July 2009

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SK Showcase: Spotlight On YOU!

by Megan

We are wrapping up a busy week, both here at Simple Kids and in my life offline.  We are on our way out of town for the last weekend trip before school starts (less than two weeks for us!). I th0ught this would be an excellent week to turn the Showcase spotlight on you! Have [...]

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books and music

Review: Amanda Blake Soule’s Handmade Home

by Megan

Last night on our way home from church, my four year old was admiring the painting she had made in her class.  After studying it for a minute, she folded it in half and said, “I’m going to make this into a thank you card!  It is good to re-use stuff!” As you might guess, [...]

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What We’re Reading Wednesday: I Am An Artist

by Megan

Welcome back to What We’re Reading Wednesday!  I had planned a special book review for today, but it isn’t quite ready yet.  My sister Emily is visiting us for a few days; Emily is an art teacher, and serendipitously our brand new copy of Pat Lowery Collins’ I Am An Artist arrived yesterday.  I asked [...]

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Simple As That: GOO!

by Megan

I know I am late with getting this week’s Simple As That together for you!  We’ve been enjoying a rainy respite to our sizzling summer days. One of our favorite indoor activities is to whip up a batch of GOO (also known as slime or GAK). It is super easy, even for the crafty-challenged like [...]

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July 24th: SK Showcase and Weekend Links

by Megan

I am so very inspired by this week’s Showcase!  I know you will be, too. Casey of Live Your Art wrote, “My kids, Max and Madeline, kept backyard nature journals this summer. They liked to work in them in the mornings, after  breakfast outside. I kept one, too!” What a lovely way to spend a [...]

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