budgie and parakeet fun fact lunchbox notes: help kids find reliable sources online We are now the proud owners of two budgies. Or parakeets. Or budgerigars. Two budgies. Two boys (we hope!). Right. Apparently, all budgies are …Read morebudgie and parakeet fun fact lunchbox notes: help kids find reliable sources online
fab kids’ app: interactive books, music, & more (& iPad mini giveaway!) I’ve looked at dozens and dozens and dozens of kids’ apps in recent months. Many? Kinda cool. A handful? Pretty rough around the …Read morefab kids’ app: interactive books, music, & more (& iPad mini giveaway!)
susan neibur: we celebrate you Susan, My dear friend. We miss you. And we celebrate you, my friend. Every day. Though we miss your sweet face. We celebrate your amazing, encouraging …Read moresusan neibur: we celebrate you
PBS LearningMedia: fab, free resources for teaching learning This Wednesday, I’m thrilled to celebrate a site rich with resources for teaching and learning. I’m thrilled to have a chance to hang out …Read morePBS LearningMedia: fab, free resources for teaching learning
candy cane experiments, 2.0 We are always looking for reasons to play with our food over here, so when we put away the last of the holiday decorations, instead of tossing our …Read morecandy cane experiments, 2.0
iPad apps: best apps for teaching, learning and fun Here it is–the long-awaited post that I promised months ago: iPad apps for teaching, learning, and fun. But what better day to share it than on …Read moreiPad apps: best apps for teaching, learning and fun
kids baking for a cause: Shot@Life #blog4cause, week 2 Week three has come and gone of our #blog4cause campaign, and we couldn’t be more thrilled at our participation! We know that as we move further …Read morekids baking for a cause: Shot@Life #blog4cause, week 2
digital wellness: keeping your whole family tech-healthy Flu season is right around the corner. Spend five minutes in any elementary or preschool, and you’ll hear a chorus of coughs, sneezes, and …Read moredigital wellness: keeping your whole family tech-healthy
5 cool ways to use halloween candy (other than eat all it immediately) We all want to eat our kids’ Halloween candy. At least I do. But we can’t. So here are 5 cool ways to use Halloween candy–other than …Read more5 cool ways to use halloween candy (other than eat all it immediately)
water bead free play: relaxing, soothing, & so totally worth it During the school year, my kids are tired. Their days are long, the nights are short, and quite frankly, they’re just tired. Add an afternoon …Read morewater bead free play: relaxing, soothing, & so totally worth it
no-sew, not-so-spooky, totally cute halloween scarf Most of my friends and family know that I’m not a huge fan of anything even a little bit scary, so I work hard to make Halloween especially fun …Read moreno-sew, not-so-spooky, totally cute halloween scarf
homemade light table and the wonder of water beads For quite some time now, I have seen posts about the wonder of water beads. But I couldn’t find the beads, or I’d forget about them. And …Read morehomemade light table and the wonder of water beads
5 easy ways to raise earth-friendly kids Really, nothing about raising kids is easy. I so know this to be true. I think I’m pretty honest about my own on-the-job struggles, and most …Read more5 easy ways to raise earth-friendly kids
new for us friday: the grapple We were totally due for some new-for-us foods around here, after our handful of awesome, new-for-us games, thanks to Toy Fair, Easter, and the …Read morenew for us friday: the grapple
best of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables One of these days I’m going to share where and how we store the recyclables that we manage to save from the big blue bin over here. But until …Read morebest of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables
making the most of holiday clean-up The holidays have rushed in and rushed out over here, and despite a 7+ hour ride home from Pennsylvania and two people down over three days with the …Read moremaking the most of holiday clean-up
candy experiments: playing with color It’s been a busy few weeks for us, between school, sports, Blogalicious, Halloween, and my parents coming down to spend time with the kids while …Read morecandy experiments: playing with color
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 …Read morewe teach: holiday learning eBook — free, fab, filled with ideas
quick trick: have a. . . placemat party! Every. Single. Day. We’re rocking a Placemat Party over here. At breakfast. At lunch. And at dinners at the kitchen table (because the kitchen …Read morequick trick: have a. . . placemat party!
fun with food: learning in the kitchen with kids Over the last few years, we’ve had a ton of fun with food over here. I love food, my kids love food, my husband loves food, and we all really …Read morefun with food: learning in the kitchen with kids