12 Bug Books for Preschoolers

Spring is the perfect time to dive into the insect world with your preschooler. I found 12 fun book books that your kids are going to love! After reading these titles, your kids are sure to want to get out and explore nature, looking for new buggy friends!

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Bugs Galore
With retro illustrations and plenty of rhymes, this book lets little learners explore lots of bugs and worms in a comical fashion.

Bugs
This book is a cheerful way to warm preschoolers up to the bugs they will see this summer. Featuring colorful illustrations and easy to read text, bugs won't seem so scary after exploring the pages of this story.

The Bug Book
This book is fun and factual for preschoolers. Explore all kinds of bugs in vivid photographs to learn more about the insects one might see this summer.

Some Bugs
With rhymes and vibrant illustrations, this book embraces the behaviors of backyard bugs and encourages exploration for preschoolers.

The Grouchy Ladybug
Take an adventure with a grouchy little ladybug to meet a variety of critters and explore manners in a fun way.

Ten Little Ladybugs
While this is a simple counting book, it is fun for preschoolers to explore and practice their counting skills with. Little hands love to feel the texture of the ladybugs as they count.

Builder Bugs
In this construction themed bug book, watch the bugs take actions like digging and hammering to make something special, which they will reveal in this pop up book!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
In this book a very hungry caterpillar munches through a variety of goodies to transform into a beautiful butterfly. This book is much loved for its colorful illustrations and fun text.

Big Bug Book
This pop up book is packed with creepy, crawly fun! The book is nothing short of a celebration fit for the bugs return this spring!

Ten Magic Butterflies
With the help of ten magic butterflies preschoolers can learn to count and group things by groups of ten. This is a colorful introduction to math for early learners that comes very highly recommended.

The Very Busy Spider
Eric Carle books are a delight to explore with preschoolers. In this rhyming text a busy spider tries to spin her web while the animals on the farm come by to distract her from the task. This book is fun to read and touch!

The Ants Go Marching
This book takes preschoolers on an adventure in counting and singing with colorful ants! The repetition and counting up to 5 is perfect for an early approach to math that kids can't get enough of.

8 Awesome Ways to Eat Hot Dogs

Hot dogs and summer time are a match made in heaven. This year, your options aren't limited to grilled, boiled or baked! I have rounded up 8 Awesome Ways to Eat Hot Dogs that I know you are going to love!

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I love a good hot dog! From a sloppy chili dog to a simple grilled dog with peppers and onions! I started checking out some of my favorite blogs to get hot dog inspiration and what I discovered is a total game changer in the dog department!

From pineapple topped dogs to a mouth watering pizza recipe; this collection of recipes is sure to please hot dog fanatics all summer long!

Firecracker Hot Dogs
Buffalo Wing Hot Dogs
Cheesy Hot Dog Tartlets
Fried Hot Dog Sliders
Mexican Style Dogs
Chili Cheese Dog Pizza
Hawaiian Hot Dogs 
Philly Cheese Steak Dogs



Which of these recipes sounds the yummiest to you?

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Glittery Playdough Made with Sunscreen!

This glittery no cook playdough is perfect for summer play. It is made with a unique ingredient for a fun and fragrant hands on play session!

I have been making lots of homemade playdough for Harper. I love using different ingredients to create something I know she will love. 

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When Sea Star Sparkle sent me an assortment of sunscreens, I thought this would be a fun chance to try a unique glittery, fragrant sunscreen playdough. 

This recipe is easy and requires no cooking. It comes together in a matter of moments to create a fun way to have hand on play, with ingredients you may have at home.

I used Very Berry Scented sunscreen. I love that it is made with eco friendly glitter and the scent really adds something special to this playdough! It makes for a totally pleasant sensory experience between the soft dough, eye catching glitter and delicious fragrance!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of sea star sparkle eco friendly sunscreen

Water; several tablespoons

Neon Food Coloring

1- 1.5 cups of flour 

Directions:

Place 2 tablespoons of water and 1 cup of water in a medium mixing bowl.

Add a few drops of food coloring and 1/2 cup of sea star sparkle sunscreen to the flour.

Stir until well combined and the contents begin to clump.

At this point, you will decide if you need to add additional flour. If the mixture feels sticky, add an additional 1/4 cup of flour, and continue to stir.

When the flour has been incorporated, test for stickiness. 

Add additional flour if needed

When the playdough is not sticky, it is ready to play with!

Store in an airtight container when not in use.

When you are not playing with the dough, be sure to store it in an airtight container for up to a week.

