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10 Nov

By Connie Goldin, #nature, art, butteflies, children's art, coffee filters, DYI butterflies, early childhood education, fall colors, family time, Mom to Madre, preschool, science, wooden clothes pins, Leave a comment

Fall Butterflies

Make Paper Butterflies with Kids In the Colors of Fall By Connie Goldin, LMFT Make these lovely butterflies from large-size coffee filters, wooden clothes pins, using different sorts of markers, watercolors, and tempera paint sticks. Here in San Diego, we still have butterflies flitting about. I have Monarch and yellow Sulphur butterflies in my … Continue reading »

07 Nov

By Connie Goldin, #family, animals, biology, birds, CHILDREN, color, colorful, creatures, elementary school, insects, kindergarten, literacy, mammals, preschool, reptiles, sea life, vocabulary, zoology, Leave a comment

Colorful Creatures

Colorful Creatures A Spectacular Book on Color and Animals By Connie Goldin, LMFT Colorful Creatures by Anita Ganeri, is one of the most beautiful books on animal life that I have ever seen. It is nonfiction, since it is photos of creatures–birds, sea life, mammals, reptiles, and insects–that is organized by color. Each centerfold displays … Continue reading »

09 Jul

By Connie Goldin, book drives, co-host family literacy parties, fundraising, help kids, parent education, prepare book donations, record video, volunteer, volunteer opportunities, 3 Comments

Volunteer Opportunities

We Welcome New Mom to Madre Volunteers! Share Your Talents With Others Hello and thanks for visiting our “Volunteer Opportunities” page. We are all volunteers at Mom to Madre. No one receives a salary for all the good work we have done since October, 2009 for families in San Diego County. Mom to Madre has … Continue reading »

25 Jun

By Connie Goldin, #educación, #nature, #niños, art, arte, butterflies, ciencia, early childhood education, mariposas, mariposas sin lío, no mess butterflies, preescuela, preschool, science, Leave a comment

No-Mess Butterflies ~ Mariposas sin lío

Easy Butterfly Art ~ El arte fácil de la mariposa By Connie Goldin, LMFT Here is an easy, no-mess butterfly paint craft from KidsActivitiesBlog.com that is beautiful and interesting for young children. Simply pour small amounts of three or four colors of children’s poster or tempera paint into a sealable plastic sandwich bag. … Continue reading »

23 May

By Connie Goldin, #nature, #reading, art, CHILDREN, children's pop-up books, geography, jungle, jungle wild life, literacy, Mom to Madre, pop-up books, the wizard of oz, Leave a comment

Books to Treasure

Exceptional Books for Kids A Gift for Families By Connie Goldin, LMFT Earlier this year, I got a phone call out of the blue from a neighbor I didn’t know asking me if Mom to Madre would like seven boxes of children’s books in “like new” condition. Of course I said, “yes!” and the books … Continue reading »

Science–Hatched or Born? ~ Ciencia–¿Salido del cascarón o nacido?

30 Jan

By Connie Goldin, #educación, #familia, #family, #nature, #niños, #reading, art, arte, bird, born, born alive, ciencia, education, hatch, hatched, insectos, insects, legartos, lizards, mamíferos, mammals, ovíparo, ovíparous, pajaros, reptilias, science, serpientes, snakes, vivíparo, viviporous, Leave a comment

Science–Hatched or Born? ~ Ciencia–¿Salido del cascarón o nacido?

Wonder Works Wonders! ¡El asombro hace maravillas! Learning About Insects, Birds and Animals ~ Aprendizaje acerca de insectos, pájaros y animales By Connie Goldin, LMFT “What is born and what is hatched?” This is a very important question. Most insects, fish, birds and reptiles are hatched from eggs. Most mammals are born. That sounds simple … Continue reading »

Science –Hibernation ~ Ciencia–Hibernación

27 Jan

By Connie Goldin, #educación, #familia, #family, #lectura, #nature, #niños, #reading, ardillas, ardillas de la tierra, art, arte, ground squirrels, hibernación, hibernation, kinder, literacy, Mom to Madre, naturaleza, pond turtles, preescuela, proyecto para familia, science, squirrels, tortuga de aqua dulce, tortugas, turtles, western pond turtles, Leave a comment

