About hands on : as we grow

Exploring art and creating crafts.

Embracing energetic play with active & fun activities.

Enjoying being a hands on mom.

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Hands on : as we grow is a play based blog focused on the activities I [Jamie] do with my two boys, Henry and George. I'm a stay at home mom, but I also own a bakery with my husband and decorate the cakes.

Here on hands on : as we grow, I create learning experiences for Henry and George in our every day activities. The boys usually rule the activity and take it in a direction I would have never thought of.

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It's Playtime! : Paper Play

Last week on It's Playtime, I featured all about colors.
This week, its all about paper.

Sometime to do with both paper and colors:

A Color Collage!
I'm over at Mama Pea Pod today sharing about this fun learning activity!

As for some play ideas with paper?
My play pals punch, fold, rip, glue and paint paper in all sorts of ways!
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Conflict Resolution : A Mommy Fun Fact

Guest Post by

Jill's the wonderful mom behind the blog, A Mom With A Lesson Plan.  Jill approached me to do a guest post swap on our blogs. I had to take her up on the offer, I absolutely adore her blog! [Read as: check out her blog asap!]

Today, I'm over at A Mom With A Lesson Plan giving a quick tip for camping boredom. Building structures out of an item quite often found while camping. But often its not available to children in their ordinary play.

I particularly love the Mommy Fun Facts found at A Mom With a Lesson Plan and find them actually quite helpful! I asked Jill to consider expanding on one of her current Mommy Fun Facts (I particularly like numbers 6, 7 and 10), but instead of just writing about one of those, Jill came up with another Mommy Fun Fact - #11! 

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I am so excited to be here at hands on: as we grow! Jamie and I sort of stumbled into each other on the forums we frequent. And I am glad we did! What really caught my eye about this site are all of the fantastic movement activities that she provides for Henry. Like this one and this one. It is clear that we both have boys that are on the move...and I love the way she encourages Henry's spirit. [Lucky, lucky kid!]

One of my favorite things to write about are the little "mommy tricks" that I think make life with a preschool child easier, more fun, and a bit more educational! I call them Mommy Fun Facts. When Jamie showed interest in #1-10. I thought about updating some of the old ones, but ultimately decided to come up with a Mommy Fun Fact #11 instead. I'll let you be the first to see. [Lucky, lucky you!]

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American Heart Walk : Ellie's Story

Ellie Jo.
Ellie happens to be my husband's cousin.
She also happens to only be [almost] 4.
That makes her one of Henry's best friends. 
Keep reading to learn a little about Ellie's life.
[Inserted throughout are quotes from Ellie's Mom, Heidi.]

Ellie Jo.

Every year, the Heart Walk for the AHA lands right around Ellie's birthday.

Every year, Ellie's family and friends get together for the walk, and then celebrate her birthday.

This year, we'll be celebrating her 4th birthday.

And I'm so excited to be able to walk this year. [No wedding cakes to be delivered!]

I'm also excited to step in on my mother-in-law's behalf to raise some awareness.

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