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7 Sweet (and Free) Valentine's Day Activities

Valentine’s Day is upon us, a time for snuggles, love, and… learning! Celebrate the day – and build key early learning skills – with seven sweet (and free!) Valentine’s activities, including pre-made, printable Valentine’s cards:

Counting Love Bugs Valentine’s Day Worksheet

Download this four-page Valentine’s counting activity for FREE, courtesy of Spark More Play! Simply download, print, and then use Playfoam, dough, or any other non-toxic molding compound to practice counting and numbers, build fine motor skills, and encourage creativity.

 

Valentine’s Day Cookies Activity

Download and print this tasty activity to practice fine motor skills, shape and color learning, and more! Simply use Playfoam, dough, or any other non-toxic molding compound to decorate each shaped cookie.

 

Playfoam Valentine’s Day Cards

Kids can create a custom, three-dimensional Valentine’s Day card, complete with envelope, using this free template! Just squish, squash, squeeze and smash Playfoam or any other molding compound onto the paper to make a one-of-a-kind Valentine’s masterpiece, then share with friends and family!

 

Sorting Hearts with Sneaky, the Snacky Squirrel Valentine’s Day Worksheet

Download and print this sweet candy hearts worksheet to help little ones practice sorting and matching – critical pre-math skills – as well as counting and addition! When you’re done, celebrate with some sweet Valentine’s treats of your own.

 

Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Nuts About You Color-In Valentine

If your little one loves The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game, they’ll go nuts for this sweet coloring sheet that does double duty as a super-cute Valentine! Click to download and print this sheet.

 

Frankie’s Food Truck Fiasco Color-In Valentine

Have some fun with everyone’s favorite feline, Frankie! Download this adorable coloring page and let your little one get creative – coloring is a great way to build fine motor strength and coordination as well as creativity and imagination!

 

Frankie’s Food Truck Fiasco Valentine’s Cards

Skip the store and download four fun Frankie Valentines for your child to hand out instead! Simply download, print, complete the to and from.

We’ve got Valentine’s Day covered with worksheets, coloring pages, cards, and crafts perfect for celebrating the love and slipping in some heart-shaped learning. Happy Valentine’s Day to YOU!

7 Sweet (and Free) Valentine's Day Activities

Valentine’s Day is upon us, a time for snuggles, love, and… learning! Celebrate the day – and build key early learning skills – with seven sweet (and free!) Valentine’s activities, including pre-made, printable Valentine’s cards:

Counting Love Bugs Valentine’s Day Worksheet

Download this four-page Valentine’s counting activity for FREE, courtesy of Spark More Play! Simply download, print, and then use Playfoam, dough, or any other non-toxic molding compound to practice counting and numbers, build fine motor skills, and encourage creativity.

 

Valentine’s Day Cookies Activity

Download and print this tasty activity to practice fine motor skills, shape and color learning, and more! Simply use Playfoam, dough, or any other non-toxic molding compound to decorate each shaped cookie.

 

Playfoam Valentine’s Day Cards

Kids can create a custom, three-dimensional Valentine’s Day card, complete with envelope, using this free template! Just squish, squash, squeeze and smash Playfoam or any other molding compound onto the paper to make a one-of-a-kind Valentine’s masterpiece, then share with friends and family!

 

Sorting Hearts with Sneaky, the Snacky Squirrel Valentine’s Day Worksheet

Download and print this sweet candy hearts worksheet to help little ones practice sorting and matching – critical pre-math skills – as well as counting and addition! When you’re done, celebrate with some sweet Valentine’s treats of your own.

 

Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Nuts About You Color-In Valentine

If your little one loves The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game, they’ll go nuts for this sweet coloring sheet that does double duty as a super-cute Valentine! Click to download and print this sheet.

 

Frankie’s Food Truck Fiasco Color-In Valentine

Have some fun with everyone’s favorite feline, Frankie! Download this adorable coloring page and let your little one get creative – coloring is a great way to build fine motor strength and coordination as well as creativity and imagination!

