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Author: Monica Atkins

Grab Hold of the Solar System Sensory Bin

January 3, 2016 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Solar System Sensory Bin

Jupiter!     Mars!      Earth! Those are words my children enjoy screaming out loud because they have recently become fascinated with outer space. It might have been the film we saw at The Franklin Institute narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson that sparked their interest or visiting The American Museum of Natural History and seeing amazing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Health and Sciences, Homeschool Activities, Learning Through Play, Sensory Learning, The Arts Tagged: Introducing Kids to Science, love of science, Outer space, Outerspace, Safari Ltd., sensory based learning, sensory bins, sensory learning, sensory play, sensory toys, space, Space Day

Get in the Zone at Franklin Institute

December 22, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
SportsZone

We are so excited to partner with the Franklin Institute to bring you all their learning adventures. All opinions expressed in this article are our own. SportsZone invites kids to get physical as well as scientific! In the heart of Philadelphia is the Franklin Institute known for its interactive and educational exhibits. From outer space … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Family Travel, Health and Sciences, Philadelphia, Travel Tagged: Family Travel, Museums, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museums, Places to visit in Philadelphia, Science Museums, The Franklin Institute

Shake It Up with Make Your Own Holiday Snow Globes

December 19, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Make Your Own Holiday Globes

Snow globes have a tendency to entrance children as they can easily control the weather for one small picturesque scene. We start to pull these out around the holiday season as they have that association of snow and seasonal celebrations. As we were compiling a list of activities to do before watching holiday movies, we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Holidays and Celebrations, The Arts Tagged: Arts and Crafts, Christmas Traditions, holiday, Holiday Activites, Holiday Activities, Holiday Activities for Kids, learning through play, snow globes

Experience Magic at Disney on Ice

December 17, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
100 Years of Magic

We are so excited to work with Disney On Ice to bring you all the magic Disney has to offer families! Disney on Ice travels the United States offering families mesmerizing performances retelling brief pieces of classic stories that children have fallen in love with over the years. In 2015, the show has a central … [Read more…]

Posted in: Performing Arts, The Arts, Travel Tagged: Disney, Disney Side, performing arts

A Splendiferous Review of Fancy Nancy

December 17, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas

*Splendiferous is a fancy way to say magnificent, sparkly, and joyous! As the holidays are approaching there are so many family friendly Christmas shows to enjoy as a family. We were so excited to be invited to attend a performance of Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas at WP Presents. It is a wonderful show for young … [Read more…]

Posted in: Holidays and Celebrations, Performing Arts, The Arts, Travel Tagged: Children's Theatre, Holiday Shows, NJ Children's Theatre, performing arts, WP Presents

The Flying Ace Takes Off!

December 14, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
The Flying Ace

A review of The Flying Ace from Wonder Forge When Charles Schultz created his characters in the Peanuts comic strip, one of the messages that came across that resonated with audiences was to Dream Big. One of the most iconic and America’s most loved Beagles Snoopy conveys this idea frequently. As the charismatic companion to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Development, Learning Through Play, Toy and Game Reviews

A Charlie Brown Christmas Sensory Bin

December 13, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Charlie Brown Christmas Sensory Bin

A sensory bin inspired by A Charlie Brown Christmas Every year families gather around the television to watch Charlie Brown teach us a valuable lesson about Christmas as he has been doing for the past 50 years. It is amazing to think that my children, like I did at their age, stayed up late to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Holidays and Celebrations, Learning Through Play Tagged: Christmas, Christmas Activities, Peanuts, Peanuts Movie, Schleich, sensory bins, sensory learning, sensory play, sensory toys

Lighting Up Language

December 12, 2015 by Monica Atkins 2 Comments
Light up Language

Fun Ways to Boost Language Development This Holiday Season As the mom of a child who struggled with speech, I found myself constantly looking for opportunities to encourage language development. Whether it was identifying objects, practicing prepositions or labeling colors and shapes, I was always trying to exhaust words. I found these teachable moments could occur … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Development, Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Homeschool Activities Tagged: child development, education, Holiday Activities, Holiday Light Shows in NJ, holiday lights, language development

The Star Wars Sensory Bin That Is Taking Off!

December 10, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Star Wars Sensory Bin

This is the sensory bin that Star Wars fans have been waiting for! In our household Star Wars has a level of mystique quality which is no surprise since we had a “May the Fourth Be With You party.” When the new Star Wars toys were released in the store, my family took a trip to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Child Development, Education, Homeschool Activities, Learning Through Play Tagged: Disney, Hasbro, learning through play, learning toys, Micro Machines, sensory bins, sensory learning, Star Wars

Using The Force for Imaginary Play

December 8, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Star Wars Costumes

We are so excited to work with Costume Supercenter to bring you the latest in Star Wars costumes and supplies. We received various items in exchange for sharing tips and ideas to best maximize the force! If your child loves Star Wars as much as mine, then he or she may be totally fine with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Holidays and Celebrations, Learning Through Play, Style and Fashion, Toy and Game Reviews
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