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Egg Heads Activity from “The Garden Classroom” Book

Egg Heads Activity from “The Garden Classroom” Book

My blogging friend Cathy James of NurtureStore just released her book The Garden Classroom. For someone who is vegetationally-challenged like I am, this book offers helpful information and beautiful inspiration! I am quite certain that I have a black…

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Chicken Broccoli Quiche – Kid Friendly Recipe

Chicken Broccoli Quiche – Kid Friendly Recipe

I know quiche doesn’t seem like the most kid-friendly food, but my boys actually LOVE this recipe…as in, they actually ask for it! And I love that it is made with milk instead of cream or half-and-half, which means fewer…

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Jesus Covers All Our Sins- Activity for Good Friday

Jesus Covers All Our Sins- Activity for Good Friday

I’ve always been puzzled by the term “Good Friday”. To the disciples and everyone who loved Jesus, this must have been the most horrible, traumatic day that they could have ever imagined. There was absolutely nothing good about that…

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Old Testament Prophecies and New Testament Fulfillments in Jesus

Old Testament Prophecies and New Testament Fulfillments in Jesus

Last year, our church adopted a rotation-model curriculum. I have volunteered as a supplemental writer to add additional activities and resources to make the new curriculum structure work for our specific congregation. I’ve supplemented units on Noah, Moses and the Plagues, Solomon,…

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40% off T.S. Shure Puzzles and Crafts

40% off T.S. Shure Puzzles and Crafts

Today only, you can get 40% off T.S. Shure Puzzles and Blocks Sets on Amazon. I have never heard of this company before, but I was super impressed when I looked through all of the awesome products they have!…

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Easter Eraser Sorting with Tweezers

Easter Eraser Sorting with Tweezers

I found these cute little Easter erasers in the Dollar Spot at Target a few weeks ago. We used them for this great sorting and fine motor activity! Sorting is a wonderful skill to encourage cognitive development in preschoolers. And…

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5 Reasons to Ditch Your Phone and Pick Up a REAL Camera

5 Reasons to Ditch Your Phone and Pick Up a REAL Camera

I know, I know…camera phones are so convenient. Who wants to tote around a clunky DSLR when you can just grab your camera from your pocket and capture those unforgettable memories of your kids? We already have enough stuff to carry around as…

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30+ Christ-Centered Easter Activities and Crafts

30+ Christ-Centered Easter Activities and Crafts

Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with these 30+ Christ-Centered Easter Activities and Crafts for Kids! From Palm Sunday to Easter morning, encourage your child to focus their hearts and minds on Christ! Just like Christmas, the true meaning of Easter…

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Easy Lunch Idea: Mac & Cheese with Hidden Veggies

Easy Lunch Idea: Mac & Cheese with Hidden Veggies

Is it just me or is lunch a challenge for you? Dinner seems so much easier, for some reason! It’s almost like I forget that I’m in charge of lunch until it is lunch time. :) About 11:59am, I start…

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27 Ways to Learn with Ping Pong Balls

27 Ways to Learn with Ping Pong Balls

Ping Pong balls have quickly become my favorite learning manipulative. They are cheap. They are great for kinesthetic learners. They are easy to customize. And did I mention they are cheap?!?! Seriously…you can buy a bag of 144 white…

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Four Leaf Clover Hundreds Chart Activity

Four Leaf Clover Hundreds Chart Activity

After we made our Valentines Day Hundreds Chart Activity, I thought it would be fun to make one for St. Patrick’s Day as well! This Four Leaf Clover Hundreds Chart activity is great for helping children see patterns in the hundreds…

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Rainbow and Pot of Gold Baskets

Rainbow and Pot of Gold Baskets

A couple years ago we made some super cute fabric Easter baskets using balloons. I made these every Easter with my first graders and it was a fun tradition to continue at home with our boys. I thought it would be…

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Split Pea Soup

Split Pea Soup

I have to make a confession. (Shhhh…I don’t like peas.) I never have and, though I will eat them if served to me or if I serve them as a side for our kids, they aren’t a vegetable I particularly…

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30+ Fun Word Family Activities & Games

30+ Fun Word Family Activities & Games

What are Word Families? Beginning readers can benefit greatly from learning and implementing word families. Here is what I share regarding phonograms (the fancy word for word families) in my I Can Teach My Child to Read eBook: “Another strategy…

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Word Family Fishing

Word Family Fishing

After our Word Family Snowball Toss activity, I was trying to think of a way to repurpose the ping pong balls and thought it would be fun to use them to fish! Learning word families (words with the same…

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How to Help High-Energy Kids Fall Asleep

How to Help High-Energy Kids Fall Asleep

Our boys have energy like you wouldn’t believe. If only there was a way to harness it…I am quite certain that they would produce more than one of those fancy schmancy windmills. Their energy is good for many things,…

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Take Your Own Professional-Looking Cake Smash Pictures at Your Baby’s Birthday Party

Take Your Own Professional-Looking Cake Smash Pictures at Your Baby’s Birthday Party

We just celebrated Little Sister’s first birthday! We had a sweetheart party for our little sweetheart on Valentines Day with both of our families. It was lovely. I have always loved the look of professional cake smash photos, but…

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3 Secrets to Creating a Reading Nook Your Kid Will Crave Spending Hours In

3 Secrets to Creating a Reading Nook Your Kid Will Crave Spending Hours In

Guest Post by Corina of the Collected House Blog It’s difficult, isn’t it? Raising a reader is no small task. It takes countless hours. It takes a huge commitment from mommy and daddy. And results come slowly. Raising a…

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