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I'm Carla,

an early childhood teacher and reading interventionist turned stay at home mama to my crew of three ages 9 and under! Every day I see evidence of His grace and it's my heart to encourage and inspire yours! We have the sweetest times of learning and playing around our kitchen table. We'd love for you to join us!
Hi I'm Carla

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Carla Snipes

Fizzy Earth Day Fun

Easy, Fizzy, and FUN! This simple activity is lots of fun for kids at all different ages. We did the activity for Earth Day creating globes. However, you can easily incorporate this concept into lots of different ideas. My sweet Sadie repeated the activity today during rest time with all the food colors to make a fizzy rainbow! How fun! I love her creativity!  Materials Needed: + vinegar +baking soda +food coloring  +plate +dropper How to: https://everydaylearnandplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/336740992af8445fbfd79755af650974.mp4#t=1 Didn’t they turn out fun!? We had such a fun time making them I ended up giving each of my crew their own plate to make their own personal Earth! I hope you enjoy this easy, fizzy, and fun activity! 

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Birthdays
Carla Snipes

Screen Free Favorite: Yoto Mini

The Yoto Mini is a must have for families looking for screen free listening! I’m not usually quick on the draw for more pricey items. While the Yoto mini is at a very reasonable price point, it is on the higher end of our average budget for kids’ gifts. I researched it reading blogs and review. Finally last Fall when Amazon ran their big pre-christmas sale I scooped one up for around $60. I was so so excited.  It wasn’t on our daughter’s radar at all. She really hadn’t seen one before but I KNEW she would love it! I was so excited to see her open it up on Christmas and begin to explore all it does.  While I can say it does a lot, I can also say it’s conveniently limited. It does require an internet connection but there is not interfacing with the internet from the yoto player itself. There are very simply 3 buttons and a slot to add a story card. There is one button to turn the player on, one to adjust volume, and one to navigate chapters of a story. It’s that simple!  We purchased the starter pack with the yoto which started

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Curriculum
Carla Snipes

April 2024 Collection

April is here and so is a new collection of resources in the Learn + PLAY Club! You’ll find loads of fun new resources perfect for rounding out the school year with playful review and fun. There’s something for everyone from preschool play packs to two step math problems to solve and language art skills to develop. You’re sure to find playful learning activities perfect for your learner!  Learn + PLAY Club members get immediate access to everything in the new collection AND every single other resource I have written (there are almost 600!) If you’re not a member yet, it’s the perfect time to join! Fun review and lots of playful summer learning activities! It’s just $17/month with no strings attached. Use any and all the activities you want! No locked in contracts. Come, stay as long as you like and cancel when you need to! Have questions? Check out this FAQ blogpost. Learn + PLAY Club FAQs Join the Learn PLAY Club Alphabet Cut + Paste Practice letter recognition, letter sounds, AND fine motor skills with this adorable alphabet activity! Learners will cut out the images and glue them on to the large letter. Make it more fun

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