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Don’t you just love a day at the beach?  The smell of the air, the warm sand and the hunt for shells — yep, that’s what I call some summer fun!

We had some wonderful beach activities shared at this week’s Discover & Explore linky and so many of them reminded me of fun beach books.  So this week, I thought I would share our feature posts and link them to a great summer read for the kids!

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I’m a toss-the-kids-out-the-door kind of parent.  Children (along with teens and adults for that matter) just don’t get enough time outside these days. I can remember enjoying some wonderfully long days climbing trees, skating, creating, digging & exploring.

But I grew up with siblings and neighbors that were all close in age.  My daughter doesn’t have the luxury of playmates knocking at her door. 

So lately I’ve been looking for ways to entice her to spend more time outside.  Since she really enjoys crafts and also likes to be surprised, we decided to create an Outdoor Activity Jar.

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Not sure what to do with all the Christmas projects and winter crafts in your house?  Try these ideas! If there’s one thing we have a lot of in our house, it’s kids’ artwork! They are always making such cool projects at school and I never want to just throw it away so I have …

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Let’s talk Gingerbread Houses today! Tis the season for family-friendly activities and building a gingerbread house is a time-honored tradition for so many families. Not to mention, it’s a SUPER fun lesson in engineering principles for kids!  Testing out how to balance the walls, construct a roof and put together a fun little structure is …

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