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It's practically impossible to find a read aloud bedtime story that both our seven year old daughter and our four year old son with both agree on. I tend to disregard my opinions of the books entirely as long as they are reading but then we found the Zoey and Sassafras series! Science, magical creatures, and realistic characters with adorable illustrations? We were all rushing to brush our teeth at bedtime so we'd have time for one more chapter! This post contains affiliate links. We received a copy of this book for this review but, as always, all opinions and enthusiasm are 100% our own. Our daughter was absolutely thrilled to get a Zoey and Sassafras tote bag, a copy of the first book in the series, Dragons and Marshmallows and her very own thinking goggles! Zoey uses these in the book so our kids are loving wearing their own pair at home. You have to check out this series if you love science and magic like us! Here is a trailer that introduces the irresistible characters! Our son is obsessed with dragons. Since there was one in the book as a main character I wondered if I could get my reluctant writer interested in designing his own dragon. I created a sheet that included plenty of science terms we heard in the chapter book. Then I invited our kids to write about and draw their very own dragon. I love when they instantly want to work on a project together! Our four year old doesn't usually want to write much more than his name but he drew and colored his dragon and even wrote in some of the answers to the questions as well! He dictated the rest of the details to me and was very proud of his work. A few days later our daughter asked if she could create a mate for her dragon. How could I say no to that? We've already ordered the next two books in the Zoey and Sassafras series! I'm just as excited as the kids are for them to arrive. Finally bedtime reading doesn't lull me to sleep. Our email subscribers can access all of our free printables here. (Use the password from our most current email!) Not a subscriber yet? Join us any time! More from Still Playing School: For all of our posts and ideas please follow us on Pinterest: Follow Still Playing School's board Still Playing School on Pinterest. For all of our play based learning activities please follow Still Playing School on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, & Twitter!
Have you ever tried printmaking with kids? All you need is a golf tee, paper, paint, and one recycled material! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click through to Amazon from this page and purchase anything, we will get a small profit for referring you without any additional cost to you! This post is a part of our Everyday Fine Motor Materials from A to Z series! Golf tees make the perfect writing tool for this printmaking craft because small writing implements (like golf pencils) are recommended for early writers. A small writing tool requires a child to pinch in the correct pencil grasp automatically! Our daughter carved her drawing into a recycled styrofoam packing tray. We save the trays that our food comes packaged on and sanitize them in the dishwasher before using for crafts and activities! Her favorite stuffed animal Cowie was the subject of this artwork! She brushed paint over her new stamp to make her prints! She wanted to try white on black paper because Cowie is white! We also made a rainbow Warhol-esque version! This will look so pretty hanging in E's room. Other fine motor ideas for golf tees: Golf Tee Play from Sugar Aunts Water Beads and Gold Tees from Teaching Mama Pumpkin Geoboard from Fun-A-Day Golf Tee Painting from I Can Teach My Child Golf Tee Porcupine from Reading Confetti Styrofoam Creations from Fun-A-Day Golf Tees and a Hammer from Sugar Aunts Read more from our series on Everyday Fine Motor Materials from A to Z: For all of our play based learning activities please follow Still Playing School on Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, Instagram, & Twitter!
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