Ninja Pumpkins

As I mentioned the other day, we’re pretending that it’s almost fall! Today’s high was 97… Really makes you want to break out the sweaters!… Read More

Craft for Kids: “Welcome Fall” Sign with Coffee Filter Leaves

It’s mid-September in Texas, which is pretty much still summer. We’ve been having highs in the upper 90’s, but the long range forecast has a… Read More

Teaching Siblings About Loving Each Other

As I’ve written before, I think that sibling conflict is one of the most exhausting aspects of mothering. Some days, it’s relentless! And as I… Read More

Preschool Activities for Learning the Letter G

Letter G is up next in our preschool letter of the week series! We found several ways to work on recognizing the letter G and… Read More

How to Turn a T-Shirt into a Ninja Mask {With no cutting or sewing!}

Aidan has been pestering me diligently asking me how to make a ninja mask. Today he had the idea to cut the bill off a… Read More

Duct Tape Lightsabers Craft

It seems like we always have pieces of PVC pipe floating around our house for various projects, with the most recent being our Nerf dart… Read More

Biblical Boyhood: Training in Self-Control

A couple weeks ago, I was sitting in the living room during afternoon nap time. The two younger boys were napping, and the two older… Read More

Ocean Tub Pretend Play

A couple weeks ago, Gresham (age 6) had the idea to put a little blue food coloring in some water to make it look like… Read More

Five Activities for Learning the Letter S

We just started our fourth “letter of the week” for Owen, and I am so happy with how it… Read More

Build a Track for Hexbugs out of Legos

Aidan really received some fun birthday gifts this year! Last week we made plastic out of milk and vinegar using a… Read More