Best of July 2015

 

Another month has passed, and it’s almost time to go back to school!

Welcome to a round-up of all the new posts I wrote in July! I’ll make sure to tell you my personal favorite and the top 3 most-read new posts last month.

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My Favorite New Post in July

 

 

After we’d made the Vanilla Sprinkle Cupcakes (below), I put out some play dough, some decorations and real cupcake making supplies for an Invitation to Create Play Dough Cupcakes. E had a blast with some extended imaginary play about making cupcakes to bring to school!

 

 

The 3 Most Popular New Posts in July

 

 

Ocean Creatures Memory Game

A free printable I made to go with E’s summer camp theme of Under the Sea.

 

Vanilla Sprinkle Cupcakes

Oooh, those were SO good! Looking at this picture makes me want to go and make them again right now!

 

Water Activities for Kids

This is where I’ve linked all the water activities we’ve done. I love that people love water activities – we do, too!

 

 

 

All New Posts in July by Main Category

 

Sensory Activities and Science:

• Sensory Soup with Ice and Pool Noodles
• Invitation to Create Play Dough Cupcakes
• Sensory Soup with Cups and Lids
• Sensory Bag with Loom Bands, Glitter, and Sequins

 

Art Activities and Crafts:

none this month…

 

Learning Activities and Printables:

• Letter J Maze
• Ocean Creatures Memory Game
• Shark Grid Game
• Ocean Creatures Coloring Pages
• Patterning with Counting Blocks

 

Recipes:

• Strawberry Orange Frozen Yogurt Pops
• Vanilla Sprinkle Cupcakes
• Baked Blueberry Oatmeal

 

Activities for Babies (as always, most of them are good for toddlers and older kids, too!)

• Yogurt on the Mirror
• Nature Exploration on a Mirror
• Baby Play with Gelatin
• Baby Play with Blocks and a Bottle

 

Round-Ups:

• Best of June 2015
• Patriotic Activities for Kids
• Water Activities for Kids

 

Misc:

• Learn with Play Book Review

 

What were your favorite new posts in July? Let me know in the comments below!

 

 

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