Day 1 of Creation: Light
Our next thematic unit will be on the days of creation. My mom gave me of the ideas in this unit from when she used to teach Sunday school years ago. Teaching our children to grow in their love and knowledge of…
FlexiBath: Product Review and Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed.* Prince Lionheart just launched their newest product…the FlexiBath! The FlexiBath is a portable bathtub that folds flat for storage or travel. To be honest, when I first saw this product, I thought, “Why would anyone…
Future Presidents?
Happy President’s Day! In honor of this “holiday”, I thought I would share with you a modified version of a project I used to do in my classroom. I usually had a parent-helper trace the outlines of each child’s profile…
A Lesson Learned: "For such a time as this…"
I’m knee-deep in my study of Esther. I am loving every minute of it! If you are at all familiar with the story of Esther, you have most likely heard these famous words spoken to her by her cousin, “Perhaps you…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Birdseed Wreath
I am just giddy about the weather we’ve been having here this week. It has been beautiful! We’ve spent countless hours outside and it is so fun to actually hear the birds chirping again! Because of this spring-like weather, I…
Gift Idea for Dads and Moms
I love giving and receiving gifts that include a child’s handprint or footprint. This particular gift idea is also a great reminder for any parent that our children look to us as their example, spiritually, emotionally and physically. This is…
Teaching Hot and Cold (for toddlers)
Not only is teaching your toddler “hot” and “cold” great for learning opposites, there is a huge safety incentive as well. For this activity, I just used 2 of those Pyrex gel pack thingys that came with my Pyrex travel…
Do-A-Dot Number Activity
These Do-A-Dot Markers are so cool…and they’re especially wonderful for pre-writers. Big Brother got a set for Valentines Day and has played with them for at least a couple hours already. I apologize this is sideways…I changed the orientation and…
Cherry Tarts {2 Ingredients}
Every Valentines Day since Prince Charming and I began dating, I have made a “fancy” dinner (with side dishes, mind you) affectionately coined as “Cupid’s Cafe” by my little sister (who made the first “Cupid’s Cafe” sign when she was 12 and…
Mamatography Workshop: Review & Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed.* Have you ever wanted to know how to take professional-looking pictures of your child(ren) without paying the price of a professional photographer? I know I have! Shari Henson, a professional photographer from Texas, has created…
A Lesson Learned: Winter Blues
Since Christmas I have just felt yucky. Not sick (though I have had the stomach flu twice), just really down, irritable and extremely exhausted. So much so that I just had blood work done to see if I was anemic…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Printable Dental Health Unit
We took both boys to the dentist yesterday for the very first time! Little Brother chipped his tooth last week (I have NO IDEA how), so we took him just to make sure it was okay. Big Brother did great–no…
What about Little Brother?
About a month ago, I asked Facebook readers what they would like to see more of on the blog. Many of you said you would like to see more activities for younger children. I haven’t ignored your requests, I just…
Valentine Toilet Roll Paper Craft
This is one of those “crafts” that requires you to do the majority of the work with your child pitching in for a complete minutes on a very specific task. I posted last week on my Facebook page about an…
Heart Capital and Lower-Case Letter Matching
Big Brother can identify most of the capital letters, but has a harder time with the lower-case. So we decided to make a matching game that incorporated hearts seeing that Valentines Day is only 5 days away. Identifying capital and lower-case letters…
Self-Portrait
Around 3 years of age, children will stop scribbling with crayons and start creating meaningful pictures. For the last several weeks, I have tried (to no avail) to get Big Brother to draw a picture of a person. He refused…
Discovering the Five Senses with Snow!
I am sick and tired of snow. I am looking out the window right now as the snow continues to fall…the weather man is predicting 5-10 inches! It wouldn’t be so bad if (1) this wasn’t our third heavy snowfall in…
healthychildren.org (website for parents from the AAP)
I just wanted to share with you a new website I just discovered when browsing the American Academy of Pediatrics website. It’s called healthychildren.org and was created by pediatricians specifically for parents. The “Ages and Stages” tab is my favorite because…