Counting Candy

I find it a little humorous that I was offering up healthy Halloween snack ideas on Monday, just to follow it up with what to do with all that candy!  The fact of the matter is you're going to have gobs of candy entering your home or classroom in the next 24 to 48 hours.  I ran across The Candy Corn Contest recently in my oldie, but goodie stash at school.  I loved this book when I was in elementary school, and definitely loved every...

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Mommy and Me Monday: A Healthy Halloween

A healthy Halloween just doesn't sound right.  I can remember filling a pillow case full of candy and working through my loot until the New Year!  We have no doubt that your children will be full of sweets in the coming days, if they aren't all ready.  As an adult I even look forward to this sweet time of year!  But just in case you wanted to mix in some healthier options with those heaping piles of sugar, here are some easy ideas...

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Pumpkin Science: Free Printable

Pumpkins aren't just fun to carve, they can be a fun science activity too!  Yesterday we headed outdoors to do a little pumpkin investigation with our science buddies.  What a great way to make pumpkin picking an educational activity.  Use this free printable as a guide for a fun math and science activity!  Happy weekend to y...

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Lil Sprouts Book Club: So Many Monsters

 Everyone knows I am a Target addict, it's really not a secret any more, I just can't help myself. Ever since they started with the dollar bins right as you enter the store... game over! You can find the best little deals and seasonal items. In fact I scored a few Halloween goodies I thought I would share. For my little man these $1 board books are ideal, they can be dropped, smashed, drooled on and it doesn't bust our budget, at just $1 they...

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Mommy and Me Mondays: Pumpkin Cookies

Life gets busy.  Crazy Fall days seem to follow the lazy days of summer and leave you scratching your head wondering how we got to the middle of October already.  I know our household isn't alone wondering how Halloween is just a little over a week away, how school has been back in session for months, and before you know it we'll be ringing in a new year. With that said, I almost forgot to make one of my favorite fall treats. ...

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MAD About Science

We have gone MAD here at Simply Sprout. We are simply MAD about science! We have had a lot of fun designing this colorful MAD About Science kit for teachers. Our focus was making science fun and engaging for students. We chose a couple of our favorite classroom experiments and created materials that would help to introduce the scientific process. This colorful kit is the perfect way to introduce general science skills to your students. It contains...

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Lil Sprouts Book Club: It's Pumpkin Patch Time

It's that time of year the pumpkin patches are popping up all over town. They are filled with all sorts of types of pumpkins big ones, small ones, bumpy ones,smooth ones each one very unique. I love taking my kids to the pumpkin patch each year. They get so excited to see all of the pumpkins.Today's book club selection is a great little story that could lead in to a great math lesson on pumpkins. How many seeds in a  pumpkin, by Margaret McNamara...

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