Science –Hibernation ~ Ciencia–Hibernación

Wonder Works Wonders! ¡El asombro hace maravillas! Learning About Hibernation ~ Aprendizaje acerca de hibernación By Connie Goldin, LMFT What is “hibernation?” Who hibernates in your neighborhood and county? Hibernation refers to a long sleep that many animals have in cold or super hot times that enables them to survive without food and water. Bears … Continue reading »

26 Jan

By Connie Goldin, #educación, #familia, #family, #nature, #niños, #reading, arco iris, art, arte, colors, family time, kinder, light, literacy, los colores, luz, naturaleza, preescuela, preschool, proyecto para familia, rainbows, Leave a comment

Science–Colors ~ Ciencia–Los colores

Wonder Works Wonders! ¡El asombro hace maravillas! Learning About Colors ~ Aprendizaje acerca de los colores By Connie Goldin, LMFT Rainbow Art for Kids ~ El arte del arco iris para niños Two things young children love to paint are rainbows and hearts. Learning the colors of the rainbow is an important part of early … Continue reading »

25 Jan

By Connie Goldin, #educación, #familia, #family, #lectura, #nature, #niños, #reading, art, arte, CHILDREN, ciencia, early childhood education, education, family time, proyecto para familia, science, unusuavegetables, vegetables, vegetales inusuales, verduras, Leave a comment

Science–Vegetables ~ Ciencia– Verduras

Wonder Works Wonders! ¡El asombro hace maravillas! Learning About Vegetables ~ Aprendizaje acerca de verduras By Connie Goldin, LMFT Explore Through Sight and Taste ~ Explore través de la vista y el gusto There are many vegetables in markets, that we have never tried. Every vegetable has a name. Each time you go to the store, … Continue reading »

23 Jan

By Connie Goldin, #educación, alfabetismo, art, arte, ciencia, dragonflies, dragonfly, education, family art project, libélula, libélulas, literacy, metamorfosis, metamorphosis, Mom to Madre, proyecto del arte para familias, science, Leave a comment

Science–Dragonflies ~ Ciencia–libélulas

Wonder Works Wonders! ¡El asombro hace maravillas! Learning through Art and Reading ~ Aprendizaje a través de arte y lectura By Connie Goldin, LMFT Mom to Madre is learning about dragonflies! These amazing insects can fly backwards and eat while they are flying. Dragonflies are our example of “metamorphosis” for families at the … Continue reading »

Science Activities-Food ~ Actividades de ciencia–comida

23 Jan

By Connie Goldin, #educación, #familia, #family, #lectura, #nature, #niños, #reading, art, arte, ciencia, ciencia para niños, early childhood education, family art project, kids' science, naturaleza, nurturing, PARENTING, proyecto para familia, science, Leave a comment

Science Activities-Food ~ Actividades de ciencia–comida

Wonder Works Wonders! ¡El asombro hace maravillas! Learning through Experiences & Reading ~ Aprendizaje a través de las experiencias y la lectura By Connie Goldin, LMFT Explore New Foods ~ Exploren nuevos alimentos When you shop for food, point out new or unusual produce items to your children and try one! Learn about … Continue reading »

Science Concepts ~ Conceptos de la ciencia

20 Jan

By Kim Buckley, #educación, #familia, #nature, #niños, asombro, CHILDREN, ciencia, colores, colors, cuiosity, curiosidad, dragonfly, early childhood education, eggs, family time, hibernación, hibernation, kindergarten, libélula, live birth, metamorfosis, metamorphosis, Mom to Madre, ovíparo, ovíparous, padres, parents, preescuela, preschool, science, vegetables, verduras, vivíparo, viviparous, wonder, Leave a comment

Science Concepts ~ Conceptos de la ciencia

Wonder Works Wonders! ¡El asombro hace maravillas! Learning through Nature ~ Aprendizaje a través de la naturaleza By Connie Goldin, LMFT Nature Art for Kids ~ El arte de la naturaleza para niños Source for Toddler Turtle Craft Inspiration for Squirrel Craft Mom to Madre is proud to have presented a hour-long … Continue reading »

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