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Eight Real-Life Ways to Get Kids Writing
May 19, 2013
Gresham is 6, and finishing first grade. His handwriting was so neat when he was learning to form the letters, but now that we are past learning how to write…
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Dealing with Sibling Fighting and Rudeness
May 16, 2013
Ah, sibling fighting... One of my least favorite parts of parenting! Lately, it seems like every word out of my boys' mouths is rude. We have had everything from the…
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Make a Water Scope for Viewing Pond Life
May 15, 2013
A couple weeks ago, we found a book at the library called "The Kids Summer Handbook." (Amazon Affiliate Link) Aidan was really excited about the ideas in this book! I…
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Mom vs. The Boys: How I do things, and how they do them!
May 11, 2013
One day as we were loading up in the van, I was struck with the fact that the way I live my life is in great contrast to the way…
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Building Activity for Kids: Straws and Paper Towel Rolls
April 30, 2013
Building activities are always a great way to spend an afternoon! I saw this idea on Almost Unschoolers to make homemade Tinker Toys with toilet paper rolls and pencils. We…
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Five Hands-on Preschool Alphabet Activities
April 29, 2013
Interesting alphabet activities make learning more fun for preschoolers! Lately, I've been exploring ways for Owen (age 3, almost 4) to work on the learning the letters of the alphabet…
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Five Benefits of Memorizing the Bible with Your Kids
April 28, 2013
I recently posted about making treasure boxes with the boys as a tangible way for them to think of God's Word as a treasure. We are currently memorizing Proverbs 2:1-11…
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Ninja Bubbles
April 26, 2013
Ninja Bubbles: Blow bubbles for your kids to hit with foam swords. They burn off energy, and you can sit in a patio chair while you blow the bubbles. It's…
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Teaching Kids to Seek God's Word (As for Hidden Treasure)
April 18, 2013
Over the past couple of weeks, the boys and I have been working on memorizing Proverbs 2:1-11 during our morning Bible time. The first 6 verses of Proverbs chapter 2…
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Recipe for Giant Bubble Solution
April 17, 2013
Many years ago, I mixed up a recipe for giant bubble solution that I saw on the PBS Zoom TV show. I was teaching science to homeschoolers at the time,…
