Kindergarten Readiness. As a Kindergarten teacher I get asked about Kindergarten Readiness all the time. As it turns out, if a Mama has a little one approaching school age, and you mention you teach Kindergarten, there is only one thing they really want to know. What does my child need to know for Kindergarten? And…
An Adorable Homemade Birthday Card
Someone I love very much just celebrated a big birthday! My Mama turned the big 6-0 on the weekend. It was only fitting that we make her a special homemade birthday card to commemorate the big event. And what does a Nana love just as much as homemade goodies, why little handprints of course. One…
Stairway Marble Run
Sometimes I think of an activity, think it is going to be amazing, think my little guys will go nuts for it – and they don’t. This, as it turns out, was one of those activities. So why, you might rightfully be asking yourself, would I be sharing it with you today? Why would I…
Stringing a Painters Tape Christmas Tree
Christmas celebrations are in full swing over here. The Christmas trees are up and decorated, the lights hung, and Santas’ and Snowmen are displayed as far as the eye can see. So it’s only fitting we break out the green painter’s tape! Before we get into my love of painter’s tape …I mean, the Christmas…
Fuzzy Santa! Christmas Mason Jar Crafts
Once in a blue moon we will be making a craft, and I will stop right in the middle of it and change direction. Or at least I will try to. You see, I craft with my kids, and they are not always receptive to my impulsive, “Wait! I have an even better idea!” In…
Pattern Activities for Kindergarten
You know how sometimes I tell you two seemingly unrelated things and then, after a little while, they both tie together so nicely and the activity makes perfect sense? Well, I’m about to do that again with this post on pattern activities for kindergarten, so please bare with me. Or skip ahead if this is…
Slowly Learning to Read
I have noticed that the preludes to my activities I do with my little ones have gotten a bit lengthy. I recognize that. I know that many of you lovely readers are just popping over from Pinterest, Facebook, or elsewhere because this idea caught your eye. I love that. I do love having so many…
Skeleton Bone Writing (with Qtips)
Halloween is right around the corner. Time to break out the themed activities! I love using themes to encourage learning with my little ones – and if it’s a little spooky, well that’s part of the fun! I wrote a fun post for Hands on as we Grow this week. We used Q-tips as skeleton…
A Year full of Name Puzzles
Who doesn’t love a good name puzzle? (If you happen to answer with “me” … if you really don’t love a good name puzzle, you are about to be very disappointed in my post today …) But if you answered with, “Gosh, I have no idea who wouldn’t love a good name puzzle!” then you…
SOCK-ingly Spooky Ghost Craft!
We are a bare foot family. I think that is important for you to know. I have DETESTED socks since I was a little one – I couldn’t stand the feel of them on my feet! As such, I get itchy just looking at my kids wearing socks, and so – they have grown up…