Stained Glass Valentine Cookies
I think these just might be the prettiest cookies ever. I have had this recipe filed in my recipe box for almost 4 years…a mother of one of our first grade students made them for the Valentines party at school….
Winner of the Extra Tall Walk-Thru Gate
The winner of the Summer Infant Extra Tall Walk-Thru Gate is… Comment #58: Alison Congratulations! Alison, please e-mail me at icanteachmychild @ gmail . com within 48 hours for further instructions! A special thanks to Summer Infant for sponsoring this…
Indoor Soccer
We’ve been snowed in for the last 3 days and w are all a little stir crazy! I decided we needed some “gross motor” activity, so we played indoor soccer! Here’s what you’ll need: balls, two chairs, and a blanket! 2. Put…
Lickety Stickety Valentines
Want to do something a little different for Valentines this year? How about making these lick-and-stick stickers with your child to give to all their friends! After all, every child loves stickers…especially ones that they can lick first. :) I…
"Heart Breaker" Number Game
I’m finally accepting the fact that scrapbooking is not for me. Not in this phase of life, anyway. So, I’ve decided to use some of my scrapbooking “stuff” for our activities. This fun “Valentine-themed” game was so easy to make!…
Toddler Shoe Game
We attempted this shoe game with Little Brother today, but he wasn’t quite getting it. He is great at following one-step directions, but isn’t developmentally able to understand the concept of picking the “matching” shoe. I would highly recommend this…
Favorite New "Toy"
My floors often drive me crazy! We have all hard floors on the main floor and a sweet golden retriever (who sheds like crazy)…thus making the dog hair a constant problem! So when I saw that the Eureka Quick-Up® Cordless…
Using Swagbucks to get the most out of Groupon
I’ve become somewhat of a Groupon junkie lately. Just in the last week, I purchased Groupons for organic meat delivered to my door, Bath & Body Works (for next year’s Christmas presents), and 50% off gift certificate to a restaurant my…
Giveaway: Sure&Secure® Extra Tall Walk-Thru Gate from Summer Infant
*This giveaway is now closed.* Baby gates–they’re one of those “hidden” costs when you become a parent…especially when you live in a house with multiple levels. Not only are baby gates a super-important safety issue at the top of stairs,…
Indoor "Ice" Skating
About a month ago, I saw this post from Frugal Family Fun about “ice” skating using waxed paper. I had just run out of waxed paper (and have since forgotten to pick any up at the store), so we never got around to…
A Lesson Learned: Repeated Truths
I’ve been giddy about God’s word lately. I know it sounds weird and I never pictured myself using those words in the same sentence…and don’t get me wrong, I ALWAYS benefit when I open up my Bible. But this…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Book Buddy
Love and Lollipops shares a great idea for making book buddies to go along with various children’s books. This adorable book buddy was created to go along with the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. Head on over here to…
Penguin Puppets
Aren’t these little penguin puppets cute? Big Brother has been having a ton of fun playing with them! I found this fun idea for making penguin puppets from empty toilet paper rolls from Preschool Express. Here’s what you’ll need: toilet…
DIY Lick-and-Stick Stickers
What’s more fun than stickers??? Making your own lick-and-stick stickers–that’s what! It’s super easy…all you need is some clip art (or magazine cutouts), boiling water, and a box of Jello. And it is TONS cheaper than buying stickers at the store! I used…
b, d, p, q spinner
Have you ever noticed that the letters p, d, b, and q are exactly the same shape??? The only thing different about them is which way they are facing…making them especially confusing to toddlers/preschoolers attempting to learn their lower-case letters….
Journal of Letters
I didn’t intend to start a journal for each of the boys. It actually came about on whim (as with many things in my life). When I found out I was pregnant with Big Brother, I was in shock. We hadn’t…
A Lesson Learned: Birthday Parties
We have done only very simple family-only birthday parties for both of the boys. Granted, there are 7 cousins ages 5 and under, so there are still plenty of kids! The reason we have only done famiy is mostly because I want the…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Magnetic Menu Planner
This isn’t really an activity to do with your child, but it DOES help you organize your life in order to spend more time together! The Amazing Mess has a brilliant idea for using paint samples to create a magnetic…