Eight Real-Life Ways to Get Kids Writing

Gresham is 6, and finishing first grade. His handwriting was so neat when he was learning to form the letters, but… Read More

Dealing with Sibling Fighting and Rudeness

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… Read More

Make a Water Scope for Viewing Pond Life

A couple weeks ago, we found a book at the library called “The Kids Summer Handbook.” (Amazon Affiliate Link) Aidan was… Read More

Mom vs. The Boys: How I do things, and how they do them!

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… Read More

Building Activity for Kids: Straws and Paper Towel Rolls

Building activities are always a great way to spend an afternoon! I saw this idea on Almost Unschoolers to make… Read More

Five Hands-on Preschool Alphabet Activities

Interesting alphabet activities make learning more fun for preschoolers! Lately, I’ve been exploring ways for Owen (age 3, almost 4) to… Read More

Five Benefits of Memorizing the Bible with Your Kids

I recently posted about making treasure boxes with the boys as a tangible way for them to think of God’s Word as a… Read More

Ninja Bubbles

Ninja Bubbles: Blow bubbles for your kids to hit with foam swords. They burn off energy, and you can sit in a patio… Read More

Teaching Kids to Seek God’s Word (As for Hidden Treasure)

Over the past couple of weeks, the boys and I have been working on memorizing Proverbs 2:1-11 during our… Read More

Recipe for Giant Bubble Solution

Many years ago, I mixed up a recipe for giant bubble solution that I saw on the PBS Zoom TV show. I was… Read More