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  1. Two Ways to Build a Lego Catapult

    LEGO® Building Challenge:  Build something that will launch a ping pong ball! For those of you who enjoy participating in our LEGO® Fun Friday building challenges, I apologize that we…

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  2. 100 Tips and Tricks for Homeschooling Moms

    We are in our 6th year of homeschooling, and I absolutely love it.  Well, on most days that is! Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart.  It is without…

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  3. Three Ingredient Snow Dough

    Late January and early February always feel like the blah part of winter, I think, and that has definitely been true this year!  After a stomach bug and a head…

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  4. Tic Tac Toe Rainbow Loom Bracelet Tutorial

    Tic Tac Toe Rainbow Loom Bracelet Tutorial Difficulty:  Medium.  Definitely learn the basic chain bracelet first, but this is a good step up! This past Christmas, we joined the Rainbow…

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  5. Kindness in Action: Devotions for Families on Loving God and Loving People

    My boys are not really into Valentine's Day - all the hearts and mushy stuff is not exactly up their alley!  But as I was thinking ahead to February, I…

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  6. "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" Cloud Shapes Craft for Preschoolers

    This post contains Amazon Affiliate links The book It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw holds a special place in my heart.  One of my college professors introduced us to…

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  7. Learning Activities for Four Year Olds

    Four year old's are so much fun!  The new-found maturity of age four is so nice, especially after the challenges of ages 2 and 3.  Owen is 4 1/2 and…

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  8. Math Activity for Kids: Learning to Make Change

    Learning to make change can be a difficult skill for kids to learn.  Counting change is hard enough (why is a dime worth more than a nickel when the nickel…

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  9. Multiplication with Legos: Candy Store Math Problem

    This candy store math problem is a fun way to introduce 2nd and 3rd graders to the geometric model for multiplication, and kids really don't need to know much about…

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  10. Lacing Mittens Craft for Preschoolers

    The house always seems so empty when we take down the Christmas decorations, and so this year, I decided that we would do a winter unit right after Christmas and…

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