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10 Letter Activities for Kids

April 20, 2017 By Vicky 1 Comment

If you have a young child just learning their letters, then you are going to love this collection of Letter Activities. There are some wonderful hands on ideas here that will get your child excited about learning. For more fun hands on learning ideas check out Sensory Word Hunt and Sidewalk Paint Word Tracing Game. 10 Letter…

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Jumping Sight Word Game

August 27, 2015 By Vicky Leave a Comment

. This post brought to you by Stride Rite. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Mess For Less. Shoe shopping with kids can be exhausting, but I recently had a fun experience buying a pair of Surprize by Stride Rite shoes for my daughter. What made it so fun you wonder? Well, since the…

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Hosting a Reading Party

September 17, 2014 By Vicky 2 Comments

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of EVEREADY®. The opinions and text are all mine. Since my twins have started first grade, their passion for reading has just grown. Each day they spend time reading at school and they bring home lots of books to share every night at home. My…

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Sidewalk Paint Word Tracing Game

September 10, 2014 By Vicky 4 Comments

I was compensated by Wet Ones for this post and I am part of the Mom It Forward Blogger Network.  Can I confess that I breathed a sigh of relief when I dropped my kids off for the first day of school? It’s not that I don’t adore my kids, but when they spend too…

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Word Games – Sensory Word Hunt

July 16, 2014 By Vicky 7 Comments

Welcome to week 4 of Get Ready for K Through Play, a series that I am taking part in with some of my favorite kid bloggers. Our goal is to help you prepare your child to start Kindergarten. Last week I shared a Bubbling Addition Kindergarten Math Game, and this week we are all sharing ways to work…

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Make Your Own Comic Book – Free Printable Comic

March 21, 2014 By Vicky 4 Comments

I’d like to thank Big G for sponsoring today’s post, but my love for comic books and cereal is all my own. I have a special treat for you all today. We recently had a blast writing and illustrating our own comic books where the kids got to create their own super heroes. Want to…

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Easter Egg CVC Word Game

March 19, 2014 By Vicky 2 Comments

I have been getting into the Easter spirit lately and made a simple Easter Egg CVC Word Game using paint chips I got from the home improvement center. This game took a few minutes to put together but offers a number of ways for kids to practice reading and making words. If your kids are a little…

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Sensory Alphabet Hunt

February 3, 2014 By Vicky 1 Comment

You might think of shaving cream as something that you only use to remove unwanted hair. But here at Mess for Less we use it for a lot more. Whether it’s creating Shaving Cream and Water Bead Cupcakes or playing a Sensory Sight Word Game we go through a lot of shaving cream here. The Sensory Alphabet…

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Motivate Kids to Read Using Technology

January 14, 2014 By Vicky Leave a Comment

I am a member of Bookboard’s Ambassador program. I am compensated, from time to time, with free products and monetary payments. Any views expressed in this post are completely my own. I devoured books as a child. I couldn’t get my hands on them fast enough. This posed a problem for my mom who was…

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Fall Word Game

November 15, 2013 By Vicky 3 Comments

We were sent some Alpha-Bits cereal to try and I could not resist using them to create a learning activity. Alpha-Bits are perfect for using in a learning activity since each letter shaped piece can help kids become familiar with the alphabet. My kids love to play with their food, and when they play with…

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Hi, I'm Vicky, founder and content creator at Mess For Less. If you are looking for play and learning activities for kids, kid friendly food, parenting tips and general family fun, you will find it at Mess For Less. I invite you to learn more about me or drop me a note. Thanks for stopping by!
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