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Channel your child’s enthusiasm for the night sky with these 30+ learning through play, constellation activities for kids. “Mommy, look – I see stars!” There’s something truly magical to kids about the night sky. Maybe it’s because they aren’t often out after dark. Or maybe it’s because the night sky…
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My preschoolers’ insatiable curiosity never ceases to amaze me. After playing with our Solar System Sensory Bin this summer, they continue to be fascinated by outer space. And despite only being 3 and 4, they were determined to learn the names of all the planets and their order in the solar system. I…
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We’ve all been there… you’re trying to just get that first cup of coffee in the morning, cook dinner, or even just driving down the road, when your preschooler tosses out one of their deep questions about the universe. I’ve now got two preschoolers, making for double the ponderings. After a…
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Despite reading countless books and exploring stars with several activities, the concept of the solar system remained an abstract, almost mythological, concept for my preschoolers. This was never more evident than on the 4th of July – while waiting for fireworks, I started pointing out the planets in the early night sky…
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For weeks now, ever since I made the Star Gazing Discovery Bottles for my monthly post on Pre-K Pages, the girls have been full of questions and fascinated by stars. Now that preschool is out for the summer, studying stars was at the top of their request list. To kick things off,…