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I’d like to start a new series of posts today, called Weekly Video. My son loves to watch videos on the computer and there are tons to choose from on YouTube and other internet video outlets- free entertainment! I sometimes open up a little window for him in the corner and play one while I check e-mail, etc… it keeps him happily entertained while I take care of whatever I’m trying to accomplish. Some of his favorites are from 1970’s Sesame Street, and this one cracks us both up- enjoy!

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US Independence Day celebrations are just around the corner. Do you have plans to see some fireworks? Here are some puzzles and games for the kids, including crosswords and trivia quizzes, and here’s a link to our 4th of July word search from last year, in case you missed it.

By the way, in case you’ve forgotten some of what you learned in school about this time in American history, check out this site for a summary of the events surrounding Independence Day so you can explain the significance of the holiday to your kids.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian movie comes out in theaters three weeks from today, on May 16th, 2008. It’s the sequel to the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, he Witch, and the Wardrobe, and it is based on the wonderful kids book by C.S. Lewis. Click here for a fun Prince Caspian online game!

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Owl and Mouse Educational Software has boatloads of free educational games and activities good for a wide range of ages. My favorite part of their site is the geography - free on-line map puzzles and interactive maps. Whether you’re learning the 50 United States and their capitals or you’re trying to memorize all the countries in Africa, these are a fantastic way to learn and review. Also available on the site are activities to learn letter sounds, and games to learn about medieval life (Castles, Shields, Knights, and Heraldry). Have fun!

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If you’re a fan of the Angelina Ballerina books or of the animation series based on the books, check out the Angelina Ballerina website. While there you can learn all about Miss Lily, Sammy, Mrs. Hodgepodge, and the rest of the characters from Angelina’s world. Make sure you visit the fun and games section too to print out coloring pages and stage a ballet!

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101 Dalmatians is hands down my favorite Disney cartoon, and has been since I was a kid. I remember driving my siblings crazy watching it over, and over, and over again! I just received the DVD as a gift a couple weeks ago and I can’t wait to watch it again! The 101 Dalmatians website has some fun games to play; Dog-Gone Escape and Twilight Bark (a Simon style memory game with barking dogs instead of colored lights). Also available are some free printable masks with six different character choices.

For more 101 Dalmatians fun check out these free printables.

Anita and puppys coloring page

Pongo and Perdita coloring page

Cruella De Vil coloring sheet

Roger and dalmatians coloring page

Puppy dot-to-dot

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The Weather Channel kids! website is a fun, educational website with free fun for kids. Check out the Weather Encyclopedia (in the WeatherED section) for information on flooding, thunderstorms, tornadoes and more cool stuff. The Let’s Play! section as some neat ideas for both outdoor and indoor activities. Do you know what advection fog is? What about the ionosphere and the intertropical convergence zone? Visit the weather Glossary to find out, strike up a conversation on the subject with a sibling or parent, and watch their face when you start talking about mammatocumulus!

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I have another fantastic website for you to check out today! ActivityTV is a fun website with boatloads of free step-by-step activity videos. There are 15 different categories to chose from, including Cooking, Jewelry, Paper Airplanes, Juggling, and Origami; with multiple videos in each section. Each activity is labeled under one of three different levels of difficulty, Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert. All the activities are simple, creative, and fun for all ages. Be sure and check out my personal favorites, Cartooning and Magic.

Stop by the games section of the website too, and play four free online games. Have fun!

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The new adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s beloved book, Horton Hears A Who comes out this Friday. The movie website had lots of free games; Unicycle Streets and Horton’s Coloring Club are really cool. And make sure you check out the activities page for some fun printable coloring pages and bookmarks. Have fun playing!

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Sudoku is a great exercise in logic, especially for kids. These fun online Sudoku puzzles are made just for kids with three different levels of difficulty; Easy, Standard, and Difficult.

If you don’t want to play online, try this free printable version. Enjoy multiple puzzles on 2×2, 3×2, and 3×3 grids.

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February is generally a snowy, icy, wet, yucky time of year wherever you live, which means a lot of your time is spent indoors. Being cooped up inside can be difficult, especially with busy little kids so here’s an indoor game from PreschoolRock.com to play with your preschoolers.

How to Play

1. Build a tower of books. Put a couple of big books on the bottom for stability. Large, hardcover picture books work well. Throw a smaller one in the middle of the tower to provide a challenge.

2. Have your preschooler pull a book out of the center of the tower – but don’t let the tower fall! This is a great game to teach preschoolers all about gravity and balance.
Show your preschooler how to press lightly on the center of the top book to keep the tower stable. Then nudge the center book out just a wee bit at a time. As long as they’re moving slowly, preschoolers will be able to feel when the tower of books becomes unstable.
They’ll also begin to learn how to shift the hand pressing on the top book to keep it from toppling over. If the tower topples, just build it back up and play again.

