Number Detectives
Guest Post by Katie of Gift of Curiosity I’m Katie, mom to a four-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl. I’m so excited to be guest posting at I Can Teach My Child today in order to share a fun number…
An Outdoor Game for Kids who Love Fairy Tales (with printable action cards)
Guest Post by Anna of The Measured Mom How’s your summer? After a long, cold winter, we’re enjoying some beautiful weather – perfect for taking the kids outside. While my four-year-old could spend all day outdoors, his six-year-old sister often…
Secret Messages
Guest Post by Carla of Preschool Powol Packets Thanks for having me over, Jenae! Today I’m sharing a fun activity that can be used to reinforce spelling words, sight words, letter and number recognition, and sentence writing! My kids have been…
Alphabet Sort & Match
This Alphabet Sort and Match activity is so simple. It is great for reinforcing capital and lowercase letter recognition and even great for fine motor control (picking up the small beads–to make it even more difficult, you could have…
Write and Stick a Sound
Guest Post by Becky of This Reading Mama My son {currently 4 years old} loves to “do school” at home. He asks for it quite often, which warms my heart! He’s also my child that likes to get…
Baby Play: Introducing Sound Concepts
Guest Post Leah of Simple. Home. Blessings. Our youngest is finally getting to the exploration stage. For the first number of months, she seemed to be taking it all in without a real interest in getting involved in the…
5 Ideas for Free Summer Play
Guest Post by Kirsten Joy of kirstenjoyawake.com Summer is more than halfway through and for many of us vacations and stay-cations are in full swing. Usually, this means the budget is spent and we still have half the summer…
Spielgaben Product Review
This is a sponsored post. I was given the featured product in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are 100% mine. Spielgaben, a company that originated in Australia, will soon be making its way to the US! The…
Make a Rain Stick
Around this time every year, people around these parts start begging for rain. Whether it is to green up their browning yards, replenish their drooping crops, or simply to have a break from the stifling heat…a forecast that includes…
Winner of the Funny Photo Contest
The votes were very close, but the winner of the Funny Photo Contest was #1: Congratulations to the winner! I will be contacting you soon. Thank you to those of you who submitted photos and the rest of you who…
Funny Photo Contest: Vote for your Favorite!
I had a really hard time deciding between all of the great pictures submitted. Truth be told, there were only a total of 14 submitted, which made narrowing it down to 10 even harder! Here are the options. Please vote…
Summer Math Fun for Preschoolers & Kindergarteners
Guest Post by Charity Hawkins, author of The Homeschool Experiment Teaching math to young children is easy. No worksheets, flashcards or apps are required. All that is required is a willing adult who will help explain how the…
Big Dream Television Casting Call
This is a sponsored post. I was compensated for sharing this information with my readers. We all have dreams, big and small. I was recently contacted by a television producer from Twofour America who is looking for strong women…
3 Simple Ways to Teach Children the Importance of Money
Big Brother recently made his first large purchase. And by “large”, I mean $35 for a Lightsaber that he has had his eye on for a while now. This isn’t just any lightsaber…this one lights up AND makes noise…
Funny Captioned Photo Contest
Last year we had the “Hey Girl” Photo contest, so I decided it was time for another one…this time involving our kiddos! Submit your favorite funny captioned for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Here are a…
Sand Castle Snack
Guest Post by Beth of 123Homeschool4Me.com My kids love the beach and building a sand castle. So I whipped up this fun sand castle themed snack for kids. It is super easy to make in less than 10 minutes….
Simple Fourth of July Candle Holder
I don’t think that I have ever gone this long without posting (or at least scheduling guest posts)! Between taking care of a sick kiddo while Prince Charming was out of town and preparing for our weekend getaway to the…
Alphabet Stamps
Alphabet Stamps We love these Melissa & Doug Alphabet Stamps! They are great not only for stamping using ink, but also for stamping letters in playdough. Such a fun and tactile way to learn the letters of the alphabet!