Weekend Reads 9.15.12

Fall is in the air!  Check out my 5 Ideas for Serving up Pumpkin here!

Articles:

Being a Mindful Mum in a Busy World {Childhood 101}

Let’s Use All We Know to Ensure REAL Brain Development is Happening for ALL Kids {Early Childhood Brain Insights}

On Why I Stopped Taking My Children to the Library {Simple Homeschool}

Kindergarten: Math Skills Prove Key to Later Academic Success, Researchers Say {Huffington Post}

(Food for thought, though in one of my most popular posts I disagree with the False Dichotomy they present.)

 

Activities:

Van Gogh Style Finger-Paint Printing {The Imagination Tree}

Make Your Own Birthday Cake {Tinkerlab}

Cool Math Games {Kids Activities Blog}

Recycle Craft: Play Dough Cars {Inner Child Fun}

 

Two of my friends, Alissa from Creative with Kids and Mariah from Playful Learning are pairing up for an awesome give-away.  Don’t miss out!  Get all the details here.