Day 2 of Creation: Sky
This day of creation is intriguing to me. I had never really thought of the “sky” as what separates the two bodies of water (water in the oceans and water in the clouds) until Big Brother and I read the text…
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…
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…
Indoor Soccer
We’ve been snowed in for the last 3 days and w are all a little stir crazy! I decided we needed some “gross motor” activity, so we played indoor soccer! Here’s what you’ll need: balls, two chairs, and a blanket! 2. Put…
Lickety Stickety Valentines
Want to do something a little different for Valentines this year? How about making these lick-and-stick stickers with your child to give to all their friends! After all, every child loves stickers…especially ones that they can lick first. :) I…
Toddler Shoe Game
We attempted this shoe game with Little Brother today, but he wasn’t quite getting it. He is great at following one-step directions, but isn’t developmentally able to understand the concept of picking the “matching” shoe. I would highly recommend this…
Indoor "Ice" Skating
About a month ago, I saw this post from Frugal Family Fun about “ice” skating using waxed paper. I had just run out of waxed paper (and have since forgotten to pick any up at the store), so we never got around to…
DIY Lick-and-Stick Stickers
What’s more fun than stickers??? Making your own lick-and-stick stickers–that’s what! It’s super easy…all you need is some clip art (or magazine cutouts), boiling water, and a box of Jello. And it is TONS cheaper than buying stickers at the store! I used…
Snow Ice Cream
Every snow day when I was young, my mom, my 3 brothers, my sister and I would make snow ice cream. It is a memory I treasure. I thought this would be the perfect “activity” for this snowy day…and try…
Penguin Song
Here’s a fun penguin song to sing with your little one. I tried to add a fingerplay to go along with the song, but Big Brother wasn’t cooperating. And Little Brother was off..waddling around the house just like a penguin….
Flashlight Spot-and-Tell
One of Big Brother’s favorite Christmas presents this year was a Thomas the Train flashlight he got from my parents. He has used it nonstop for the last 2 days. We finally had to take it away on Christmas Night…
Puffy Snowflakes
I’m sure much of the country is sick and tired of SNOW…but we haven’t had any so far, so we decided to make our own snowflakes. When I was teaching first grade, we would make these snowflaks every winter and…
Make It: Homemade "Snowballs"
Last week I posted about using cotton balls for pretend snowballs. Today I’ll show you how you can make “snowballs” out of white yarn. These super light-weight balls are excellent for teaching your baby to throw. Plus, they make for…
Santa Says
I might have mentioned before that for almost 3 WEEKS now, either one or both of the boys have been sick. We all have MAJOR cabin fever! While Little Brother was napping this morning, I decided Big Brother needed some…
throw a "snowball"
A sweet reader, Anna, e-mailed me with the idea to use cotton balls as pretend “snowballs”. Both of my boys loved this! We have all been “sicklings” for the last several days…so it was nice to do something fun together….
Handprint Christmas Wreath
httpI just love anything that involves children’s handprints. I loved making handprint crafts with my first graders because I knew it was a gift their parent’s would treasure. And I myself already treasure the few handprints we have of our…
Turkey Toss of Thankfulness
This simple activity turned into over 45-minutes of family fun yesterday evening! We took turns tossing the turkey ball back and forth and saying what we were thankful for. Big Brother L-O-V-E-D this! He was thankful for everything from his bed,…
Autumn Leaves Song
*For those of you who are new here, I am going to apologize in advance (as I always do) for my terrible singing voice as well as the fact that you can barely hear that voice (count it as a…