’s 3rd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Materials

Sensory Integration: Helpful Books for Educators and Families

Family Travel

Visiting Massachusetts!

Visiting Miramar Beach and Setting Goals for May 2017

From Edinburgh to Vienna to the West Scottish Highlands – 2018 Travelogue Week 3

An Elevator for Boats?! Falkirk Wheel, Engineering Marvel

Parenting Posts

Exploring Geography: Montreal With Kids

Wordless Wednesday: Johnny’s “moustache”

A long overdue thank you!

Vegetarian Lasagna

Tutorials

How to Make DIY Interlocking Building Blocks

Easy DIY Hot Glue Earrings Tutorial

Emma Designs Tutorial: Doll clothes from cast-off tops

DIY Polymer Clay Yoda Tutorial