 

Frankie’s Food Truck Fiasco Valentine’s Cards

Skip the store and download four fun Frankie Valentines for your child to hand out instead! Simply download, print, complete the to and from.

We’ve got Valentine’s Day covered with worksheets, coloring pages, cards, and crafts perfect for celebrating the love and slipping in some heart-shaped learning. Happy Valentine’s Day to YOU!

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There’s a Magical, Miniature World – Right in Your Own Backyard!

magnification scavenger huntGet up close and personal with nature, through the amazing power of magnification! There are truly unbelievable details in nearly everything you find outdoors (and in, for that matter!), and magnifying glass activities are fun for the whole family. Teach your kids to look deeper by examining natural finds with a microscope or other magnifiers! EI’s GeoSafari® Jr. Science Utility Vehicle™ is a fun way to introduce magnification to young children, and our GeoSafari Adventure Pens are the perfect, portable scientific tool for older kids.Some particularly spectacular, every day outdoor objects to magnify include:Leaves – look for the veins!Bark – check out the texture!Snake or spider skin – is it translucent? Transparent?Feathers - are the edges smooth or frayed? Can you see a pattern?Blades of grass – are the edges smooth or rough?Sand – see the millions of mini granules?Dirt – what is dirt made of? What colors do you see?Moss – can you find a stem? Leaves?Insects – how many body parts does it have?Pond or Ocean water – is there anything swimming in your specimen?Your kids won’t believe the discoveries they can make when they take a closer look. And if you really want to take an even closer look, check out these images from the GeoSafari Talking Electron Microscope™ – you won’t believe your eyes!At EI, we believe in sharing, and we bet you do, too, so please don’t forget to share this post with your friends!
There’s a Magical, Miniature World – Right in Your Own Backyard! magnification scavenger huntGet up close and personal with nature, through the amazing power of magnification! There are truly unbelievable details in nearly everything you find outdoors (and in, for that matter!), and magnifying glass activities are fun for the whole family. Teach your kids to look deeper by examining natural finds with a microscope or other magnifiers! EI’s GeoSafari® Jr. Science Utility Vehicle™ is a fun way to introduce magnification to young children, and our GeoSafari Adventure Pens are the perfect, portable scientific tool for older kids.Some particularly spectacular, every day outdoor objects to magnify include:Leaves – look for the veins!Bark – check out the texture!Snake or spider skin – is it translucent? Transparent?Feathers - are the edges smooth or frayed? Can you see a pattern?Blades of grass – are the edges smooth or rough?Sand – see the millions of mini granules?Dirt – what is dirt made of? What colors do you see?Moss – can you find a stem? Leaves?Insects – how many body parts does it have?Pond or Ocean water – is there anything swimming in your specimen?Your kids won’t believe the discoveries they can make when they take a closer look. And if you really want to take an even closer look, check out these images from the GeoSafari Talking Electron Microscope™ – you won’t believe your eyes!At EI, we believe in sharing, and we bet you do, too, so please don’t forget to share this post with your friends! READ MORE
FREE Unicorn Color By Letter Activity Sheet
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Poll for our EI Parents: We Need Feedback for a new product!

We’d love your feedback on a new product we’re developing for 2016! Help us create something YOUR kids would love.Imagine yourself in a toy store checkout line. You see a themed novelty toy good for ages 3+ and under $10 hanging by the checkout. Which themed packaging for our mysterious & affordable novelty toy do you think would be most appealing to your children?1. Sports2. Dinos3. Vehicles4. Princess5. Under the Sea6 Fairy GardenAlso: is there a theme not mentioned above that you’d like to see?In your response, please tell us the age(s) of your child or children and if they’re a boy or girl.Your help and insights will help us create the best toys possible. Looking forward to your feedback!
Poll for our EI Parents: We Need Feedback for a new product! We’d love your feedback on a new product we’re developing for 2016! Help us create something YOUR kids would love.Imagine yourself in a toy store checkout line. You see a themed novelty toy good for ages 3+ and under $10 hanging by the checkout. Which themed packaging for our mysterious & affordable novelty toy do you think would be most appealing to your children?1. Sports2. Dinos3. Vehicles4. Princess5. Under the Sea6 Fairy GardenAlso: is there a theme not mentioned above that you’d like to see?In your response, please tell us the age(s) of your child or children and if they’re a boy or girl.Your help and insights will help us create the best toys possible. Looking forward to your feedback! READ MORE

