Pedicure Stegosaurus
I don’t consider myself a high-maintenance girl. I’ve never colored my hair and, come to think of it, I went 10 months between my last two haircuts. There is one indulgence that I absolutely love from time to time–getting a…
Make It: Mini Chalkboard
Handwriting was one of my LEAST favorite things to teach when I taught first grade! With all of the standards and benchmarks I was expected to cover, I had a really hard time finding the time to squeeze handwriting practice…
Biggest to Smallest with Dinosaurs (and Footprints too)
Ordering items based on their size can be a tricky skill for a little one. Before children can do this, they need to understand the concept of “big” and “little”. A modification of this activity is appropriate for children as…
Your Baby, Month-by-Month: Month 1 ~ A Whole Lotta Poop
Our boys both have very healthy digestive systems. They get it from their Daddy. :) I remember our first day in the hospital after Big Brother was born…within 24 hours we had already gone through the sample package of diapers that…
A Lesson Learned: The Ugly Truth
I’m embarrassed to admit to you that all of my grand plans I shared with you in the last few weeks, like making my Bible study in front of Big Brother more consistent, not going to Sonic as much, and…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Dino Clip Cards
Confessions of a HomeSchooler has a plethora of amazing Dinosaur activities for preschoolers here. My favorite is this little dinosaur clothespin activity. You clip the corresponding number of mini-clothespins to each dinosaur’s back. You can even download the dinosaurs for FREE…how cool…
Giveaway: Power Capes
Super Heroes are an iconic part of childhood. From a very early age, something inside us wants to be special, unique, and powerful. What better way to foster your child’s creativity than letting him/her be their very own super-hero! PowerCapes.com, who…
Sorting a Snack with "Dinosaur Teeth"
This simple activity lets your preschooler work on 2 skills at once- fine motor control and sorting. And with a little imagination…a chip clip becomes dinosaur teeth! The small muscles in the hands are always much slower to develop than larger…
A Few of My Favorite Blogs
Learning, Activities, & Crafts: Family Life: (a blog for house parents, foster parents, and adoptive parents) Cooking: Frugal Living Personal Blogs The Beth Life Breezy Acres Farm Delicious Ambiguity My Cup Runneth Over…And All Over the Floor…
What Works for Us: Diffusing Toddler Temper Tantrums
Tantrums are exhausting. They are embarrassing. They are at times debilitating to the whole family. But, unfortunately, they are a natural part of a child’s development. FYI- This is actually a picture of Big Brother doing his “Big Smile”, not…
Measuring with Dinosaur Feet
Guess what!?!? We had a dinosaur visit our house last night! How do we know, you ask…well because he left footprints. Really REALLY big footprints! See? We thought we’d have a little fun comparing the big dinosaur foot to Big Brother’s…
Dinosaur D
Alphabet crafts are so much fun…especially when they are based upon your child’s current interests. This “Dinosaur D” craft adds an extra element of texture–true to a dinosaur’s skin! My nephews and niece (who are triplets) came over this morning…
Little, Big Dinosaur Song
Here’s a fun song to sing with your little one. Big Brother LOVED roaring like a big, hungry dinosaur! I’m a little, tiny dinosaur Dinosaur, Dinosaur A little, tiny dinosaur Hear me roar… {roar} I’m a big, hungry dinosaur Dinosaur,…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Under the Sea Lunch
Shannon, from What’s for Lunch at Our House, has a blog dedicated to the bento lunches she makes for her kids. Don’t know what the heck “bento lunches” are??? Yeah, neither did I! It’s Japanese…read this article for a little…
A Net Full of Fish!
As part of the tie-in with our thematic unit on oceans and beaches, we have been learning about the story of Jesus helping his disciples fish. “‘I’m going out to fish,’ Simon Peter told them, and they said, ‘We’ll go…
Learning Walk
Sometimes the simplest things can be the most meaningful… The weather has been much nicer lately, which means it is cool enough in the mornings to actually go for walks! I just started pointing out numbers and shapes on our…
Sponge Relay
This activity is embarrassingly simple. It would be a great activity to do when there are multiple children around, but since this was thought up spur-of-the-moment, we made do with just Big Brother. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 large bowls,…
What Works for Us: Infant Sleeping
In coming weeks, I will be sharing with you what has worked for us at certain times in our journey as parents. I am not advocating that what we have done is necessarily right for other people (because every family…