3. If your preschooler is able to remove the center book without toppling the tower, keep going! Repeat step 2 until your preschooler has removed all of the books from the tower.

4. Stack the removed books as you go so you’ll have a new tower of books when you’re done.

5. Play again and again!

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The official Hot Wheels website has loads of free fun. Be sure and visit:

Games - the best part of the site, filled with ‘tons of supercharged games’ like 3D Horsepower Hazard, Micro Madnetics Turbo Tester, and Mystery Maze Mayhem.

Cars - gaze and drool over all the cars, the 2007 New Models,Treasure Hunt Vehicles, the new Code Cars, and lots more.

Downloads - free Hot Wheels themed wallpapers, screensavers, and more.

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VeggieTales newest movie The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie just came out on Friday. The movie website has oodles of fun activities to enjoy. Meet the Veggies and view video clips of them, learn to Talk Like A Pirate, play games like Jump Ship! and Me (Artichoke) Hearties.  And there’s also plenty of great printables; coloring pages, door hangers, stickers, and more!

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I came across a great website today and just had to share it. Wonka.com is absolutely filled with lots of fantastic games like Fun Dip Knid Knocker, Space Rescue, Inventonator, Chocolate Pipe Madness (who wouldn’t want to play a game with a name like that?), Great Nerds Chase, and more.

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I think every girl wants to be a princess at one time in her life, and the Disney Princesses are favorites with many little girls. The Disney Princess website is absolutely filled with great games and activities. Enjoy fun facts from all the movies, downloadable wallpapers, and games like Which Disney Princess Are You?. It even has some cool printable activities like coloring pages, door hangers, and bookmarks for all the princesses.

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Do you need an indoor game for a cold, snowy (or perhaps rainy) day? Jigsaw puzzles are both enjoyable and beneficial. They build observation skills, and create a sense of satisfaction when completed. Another added benefit to these online puzzles is that unlike the cardboard jigsaw puzzles you never lose a piece!

Jigsaw Puzzles

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Who doesn’t like Clifford and Emily Elizabeth? I was always willing to read Clifford The Big Red Dog to my little sister, and we both loved it. If you love Clifford too, check out this fantastic website filled with Clifford fun.

Be sure to visit the Printables Page for lots of coloring sheets.

Look at Clifford’s Games for more fun activities like a puzzle, hide-n-seek, and a card maker.

Puppy Clifford has a cool story builder, and measuring game.

These Interactive Storybooks in English and Spanish are great for beginning readers.

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I have another great link today: the Curious George website for the kids tv show. It has some fabulous printables, video clips, and lots of online games that are fun but still easy for younger kids. Banana 411, connect the dots, step-by-step instructions on how to draw George, a maze, a printable memory game, and more. My favorite activity is the mix and paint game, but don’t take my word for it, go try it out yourself!

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My little friend Isaac’s absolute favorite website is Lego.com, and I have to say I enjoy it myself. Its worth visiting just for all the fantastic games; Action games galore, Creative games (like Princess and Dollhouse), and even some great preschool games! I’m a Star Wars fan, so I highly recommend the Lego Star Wars page where you’ll find more games, some sweet Lego movies, and free downloads like desktop wallpapers and screensavers. And even if you don’t like Star Wars, you’re sure to find something fun - Bob the Builder, Bionicle, SpongeBob Squarpants, Dino Attack, Thomas and friends, and lots more!

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The Transformers toys have been popular for many years, in fact, I have a 30 year old friend who loved them as a boy, and a 10 year old friend who loves them now. They’ve become even more popular recently, thanks to the Transformers movie that was released this summer. So join in the fun with these great Transformers activities!

Transformers Printable Coloring Pages - site 1, site 2, site 3

Transformers Online Game Arcade

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Science experiments are a fantastic way to learn while having fun, and ZOOMsci is full of free ideas for science activities and experiments. Try making butter in the Chemistry section, a homemade flashlight in the Engineering section, or a potato maze in the Life Science section! There are over 150 different ideas available, so go ahead and get started!

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I’ve just discovered the I Spy website (the online version of the popular kids riddle books), and have been having fun exploring all the free stuff. The site is filled with games, activities, riddles, coloring pages, etc. It even has some cool desktop wallpapers.You can make your own I Spy pictures, solve riddles, play bingo, put together puzzles, and lots  more! And be sure to visit TV Fun for more games and coloring pages.

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Some of my earliest and best memories as a little kid are going to the symphony in downtown Pittsburgh. I think this is a big part of why I like music so much, especially classical music. It’s never to early to start learning about music and the instruments that make it. So here are some fun links to get you started.

Learn about Instruments - an easy guide to learning about all the different instruments; strings, woodwinds, percussion, and more!

