Your Child, Ages 0-6

Dear Parents,

Kindergarten is a major milestone in your child's life. Our printable readiness checklist can help determine if your little one is ready for the leap, and our quizzes for kindergarten parents can help prepare you, too.

Creating music is a great way to keep your young child entertained. Explore his musical abilities by helping him make his very own milk carton guitar, pie plate tambourine, or homemade shakers.

Also in this issue, help your child grasp the concept of math and numbers with some educational math printables and early learning counting activities.

From the Editors at FamilyEducation.com

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Making Musical Instruments
Keep your little one busy with these melody-making activities.

How to Make Shakers Pie Plate Tambourine Parent-Approved Musical Activities Can Music Make Your Kids Smarter?

Milk Carton Guitar Music-Making Activities Is Your Child in the Groove? More on Your Child and Music

Early Math Activities
Help your child understand math and numbers.

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Number Matchup Mathematics in Kindergarten Find the Sum Food Count More Math Activities for Grades Pre-K to 1

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Are you a Harry Potter whiz? Take a quiz about the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie, and see if you spotted what the filmmakers changed from the book.

Back-to-School Supplies
Is your child too cool for school? Make sure your child is ready for the new school year with the hottest supplies and trendiest accessories.

What's Your Mothering Personality?
Presenting the first and only personality test designed specifically for moms! Take the MotherStyles quiz, and learn how to use your unique strengths to raise great kids.