Toddler Time: Coloring on Foil
For this activity, I just taped a piece of aluminum foil to the table and let Little Brother color with his crayons on it. He’s had lots of experience coloring on regular paper and I wanted to try something different……
Monster Finger Puppet
These little boogers are fun for kids of all ages! There are so many fun ways you can use this puppet glove: Â color recognition, one-to-one correspondence, songs, and monster-tickles…just to name a few! All you need is a gardening glove…
Open Arms Series: The Nuts and Bolts of Adopting
Guest Post by Jenny of JustJenny Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork and more paperwork. That is what is it feels like when just starting the adoption process. Applications, home studies, criminal clearances, reference letters, profiles and more oh my! When my husband…
Mini Monster Fruit Pizzas
We swapped date nights with some friends of ours this weekend…we went out on Friday (and they watched the kids) and then they went out on Saturday (while we watched the kids). On our night with the kiddos we decided…
Monster Sensory Tub
This was definitely our favorite sensory tub yet! Even I enjoyed digging around in it! We used water beads, which I first learned about from my friend Julie’s blog. She found the idea on Play At Home Mom. These little…
A Lesson Learned: Blessing
The term “blessing” or “blessed” is thrown around so often, especially in the community of Christians. I myself use it quite frequently because it is really the only way to “sum up” a lot of life…my children are a blessing,…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up
Once again there were lots of wonderful ideas shared last week! Here’s just a few: Creative Connections for Kids has a great post on several pre-writing activities. Be sure to stop by and check out all the fun ideas…no…
Fun Body Parts Song For Toddlers
Little Brother had absolutely no interest in singing this song with me (probably due to the blocks, large exercise ball, and train table in his immediate eyesight). But I think it is a fun song nonetheless (especially for younger toddlers),…
Making Bird & Butterfly Masks {Guest Post}
Hi, I’m J from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational, a blog that I created to chronicle all the tricky ways that I keep my son learning after school. I’m so impressed with all the wonderful things Jenae does and am thrilled…
Open Arms Series: Adopting in the U.S.
Guest Post by Angela What is the need? There are over 500,000 children in the U.S. foster care system today, and over 120,000 of those children are ready and waiting to be adopted into permanent homes (as opposed to a…
Our boys’ favorite “recipe”
Yep, you’re looking at it. The entree that our boys eat this best is basically just penne pasta with butter and parmesan cheese. They gobble it up and always ask for more. Go figure! There really isn’t a “recipe”….
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library recently came to our community! If you’re not familiar with this, it is basically a program that provides each child in your family a free book (mailed to your home) each month until their 5th birthday….
Homemade Window Cleaner
I’ve never been so excited to clean my windows! I found this recipe for homemade window cleaner while browsing Pinterest. And the best part is…I had every single one of these ingredients on hand, so I spent a whopping $0.00…
Clothespin Capital & Lowercase Matching Activity
This was a super-easy activity for Big Brother that combined fine motor skills and alphabet recognition. I was pleasantly surprised how much Big Brother took to this activity…he really enjoyed it and needed very little assistance. I just reused the…
A Lesson Learned: Yelling
I never thought I would be a yeller. I am soft spoken, after all. In fact, when salespeople call our house and I answer, they’ll sometimes ask to speak to my mom or dad. Umm…I am the mom. Thankyouverymuch. My parents…
Show-and-Share Saturday Link Up!
As always, there were so many wonderful ideas shared last week. Here are just a few: I’ve always wanted to make grass-heads! This Grasshead Family from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational looks like a fun family project…not to mention the fact…
Virtual Photography Class: Depth of Field
I love pictures where the subject is in focus and everything behind it is blurry. It’s my personal preference. The sharpness of a picture, or how much of a picture is in focus, is called depth of field. The depth…
Toddler Time: Simple Color Sorting
We’ve been casually working on our colors with Little Brother. Right now everything is “yellow”. Big Brother did the exact same thing, only everything was “blue”! Sorting is an important concept for young children, though this is our first deliberate…