Advent Boxes
A few weeks ago, my mom and I were talking about some Christmas traditions we did as a family growing up. As we were talking, she remembered a special gift that a dear friend had made her when all of…
Dr. Bloom’s Chewable Jewelry: Product Review and Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed* Moms of babies and toddlers don’t wear jewelry very often. Perhaps it’s because we’re constantly tugging necklaces out of the grips {and mouths} of our babies or maybe because we are afraid to have our…
Countdown to Santa!
This Santa Countdown was inspired by an activity Crystal, my friend and fellow first grade teacher, introduced me to my first year of teaching. I didn’t have a copy of the printable teddy bear that was on her original Christmas Countdown,…
Christmas Box Counting & Number Matching
This “game” is wonderful on so many levels…cognitive development, number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and fine motor development (opening and closing the boxes)! This is one activity that works on many different skills…all while your child is having a GREAT time. :)…
A Lesson Learned: Come, Sing, Fall, Cry, Dance, & Fly to Jesus
Life is always changing. With those changes come ups and downs–happy times and times of sorrow. Irregardless of where we are in life’s journey, the invitation is always the same…bring it all to Jesus. This song by Chris Rice is…
Show-and-Share Saturday: ABC Christmas Lights
I’m one of those people that refuses to decorate for Christmas before Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving, so it just feels as though I’m cheating the holiday when I decorate before! I feel the same way about posting Christmas activities on…
Happy Thanksgiving!
In addition to stuffing your stomach, enjoy some time with your family today… Doing this… …And this! And this…{Yes, I ran and jumped into the pile of leaves. It looked too fun to resist!} Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Gel Bag for Traveling
I thought this would be a fun take-along activity for Big Brother on our upcoming car travels. It’s like a sensory tub in a bag! I orginally found the inspiration for the bag here. I used things we already…
Rody Winners
Here are the two winners for the Rody’s. Please e-mail me your mailing address ASAP to icanteachmychild (at) gmail (dot) com. Winner #1: Tiffany (curlygirl87@____). Congratulations! Winner #2: Tigar78@_____ Thanks to Gymnic for sponsoring this great giveaway!
A Lesson Learned: Thankful
As we’ve been reading a lot of various Thanksgiving children’s books lately, I’ve come to realize that I don’t think I would have survived had I been born in the time period of the pilgrims (or any other time period, really)….
Guest Post :: 5 Fail Safe Tips to Better Holiday Cards
By: Kirsty Wallace of K Wallace Photography (and on Facebook) With the holidays fast approaching many of you will be thinking about that one picture you will want to include with your Holiday card to send out to friends and…
For my sweet Noah… If I could rewind time I’d travel way back when You were growing in me And another child we’d win. If I could rewind time I’d feel you move in me With my belly oh so…
Gymnic: Product Review & Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed.* We recently had the opportunity to play with and review two Gymnic product’s–the Rody and a Hop Ball. Gymnic products are made of super-strong, latex-free vinyl that easily inflates. The purpose of these toys is for…
Laundry Basket Push
Babies love to push things. Some fun things to push are strollers, child-size chairs, push toys you can buy from the store and even laundry baskets–which easily slide across the floor. Little Brother enjoyed putting things in the basket, pushing…
Native American Attire
We have been reading several books about the First Thanksgiving and Big Brother has been fascinated with Squanto and the Massasoit Indians. We decided to make {our own interpretation of} a Native American outfit (besides just a breechcloth…). :) Here’s…
Peek-a-Boo House
Babies love to see pictures of themselves (and the people they love). They also love to to open things…so today we’re using a couple travel packages of baby wipes to act as doors and windows on a felt house! The opening and…
Cloth Pull
Have you ever walked into a room and quickly realized that your child has pulled out every single baby wipe from the wipes container??? Or how about going to the bathroom and seeing the entire contents of the toilet paper…
Make It: Felt Birthday Banner
I first made this banner when Big Brother turned 1, already 2 years ago. I got the inspiration from a felt Christmas banner my mom had. Even though it took a couple hours to make, it was totally worth it…especially…