Math with Legos: Preschool Roll and Count

A few weeks ago, I shared two preschool math activities using Duplo Legos.  Well, lately we have… Read More

Our Favorite Read-Aloud Books for Creating Family Memories

One of my favorite things to do is to read out loud with my boys.  We are on our fourth year of Sonlight history (this… Read More

Hot Wheels Races with Rain Gutter Ramps

We have had some sections of rain gutter around for a while – You may remember them from our post on how to… Read More

Thanksgiving Craft for Kids: Paper Bag Turkey Puppets

This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Here is another fall idea from Gresham (age 7)!  If you’ve been following our blog, you might remember that… Read More

Biblical Boyhood: Self Control Part 2 (Carelessness, Wasting, and Being Destructive)

At the end of August, I wrote a post on teaching children, especially boys, about self control.  The focus… Read More

A Trick to Help Kids with Letter Reversals

Owen is almost 4 1/2, and we have been working on two new skills with his name lately – to write it with lowercase letters… Read More

Two Preschool Math Activities with Duplo Legos

I recently created two math activities for Owen (age 4.5) using Duple LEGO®’s.  Duplos definitely make school more fun! Activity #1:… Read More

Grace and Holiness in the Midst of Motherhood

Today marks the end of the first trimester in my fifth pregnancy (well, sixth if I count our loss in June).  It has… Read More

10+ Activities for Busy Toddlers

This school year, it has been a challenge to keep Jonathan busy!  He is currently 21 months old, and does NOT want to play with… Read More

How to Make a Marshmallow Blow Gun out of PVC Pipe

One project that I had seen on Pinterest for ages but never tackled with the boys was marshmallow blow guns made out of PVC pipe. Read More