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It's been quite a while since we created some new busy bags or busy boxes. That's why we were excited to join in on the A to Z Busy Bag series currently being hosted by Teach Me Mommy. There have been some incredible ideas in this series, which is great for inspiring some new sets for our own busy bag collection. Our letter was Q - and we decided to create an Easy Shapes Quilt Busy Bag. We

One of our favorite things to do with seasonal candy is use it as a math manipulative. In the past we've used candy hearts for math games, counted with pumpkins, and done math play with jelly beans. So when I saw these SweetTart Easter Candies at the grocery store I knew they would be perfect for math play. Since the candies were both colorful and different shapes, we decided to graph them!

The weather this week has been amazing, and we were really pleased to be able to get out and enjoy the nice temperatures again. Little Brother and I had a ton if fun playing with shapes outside in the fall sunshine and leaves. We had a blast bringing our large, foam pattern blocks outside and involving them in some great backyard autumn play.  Before going out to play I took one of each

We love finding ways to use holiday candy in learning games and activities. In the past we've used candy hearts and jelly beans to practice different math skills. So of course it was time to do something with fall candy! As Little Brother is getting a little older, he's been getting really interested in counting and numbers, so I put together this Pumpkin Patch counting activity using candy