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Fireflies are one of my all-time favorite things about summer in the Midwest. It can be brutally hot and humid here during the long summer days, but something magical happens at dusk. As the heat fades away and the sun casts long shadows over the yards, you can start to see the faint twinkling of fireflies coming out to play. Today, a few members of our Creative Team are sharing some of our favorite stories, childhood memories, and parenting moments involving fireflies. We hope you enjoy these stories and have the opportunity to experience fireflies for yourself. And be sure...

We're sharing a few books, calendars, and thought-starters to help you practice creative mindfulness and enjoy the little moments. I feel like we haven't seen a whole lot of silver linings since March. The kids went are going back to school mostly online and lots of the outlets that gave moms a break seem like they won't be available for a long, long time. Until we get a vaccine, I'm not optimistic that we will be back to normal. I'm already exhausted playing teacher, coach and head chef!Related: Printable gratitude activities for kidsFour Ways to Put More Mindfulness Into Your Day...

A fun DIY School Supply kids can make, these DIY Glitter Pencils are a fun way to add some glitz and glamour to your child’s pencil case. Glitter Pencils: DIY School Supplies Craft My girl can never get enough glitter, so when she asked to glitter-ize her pencils for school this year, I was anything but shocked. However, I was a bit stumped how I was going to make glitter pencils that didn’t end up covering her hands in glitter. (While I am very used to having a home that has traces of glitter everywhere – I knew her teacher...

I’m excited to start a new month of nature study using the Outdoor Hour Challenges! This is really going to be a month of looking at and learning about insects using the topics in the Creepy Things ebook. To supplement the regular activities in the scheduled challenges, I’ve wanted to do a little photo hunt idea featuring insects. So, I created a brand new printable activity for all of us to use. This Insect Photo Hunt printable activity will be available to download for the rest of August to anyone who would like to use it for their own family....

Las plantas is a short video conversation about plants in Spanish. Juan and Pamela talk about planting seeds to introduce Spanish plant vocabulary. Watch the video and try the listening comprehension questions below. In addition, be sure to check out our Spanish Videos resource page for other fun videos and more listening comprehension activities. You’ll find over 150 videos to learn Spanish on the Spanish Playground YouTube Channel. Find free listening activities for more of our easy Spanish conversation videos here: Spanish Listening Practice and Activities. Pre-Listening Activities Before I watch videos with my students, we predict what information the...