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12 Pretty Peacock Projects

Spring is near and we can't wait to visit the Kingwood Center in Mansfield to view the lovely early flowers, stop by the green house and of course, check out their gorgeous peacocks!

To build on our excitement I thought it would be fun to make a few pretty peacock crafts! I found 12 lovely ideas that I can't wait to share with you. If you like peacocks you are going to want to make a few of these too.

DIY Etched Peacock Cuff Bracelet by Happy hour Projects
Peacock Wreath by Artsy Fartsy Mama
Peacock Soap by Suzy's Sitcom
Peacock Tutu Skirt by Life Sew Savory
Peacock Necklace by Mad in Crafts
Peacock Shoe Clips by Sugar Bee Crafts
Peacock Painted Curtains by Live Laugh Rowe
Peacock Feather Wreath by Doodle Crafts
DIY Peacock Stamped Dress by Twin Dragonfly Designs
Peacock Garden Art by Morena's Corner
DIY Peacock Earrings by Artsy Fartsy Mama
Pretty Peacock Journal by Suzy's Sitcom

I think the feather wreath is gorgeous! That would add so much color to my doorstep this spring! Which of these 12 pretty peacock projects is your favorite? Leave me a comment to let me know!

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Developing The Fine Skill Of Driving Safer

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Driving is one of those things that we all take for granted. It's something in life that we have to do but we may not necessarily put much effort into it, perhaps when it comes to cleaning the car maybe. But because driving is one of those things that we have to do, we may not necessarily invest so much in it. Driving safely is one of those things that should be drilled into us, but so many people seldom do this. It's a skill that we all need to develop, and maybe you don't drive much, or you get the kids from A to B and then that's all you need to do. But we've all had some form of close call (some may have even had to call someone like this car accident attorney too at some point in their life), and while it's easy to blame the other person, it could very well be to do with our own driving habits as well. We got to be smart when it comes to driving; after all, this piece of machinery is incredibly deadly. But what can we do to help our skills and drive safer all of the time?

Cover Your Blind Spots

We all get taught to put our mirrors so we can see the side of our car. The fact of the matter is that we
need to move our mirrors further out so that we can cover our blind spots. Instead of turning our head
to check a blind spot before we make a maneuver, we can use the mirrors for this and turn just to double
check, therefore doubling our safety. Adjusting your mirrors so they are all overlapping with each other
means there is a greater field of vision. There are plenty of guides online to help you with this, and when
it comes to making a maneuver, such as changing lanes, and there's a car behind you doing the same,
you should see them moving from one mirror to the next.

Stop Driving Distracted!

The modern car has so many different features, and we take all these for granted, or we use them all.
Whether it's connecting our phone to Bluetooth so we can call people, or turning the music up as loud
as humanly possible, it's all of these little things that can add up to a multitude of distractions. When you
look at any car accident lawyer web page, like the Derrick Law Firm legal representation site, distracted
driving is one of the primary culprits that cause car accidents. Think about it the next time you go in the
car, how many things are taking your attention off the road, for even a split second. Driving safer is
about putting your focus on the road 110% of the time. We all know that we have lapses in concentration.
And unfortunately, it just takes a split second for something bad to happen. And while we can't control
what other drivers do, we can control how well we react to things.

Learn Defensive Driving

One of the most common ways to improve your skills is to go on a defensive driving course. There are
many positives to this; it can take points off your driving license, or help you save money on your car
insurance. But if you've been driving for a long time, and you develop your own unique approach to
driving, a refresher is always worthwhile. It's a small price to pay for a lifetime's worth of reduced
insurance and additional driving skill.

Does Driving Faster Get Us There Quicker?

We all get frustrated and end up overtaking someone because we're running a bit late. But apart from
the fact that if you get caught speeding, you're going to pay for it, the only time that it's worth speeding
is when you go on a very long journey. In a mathematical sense, you save a very minimal amount of
time on a trip by speeding. But if you hit a lot of traffic lights, the people you overtake will end up right
behind you anyway! So the next time you think about passively aggressively flipping the bird to someone
as you pass them, they'll be right there next to you in a couple of minutes’ time!

Driving safer is something we can all benefit from. But what is amazing these days is that fewer people
decide to take this on board. Find great insurance rates at access insurance company . As driving becomes more of a chore and less of a joy, we've got to learn
the fine skill of driving safer. There are so many other aspects that we can benefit from, but as we find
ourselves getting into bad habits, the one true thing we can really do to improve our driving skills is to
practice the safe habits.