Blog Archives
new for us friday: homemade scratch-off tickets (fun stocking stuffers!)
It’s been a busy few days–weeks!–with our December birthday and work and school and holiday festivities, but I’m totally over the moon excited to share something fun and completely new-for-me. ...
holiday time fun-fact lunchbox notes
I said yesterday, my kids have taken to the Christmas around the World, and I am so totally over the moon about it. They’re batty over a non-fiction text! They ...
learning during read-alouds: non-fiction that WORKS
The first few times Owen had media at school this year, he came home with the most random books. His first book was an Arthur book that we already have ...
new for us friday: gaylord national ICE! (& why you should go)
This New For Us Friday, I’m totally excited to share something that I wish every family was able to do, even during this busy time of year. It’s a New ...
quick trick: how to take great holiday photos
This holiday-inspired Quick Trick is a little somethin’ for the moms and dads out there who strive for that perfect holiday family photo that they may–or may not–choose to use ...
advent activity calendar 2011
It’s that time of year again, when everyone’s scrambling to do a million trillion things in 24 days. Christmas music’s been playing on our radio stations for weeks now, and ...
holiday traditions: curious george holiday spectacular!
Since families grow stronger with traditions, I’m all about finding tiny ways of celebrating and creating time together. We’re already counting down to our new and improved Advent Activity Calendar ...
how to use halloween candy for (sneaky) fun learning
There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they haven’t already!), but the candy that my kids have collected ...
halloween word search
Homework time over here this week and last has been a little spooky. Just a bit. Cora and Owen have been rockin the Halloween Word Search, which I made last ...
boo! it’s halloween GHOST bingo!
Yeeees! It’s here. It’s creepy, it’s crazy, and it’s a little bit spooky (not really). It’s for everyone, it’s loved by adults and kids alike (okay, my kiddos and me), ...
we teach: holiday learning eBook — free, fab, filled with ideas
Hip, hip, HOORAY!! The we teach holiday learning eBook is hot off the presses! Filled with fabulous ideas from over 30 brilliant members of our forum, the holiday learning eBook ...
