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Top 20 Craft Supplies Every Home Should Have

I received a comment from a reader on last week’s Craft Organization post wondering what our “must-have craft supplies” are: “Have you ever done a post on how to organize craft supplies or what things are essentials and…

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“April Showers” One-to-One Correspondence Activity

One-to-one correspondence is a very important concept for young children and is a basic foundation for all of mathematics. Simply put, one-to-one correspondence is the process of touching one object for each number that is counted aloud. Little Brother…

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Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day Four)

Today is the last day of this challenge…hooray! I am tired of organizing (and making trips to Goodwill), but I am so glad to have a clutter-free house! This last task was definitely the easiest for me, probably because I feel…

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Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day Three)

It’s Day Three of our Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition Challenge (be sure to check out Day 1 and Day 2 if you missed them). I am already feeling sooooo much better about the clutter in my house! Here is today’s…

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Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day Two)

It’s Day Two of our Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition Challenge! How did yesterday go? I shared on my Facebook page yesterday afternoon that I was already procrastinating with today’s challenge. But I scrounged up all the self-motivation I could muster and…

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Spring Cleaning: Kid’s Edition (Day 1)

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming so that Jenae can get her house her kids’ stuff in order. Perhaps you’d like to join us? Because nothing says “spring” like nicely organized closets, bookshelves, and playrooms! I don’t know about…

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Double-Decker Snack Cups

Big Brother was responsible for bringing the snack to his preschool class on Wednesday and (for the first time ever), I let him decide what he wanted to take. He promptly suggested popcorn and grapes but I didn’t know how to prepare…

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Counting Up to Big Numbers with an Abacus

Another way to use an abacus is skip counting to higher numbers (and teaching place value in the process). If you don’t already have an abacus and don’t want to buy one, you can make your own! Write a two-digit…

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Skip Counting with an Abacus

Using an abacus is an excellent way to make skip counting tangible for young children. If you’re not familiar with the term “skip counting”, it is just another way to say counting by 10’s, 5’s, 2’s, etc. This is…

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Make Your Own Abacus

We stumbled upon an abacus at an antique store around Thanksgiving. Big Brother insisted that he needed it. When we reminded him that Christmas was coming up soon, he decided he would ask for the abacus. It was pretty humorous to…

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20 Plastic Egg Activities

Easter has come and gone, but you still probably have oodles of plastic eggs laying around your house. Don’t throw them away. In fact, you might want to grab some on clearance! They can be great for learning games,…

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5 Preschool eBooks (including mine) for just $7.40!

I’m so excited to share this awesome deal with you! Get FIVE wonderful eBooks for just $7.40 (total) this week only! This is a savings of 70% if you were to buy them each individually! Not only will you…

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Where is Jesus? Magic Watercolor Art

We have been learning all about the events leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection this week (thanks to our felt banner from heartFELT Truths). As I was thinking of ways to incorporate more Resurrection activities into our…

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Edible Nests

We whipped up these edible nests over the weekend for a fun treat. Despite the snow on the ground, it made our house feel a little more spring-like! However, when sending your husband to the grocery store to buy…

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Alphabet Craft: Easter Egg Stamping on the Letter “E”

Slowly but surely Little Brother is learning to recognize the letters of the alphabet. For those of you who might be astounded and severely disappointed at the fact that my 3-year old still doesn’t know all the letters of the alphabet,…

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Marbled Easter Egg Painting

After being gone for several days in the Mountains, it was time to get back into some activities…just in time for Easter! We made these marbled Easter Egg paintings using the same technique as these marbled leaves back in…

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The Power of Tracing the Alphabet

Guest Post by Kristen of Busy Kids = Happy Mom Hello I Can Teach My Child friends! I’m excited to share a technique I’m using with some of the little people I’m working with this year… we’re Tracing…

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Encouraging Girls to Love Big Machines

Guest Post by Rachael of Nothing if Not Intentional We have two daughters. They wear pink, have baby dolls, and enjoy fancy tea parties. My toddler loves to help me (a SAHM) cook, clean, and bake. My baby…

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