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Teaching your child to use a knife can feel scary, but it is an important skill to share from an early age. Working with knives and cutting not only builds fine motor skills, but it also gives children the skills they need to cook and create in the kitchen.

Knife Use Progression for Kids

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Listen to the Purple Day episode in the audio player above, or directly from the Purple Day Podcast, where you can download the episode and find the RSS feed.
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I watch the goldenrod every year to know when school is about to begin. The first days of school come around the same time the goldenrod starts displaying its bright yellow flowers.

During the days of my children’s garden program, one of our first craft projects was dyeing silk capes with golden...

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Listen to the Purple Day episode in the audio player above, or directly from the Purple Day Podcast, where you can download the episode and find the RSS feed.
Purple Day is a Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Each episode is the audio from a Monday Storytime episode.

P...

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Watch this week’s episode, which was filmed in the forest in Ms. Becca’s backyard. These stories invite connection, calm, and seasonal wonder.
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Listen to Purple Day Episode 48 in the audio player above, or directly from the Purple Day Podcast, where you can download the episode and find the RSS feed.
Purple Day is a Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Each episode is the audio from a Monday Storytime episode. (Ple...

Listen to the Story

Listen to Purple Day episode 44 in the audio player above, or directly from the Purple Day Podcast, where you can download the episode and find the RSS feed.

Purple Day is a Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Each episode is the audio from a Monday Storytime episode. (P...