Mother’s Day is coming soon! There were some really cute Mother’s day crafts for kids that were shared on the After School Link-Up this past week. There were chalkboard flower pots, handprint art, poem cards, and even dye-your-own flowers for Mom. Check out all these awesome ideas, plus be sure to link up YOUR
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Welcome to The After School Link-Up for the week of April 29th! The After School Party is co-hosted by Parent Teach Play, The Educators’ Spin On It, Little Wonder Days, and This Reading Mama. Be sure to check out our After School Pinterest board for lots of great activities for kids ages 5+. The
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Welcome to The After School Link-Up! This week I am on a mini vacation with the hubs sans kids so I will not be featuring any new posts this week as I am not even bringing along my computer *gasp*, however, I am still hosting the After School linky and will resume featuring YOUR
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We love doing science projects at our house. Many of them are easy activities that are lots of fun for kids, and where learning is definitely a byproduct even if not the direct focus. There were several simple science projects for kids shared on the After School linky last week, so I am featuring
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With two young children who love to build, I have discovered a lot about all the learning that takes place during the activity. While it may look like all fun and games, there are really lots of educational benefits of Mega Bloks building kits! Additionally, parents of girls who have shied away from building
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I am not a photographer. Let me repeat, I am not a photographer. But I do take hundreds, often thousands of photographs each week and have for several years now. Most of the photos I take are of my children and the activities we are doing. I have used all manner of point and
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Looking for something fun to do WITH your kids after school? Here are 6 fun activities to do with your kids that were shared on last week’s After School Link-Up. These activities are geared for ages 5+, but with help, preschool kids can join in the fun, too. Whether it’s art, crafts, music, or
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I came across the book Raising Your Kids to Love the Lord by Dave Stone this week while browsing in a Christian book store. The title instantly grabbed me because that’s exactly how I want to raise my children…to love the Lord. Though I am already trying my best to do this, I figured
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The After School Link-Up is back on Parent Teach Play. It will now be hosted on Mondays. But it’s Tuesday you say! Yes, this is what happens when you fall asleep putting your children to bed on Monday night and haven’t scheduled your post. So, welcome to the Monday After School Link-Up one day
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My 3 and 5 year old children are really starting to get into science, especially FUN science. With Easter coming up, I thought an EGG DROP SCIENCE EXPERIMENT would be a big hit, and boy was it ever! We had so much fun and it was very much a child-led activity. It was also
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