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Riding the Dinosaur Train – Preschool Unit

September 9, 2011 by Marnie Craycroft 3 Comments

Amazon.com Widgets I know, shocker, my two year old is obsessed with dinosaurs. I am going with it. The greatest thing about this obsession he shares with so many other young children is that the plethora of resources on activities that exists in cyberspace is amazing, I mean, like, Wow. So, I’ve been inspired by [Read On]

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Bottle Cap Activity

September 8, 2011 by Marnie Craycroft 2 Comments

I started collecting bottle caps a month ago. So we have many, many bottle caps. Some big, some small. Some brown, some red. Some shallow, some deep. Borderline obsessive, I find caps a perfect tool for sorting, scooping or tonging. You can simply have your child use the tongs to move caps from one container [Read On]

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Yoga Resources & Why Yoga is part of our Home

September 5, 2011 by Marnie Craycroft 8 Comments

Amazon.com Widgets I started doing yoga after college. I moved to San Francisco and yoga was becoming increasingly popular to the mainstream. Plus I am a long distance runner and certain forms of yoga work wonders on a runner’s tight body. What I found beyond opening up my body is that yoga brought a sense [Read On]