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July 2011
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Take Your Child on an Imaginary Vacation
In today’s economy, vacations can sometimes be a luxury that not every family can afford, especially with the high cost of gasoline. However, just because a family vacation isn’t in the household budget this year doesn’t mean you can’t plan an imaginary or “virtual” vacation for your family. In fact, your family might just enjoy [...]
Free programming software for kids- create your own story!
MIT has created a free programming tool for kids called Scratch. From their website: Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art — and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop [...]
Fun and Totally Free Water Games for Kids
Once the hot days of summer arrive, most children love to play water games outdoors in order to cool off and have fun at the same time. Although there are plenty of expensive water guns, wading pools and water slides on the market today, you don’t really need store-bought toys in order to have some water fun in [...]
Free Printable Number, Shape and Color Flashcards
A reader requested some flash cards on our Facebook page. Here is the first set, which you can use for number, shape and color recognition! You may want to laminate these before cutting apart for durability. Click on the links below to open and print: Color Version Black & White Version What are you looking [...]
Preschool Learning and Activity Printables
Whether you are planning to homeschool or are getting your little ones ready for kindergarten, there are some great resources to be found for free! Check out Homeschool Creations for a great selection of free printables for preschoolers. There is a nice Transportation Preschool Learning Pack available we especially liked along with lots of alphabet, [...]
