Riddle me this … Why can I not find a craft kit for my son that is not pink, purple, flowery, or covered with girls? Not that he would mind the packaging — I know he really wouldn’t think twice about it, with his 7 year old gentle heart. But I do. With my giddishgeesh year…
Sports Themed Learning Games!
As I’ve mentioned before, my Ben is quite the sports enthusiast. So, I thought I better get prepared with some preschool sports theme activities. Turns out there were a LOT to be found. Seems like oodles of people are teaching little ones based on their interests—how awesome is that! Through homeschooling my little ones, I…
Independent Toddler Activities
Guess what? I have been doing this for a long time now. Writing and sharing ideas in this space. So long in fact, that I am re-using my own ideas! This post on independent toddler ideas I wrote when I had a new baby. Now that new baby is well into toddler-hood himself. And while I…
Crossing the Midline and Bridging the Great Divide!
Crossing the midline activities for kids. What on earth are those? Sometimes in the educational world we start speaking a slightly different language than ‘normal’ people. Not that teachers aren’t normal … though … you do need to be a little insane to work with small children all day long, don’t you? Anyways. I had…
Three Things I Do that Make Me a Calm Mom
A calm mom. This is what I strive to be. A calm person for my children. A space of quiet and peace in an otherwise busy and often chaotic world. The word strive above is very important, because goodness knows sometimes it is just so hard. Long, long ago when I had only my oldest…
Messy Art Activities for Kids
There is just something about Spring that gets me in the mood to let the kids get really messy. Perhaps it is the fact that we can now do art outside. Or maybe it is the fact that the warm spring sun has melted the ice from my mind and I can think clearly. Because…
