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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Engineering /Building
Program Name: Block Party What: This is a fairly simple program to put together as long as you have the supplies available – we’ve offered it as a passive program open for a few hours in the afternoon and I think that works really well with parents. We provide all sorts…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Lego Games)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Minecraft)
Minecraft (Everyone 10+) Minecraft is considered a sandbox video game which means that players have freedom to choose what they do and where they do it with no specific goals that must be accomplished. Its main focus is on building with blocks mined in-game and interacting with creatures within the…
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Lego Block Party – One of the Easiest Programs You Can Do
We don’t have a dedicated Lego Club, but we bust out our Legos, especially when the kids don’t have school. We’ve tried different approaches – themes, no themes, read alouds, games, etc. And I really enjoy dumping the Legos on the floor and letting the kids go to town. A…
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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale is a wonderful book to use in connection with a building program. This book combines poetry, children playing, and architectural works that span the globe. There is no better thing for a child to do than participate in creative and imaginative…
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Lego Robot Building Night
Last night we hosted a Lego building night with a focus on building robots! We shared two really awesome robot stories and then spent the rest of the evening playing and building with Legos. The first story we shared was called Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon which I reviewed…
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May the Fourth be With You!
Happy International Star Wars Day everyone! May the Fourth be With You! I was watching the news this morning at the gym and lo and behold it’s Star Wars Day and I didn’t even know about it! It’s very interesting to me that a movie series that was released in…