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Halloween playdate or story time Joy Makin Mamas

One, two, BOO! A spooky story time plan

October 6, 2014September 26, 2017 - by Meghan G - 3 Comments.

Despite the fact that my kiddo is deeply ambivalent about his costume, we are all looking forward to Halloween at my house! And there is no better way to celebrate any holiday, in my opinion, than with hands-on learning activities and a nice story time. This roundup has got messy play, recycling bin crafts, printable games, and fun Halloween snacks your kids will love to make. Maybe it will buy us all a little reprieve from answering “is it Halloween yet?”

Book ‘Em Kiddo: Caterpillar & Butterfly Story Time

August 1, 2014August 4, 2014 - by Meghan G - 4 Comments.

We are lucky enough to live near an indoor butterfly exhibit that you can visit with (or without) your children. The first time we went, my kid liked it. The …

Stars & Bars: A Patriotic Playdate

June 23, 2014June 24, 2014 - by Meghan G - 4 Comments.

Fun patriotic activities while you’re waiting for the fireworks, or for extended learning fun before or after July 4th. (NO fire involved!)

Book ‘Em Kiddo: The Zoo

May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 - by Meghan G - 5 Comments.

Mommy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow… the zoo themed story time, that is! Here are zoo activities, printables, books, and more for your zoo themed playdate, party, or story time.

Superhero Playdate & Story Time Ideas

April 11, 2014October 3, 2017 - by Meghan G - Leave a Comment

To little kids who are just starting to understand that there aren’t always happy endings, the idea of someone endowed with more than the normal ability to make things okay is pretty comforting. Letting them pretend to be the super hero allows them to identify themselves as the character in the story who can solve problems- and there is no better way for them to see themselves.

Diggers Playdate or Story Time

January 10, 2014January 4, 2014 - by Meghan G - Leave a Comment

There is something about making big holes that is fascinating to people, big and small. Going to watch a construction site is a perfectly valid field trip option in our house, and yours likely isn’t much different. And the bigger the digger, the better the field trip!