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Valentine’s playdough fun with snap beads ❤️

Valentine’s playdough fun with snap beads ❤️ This is a little throwback from about a year ago. Really fun for Valentines and great fine motor practice for the littles!
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#noprepkidsactivity #january_play #creativemamacrafts

Flower house 🌺 my daughter and I went on a natu

Flower house 🌺 my daughter and I went on a nature walk this afternoon and collected a lot of flowers. She said she would use half for a cardboard house and half as a bouquet for her room. I’ve realized she absolutely loves walking and hunting for nature’s treasures. She is so happy and lit up, I will always remember her this way when she’s grown up. ❤️ happy Wednesday!
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Nature Rainbow! One of my favorite activities that

Nature Rainbow! One of my favorite activities that requires no preparation for the kids. We found all of these nature colors in our backyard but this is fun to do on a walk too. Simply have your kids find as many rainbow colors in plants as they can or send them on a color specific hunt, “bring me something green” turning it into a game. Have them assemble their own rainbows or make one with everyone together. We can all use extra hope now and again so talking about rainbows meaning hope is fun too!
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Fairies! My girls love playing with fairies and we

Fairies! My girls love playing with fairies and we received this lovely book this Christmas from a dear friend called “A Natural History of Fairies”. Today my daughters were setting up their fairy things and we got out the book and drew a fairy. Then my middle daughter colored in the fairy complete with blue hair. Super simple setup and we’re loving the book. See the stories for a flip through!
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The best play is not prepped or molded but just na

The best play is not prepped or molded but just naturally found outdoors, do you agree? Are you logging the #1000hoursoutside this year? I’m not because I really don’t need another thing to keep track of in this season but I do think it’s a valiant conquest! Anything outdoors is worthwhile in my book. When I don’t know what to do with my three kids and the day feels stuck ➡️ time to get outside. Works everytime. Happy midweek friends!
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Hummingbird Rice art 🪶inspired by the pollinato

Hummingbird Rice art 🪶inspired by the pollinators page of “Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds” an encyclopedia of plants that we are looking through this week.
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Rice is simple to dye, just add a bit of vinegar and food coloring to a few cups of uncooked rice and swish it all in a ziploc. After you get your desired color lay the rice flat to dry! (Tip- gel colors work best)
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I made the different colors of rice and then gave my daughter and her friend a little hummingbird sketch and some glue so they could fill in the birds 🤩
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Really I am overjoyed at how simple this activity

Really I am overjoyed at how simple this activity is, I don’t know why I didn’t try it sooner!! Nature weaving is amazing! Such an easy way to recycle cardboard, engage your kids and get outside. We found all of this color variety just by walking around our neighborhood. My kids couldn’t have loved this more. Our book this week is an encyclopedia “Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds”. We are loving looking through it noticing things we picked up on our walk. Love the book and highly recommend the activity!
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It’s been fun going through this Adventure book

It’s been fun going through this Adventure book and activity workbook this week. Talking about camping and different national parks to visit. I thought it would be really fun to try to paint a VW van and it really was! My son wanted to paint one too so I sketched it out for him and printed it so he could be a little artist. He loves painting and spends so much time with color selection. It’s so fun to watch your kids grow as little artists! Tomorrow morning I’ll have a new YouTube video out on my channel teaching how to paint the classic VW! And for the littles who need assistance I’ve uploaded my sketch to my Freebies section of my website! (www.amysarttable.com/freebies) You can print it on regular paper or watercolor paper. ❤️ I hope you enjoy it! And if you have a go at it will you tag me? Happy Friday everyone! Wishing you a peaceful weekend.
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Morning table fun with the National Parks activity

Morning table fun with the National Parks activity books. My oldest worked on a decoding activity while the other kiddos used playdough and the map to make their own national forests. This was a lot of fun and really easy play without a lot of prep.
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We went on a little walk this morning and gathered

