Settling back into a routine after the holidays? We sure are – hence all of the quiet time activity posts you are seeing… Adding in a quiet time to our afternoons has completely transformed our days. My little ones rest and unwind allowing them to enjoy the rest of our day. I have been working…
Quiet Time Alphabet Activities
Is there anything better than quiet time activities? Nope. Not really. A great quiet time activity with a strong educational twist? Hmm – that is a little better! Throw in a quiet coffee for Mama and you are living the dream … You know we adore our quiet time activities around here. My Books and…
How to use Quiet Bins in the Classroom
Happy Friday! We have officially survived our first week of homeschooling. All of us. And Madeline has survived her first week of High School! I did not set my hopes too high and I am very, very happy with survival. Onward and upward! Our days at home are quite lovely right now, with one small…
Dollarstore Quiet Bins: 9 dollarstore items, 30 brilliant quiet bins!
Yay!! I am so glad you are here. Do I have something that is going to rock your world! You love the idea of quiet time (what Mama doesn’t?), but you don’t want to spend hours setting up that quiet time (what Mama does?) — right? That is precisely why I wrote this book: Dollarstore…
Pompom Hockey Quiet Bin
A Quiet Bin idea on Friday (These Quiet Bins are to add to my original Quiet Bins book, A Year of Educational Quiet Bins: The secret to peaceful days at home with kids) Oh I have super exciting news! I have been working and working on a new Quiet Bin book – and it is…
Laminate Roads
We were up at the cottage last week with some of my family. We had a fabulous time, with lots of little ones under foot, and lots of wine to ensure we were enjoying those little ones properly. Ha! This year, my brave sister Emily brought her brand new, little itty bitty babe, Carter who…
A Puppet-Making Quiet Bin
A Quiet Bin idea on Friday. (To add to the ideas in my book A Year of Educational Quiet Bins) Here is the newest Quiet Bin we have added to the rotation this week. And it is a really big hit. Some popsicle sticks, pipecleaners cut in half, a few beads, and a pencil. Oh…
Can you build a tower worth 23?
I find numbers and math in general super fascinating. There, it’s been said. It’s out of the bag. I am a bit of a numbers-nerd. But they are very cool – how they all fit and work together. I love introducing my little ones to some of these neat math concepts. Pretty big concepts really,…
Invitation to build with popsicle sticks and clothespins
A Quiet Bin Idea Photo on Friday (a little lengthy, I’ll have to think of a catchier title …) Today I wanted to share this super simple quiet bin. It is an invitation to create with popsicle sticks and clothespins. I call it an invitation because there is no expected outcome. I am not asking…
Paper Chain Jewellery Quiet Bin
A photo on Friday — and better yet, a Quiet Bin Idea photo! (To complement my eBook A Year of Educational Quiet Bins). We are still loving (loving) our quiet bins. This is one of our newer ones, tiny strips of paper with some tape for making paper chain necklaces, bracelets, and rings. What do…