alphabet letter lids I still keep lids. Actually, I keep lids, egg cartons, coffee containers, yogurt cups and probably too many other things that are cool to play with …Read morealphabet letter lids
birthday butterflies and hide-and-seek game We celebrated Cora’s big #3 in springtime style this past weekend, with butterflies, her favorite hide-and-seek game ever, and pink and purple …Read morebirthday butterflies and hide-and-seek game
hide-and-seek: abc style Today was my first day back to reality after our incredible trip to Disney, our escape from two more feet of snow, and a fantastic conference (which …Read morehide-and-seek: abc style
candy heart patterns For the last few days, we’ve been doing a lot of hanging out by the fire (which is what you have to do when you have no electricity in …Read morecandy heart patterns
president’s day coin polishing No, it’s not President’s Day. But we’re getting close. No, today was just another no-school snow day. And when I walked into …Read morepresident’s day coin polishing
easy stained glass heart craft Valentine’s Day is almost here! You better believe that our house has been heart-happy and all fancied-up in pink and red since last weekend. …Read moreeasy stained glass heart craft
teeny-tiny things in a teeny-tiny tin After having been covered in snow for the last seven days, we finally had a clear day to go outside and burn some steam. So while my husband played …Read moreteeny-tiny things in a teeny-tiny tin
wiggly words: fun ways to get kids to write Maddy’s Kindergarten teacher is–in my humble opinion–the best of the best. My dream has come true: Maddy landed a super teacher with …Read morewiggly words: fun ways to get kids to write
action action 1, 2, 3 get kids moving, writing, thinking Owen was nutty today. I honestly think he had enough energy this afternoon to run a marathon. Except that it was raining. Again. And he and Cora were …Read moreaction action 1, 2, 3 get kids moving, writing, thinking
we’re counting–hats, cats, and pumpkins: halloween grid games My kiddos are Halloween nutty. They love our scarecrows out front, our pumpkins around the house, and the little plastic spider that hangs from a …Read morewe’re counting–hats, cats, and pumpkins: halloween grid games
candy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun Today’s New For Us Friday involves three totally random but fun things: candy, colors, and chopsticks. It’s Friday. I …Read morecandy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun
math and fine motor skill fun: hole punch happy We’ve been hole-punch happy over here lately. Ever since Owen learned how to use it, he’s been unstoppable. At first, using the hole …Read moremath and fine motor skill fun: hole punch happy
letter learning tic tac toe Lately, Owen has been having a difficult time with the ‘W’ and ‘N’ in his name. Sometimes upside down or with too many lines, …Read moreletter learning tic tac toe
super sweet shape snacks As rainy and dreary as the last few days have been, we needed something fun to do to pass our gray afternoon. So after Maddy got home–and before …Read moresuper sweet shape snacks
happy first day flowers The day before Maddy’s first day of Kindergarten, we spent some time sprucing up her new backpack and lunchbox. Sure, flowers are spring-timey, …Read morehappy first day flowers
color cards and clips: fine motor fun This Quick Trick is something that has saved my sanity on several longer-than-expected waits at the doctor’s office, auto shop, Target, and even …Read morecolor cards and clips: fine motor fun
sticky finger writing: writing letters and sight words There are a million, trillion cool ways of getting little ones to practice letter writing and to commit sight words to memory. It’s so awesome …Read moresticky finger writing: writing letters and sight words
pop beads Maddy received this awesome set of Pop Beads by Parents as a gift this past year, and we’ve been using them more lately to (secretly) work on …Read morepop beads
owen’s got grip: using large crayons to help support tripod grip No joke! My boy finally found his grip! It’s taken a while, and over the last few months, I’ve researched (our friends at HWT do …Read moreowen’s got grip: using large crayons to help support tripod grip
water painting Today was gorgeous outside, so after the kids had played for a while, helped their dad with yard work, and played some more, I brought out some …Read morewater painting