We went on a little walk this morning and gathered some pines and bark to make a little camping scene. Started flipping through the 50 states adventures book today (check out the stories) and can’t wait to get into the activity book tomorrow! So many wonderful National Parks we hope to visit someday! What’s your favorite?
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Diving headfirst into a new beautiful book this we

Diving headfirst into a new beautiful book this week. I’m particularly excited for “50 adventures in the 50 states” book and workbook because we so enjoyed the first “50 states” books! If you haven’t checked out these books I highly recommend them.
I’m really into the nostalgia of this book that is both beautiful and educational. I’d describe it as vintage travel postcards brought to life. Check out my stories for some previews and all week we’ll be doing activities from the books 🤩
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New year, new schedule. Though I can’t say that

New year, new schedule. Though I can’t say that I’ll be changing a whole lot this year with any drastic resolutions I do know our schedule needs a bit of help. I sat down yesterday to work out the details of a new homeschooling/working/cleaning/living plan. I doubt it will be exactly as pictured in my mind but I think it will help to mix things up and keep the house more in order. I’m bringing in the “daily rhythm” concept by making timing milestones for the day, “get ready” “learning” “reading” “lunch” “electronic time” etc. I’m hoping having new milestones will help us keep moving along. How do you keep everyone on track? Also, if you work from home, what time do you work? Give me your best scheduling tips below 👇
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#amysarttable #homeschool #homesweethome #newyear #artfulmoment #2021 #newschedule #watercolor #watercolorpainting #artfulmom #dailyrhythm #dailymotivation #artandplay #montessoriathome

Goodbye 2020 and #falalaintoplay…. Hello to Jan

Goodbye 2020 and #falalaintoplay….
Hello to January…. let’s #jumpintoplay! I’m so excited to be guest-hosting for January play!

Join us this January and let our signature play poem, a collaboration between Tracy of @little_home_jones and Jami of @cribcamp, inspire your play. Whether you’re stuck inside in the cold in the United States, wandering the beaches in Dubai, or exploring the forests in the United Kingdom, you’ll be sure to find a prompt that speaks to you, including some of our favorites: recycle, chores and cultures around the world. The beautiful illustration this month was created by guest artist @amysarttable … thank you Amy!!

As we all prepare for 2021 and create goals for ourselves, remember that it is not too early to teach our children about creating resolutions and setting goals for a spectacular new year (hello helping out at home more)! As you’re reading, you’ll find prompts sprinkled throughout the poem and as always, we have included a *players choice* to encourage you to “just go with it!” Read this poem to your children; read it to yourself; read it to your neighbor (from a distance, of course).

We can’t wait to see how you use our poem to get you in the spirit of January! There are many ways to play:

Explore the play poem and corresponding prompts
Tag @cribcamp @little_home_jones and guest host, @amysarttable
Use and follow the hashtag #jumpintoplay
Explore our signature play poem wreath, created by our friend, uber talented artist and guest host for #jumpintoplay this January, @amysarttable! We love inviting all creatives in this community to use our play poem as a way to get inspired, whether it’s through their own art, sensory play with their littles, or digital work!

Thank you all for your continued support and encouragement with our past play months! We are thrilled to see how many of you have showed up last month (over 2,100 posts and counting)! Let’s keep the ball rolling in 2021!

Happy New Year and Happy Playtime,

Jami and Tracy
@cribcamp, @little_home_jones

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays! And a special

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays! And a special Happy Birthday to my love ❤️🎄💫 see y’all back next year for more art + life 🤩 wishing you happiness and peace!

We worked on a little cardboard Christmas village

We worked on a little cardboard Christmas village with reindeer today. After all the pieces were done the girls arranged them as a backdrop for our Christmas figurines, I like the little world they set up. 🎄 fun, easy recycling project today!
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#playalongchristmas reindeer @allthemumery @thiago_st.cortez @messyplaywithmia @natures.playroom #falalaintoplay green @cribcamp @little_home_jones
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