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Storybook Advent

Aliens Love Panta Claus Gross Motor Activity for Kids

Aliens Love Panta Claus Gross Motor Activity for Kids

Silliness often leads to a fair amount of rambunctious behaviour in our house so I directed all that energy into the gross motor learning activity ...

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Aliens Love… Flying Saucer Craft for Kids

Aliens Love… Flying Saucer Craft for Kids

Whether it's the Aliens Love... series of books by Claire Freedman or the nursery Rhyme Five Little men in their Flying Saucers. Aliens are such a fun ...

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Aliens Love Panta Claus Alien Ornaments

Aliens Love Panta Claus Alien Ornaments

We love the space theme here at Rainy Day Mum to explore with toddlers upwards and when looking for Christmas Books to feature in Storybook Advent we ...

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Storybook STEAM Coding Activity for Merry Christmas Mouse

Storybook STEAM Coding Activity for Merry Christmas Mouse

This storybook coding activity pairs a lovable little mouse with Christmas algorithm art to teach preschoolers what algorithms are, practice listening ...

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Christmas Tree Decorating Ten Frame Activity for Preschoolers

Christmas Tree Decorating Ten Frame Activity for Preschoolers

My middle son LOVES all the Laura Numeroff books. His favorite two are "If you give a Mouse a cookie" and "If you give a Pig a Pancake". Earlier this ...

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Glittered Snowflake Ornaments

Glittered Snowflake Ornaments

Snowflakes are one of our favourite things about Winter. My kids when they were toddlers loved trying to catch them and then when they started school ...

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Mouse Angel Peg Doll Ornaments

Mouse Angel Peg Doll Ornaments

We all know what happens if you give a mouse a cookie…right?  In the sweet book “Merry Christmas Mouse”, by Laura Numeroff the 3rd book of the ...

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Kids Love Sticks Board Game

Kids Love Sticks Board Game

I’m super excited for the opportunity to join the 2018 Storybook Advent put on by Rainy Day Mum, and I was even more excited when I realized I got to ...

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Stick Man Paper Plate Puppet Craft

Stick Man Paper Plate Puppet Craft

Stick Man is a firm favourite amongst children, parents and teachers alike, and with good reason; Julia Donaldson has a gift for funny and entrancing ...

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Stick Man Sun Catchers

Stick Man Sun Catchers

One of our new "favourite" Christmas Books is Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and we have a fun simple craft for you to do with your kids to decorate the ...

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Stick Man Small World Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Stick Man Small World Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers

We love the Julia Donaldson classic “Stick Man” and it’s a perfect book to read in the run-up to Christmas since Father Christmas makes an appearance. ...

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Salt Dough Stick Man to Make with Kids

Salt Dough Stick Man to Make with Kids

We are back with our 2nd Christmas Book for this year's Storybook Advent here on Rainy Day Mum. Your fans of Julia Donaldson will love making a fun ...

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Stick Man Inspired STEM Number Building Activity for Kids

Stick Man Inspired STEM Number Building Activity for Kids

If your children are like my son, they love to pick up sticks while they are on a walk. They can use some of the sticks they have collected to explore ...

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Bear Stays Up for Christmas Snowy Invitation to Play

Bear Stays Up for Christmas Snowy Invitation to Play

This snowy winter invitation to play offers children a magical world for winter themed indoor play. We lived in often-snowy Massachusetts when ...

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Fine Motor Leaf Garland Craft for Kids to Make

Fine Motor Leaf Garland Craft for Kids to Make

We are almost at the end of our first set of activities for Storybook Advent this year all inspired by Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson. ...

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Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas Gross Motor Activities for Kids

Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas Gross Motor Activities for Kids

Hi, I'm Cassie from 3 Dinosaurs. I'm so happy to be part of the Storybook Avent again! We have decided to continue with our Christmas Gross Motor ...

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Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas 3 Part Montessori Cards

Bear Stays Up Late for Christmas 3 Part Montessori Cards

My kids and I love the Bear and Friends books by Karma Wilson.  The stories are gentle and applicable to kids, while the rhymes are sweets and easy to ...

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Bear Stays Up for Christmas STEAM Project for Kids

Bear Stays Up for Christmas STEAM Project for Kids

It's December, and for my family, it means reading lots of Christmas-themed books and doing lots of fun-related activities. Bear Stays Up for ...

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Gingerbread House Ornaments for the Christmas Tree

Gingerbread House Ornaments for the Christmas Tree

We've spent some time recently reading some classic "fairy tales" and have decided to create some ornaments for our Christmas tree this year inspired ...

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Keepsake Fingerprint Nutcracker Saltdough Ornament for the Tree

Keepsake Fingerprint Nutcracker Saltdough Ornament for the Tree

When I was a child, my grandmother decided to start a nutcracker collection for each of her grandchildren. Year after year, she would buy us a new one ...

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Sugar Plum Fairy Clothes Peg Doll for Toddlers and Preschoolers to Make

Sugar Plum Fairy Clothes Peg Doll for Toddlers and Preschoolers to Make

Nothing to me says Christmas like the story of the Nutcracker - I remember as a child reading it as well as being lucky enough to go and see the ...

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