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The Upside of Making Your Own Educational Toys

Make educational toys at home with simple craft supplies. Use colored paper to create shape sorters, color match games, and alphabet puzzles that teach colors, shapes, letters, and words in a fun, hands-on way.

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ASK Angie ASL + Tips: Deaf Awareness Month!

Hear American Sign Language (ASL) sign for the Pledge of Allegiance and show disability awareness this month. Summer’s heat can damage hearing aids—keep them safe with a dry kit for peace of mind while enjoying the patriotic moment at games or parades.

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Fun & Functional Photo Contest

Capture the spirit of summer with a portrait photo showcasing a child’s independence—ideal for our “fun and functional” section cover. Share your vibrant vertical image by commenting below, complete with your child’s name and what makes their spirit special!

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Postcard Diaries & Memorabilia Bags

Capture travel memories with postcards and memorabilia. Share a postcard at each destination or let kids collect small souvenirs to create a scrapbook later. Transform these keepsakes into a personalized family history that delights young readers as they grow up, making the trip unforgettable for all.

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Twice Exceptional Encouraging the Unique Gifts Among 2e Kids and Beyond.

Twin exceptional children – unique abilities, gifted kids facing challenges. Twice exceptional (2e) minds combine brilliance with disabilities, creating both barriers to overcome and extraordinary talents to discover. My daughter’s IQ is 130, enabling her to memorize books backward from just looking at the pages—her BINGO “free square”.

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Play the Winning Number Guessing Game with Kids for Instant Fun!

Turn Waiting into Fun: When faced with dull waiting, spice it up by guessing right numbers while counting distraction. All participants await anticipation knowing focus transforms drudgery into delight. Here’s how you play: Each player silently predicts ahead of time. Who guesses closest or exactly hits the winning number receives sweet reward satisfaction?

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Starting Strong

Start each day with energizing yoga poses that build strength and mindfulness together. Mountain pose grounds you, tree pose strengthens balance, and butterfly pose soothes the spirit—all while practicing mindful breathing.

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Safety Pin Necklace

Crafting Safety Pin Chains: A Fun, Focus-Boosting Activity for Kids Teach your child the delight of connecting safety pins into a wearable chain necklace using precision and concentration. This engaging craft blends creativity with skill-building, perfect for sparking focus while offering endless creative opportunities.

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ASK Angie ASL + Tips: “Fingerspelling”

Practice fingerspelling this school year to boost your spelling skills. This simple technique helps lock vocabulary words into memory by using both visual and tactile channels. Dive into ASL videos and worksheets to master finger spelling and impress everyone with your newfound fluency!

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