surprise!: learning with silly bands They’re colorful, they’re stretchy, they’re simple. They’re confusing, countable, and collectible.They’re animals, …Read moresurprise!: learning with silly bands
new for us friday: rhubarb pie In my opinion, it’s an old-lady veggie anymore. It’s time rhubarb gets a little more time in the spotlight and a little more love from …Read morenew for us friday: rhubarb pie
painting flower pots–simple and special gifts Painting flower pots is a simple and special gift for Mother’s Day or any day of the year. All you need are some pretty basic paints, some …Read morepainting flower pots–simple and special gifts
teacher appreciation week–water bottle notes As many know, it’s Teacher Appreciation Week this week, a time to really let all the teachers in our lives know how grateful we are for their …Read moreteacher appreciation week–water bottle notes
teacher appreciation week–teacher story card It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! It’s time to let the teachers in our lives know how thankful we are for their hard work!And what better …Read moreteacher appreciation week–teacher story card
a sweet lesson on the power of voice It’s never too early to teach our children that we all have a meaningful voice in our world. Whether it’s something as important as taking …Read morea sweet lesson on the power of voice
new for us friday: book giveaway and relay Things have been crazier than crazy over here lately, as we’re gearing up for our annual Relay for Life, trying to plan our fundraisers, and …Read morenew for us friday: book giveaway and relay
flowers and colors, coloring flowers Part of our flower fun over the last few days involved our experiment for the Virtual Science Fair which was a lesson in backyard fragrances. But …Read moreflowers and colors, coloring flowers
colors, counting, reading, I can’t believe what I’m seeing Cora received an awesome gift for her birthday from her pal, Ava, and I’m thinking that I will soon make this book my “go-to gift” …Read morecolors, counting, reading, I can’t believe what I’m seeing
april fools’ trick: eggs and bacon Eggs and bacon, anyone? It’s April Fools’ Day, and even though I’m feeling totally under the weather today, I couldn’t …Read moreapril fools’ trick: eggs and bacon
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
st. patty’s day scavenger hunt and holiday fun Yes!! Only one day until St. Patty’s Day! All of our favorites are on tap for tomorrow: naughty leprechauns, green milk, corned beef and …Read morest. patty’s day scavenger hunt and holiday fun
easy, homemade plastic bag ice-cream I’ve wanted to try this little mix of cooking and science for awhile now, so with Friday being a half day for Maddy, I thought it was …Read moreeasy, homemade plastic bag ice-cream
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 …Read morecandy heart patterns
our love tree I saw these Love Trees back in January, over at super-talented Jenny’s Our Nifty Notebook, and I thought that Maddy, Owen, and Cora …Read moreour love tree
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 …Read moreeasy stained glass heart craft
homemade squid dogs: a teachmama FLOP it’s a bird. . . it’s a plane. . . it’s a– Squid Dog. Yep. You got it. A squid dog. This is what happens when I get a …Read morehomemade squid dogs: a teachmama FLOP
new year’s family interview No, this post isn’t about picking strawberries, although with how cold and blustery and miserable it was outside today, I surely wish it was …Read morenew year’s family interview
shake it up: happy new year’s! There’s no time like the present to get rollin’ on favors for tonight’s big New Year’s Eve Par-tay–at least that’s …Read moreshake it up: happy new year’s!
quick trick: ornament love Before all of the ornaments are off of the store shelves, I wanted to share two of our ornament secrets.Thanks to one of my very best friends, I …Read morequick trick: ornament love