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As part of our apple unit, we did some fun activities to go along with the book How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. We baked the most delicious German apple cake. The recipe and step by step instructions you can find below. The Book: How To Make An Apple Pie And …

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“The Day The Crayons Quit” is a cute children’s book that I recommend reading with your children if you get a chance to. Below you’ll find some free printables and activities to go along with this book. “The Day the Crayons Quit” is a story your kids are sure to love! Summary 12 of Duncan’s …

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The theme of this months Poppins Book Nook is “Countries Around The World”.  The children’s book I choose is one of my favourites: “The Day The Crayons Came Home”. In the story, a little boy named Duncan get’s a strange stack of postcards in the mail from some of his crayons that he forgot about …

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I love making hand made cards for people.  They’re a great opportunity to try out various art techniques, and they are a wonderful way to give joy to others, which in turn gives me joy. ow that I’m a parent, I try to share that love with my daughter.   Besides being an art activity and a …

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Bullying is a hot topic in schools and has become an important subject even in our home school. Since I’ve become a parent, I have come to realize just how young bullying starts. Bullying is not just reserved for older school aged children.  Kids can form clicks, exclude and be mean to other children at quite …

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Our family lives in a forest, so we decided to do a forest and woods theme.  Going along nicely with the theme, I chose the book A New Friend (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse). (affiliate link) My daughter received this book as a gift.  The cover looks cute and adorable but I will be honest, I …

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