SFS Kids - the San Fransisco Symphony kids site, absolutely full of fun information. Learn more about the different instruments and where the belong in the orchestra. Be sure to check out the music lab, where you can experiment with tempo, rhythm, pitch, and harmony, and even make your own tunes!

DSO Kids - the Dallas Symphony kids site, another great source for music fun. It has tips for practicing your music, an instrument encyclopedia where you can even listen to the different instruments, and lots of musical games.

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Ready for some geography practice? Statetris is an interesting game mixing aspects of the popular game ‘Tetris’ and geography. Instead of positioning the typical Tetris blocks, you position states/countries at their proper location. Fun, challenging and educational! You can play the US version, UK, Africa, France, Europe, and even try to position all the counties in South Carolina! There are 3 levels, easy, medium and hard, so the game is good for a wide age range. Give it a try!

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I have a new coloring page site for you to explore today! The Coloring Spot has tons of pages to color, both online and printables. Categories of pages include people and their jobs, wonders of the world, music, ocean life, mythical creatures, insects, dogs, cats, other animals, and more! Have fun!

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Have you visited the Crayola website yet? There are tons of freebies here for hours of coloring and craft fun. You do have to register for access to some things, but after registering, you get access to over 900 craft ideas and over 1,000 activity and coloring pages. There’s a very nice digital coloring page, and some cute games including a “crazy vehicle maker” where you make your crazy vehicle and then you can print and color it! The site also has a card creator and a certificate maker. Definitely one of my favorite finds- thanks to Baby Cheapskate for pointing me to it.

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This site to create a personalized adventure movie is something that kids of all ages will enjoy. You just upload a picture and their big adventure is created, including a trip in a hot air balloon, diving, water skiing, space flight and more! After you watch it, you can even share it with friends and family!

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Finally the last book is out! It’s getting very good reviews and I’m sure it will be enjoyed by all fans. Here are 10 activity, craft, printables, recipe and activity sites for you to enjoy:

1. The Official Harry Potter Site - tons of games, downloads and activities

2. Printables4Kids - this post has lots of links to printable coloring sheets, word searches, etc.

3. Activity Village - this site has printable Hogwarts ties, coins, quizzes, party ideas and more!

4. FamilyCrafts.About.com - make your own edible magic wand, origami owl, wizard puzzle, costumes, and lots of other fun crafts and ideas.

5. TheBookHive - some Harry Potter quizzes

6. InfoPlease - more fun quizzes about Deathly Hallows and other Harry books

7. Budget101 - some nice low cost party ideas, including recipes, potions and spells! These include some neat science type activities like disappearing ink!

8. Surfing the Net With Kids - huge list of Harry Potter arcade, word and picture games

9. Scholastic.com - loads of activities, interviews, printables, message boards, wallpapers and more.

10. KidsReads - a Harrypedia and Spell Book, and some Deathly Hallows info

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If your family regularly buys plastic bottles of pop or juice, the recent post at MyEducationJunction, 10 Things You Can Do With Empty Plastic is one you’ll want to check out. I love the bowling play set, and cutting off the bottom of the bottle for use as a paint cup is an excellent idea!

Another fun way to use the bottles is in playing the “Bottle Ball Game” (rules found at FamilyFun.go.com):

HOW TO PLAY:
1. Set up the bottles (one per dodger) randomly but at least 15 feet apart. Draw a 4-foot chalk circle around each one.

2. While one child (the kicker) boots an inflated ball at the plastic bottle targets, the other players (the dodgers) put their best feet forward defending these targets. Dodgers must keep one foot inside their circle while using their other foot to deflect the ball. The kicker stands at least 6 feet from the closest player and can aim at any bottle.

3. Once the kicker succeeds in knocking a bottle over, he gets to change places with whomever was guarding that circle.

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Even if you have oodles of toys, it can be difficult to come up with new and creative ideas to keep toddlers busy. I ran across a site that has a list of 70 games and activities to do with your child. It’s a great list, including ideas like playing “shadow tag”, wash the car together, and making a puzzle out of a cereal box. I’ll add one that I think I may have posted here before, but it worked so well, I’ll mention it again. Get out the collander and some uncooked spaghetti (works best if it’s broken in half) and show them how to put the pieces through the holes in the collander to watch it disappear. This kept my son engaged for half and hour, easily!

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Have you visited the Doodle Pad on Noggin.com yet? They have a seasonal drawing area that changes every couple of months, and right now the kiddos can make a cute summer creation with glitter pens, finger paint, stickers and crayons. Moose is there to give directions and help them along, and you never know when their drawing might be featured on TV!

BillyBear4Kids.com has a fun page where kids can draw and paint online, and make endless numbers of pretty pictures. There is a whole set of pens and brushes and even little pictures that they can include in their creations.

Thanks to Stephanie for sending the BillyBear site to me! Is there a site that you think I should feature here? Send me an e-mail at randa [at] randaclay [dot] com.

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