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Skateboard Graphic Contest For Kids & Adults

I think this is one of the coolest ideas I have seen in a while.
Comet Skateboards founder Jason Salfi, a contributor to The K5, is having an online contest to design their next skateboard. I thought this would be a great chance for both kids and adults to submit, or better yet, collaborate with your [...]

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Getting Ready for School: Making the Transition

Written by Dorcas Nung, MFT
Fall is just about here and soon school will be back in full swing. For most kids, this means getting used to a new teacher, classroom, or even a totally different school.
 
This is not an easy feat for many children. The new and unknown, or even something slightly different, can often [...]

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It’s Easier Than You Think: Make Paper At Home With Your Kid

I often search the web for good ideas to use in my classroom, especially = art projects. Although I have made paper a number of times with my students, which they always love,  I thought this video from Howcast was good enough to share with you. It’s a great activity to do at home. And [...]

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Leah’s Ideas: The At-Home Writing Center

It’s almost the beginning of a new school year, and an exciting time that provides a wonderful opportunity to not only sharpen pencils and pick out new clothes but to get your house ready for the student in your life to have a successful and fun experience.
Have your child create their own workspace: Set up [...]

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The Almighty Magic Art Bag

Q-tips. Newspapers. Magazines. A few postcards from your Uncle Jeffrey. Tape. Picture hangers from left over frames from IKEA. Ribbon from old birthday presents. What do you do with all this stuff?
Don’t throw it out!

Put it in the Magic Art Bag.

The Magic Art Bag sits on the Art Shelf in the corner of [...]

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Great Recipes To Cook With Your Kids

It’s one thing to cook delicious food for your kids, and it’s another thing to cook with them.  Cooking involves many different subjects , especially math and reading. Now that it’s summer vacation and you’re spending more time with your kids, private chef and specialist for The K5, Carlin Greenstein put together a few great [...]

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Reading, Writing and Taking Photos With Your Kid

These days, everyone has some sort of digital camera. And I am sure that at some point, your child has gotten hold of it or quite possibly has one of their own. Click, click, click – they snap away, taking image after image.
When I was five-years-old, my mother bought me was a small Kodak camera. [...]

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Prepare For Summer: Take A Trip To The Local Museum

If you live in a big city, it’s pretty easy to find a museum. But for those of you that a trip to the museum requires a day of travel, you can find art in the city hall, libraries, churches and at flea markets.
We just produced a video on how to take your kid to [...]

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Prepare For Summer: Chef Carlin’s Favorite Summer Picnic Recipes

These are some of my favorite recipes for a summer picnic. Print them out and add them to your collection.  And have a great time at your picnic!
Fresh lemonade
Summer tomato salad with corn, feta and torn basil
Fingerling potato salad with dijon vinaigrette
Pita bread rounds
Chocolate chip cookies of brownies (homemade, boxed mix or store bought)
Fresh lemonade
Makes [...]

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Prepare For Summer: Sidewalk Murals Anyone?

It may be obvious to some, but Sidewalk Chalk is a great tool for hot summer afternoons when you don’t have time to take your kid someplace, but you want them to be outside. Sidewalk murals are truly a lost art.

Take a box of Sidewalk Chalk and let them draw all over the neighborhood. [...]

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