The 365 Day Picture Challenge 1-5
Every Sunday will be my pictures from the 365 Day Challenge from Peas and Carrots. Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com
random fun
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Favorite Random Fun from 2012
The girls and I a lot of fun during the year. Here is some of the random fun posts that were my favorite and one from the girls as well. Tissue Box Camera The Tissue Box Camera was one of my first posts. It may be old but one of my favorite ones. The girls…
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We Celebrating Two Holidays & Books for Them
We celebrate two holidays: Christmas and Hanukkah. It has become something fun to look forward to! The girls love having both! It has not always been easy to balance it all out, but something fun no matter what. Here are two books that cover this subject: My Two Holidays: A Hanukkah and Christmas Story and…
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Coloring Christmas Count Down!
Are you doing a count down to Christmas? We have two different ways going right now! I blogged already about the other one we are doing with our Elf Red Snowflake. This coloring chart was made by MelonHeadz Illustrations as a freebie that she offered. I included it as part of the Reindeer Pack Part…
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Our Elf Red Snowflake Arrives!
Over the weekend our Elf on the Shelf, the girls named last year Red Snowflake, arrived. They were very excited to see her. There are so many fun ways to learn with your elves. Do you do anything learning with your elves? We had Elf Cookies to celebrate! It is a fun tradition to start…
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Easy Christmas Decorating: Wrapping Pictures
If you are like me you don’t like to have tons of things to pull out for decorating for a holiday. Then after the holiday is over pulling all the decorations down. One easy way I get around this for Christmas is I wrap the pictures in the house! It is simple and easy, plus…
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3 Dinosaurs is 9 months!
9 months ago I started this journey and was not sure where it would take me. I’ve met so many people and learned so much about myself and my girls along this journey and I look forward to keep going with it! I have several printables that are Holiday coming out. I’m working on several…
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Girls Dinosaur Party!
Rose just turned 7 and we had a Dinosaur Birthday Party! Rose has loved dinosaurs for a long time now. When people with boys who were invited asked if we were having a “princess party” I said no very easy. This was a party that boy would enjoy as much as girls would! The decorations…
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Button Sorting: Color & Shape
I do a lot of sorting activities with Mary (31 months). She loves them but I’m always looking for something different to do. I was reading in The Happy Mommy Handbook by Katie Norris and Susan Case and saw an idea for buttons. I have since found out that buttons are a lot of fun…
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Creating Simple Activites with Stamps
I just recently found Stampominos. They are great stamps for making coloring pages. The girls have really enjoyed them. Here are some fun thing we have done with the stamps to make our own activities from them. Counting Sheets: Count and fill in the number Or you can provide a number and have them stamp…
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A Simple Request
On our weekly trip to the library the girls saw a mommy duck and six ducklings swimming away. They were so excited about it. We went into the library and then came out. We sat on a bench and watched the pond. The girls were so excited by every simple little bird sound they heard….
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The Longfellows Wayside Inn: Grist Mill
Name: Longfellows Wayside Inn: Grist Mill Location: Sudbury, MA Website: http://www.wayside.org/guide/grist+mill Length of Stay: 45 minutes The Grist Mill is open from April to November. It is a great stop to see the workings of an historic water mill. Outside you can look around and see the waterwheel and the small pond and stream that…
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Flower Shopping
We are working on flowers right now and what better way to see lots of them than to take a trip to the flower shop! The shops carry different flowers throughout the year. This is a great way to look at flower and see the different smells and colors. This also allows them to touch…
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What We Learned: The Box
A package arrived from Grandma and once the box was empty it became a toy. Each took a flap and started coloring. Soon my oldest was getting in and out saying in and out. My middle and youngest were following along with oldest. Some basic things were learned without me teaching it to them: in,…
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Tissue Box Camera: Any item can be fun
It was like any other day. I was cleaning up and the tissue box was empty. I cut out the box top and got ready to throw it away. M took it from my hand and walked away. I came back 10 minutes later to see her using it as her camera. M was walking…