Lots of Goodies

I have been quite busy settling into my new home. A good busy, though! Although it has not left me with much time to blog, I have been trying to visit Google Reader each day. Just so I could share lots of great posts and links with you! Here goes...

Fun Recipes

• From The Motherload ~ a Homemade Wendy's Frosty
• From LMNOP ~ Gelato Play Dough Recipe
• From Bright Ideas ~ Star Spangled Krispies
  

Crafts for Kids

• Chica and Jo
• From No Time for Flashcards ~ Your Child and the Beanstalk ~ One of my FAVS!
  

Printables

• From AC Moore ~ Printable Summer Calendars for Kids
• From Jolanthe at Homeschool Creations ~ Beautiful Preschool Printables
• From Kids Craft Weekly ~ Fun, Crafty Printables
  

Sites for Kids

• Chatel Village ~ A World of Art and Literature for Kids
• SUPER WHY ~ Love this site based on the PBS show, Lots of wonderful printables, ideas and activities for parents and teachers
• PBS Sprout ~ Lots of goodness!

Sites for Parents

• The PlanetEsme Plan ~ Reviews a children's trade book each day
• From The Book Chook ~ Literacy Lava, a blog log that supports kids' reading, writing, and creating

Read Inch by Inch

Site of the Day!

Goldfish Central (Pepperidge Farms) is a fun site for kids. To begin your child will register as a user. Then they get to print a Goldfish Central ID Card that contains their login information. It is small and designed to be cut out like a real ID card. Junie B. loved it.

When your child logs-in she will create her goldfish character and design a homepage. She will then be awarded 50 points with which she may buy clothes and accessories for her goldfish character, items to add to her homepage, or computer accessories (screensavers, etc.) for her home computer. She can earn more points by playing games in the arcade. In addition, there are some cute videos to watch and mysteries to solve.

Pepperidge Farm also owns a webiste for parents, called Fishful Thinking. It is designed to help parents and educators promote well-being in children and adolescents. The site currently has a neat feature that allows you to build a custom storybook and share it with family and friends. Create a Fishful Thinking Storybook now and enter to win a $10,000 scholarship for your child.

Swim on over!

Got to Love Kindergarten Art!

Fancy Nancy and a Friendly Pig

Artwork by "Fancy Nancy", age 6, friend to all pigs everywhere