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Christmas Break Activities for Learning
Christmas break is quickly approaching – my girl has 8 days of school left – and I’m feeling a little unprepared. She’ll be home with me for 12 days, and that means that we need some kind of plan or we’ll both go stir crazy. Getting organized for something like this is right up my alley, so I took some time to pull together Christmas Break learning activities. I promise these are easy enough to replicate no matter what types of materials you have available! I’m including some affiliate links that might be helpful too. The first think I did was grab a stack of these zipper pouches – I…
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Easy Christmas Hot Chocolate Party
Hosting holiday parties is one of my favorite things – mostly because I LOVE decorating! When a teacher friend asked me to create some cute tags for her classroom hot chocolate party I couldn’t help myself, I made an entire matching set. Now I get to share it with you! The holidays are busy enough, being able to have a fun, easy party, where you get to just be present and enjoy your students is kind of a dream. This set will help you achieve it though. Take a look at all of the amazing things included in this holiday hot chocolate party printable set. Decorations set the tone, and…
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Preschool Plans for January
The holidays make it really easy to plan lessons and activities for the month of December, maybe that’s why January always feels like such a challenge. After a month of celebrating, January can be a little *blah* plus, with the busy-ness of December, plans for January have a way of getting pushed off until the last minute. Let me help with all of this! My Month of Preschool sets include lesson plans complete with all of the included activities AND space to differentiate for your group. Let’s take a look at some of the preschool plans for January that are included. All of the lesson plans include 5 days worth…
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Open Ended Christmas Crafting
I’ve spent most of my career advocating for open-ended art experiences. I could go on and on about the learning that happens as children express themselves creatively… So I felt pretty ridiculous when I realized that my daughter didn’t stay engaged with art projects because they weren’t especially open ended. Talk about *face-palm* BUT, it’s never too late to change, so I’ve made sure that she has a ton of great supplies available to create whatever her heart desires when it comes to Christmas art. I’m definitely encouraging all of the open ended Christmas crafting! I know that my own excuse for not making many of these supplies easily available…
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Earning Extra Money With Fetch
In case you couldn’t tell from yesterday’s post, I’m feeling the December pinch. There never seems to be enough money for the holidays, but I’ve got a secret weapon – I’ve been earning money with Fetch. The Fetch app is a free download that makes earning shopping rewards SO EASY. I’ve tried so many of the rewards apps and sites that are out there, and I usually don’t stick with them because they require so many extra steps. I either have to start shopping through their site or I have to pick the rewards I want to earn before I start shopping. I can’t keep up with all of that!…
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Looking for a Side Hustle? Try Reselling Kids Clothes with Kidizen
Hear me out – I know this time of year is already crazy, but it also happens to be the one time of year where we could all use a little extra money, especially when we’re in a traditionally underpaid field. One way that I’ve been able to do this is by reselling kids clothes with Kidizen. Kidizen is an app similar to poshmark or Mercari, but it’s focused on items for kids and moms. This focus makes the platform feel like a community. Traditional side hustles tend to require some kind of investment, but if you already have kids then you probably have the materials you need for this…
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Cyber Monday Sale Reminder
Hey there! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a relaxing weekend. As you head back to reality today I wanted to pop in with a quick reminder about the Cyber Monday sale happening over on TPT. Right now is the perfect time to think past the holiday season and pick up those resources that will make life easier when we hit January – like my One Month of Preschool set for January (hint hint). If you’d like more information about that resource you can download a preview on TPT or check out this post! I also still have a sale running in my Etsy shop if you prefer…
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!
Who doesn’t love a sale?! If you happen to be shopping for anything for your classroom this weekend I wanted to let you know that my shops will be on sale. I hope you’ll take advantage of these great deals! ENH Creative on Etsy – 20% off, no code needed. Sale runs Friday November 25th through Monday November 28th Preschool Ponderings on TPT – 20% off. Sale runs Monday November 28th through Tuesday November 29th Happy shopping, hopefully you’ll find some wonderful deals!
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What to buy a Preschooler for Christmas in 2022
Preschool is when gift giving really starts to feel like a challenge – preschoolers have opinions, lots of them, and they aren’t afraid to tell you what they think of your gift! This is also when children’s preferences become really strong, they know what characters and activities they like, they know which sweater is too itchy, and how many of a specific toy they already have. So what do you get a preschooler for Christmas??? Picking out a gift for a preschooler often requires knowing what they like, which is hard because this changes daily. There are some ideas that are universal though! That’s what I have for you today…
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Toddler Gift Guide
Toddlers have always been my favorite age group – there are so many wonderful things about this age, BUT they’re so hard to shop for. Let’s be honest, most toddlers would much rather play with the box the gift is wrapped in! Here are some ideas that just might be winners for the toddler on your list this year. Just a reminder, these are affiliate links so I may receive a percentage of the sale, but I really do love and endorse these products. I still find this rainmaker fascinating as an adult, so it makes perfect sense to me that toddlers love it too. The noise is soothing, but…