Change It Up! The Heart of Ida

Change-it-Up_Dec_JessieThis past month, Jessie made it her goal to raise funds for The Heart of Ida for the Change It Up! program, where each month an employee chooses a worthy organization for which to fundraise and collect spare change. EI matches up to $100 in support of the effort.The Heart of Ida is a non-profit organization that serves the older adult population in and around Long Beach, CA. Their daily mission is to help older adults preserve independence as long as possible, and provide comfort and cheer when assisted living is necessary. Also a resident of Long Beach, Jessie connected to the organization because “the idea of being old and lonely is heartbreaking.”The organization helps to facilitate these programs:1. Safe at Home: Nationally, one-third of people over 65 and half of those over 80 will fall each year. Safe at Home volunteers visit clients to perform a multi-point safety check, make repairs, and refer a licensed professional.2. Operation Holiday Hearts: This seasonal program brings cheer to older adults residing in board and care homes, assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Every December, volunteers deliver personal hygiene kits, among other items, to seniors in need in Long Beach, CA.Find out how you can help Jessie donate to Heart of Ida, HERE.
Change It Up! The Heart of Ida Change-it-Up_Dec_JessieThis past month, Jessie made it her goal to raise funds for The Heart of Ida for the Change It Up! program, where each month an employee chooses a worthy organization for which to fundraise and collect spare change. EI matches up to $100 in support of the effort.The Heart of Ida is a non-profit organization that serves the older adult population in and around Long Beach, CA. Their daily mission is to help older adults preserve independence as long as possible, and provide comfort and cheer when assisted living is necessary. Also a resident of Long Beach, Jessie connected to the organization because “the idea of being old and lonely is heartbreaking.”The organization helps to facilitate these programs:1. Safe at Home: Nationally, one-third of people over 65 and half of those over 80 will fall each year. Safe at Home volunteers visit clients to perform a multi-point safety check, make repairs, and refer a licensed professional.2. Operation Holiday Hearts: This seasonal program brings cheer to older adults residing in board and care homes, assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Every December, volunteers deliver personal hygiene kits, among other items, to seniors in need in Long Beach, CA.Find out how you can help Jessie donate to Heart of Ida, HERE. READ MORE

Have a Happy 2015!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf3R21QcLikWarm wishes for a New Year filled with unforgettable playful moments!- Your Friends at Educational Insights
Have a Happy 2015!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf3R21QcLikWarm wishes for a New Year filled with unforgettable playful moments!- Your Friends at Educational Insights
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Introducing Shine OF THE RAINBOW PRANCERS™!

Shine is one of the Rainbow Prancers™ that makes everything squeaky clean and so supreme! Watch this pristine unicorn clean up any situation with her PRANCIFY powers. How do you prancify? #prancifyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bv6ie5_5HkSee Shine, one of our newest members of the Puppet-on-stick™ line, in all of her glitz and glory, HERE!
Introducing Shine OF THE RAINBOW PRANCERS™! Shine is one of the Rainbow Prancers™ that makes everything squeaky clean and so supreme! Watch this pristine unicorn clean up any situation with her PRANCIFY powers. How do you prancify? #prancifyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bv6ie5_5HkSee Shine, one of our newest members of the Puppet-on-stick™ line, in all of her glitz and glory, HERE! READ MORE
Free Happy Holiday Coloring Pages! Coloring Pages Add some coloring to your playtime this holiday season with our FREE holiday coloring pages. Inspired by our Holiday Puppet-on-a-pen™ line, these coloring pages are a great addition to holiday cards and small gifts. Free Coloring Pages Puppet-on-apenDownload Happy Holidays coloring page ---> Holiday Coloring Page1Free Coloring pages - Puppet on a stickDownload Love Peace Joy coloring page ---> Holiday Coloring Page2 READ MORE
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