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
stamping crazy–open grid games for literacy & math learning Lately the kids have been on a stamping craze. They’re stamp-happy, stampin’ nutty, and stopping everything to stamp up …Read morestamping crazy–open grid games for literacy & math learning
time to rhyme–go fish! Lately all Maddy wants to do is read, read, read, which is fine with me. She’ll read to me, my husband, and she’ll read to Owen or …Read moretime to rhyme–go fish!
milk carton bird feeder for backyard birds! I’ve seen this milk carton bird feeder a million times in a million different places, but I never really thought about doing it here until …Read moremilk carton bird feeder for backyard birds!
super-easy, fabulously sparkly, no-mess ornaments Each year, I’ve tried to have my kiddos create a gift for our family members. Okay, when they …Read moresuper-easy, fabulously sparkly, no-mess ornaments
sight word memory Several times over the last few weeks, Maddy, Owen, and I have played Sight Word Memory. It’s an easy game, fun, and certainly worthwhile. And …Read moresight word memory
poem, poem, the cookie jar poem For the last few days, Maddy has been bouncing around the house, reciting poems from her kindergarten class. Lately, she’s taken to …Read morepoem, poem, the cookie jar poem
paint bag writing and letter learning Today, Owen and I took a teeny bit of time before his rest to do some Paint Bag writing. It was such a beautiful day, and he played so hard outside at …Read morepaint bag writing and letter learning
leafy letter learning At a super-crazy sale at our craft store last week, I picked up a few packs of leaves–at literally a quarter a piece. I remembered reading about …Read moreleafy letter learning
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 …Read moreaction action 1, 2, 3 get kids moving, writing, thinking
let’s eat. . . and read As Maddy learns more reading strategies and picks up new words each day, it’s been awesome to watch her unlock the world of words around …Read morelet’s eat. . . and read
cora’s color game: learn colors with a homemade game During one of our first rainy-sick days last week, we all worked on making a color game for Cora. We had just re-discovered Owen’s …Read morecora’s color game: learn colors with a homemade game
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
high time for magazines: Highlights for Children’s High-Five Magazine Having had the opportunity to take part in the Highlights Magazine’s “State of the Kid” press conference yesterday, I was inspired …Read morehigh time for magazines: Highlights for Children’s High-Five Magazine
colors in a jar It’s a rainbow of colors around here–between the end-of-summer flowers still desperately hanging on and the leaves beginning to change, …Read morecolors in a jar
candy, colors, chopsticks: fine motor foundation fun Today’s New For Us Friday involves three totally random but fun things: candy, colors, and …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 …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