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{Mama Pea Pod's Best of 2011}


2011 has been a year of such fun for me and my little peas! I absolutely loved spending the first 7 months of the year (plus 10 months of the year before that) home with them; we got up to so many wonderful, creative, and playful experiences together, and the girls have really grown to be great friends and playmates. Since returning to work in August it's been harder in all respects, but we still manage to do fun and creative activities together each week.

Here are my personal favourites from the blog over the year. Since I didn't start the blog until February, there's no January post listed below, but for each month after that I've shared a link to what I think was our 'best' activity I shared that month. Enjoy!
































December - Curled Paper Trees




And watch for the upcoming Best Ideas for Kids in 2011 blog hop on January 2nd, where I'll be sharing another post of mine not listed here, along with the best ideas from many of your favourite kid bloggers.

Sharing at: ABC&123, It's Playtime, I Can Teach My Child

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{Watch this space...Best Ideas for Kids of 2011 coming soon!}



Since the Creative Christmas Countdown went so well, many of us same bloggers plus some others have decided to collaborate on another project - The Best of 2011! Check back on January 2nd to see the best posts of the year from each of the bloggers below, and link up your own best/favourite post of the year in our blog hop!


AngeliqueFelix.com, The Golden Gleam, hands on : as we grow,Toddler Approved, Red Ted Art, The Iowa Farmer’s Wife, The Outlaw Mom Blog, Let Kids Create,  Come Together Kids, Creative With Kids,  Science sparks, Mama Smiles,  Rainy Day Mum, teach mama, Kitchen Counter Chronicles, The Imagination Tree, JDaniel Fours Mom, Teach Preschool, De tout et de rien: Activités pour le Préscolaire, Tinkerlab, Mama Pea Pod, Crayon Freckles, Sun Hats & Wellie Boots, From Tantrums To Treasure Hunts, My Creative Family, Classified: Mom, Puddles and Gumboots, Art For Little Hands, Creative Connections for Kids, At home with Ali, Nurturestore, The Chocolate Muffin Tree, Critters and Crayons, The Mommies Made Me Do It, Mommy Labs, JamieJumble


Addendum: Click the button above to take you to the blog hop - now live!

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{Creative Christmas Countdown: Day 24}

Well, this is it! Tonight's the big night! I'm both excited for tomorrow, and a bit sad that all the momentum is ending.

For today's final, Day 24 of the Creative Christmas Countdown, Kristi at Creative Connections for Kids has a special post for you.

Merry Christmas and see you after all the excitement has died down!






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{Creative Christmas Countdown: Day 23}

Time to have a family game night! Chrissy, The Outlaw Mom, has a game for you for Day 23 of the Creative Christmas Countdown!





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