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How To Make Play Dough In The Microwave
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Our final day of preschool was filled with “last day” activities but, to my delight, we did manage to make room for this very fun activity for the Letter Z is for Zoo.
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This book is a favorite of teachers – big fascinating ANIMAL book!
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The day started out with a guessing game where everyone volunteered kinds of animals that THEY had seen in a zoo. I printed many photos of the likely candidates and, as the children shared, we displayed the corresponding picture.
Later that day, during craft time, we made our own little “zoo” with animals that can be seen through the bars of the cage. I wanted them to have something memorable for the letter Z to take home.
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Single Hole Punch
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Laminator (optional)
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*PARENTS: for safety please do the cutting of the window for the zoo yourselves…or at least start it… for your little one. I started in the corner of the window. You can do all of the cutting or make that first cut and turn it over to your child, who should use the round-tipped child safe scissors, to complete it
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Tip: I had some animal stickers on hand. What I lacked were enough jungle animals to make this craft special. So, I made a page using clipart of tigers and elephants, plenty so that each student would have them for their zoo cage as well. I printed the animals on cardstock for durability and laminated them but laminating is not necessary for the success of the craft.
Tip: If you do not have animal stickers, you can use animal crackers!
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Safari Buddies Hand Puppets from Melissa & Doug
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Yes, it is a three-layer carrot cake. Yes, it does have cream cheese frosting. But look at what else it has: CHOCOLATE! The frosting is white CHOCOLATE cream cheese frosting. This dessert is an absolute eating adventure and does it look yummy!
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A pinch of xanthan gum (optional)
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By far, pecan pie is my most favorite dessert. I love it slightly warmed with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum. When I saw this recipe on Grandmother’s Kitchen, I just had to share it with you. I have made this recipe myself and it is just “heavenly.” You will love it.

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Let the pie cool down before serving.
Original Divine Pecan Pie Recipe Recipe found at Grandmothers Kitchen Recipes.
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GUNDA Plush Kangaroo Toy with her little Joey in its pouch!
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Our K is for Kangaroo day in preschool this year was so much fun. We made a kangaroo craft, had a kangaroo treasure-hunt and heard some bouncy kangaroo stories, too.
Cami Kangaroo has too much stuff … even with a pouch!
Adorable storybook about a kangaroo who needs some organizational skills. 4.4 on Goodreads.
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Here it is:

Set of 2 Pretty White Ceramic Pie Plates for Baking

Tip about the lemon juice*: the peaches seemed tart enough to me so I left the lemon juice out. (Plus many of the comments online supported that decision.) The pie tasted absolutely great without but, next time, I will include the lemon juice. It will be even MORE delicious with that little extra zing.
Great for getting up pet hair!
Set of 2 clear glass Pyrex pie plates bakeware!

What goes on a Hanukkah dairy table? Some families include bagels with cream cheese and lox, challah bread and butter, tuna salad and egg salad for the festivities but know that the latkes are definitely the main-fare. How much to make? Ten pounds of potatoes will make latkes enough for a very hungry party of 10-15 people.
Purim is a fun celebration where the story of Esther from the Bible is told. Her courageous stand against tyranny and God’s rescue of the Jewish people is reenacted in children’s plays or told in story form. The villain, the evil Haman, wore a three-cornered hat. A fruit-filled triangular pastry, called a Hamantaschen, was created with his hat in mind and is eaten during Purim. If you’ve never had one, look for Purim on the calendar next March and go to a Jewish bakery and buy one. They are delicious!
Learn more about Passover: The amazing account of over 400 years of Egyptian bondage and God’s miraculous deliverance of the Jewish people from Pharaoh’s hands–including 10 horrific plagues and the spectacular parting of the Red Sea–can be found in the Bible in the book of Exodus.
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On film? Two of the greatest family movies about Passover are:

