Learning Sight Words
Guest Post by Julie of Make, Take, & Teach After your child learns the letters and sounds of the alphabet, the next step in learning to read is learning sight words. Being able to recognize sight words is…
A Frog Thing
Guest Post by Rose of Live.Laugh.Eat.Teach One of my favorite children’s books is a book called A Frog Thing written by Eric Drachman and illustrated by James Muscarello. This beautiful book is about a frog named Frank that wants to…
Book Treasures
Guest Post by Malia of Playdough to Plato Several years ago, I was working on reading with one of my kindergarteners. The little girl was bright. She already read stories at a second grade reading level and always…
Caterpillar Art for Early Childhood
Guest Post by Shelisa of Think Magnet Kids After reading The Hungry Caterpillar for the 36th time this particular week, it’s no wonder we decided to make caterpillars for an art project which doubled as our Mother’s Day cards…
Is All White Food “Bad” for You?
Guest Post by Erica of Nature Girl Wellness Recently, a Mom interested in feeding her family healthy food asked me, “Is it true that you should avoid all white food to have a healthy diet?” Not necessarily. I understood her…
10 Ways to Entertain Children During the Day – For Free!
Guest Post by Katelyn of What’s Up Fagan’s? Being a stay-at-home mom doesn’t mean that I know how to entertain my children all. day. long. Especially when I do not have a car during the day and have limited toys,…
A Lesson from the Giant Cheerio Spill
Guest Post by Kristen of Celebrate Every day with Me Well, I don’t even know how to start the explanation behind this without sounding 1) careless, 2) ignorant to the uncoordinated body of a toddler or 3) an…
Potty Toys: Motivating your Kids to Use the Toilet
Guest Post by Adrianne of Kids Cog Works As a mother of three boys, I know a thing or two about enticing them to enter the realm of using the potty. My oldest child was resistant and it…
Five Ways to Retell a Story with Your Toddler or Preschooler
Guest Post by Dawn of Toadally Tots “Again, Mommy, again!” Our little ones often squeal with delight over having their favorite story read over and over (and over!) again. While there is nothing more delightful than to listen to our…
Nature Walks for All Ages
Guest Post by Aimee of Raising The Cameron Clan Nature walks are a great way to get your family outside and moving. With the growing obesity epidemic in the United States, it is growing more and more important that…
How Chores Build Children’s Character and Brains
Guest Post by Charity Hawkins You probably know that giving your children chores teaches them responsibility and is good for your own sanity, but did you know it actually helps develop their brains? Crafts and educational projects are fine, but…
Snow Day Science
Guest Post by Shelisa of Think Magnet Kids It’s never too early to use the Scientific Method with your kids, well debatable with your 6 month old. ;) I’ve seen a variety of “scientific method” terms and lists through Googling….
Learning Naturally Through Conversation and Play
Guest Post by Becky of This Reading Mama As you put an ABC coloring sheet in front of your preschooler, (s)he pushes it away and declares, “I don’t want to do this!” It can be extremely frustrating and perhaps embarrassing…
Becoming a Stay-At-Home-Mom :: When There Seems Like No Hope
Guest Post by Tina of Mamas Like Me Before kids, I never imagined myself as a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM). I had a plan. I would go into teaching right after graduating with my masters degree. Three years later, I would…
Having Fun Memorizing Psalm 42:1
Guest Post by Desiré of When You Rise The older I get, the more important I realize memorizing Scripture with little ones is. I remember tons of verses that I learned as a young child, but sadly, remember very few…
Party Planning Made Easy
Guest Post by Rachel and Victoria of RV Parties It can seem overwhelming when you start planning a party and try to decide on a theme. A quick scan of Pinterest can be daunting – party planning has gone to…
Preschoolers and Toddlers Learning Together: Pasta Snakes
Guest Post by Katey of Having Fun at Home Having both a preschooler and a toddler at home at the same time can be a bit tricky. Projects that work well for preschoolers often don’t work well for toddlers-…
Transitions
Guest Post by Carolynn of My Little Bit of Life What are transitions? Transitions are the little pieces of time when changing from one activity to another. As adults, we often know how much time we have to complete an…