Thank You Sponsors : Top Referrers

I want to give a huge thank you to Fudoo Boards for continuing our partnership again and a big welcome to a new sponsor this month, A Mom with a Lesson Plan.

 

Fudoo Boards is a fun, interactive way to learn about and 

maintain healthy eating habits as well as a healthy lifestyle!

A Mom with a Lesson Plan is a playful blog full of lessons for every theme as well as some fun Mommy Facts!

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July brought about a new series on hands on : as we grow called Raising Kids is Tough and I'm just beginning the first part of the series with Eating Battles. 

Your questions are answered by a panel of four experts, including input from parenting, teaching, mom and lifestyle experts! Very informative posts from very informative experts!

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July's top ten referring blogs. I appreciate the features that these blogs have given hands on : as we grow, or the opportunity to link up in a great party [like It's Playtime!].

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It's Playtime : Play Resources

I love a good round up of activities, art or crafts.
A place where I can find a lot of play resources in one spot and go from there.
[This also often introduces me to new blogs that I've never seen.]

I do a round up each month on the topic I find most compelling to me at the time.
Just recently, I did a Beat the Heat roundup of 38 activities to keep cool with water and ice.


Here's a round up of my round up resource posts:

• 38 Ways to Beat the Heat
• 11 Preschooler Cleanups
• 30+ Dirty Kid Activities
• 30 Ways to Play with Balloons
• Traveling Activities
• 30 Moves for Excess Energy
• Two Baker's Dozen Decorated Eggs

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Art : DIY Upcycled Crayons

Long ago, when there wasn't any reason to Beat the Heat.

My mom had a bucket full of old crayons with lots of bits and pieces.

So, Henry, Grandma and I made some upcycled crayons.

I read, somewhere at the time, about a tip for removing the paper on the crayons by soaking them in water.

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Outdoor Play : Scavenger Hunt

It has been a while since I made a scavenger hunt for Henry.

This time I wanted Henry to be more self-sufficient at it.

So I made a scavenger hunt guide with pictures [as well as the word].

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Raising Kids is Tough : At the Dinner Table

I announced the Raising Kids is Tough [RKIT] series on the blog and asked for your toughest questions. 

Each Monday for the month of August, I'm going to focus on the battles of eating that every household has at one time or another. Very generously, the hands on experts have given their professional and personal answers to help lessen those battles.

The Hands On Experts:

• Mom Expert: Jill of A Mom with a Lesson Plan
• Parenting Expert: Erin of The Intentional Parent
• Teaching Expert: Deborah of Teach Preschool

And, we have a special guest expert, and a wonderful sponsor, Sarah of Fudoo Boards is here for this eating series to give her food expert input on your eating battles.

Your Eating Battles:

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Photo Project 365 : [177-211]

I'm playing catch up on Photo Project 365. I've been taking pictures [almost] daily, with only a few exceptions. I just haven't had time to update them on here though.

Here's the past month [or so] in photos.

I'll try to get back into posting every week again.

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