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In honor of SHARK Week- Take a bite out of Junk Mail

August 5th 2011 00:57

SHARK WEEK is here. In honor of this prestigious week-long event, take a BITE out of the onslaught of junk mail that fills your mailbox, desk and then ultimately trash bins.

You too can prevent junk mail

When the kids head back to school, you know the onslaught of paper will start filling your desk again. While you cannot very well stop the worksheets and papers from the teacher. You CAN limit the amount of advertising that comes to your door each and every day.

Personally I’m on the Do Not Call list and have stopped SOME of the weird phone calls that used to come at dinner….but was thrilled to see there is a way to stop the garbage from entering my home.

It’s not just the clutter I’m talking about…there is the issue of WASTE.

Green, anyone?

Yikes. I’ve read that Americans get up to 90 billion pieces of junk mail each year….and the little privacy issue this raises. Here’s the cycle, consumers order something online, their info is sold/shared with other companies who want to tap into your pocketbook….they send you mail…

STOP THE MADNESS

opt out.

and go back to your regularly scheduled SHARK ATTACKS

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Craft

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Kids Art Show

August 2nd 2011 13:28

Better than a lemonade stand, a kids art show can be a fun way to promote creativity, earn money and build a sense of community.

Host your own with the following tips for a One Dolla Holla, Fifty Cent Center or Quarter Show Tips

Invite participates. You probably have a basic group in mind. It could be simply your own children or expand it to their close friends, a street in your neighborhood or make it a club event. Scouts or sports teams can pull off an effective quarter show.

Suggest sale items. Compile a list of items that are acceptable for the show. This can be decided upon as a group, or set in place ahead of time. Baked goods such as cookies should be wrapped ahead of time and ready to go. Handfuls of trail mix in baggies were just as popular as brownies at our show. Sun catchers, dream catchers, home made note cards and bookmarks were some of the offerings. Simple crafts, home made jewelry and little bouquets of flowers kept the show pretty, while they were there. We had a table for gently used toys and a place to buy hot dogs, lemonade and chips, for a quarter of course.

Read on for more information...and why a single set price is best.

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Computer Based, Cooking, Craft

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Junk Drawer Jewelry

June 9th 2011 15:12

Junk drawer jewelry

Duplicate a no-cost cool jewelry project with the contents of your junk drawer and miscellaneous office supplies.

Use what you don't know you have....that bottom "junk" drawer is a treasure trove of great jewelry findings.

Yahoo! Shine article- Junk Drawer Jewelry for Kids

Sharp wire brushes leave your caviar looking clean

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Craft

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17 Skills that Art Built

May 30th 2011 02:04

Discover 17 skills that art built

Art is so messy. It takes so much time. Did I mention it was messy? Open-ended art projects can really take over a home. On the other hand, art offers a host of surprising benefits that overlap with academic subjects.
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The time spent with finger paint or play dough can have a positive effect on a child's spatial intelligence, scientific thinking skills and mathematical ability. Take a chance, do art.

Quick Overview of 17 Skills that Art Built

Cause and effect: Preschoolers with art supplies will naturally engage in scientific thinking, testing actions and their results. Watching glitter stick to a glue line or checking if a red marker will color their fingernails like mom is a way of testing cause and effect.

read 16 more.....here

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Craft

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J is for Job Jar

April 12th 2011 14:51

J is for Job Jar. This A to Z challenge post does not seem 'fun' at first glance. It is not an art or craft project, not a game or learning toy....but my sixteen year old daughter recently mentioned how much she loved our old job jar.

odd.

I put it together to keep sanity and keep the kids busy when they were young. My four little one would choose a slip of paper from the job jar and then complete the task. Simple, straight forward, I could have told them to sweep the back steps, or put the dishes away, set the table or gather laundry, but that wasn't as effective as that magical slip of paper.

When she mentioned it, I tried to remember why we stopped using it. Wondered what happened, but that isn't too hard. Life happened, it got pushed aside and eventually forgotten about.

Job Jar for daily routines....

This idea is great for young elementary children.
You will need large craft sticks, a marker and a jar.

Write a specific job on each, such as Make Your Bed, Get Dressed, Brush Your Teeth, Straighten Toys...Mom's Surprise Job. Put a sticker on the opposite end of the words. Place the sticks words up in the jar, once a job is done, they can put the stick back in with the word down...when you see all the sticks with stickers, the tasks for the day are complete...or at least they should be

Job Jar for extra work.....

This is what we had. The list of "things to do" in a houseful of kids was never ending, so I would just write on slips of paper individual tasks that needed to be done that day or that week. Place them in a jar and let them choose a job for the day, or whenever they are bored.

More J- Jumping Jacks- Actual Jacks- Jump rope

Easy Jump rope game....place jump rope on floor and start moving it like a snake - back and forth....and have the kids (or kid) jump over the rope as it moves.

Finally....expose your kids to Jazz music, a little ragtime music, swing or Louis Armstrong provides great "cleaning music."

PBS Kids Jazz Greats

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Craft, Toys

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F is for Frogs

April 7th 2011 12:41

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E is for Eggscellent Eggs

April 6th 2011 23:30

E is for EGGS of course. The A to Z blogging challenge post for the letter E is dedicated to Easter Eggs, but not just any ol' Easter egg, no these babies are Eggcellent

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Cooking, Craft

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D is for Dinosaur Eggs

April 5th 2011 11:55

Do you know kids who are crazy about Dinosaurs? Dabble in discovery by making a set of dinosaur eggs. A to Z blogging challenge letter of the day is D...and the word of the day is Dinosaur.

To make Dinosaur Eggs you will need;
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C is for Cooties

April 4th 2011 14:30

......er, Cootie Catchers. Remember those?

The A to Z blogging challenge letter of the day is C

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B is for Bubble Wrap

April 2nd 2011 18:54

Who doesn't get a silly grin on their face when popping bubble wrap? This clever invention is typically used to ship fragile packages....but my word of the day is also great for making fun art projects.

B is for Bubble Wrap
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A is for Always

April 2nd 2011 12:52

For 26 days in April (minus Sundays) I will be posting a blog for each letter of the alphabet.
"Sylvie's word of the day"
I am all for challenges, so when this was dangled in front of me in my writers group, I grabbed it

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Computer Based, Cooking, Craft, DVDs, Maths, Reading, Social Studies, Toys, Writing

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Let's Go Fly a Kite: SUPER simple, and inexpensive, kite instructions

March 31st 2011 03:38

Okay, what is going on? It is snowing here, real heavy flakes

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Craft, Toys

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Sky Art Projects

March 20th 2011 02:19

Sky Science Art Lessons
Art encourages students to look closer at a subject. Recreate comets, stars, constellations and clouds using art supplies. This will enhance sky science lessons or provide an interesting subject to base your art projects. Students from preschool through high school can benefit from the combination of art and science.

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