backyard alphabet hunt I found these awesome rolls of paper a few weeks ago–cheap!–so I picked up a bunch, and I’m having a blast using them in fun ways …Read morebackyard alphabet hunt
trying to keep smiling: quick trick, positive Lately, my sweet 3-year-old boy has been experimenting with his voice (yelling and screaming anywhere, anytime, at anyone), his body (superhero …Read moretrying to keep smiling: quick trick, positive
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
sneaky way to get kids to eat veggies: frozen peas More frozen what? Peas. That’s right. Peas. The 30-45 minutes before dinnertime can be a total nightmare for me, especially now that …Read moresneaky way to get kids to eat veggies: frozen peas
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 …Read moreowen’s got grip: using large crayons to help support tripod grip
spend, save, and give jars: managing money with kids Money, money, money, mooooonnneyyy . . . Money saving, money planning, money managing–I have to admit that I am only really good at money …Read morespend, save, and give jars: managing money with kids
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
teach kids patience on their own: arm circles Arm circles. What are they? They’re both a distractor and a way for two little ones to try to work out sharing issues. And they make me …Read moreteach kids patience on their own: arm circles
colors with cora | using lids to sort and learn colors Colors are going to be my focus for little Cora for a bit so that she’s not calling everything under the sun “blue”. We actually …Read morecolors with cora | using lids to sort and learn colors
just fishin’ for colors Today I realized that Cora’s been calling every color “blue” (I’m such a great mother. . .), so I moved into high “color …Read morejust fishin’ for colors
abc tater tots–eat ’em while they’re hot! We discovered this little oh-so-healthy frozen food gem a few weeks ago, and I’d be lying if I said we didn’t have these for dinner once a …Read moreabc tater tots–eat ’em while they’re hot!
trying to keep smiling: quick trick, rest time This is one Quick Trick that now is worth about a million bucks to me: I remember the day I actually learned it–way back when Maddy was an …Read moretrying to keep smiling: quick trick, rest time
alphabet books for everyone! Yesterday, we began working on something that seems really simple but has proven to be a powerful learning tool with many of the younger students whom …Read morealphabet books for everyone!
wikki stix and crayon bits: teach children letters and grip Saturday is our swim class morning. After a well-orchestrated drop-off/swim/switch kids/swim more/ dry-off & …Read morewikki stix and crayon bits: teach children letters and grip